Saori Kobayashi

Saori Kobayashi

Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Musician

Saori Kobayashi (小林早織) is a former Sega sound composer best known for her work on the latter titles of the Panzer Dragoon series. Prior to this, though, she was mainly involved with music composition for Game Gear titles and sound effect production for Saturn titles.

Some time after her work on Panzer Dragoon Orta, Kobayashi formed the Ethtronic music unit Akane alongside Yumiko Takahashi of Suikoden II fame, in addition to contributions to a few handheld titles and collaborative album releases (including the now-disbanded GeOnDan). Other recent work includes Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz and Crimson Dragon.

In 2013, she signed onto the Brave Wave music label, where she released her debut solo album, Terra Magica, in 2016.

Production history

Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck () — Sound Composer (as S.Kobayashi)
Sassou Shounen Eiyuuden Coca-Cola Kid (Game Gear;
1994) — Sound Directer (as Sarry)
Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Master System;
1998) — Sound Project Coordinator
Gamble Panic (Game Gear;
1995) — Special Thanks to (as S.Kobayashi)
Sylvan Tale (Game Gear;
1995) — Music Compose (as Saori.K)
Kishin Douji Zenki (Game Gear;
1995) — Sound Director
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn) (Saturn;
1996) — 音楽 (as 小林早織)
Victory Goal '96 (Saturn;
1996) — Sound Staff
NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn;
1996) — Sound Effects
Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox;
2002) — Music Composer
Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox;
2002) — Music

Inspector Gadget (1993) — Sound Composer
Sonic Triple Trouble (1994) — Staff (as Saori.K)
Sonic Drift 2 (1995) — Sound (as S.Kobayashi)
Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers (1999) — Developed by TNS Co., Ltd.
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth Remix (2007)
Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Ran (2008)
Sakura Note: Ima ni Tsunagaru Mirai (2009)
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012) — Composer (Development Team - MarvelousAQL Inc.)
Crimson Dragon (2013)

Discography

MIDI Power Pro 7 ~Gradius~ (1999)
Kocha-e (2007) (original work) (as Sally)
GeOnDan Rare Tracks Ver 1.0 (2010) (original work) (as Akane)
Akumajo Dracula Tribute Vol. 2 (2011) (as Akane)
A New Story / Kanon (2011)
In Flux (2014) (original work)
Journey (2014) (original work)
Heat Beat Circuit / Smoke Thief (2015) (original work)
Retro-Active Pt. 2 (2016) (original work)
Terra Magica (2016) (original work)

Song credits

Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck

Opening (GG) — Music & Arrangement
Opening (MS) — Music & Arrangement
Demo — Music & Arrangement
Title — Music & Arrangement
Stage Select — Music & Arrangement
Savanna (Round 1-1, 4-1) — Music & Arrangement
Jungle (Round 1-2) — Music & Arrangement
Volcano 1 (Round 2-1) — Music & Arrangement
Volcano 2 (Round 2-2, 5-1) — Music & Arrangement
Under Water (Round 3-1) — Music & Arrangement
Sunken Ship (Round 3-2) — Music & Arrangement
Ice Cavern (Round 4-2) — Music & Arrangement
Chili Pepper (Power Up) — Music & Arrangement
Boss Demo — Music & Arrangement
Boss — Music & Arrangement
Boss Clear — Music & Arrangement
Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
Shrine 2 (Round 5-2) — Music & Arrangement
Statue (Round 6-1) — Music & Arrangement
Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
Miss — Music & Arrangement
Continue — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Drift 2

Emerald Ocean — Music & Arrangement
Final GP — Arrangement
Invincible — Arrangement

J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn version)

One Special Day (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Opening Theme) — Arrangement

Panzer Dragoon Saga

First Battle — Music & Arrangement
Noble Rebel Army — Music & Arrangement
A Holy Nation of Deceit — Music & Arrangement
Solitary Battle — Music & Arrangement
Wings — Music & Arrangement
Separated for Eternity — Music & Arrangement
Premonition of War — Music & Arrangement
Metamorphosis 1 — Music & Arrangement
Chaos Within the Silence — Music & Arrangement
Metamorphosis 2 — Music & Arrangement
Breath of Life — Music & Arrangement
Blue Ruins Theme — Music & Arrangement
Giant Creature 1 — Music & Arrangement
Wandering — Music & Arrangement
Forbidden Land — Music & Arrangement
The Black Fleet — Music
Atolm Dragon — Music & Arrangement
Giant Creature 2 — Music & Arrangement
Sona mi areru ec sancitu — Music

Panzer Dragoon Orta

Dragonmares — Music & Arrangement
City in the Storm — Music & Arrangement
Altered Genos — Music & Arrangement
Gigantic Fleet — Music & Arrangement
Pain — Music & Arrangement
Eternal Glacies — Music & Arrangement
Ancient Weapon 2 — Music & Arrangement
Legacy — Music & Arrangement
Forbidden Memories — Music & Arrangement
Imperial City — Music & Arrangement
The End of Destiny — Music & Arrangement
Anu Orta Veniya — Music
Iva — Music & Arrangement