Seiichiro Matsumura

Seiichiro Matsumura
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1994-04-01 – ) Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega AM3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 3
Role(s): Composer, Musician
Education: Keio University

Seiichiro "Sei" Matsumura (松村 誠一郎), born 1970 in Shizuoka, Japan, is a sound designer whose career started with Sega in 1994. In addition to music composition and sound effects, he has also directed the sound for arcade titles Sega Touring Car Championship, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Confidential Mission.

Matsumura has also done sound work for interactive art and installations outside of Sega, most notably an installation at Enoshima Island Spa (aka Enospa) produced by architect design group APHELIES in 2006.

Matsumura is also the main composer for the Touch de Uno! series (the DS title is known as Brain Assist overseas).

Production history

Games

• Rail Chase 2 (Model 2; 1995) — Sound by (as Sei "youki" Matsumura)
• Manx TT Super Bike (Model 2; 1995) — Sound Effects & Music
• Baku Baku Animal (Saturn; 1995) — おんがく こうかおん (as まつむら せいいちろう)
• Baku Baku Animal (Saturn; 1995) — Sound/SE's (as Seiichiro Muramatsu)
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Model 2; 1996) — Sound Director (as Sei Matsumura)
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Model 2; 1996) — Condition Red (as Sei Matsumura)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Model 3; 1997) — sound director (AM2/sound) (as Matsumura Seiichiro)
• Le Mans 24 (Model 3; 1997) — Sound Supporter (as Sei Matsumura)
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Saturn; 1997) — Music (as Sei Matsumura)
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Saturn; 1997) — Sound Advisers (as Sei Matsumura)
• Manx TT Super Bike (Windows PC; 1997) — Development Advisors
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Windows PC; 1998) — Music (as Sei Matsumura)
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Windows PC; 1998) — Sound Advisors (as Sei Matsumura)
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Windows PC; 1998) — Sound Advisers (as Sei Matsumura)
• Dirt Devils (Model 3; 1998) — Sound (as Sei Matsumura)
• Magical Truck Adventure (Model 3; 1998) — Sound
• Touch de Uno! (NAOMI; 1999) — Sound Designer
• Touch de Uno! 2: Kondo ha Futari de Touch Siyo! (NAOMI; 2000) — Sound Designer
• Confidential Mission (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2000) — Sound Director
• Confidential Mission (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Director

Music

• Psyched: Club-Mix From Sega Racing Games (CD; 1997) — Original Sound Effects Created by
• Magical Truck Adventure (CD; 1999) — Sound Producer
• Touch de Uno! DS Original Soundtrack (CD; 2007) — Composed by

Song credits

Main article: Seiichiro Matsumura/Song credits.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Seiichiro Matsumura

Interviews

• Seiichiro Matsumura interview by Tokyo University of Technology