Shinichi Sakamoto
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Amata K.K. (2013-10[1] – )
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Shinichi Sakamoto (坂本 慎一) is a game developer with roles as a director and composer since the early 80's. He has also been a producer and programmer.[1]
He is best known for his time at Westone, particularly for his work on the Wonder Boy franchise, creating music and sound effects for Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap and Wonder Boy in Monster World. His skill with guitar can also be heard in Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track.[2]
He retired from sound creation in the mid-2000's in favor of directing and managing mobile games,[1] but returned to the field in the 2021 with Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World, the Game Gear Micro, and Clockwork Aquario, which holds the Guiness World Record for the longest time between a videogame project start and final release.[3]
Contents
Production history
Games
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land (System 2; 1987) — Composer
- Aurail (System 16; 1990) — Music Composer (as Sinichi Sakamoto)
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Mega Drive; 1990) — Composer & Sound Effects
- Wonder Boy in Monster World (Mega Drive; 1991) — Music / Effect[4]
- Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Game Gear; 1992) — Sound Composer
- Dungeon Explorer (Mega-CD; 1995) — Music[5]
- Dungeon Explorer (Mega-CD; 1995) — FX Creator[5]
- Dungeon Explorer (Mega-CD; 1995) — Voice Actors[5]
- Wachenröder (Saturn; 1998) — 制作協力[6] (as 坂本 慎一)
- Akihabara Dennou-gumi Pata Pies! (Dreamcast; 1999) — ディレクター (as 坂本 慎一)
- Akihabara Dennou-gumi Pata Pies! (Dreamcast; 1999) — サウンド (as 坂本 慎一)
- Reel Fishing: Wild (Dreamcast; 2001) — ディレクター (as 坂本 慎一)
- Reel Fishing: Wild (Dreamcast; 2001) — スチル写真 (as 坂本 慎一)
- Reel Fishing: Wild (Dreamcast; 2001) — サウンドディレクション (as 坂本 慎一)
- Reel Fishing: Wild (Dreamcast; 2001) — オーディオ (as 坂本 慎一)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Supervisor (as Shin-ichi Sakamoto)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks (as Shin-ichi Sakamoto)
- Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Special Thanks
- Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Special Thanks
Music
- Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Composed[7]
- Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol. 2 (CD; 2011) — Commentary[8]
- Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol. 3 (CD; 2012) — Commentary[9]
- Go Sega: 60th Anniversary Album (CD; 2021) — Special Thanks[10]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Shinichi Sakamoto/Magazine articles.
Interviews
- SEGA VOICE interview with Shinichi Sakamoto, Takanori Kurihara & Maki Ohzora (March 22, 2007)
- Interview by Otaku Industry with Yuya Tanida & Shinichi Sakamoto (Japanese)
- Shinichi Sakamoto interview by Institute of Game Culture Conservation (February 8, 2019)
- Takanori Kurihara & Shinichi Sakamoto interview by Institute of Game Culture Conservation (June 6, 2022)
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Shinichi Sakamoto
External links
- Shinichi Sakamoto on LinkedIn
- Shinichi Sakamoto on Facebook
- Shinichi Sakamoto on YouTube
- Shinichi Sakamoto on Soundcloud
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://www.linkedin.com/in/shin-ichi-sakamoto-09435369/
- ↑ http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol64/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-02-28 09:39)
- ↑ @sintan_jp on Twitter
- ↑ File:Wonder Boy in Monster World MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 File:Dungeonexplorer mcd us manual.pdf, page 26
- ↑ File:Wachenroder_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:MWCCOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7
- ↑ File:SS16CSTV2 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 12
- ↑ File:SS16CSTV3 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 8
- ↑ File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 20