Takayuki Nakamura
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Takayuki Nakamura |
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Place of birth: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
Date of birth: 1967-07-19[1] (age 57) |
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Role(s): Composer, Sound Programmer |
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Takayuki Nakamura (中村隆之) is a Japanese guitarist and sound engineer, and former Sega of Japan composer and sound programmer, perhaps most known as the original composer of Sega's flagship Virtua Fighter series.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Aliases
- 3 Production history
- 4 Song credits
- 4.1 E-SWAT: City Under Siege
- 4.2 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive Version)
- 4.3 Columns II: The Voyage Through Time
- 4.4 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System Version)
- 4.5 F1 Exhaust Note
- 4.6 Stadium Cross
- 4.7 OutRunners (Arcade version)
- 4.8 Virtua Fighter (Arcade version)
- 4.9 Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)
- 4.10 Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade version)
- 4.11 Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)
- 4.12 Virtua Fighter Kids
- 4.13 Virtua Fighter 3
- 5 Magazine articles
- 6 Photographs
- 7 External links
- 8 References
Career
Takayuki Nakamura's work with Sega began in August 1989, as a part-time job. He joined full-time in April 1990.[2]
Following his departure from Sega in August 1996, Nakamura joined Dream Factory Co., Ltd. the following month, through which he composed the music for a few Square titles (namely Tobal 2 and Ehrgeiz).
He later became a head member of Brainstorm Co., Ltd. in October 1999 (having left Dream Factory two months prior), joined by artist Katsumi Yokota (from Sega) and recording engineer Kenzi Nagashima (from Light Link Music), all of whom helped create the music for the hit PSP title Lumines (and later the Nintendo DS title Meteos). He is still a member of Brainstorm to this day.
Nakamura has also served as a freelancer between Brainstorm's main releases (developed by Q Entertainment, Inc.), having been associated with developers including Tomy Corporation (for Fighting Fury and Naruto), Genki (for Kabuki Warriors and the Kengo series), Anchor, Inc. (for Pride FC and the WWE Raw series) and StudioFAKE Co., Ltd. (for Custom Robo and Dynasty Warriors) as well as the publisher Sammy Corporation (for Guilty Gear and King of Fighters).
Aliases
While working part-time for Sega, Takayuki Nakamura initially used the alias Middle Village, a director translation of the characters in surname Nakamura (中村). After joining, he used the alias TN, seen in Streets of Rage[2], which is simply his initials. Tohru Nakabayashi, a sound designer active at the same time, also has the initials TN, so the two are often mixed up in credits.
Production history
Games
- ESWAT: City Under Siege (Mega Drive; 1990) — Music by[3] (as Middle Village)
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive; 1990) — Sound Assistant[4] (as Middle Village)
- Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (System C; 1990) — Music & Sound Effects
- Dick Tracy (Mega Drive; 1991) — Composer
- Hyper Marbles (Mega Drive; 1991) — 音楽[5] (as T.N)
- The GG Shinobi (Game Gear; 1991) — Sound Management[6] (as TN)
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System; 1991) — Sound Programmer[7] (as T N)
- Streets of Rage (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Assisted[8] (as T.N)
- F1 Exhaust Note (System 32; 1991) — Music
- Astérix (Master System; 1991) — Sound[9] (as Takayuki)
- Wally o Sagase! (System 18; 1992) — Sound Creator[10] (as T.Nakamura)
- Wally o Sagase! (System 18; 1992) — Music & Arrangement
- Stadium Cross (System 32; 1992) — Sound Program
- OutRunners (System 32; 1993) — Composers
- Virtua Fighter (Model 1; 1993) — Music Composer
- Ghost Hunters (Large attraction; 1994) — Sound Director
- Virtua Fighter 2 (Model 2; 1994) — Sound designers
- Virtua Fighter (Saturn; 1994) — Sound Designers[11]
- Daytona USA (Saturn; 1995) — Sound Engineers[12]
- Virtua Fighter Remix (Saturn; 1995) — Sound Designers[13]
- Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Sound Producer[14] (as 中村 隆之)
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 5 Wolf Hawkfield (Saturn; 1995) — Director[15]
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 6 Lau Chan (Saturn; 1995) — Director[16]
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series The Final Dural (Saturn; 1996) — Director[17]
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 7 Shun Di (Saturn; 1996) — Director[18]
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 10 Jeffry McWild (Saturn; 1996) — Director[19]
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 9 Kage Maru (Saturn; 1996) — Director[20]
- Virtua Fighter PC (Windows PC; 1996) — Sound Designers
- Virtua Fighter Kids (Saturn; 1996) — Sound Composers[21] (as 中村 隆之)
- Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast; 1998) — Sound Designers (as Takashi Nakamura)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 16: Virtua Fighter 2 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Sound designers
Videos
- CGMV Virtua Fighter 2 (VHS; 1995) — Sound designers
- Sega Amusement CG World Best Collection (LaserDisc; 1995) — Sound designer
- Sega Amusement CG World Best Collection (LaserDisc; 1995) — Sound designers
Music
- Virtua Fighter: Saikyou no Senshi (CD; 1994)
- Virtua Fighter: Saikyou no Senshi (CD; 1994) — Words by
- Virtua Fighter: Saikyou no Senshi (CD; 1994) — Arrangement
- Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter Maximum Mania (CD; 1994) — Producer
- Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter Maximum Mania (CD; 1994) — All Songs Write
- Virtua Fighter 2 Sound Track (CD; 1995) — すべての作曲/編曲 (as 中村 隆之)
- Virtua Fighter 2 Sound Track (CD; 1995) — Produced by (as 中村 隆之)
- Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows (CD; 1995) — Assistant Recording Director[22] (as 中村隆之)
- Virtua Cop Soundtracks (CD; 1996) — Producer (as 中村 隆之)
- Sonic the Fighters Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — Producer[23]
- Sonic the Fighters Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — Special Thanks[23]
- Virtua Fighter Kids Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — Director & Manipulator
- Virtua Fighter Kids Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — Sound Composers
- Virtua Fighter 3 Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — All Sound Designed
- Basketball (Master System)[2] (1990) (possibly Pat Riley Basketball)
- Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (CD) (1994)
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.1 Sarah Bryant (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.2 Jacky Bryant (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.3 Akira Yuki (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.4 Pai Chan (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
- Virtua Fighter Kids (Arcade version) (1996)
Song credits
- Main article: Takayuki Nakamura/Song credits.
E-SWAT: City Under Siege
- Title — Music & Arrangement
- BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Boss 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Ending — Music & Arrangement
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive Version)
- Bad — Arrangement
- Mr. Big (Boss Demo, Round 6) — Music & Arrangement
- Boss — Music & Arrangement
Columns II: The Voyage Through Time
- Coin — Music & Arrangement
- Select — Music & Arrangement
- Stage Start (Unused Tune) — Music & Arrangement
- Desert Sun (Theme 1/Shellfish Screen) — Music & Arrangement
- Danger I — Music & Arrangement
- Drone (Theme 2/Shellfish Screen) — Music & Arrangement
- Danger II — Music & Arrangement
- Bonus — Music & Arrangement
- Iron Head (Theme 3/Machine Screen) — Music & Arrangement
- Arabian Jewelry (Theme 4/Columns Screen) — Arrangement
- Danger III — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System Version)
- Club 30 (Round 1) — Arrangement
- Mr. Big (Boss Demo) — Music & Arrangement
- Boss — Music & Arrangement
- Dance Magic 1 (Smooth Criminal) — Arrangement
- Street (Round 2) — Arrangement
- Dance Magic 2 (Beat It) — Arrangement
- Woods (Round 3) — Arrangement
- Dance Magic 3 (Another Part of Me) — Arrangement
- Cavern (Round 4) — Arrangement
- Dance Magic 4 (Billie Jean) — Arrangement
- The Enemy Hideout (Round 5) — Arrangement
- Dance Magic 5 (Bad) — Arrangement
- Final Boss (Round 6) — Arrangement
F1 Exhaust Note
- Advertise — Music & Arrangement
- BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Main Theme — Music & Arrangement
- Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Stadium Cross
- Checker Point — Music
OutRunners (Arcade version)
- Mega Driver — Music & Arrangement
- Checker Point — Music & Arrangement
- Game Start — Music & Arrangement
- Picture the Rivers — Music & Arrangement
- Blow Your Cool — Music & Arrangement
- Looking for the Rainbow — Music & Arrangement
- Speed King — Music & Arrangement
- Sonic Control — Music & Arrangement
- Check Point — Music & Arrangement
- South America — Music & Arrangement (with Hiroshi Kawaguchi)
- China — Music & Arrangement
- Mediterranean Sea — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Jingle Bells [Secret Track] — Arrangement
- Final Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Dream Flying — Music & Arrangement
- Last Wave (1993) — Arrangement
Virtua Fighter (Arcade version)
- Advertise — Music & Arrangement
- Game Start — Music & Arrangement
- Jacky — Music & Arrangement
- Jeffry — Music & Arrangement
- Sarah — Music & Arrangement
- Kage — Music & Arrangement
- Pai — Music & Arrangement
- Wolf — Music & Arrangement
- Lau — Music & Arrangement
- Akira — Music & Arrangement
- Ending — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
- Win — Music & Arrangement
- Lose — Music & Arrangement
Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)
- Advertise — Music
- Game Start — Music, Guitar
- Jacky — Music
- Jeffry — Music, Guitar
- Sarah — Music
- Kage — Music
- Pai — Music
- Wolf — Music, Guitar
- Lau — Music, Guitar
- Akira — Music, Guitar
- Ending — Music
- Name Entry — Music
- Game Over — Music
- Win — Music
- Lose — Music
Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade version)
- Enbu ~Beginning of a New Challenge~ — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Virtua Fighter 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Man of the Fist — Music & Arrangement
- Black Cat Moon — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Young Knight — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Secret Hidden in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Escape — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Ride the Tiger — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi & Akiko Hashimoto)
- Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Music & Arrangement
- Jacky ~V.F2 Arrange Version~ — Music & Arrangement
- Sarah ~V.F2 Arrange Version~ — Music & Arrangement
- Moment of Eternity — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
- Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
- Kyu — Music & Arrangement
- Dan — Music & Arrangement
- Meijin — Music & Arrangement
Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)
- Evolution — Arrangement
- Man of the Fist — Music
- Black Cat Moon — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Young Knight — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Secret Hidden in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Escape — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Ride the Tiger — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Music
- Duralumin — Music & Arrangement
Virtua Fighter Kids
- We are Virtua Fighter Kids (Advertise Movie) — Music & Arrangement
- Selector — Music & Arrangement
- Lau — Music & Arrangement
- Sarah — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
- Shun — Arrangement
- Pai — Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Lion — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement (with Maki Morrow)
- Jeffry — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement (with Maki Morrow)
- Kage — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
- Jacky — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
- Wolf — Arrangement
- Akira — Music (with Akiko Hashimoto & Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
- Chicago — Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Dural — Music, Arrangement (with Maki Morrow)
- Moment of Eternity ~ Kids Version — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
- Lion ~ Ending Movie — Music & Arrangement
- Advice — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Virtua Fighter 3
- Virtua Fighter 3 — Music
- Mai "Aoi in the Snow" — Music
- Underground "Sarah in the Subway" — Music
- Hiding "Kage Maru in the Castle" — Music
- Drunk man in Hong Kong "Shun on the Raft" — Music
- Game Over — Music
- Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
- The Killer Mantis "Extra Stage" — Music
Magazine articles
- Main article: Takayuki Nakamura/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Takayuki Nakamura
External links
- Official website
- Web Archive copy of personal website
- Takayuki Nakamura on Soundcloud
- Personal blog
- History (i.e. worklist) on mac.com
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://vgmdb.net/artist/1543
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.kk.iij4u.or.jp/~nakataka/history.htm (Wayback Machine: 2008-01-19 00:59)
- ↑ File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Moonwalker MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Hyper Marbles MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:GG Shinobi GG credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Moonwalker SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Streets of Rage MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Asterix SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:WallyoSagase credits.pdf
- ↑ File:VirtuaF1 Saturn JP SSOpening.pdf
- ↑ File:Daytonausa sat us manual.pdf, page 18
- ↑ File:VirtuaFR Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:VirtuaF2 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:VFCGP05_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:VFCGP06_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series The Final Dural Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:VFCGP07_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:VFCGP10_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:VFCGP09_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:VirtuaFK_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:VF2DancingShadows CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 File:StFST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 11