Teruhiko Nakagawa

Teruhiko Nakagawa

Place of birth: Mie Prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1971-06-13 (age 51)
Employment history: Sega of Japan Wave Master
Role(s): Composer, musician

Teruhiko Nakagawa (中川輝彦) is a composer for SEGA. He graduated from Nagoya University with a major in mathematics. He began working for Sega in 1994 with his contributions to Metal Head.

Nakagawa's hobbies are listening to music, reading, Japanese Chess, and watching live baseball games; favorite foods include sushi, Chinese noodles and green tea. He enjoys R&B and classical music, citing famous conductor Sergiu Celibidache as an influence.

He uses Studio Vision Pro for sequencing, and some of his instruments include S6000/S3200XL (Akai), TR-Rack/TRITON-Rack /WAVESTATION /01w (KORG), and SC-88 pro (Roland).

Production history

Games

Virtua Racing Deluxe (32X; 1994) — Special Thanks^[1] (as T.Nakagawa)
Metal Head (32X; 1995) — Sound Designer^[2]
Stellar Assault (32X; 1995) — Music^[3]
Stellar Assault (32X; 1995) — Sound effects^[3]
Sega International Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Sound
Guardian Heroes (Saturn; 1996) — (セガスタッフ) (as 中川輝彦)
Panzer Dragoon Zwei (Saturn; 1996) — 音楽 (as 中川輝彦)
Panzer Dragoon Zwei (Saturn; 1996) — Music Composers^[4]
World Series Baseball II (Saturn; 1996) — Sound Creators
Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 97 (Saturn; 1997) — Sound (as T.Nakagawa)
Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 97 Make Miracle (Saturn; 1997) — Sound
Pro Yakyuu Team mo Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1998) — サウンド (as 中川輝彦)
Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98 (Saturn; 1998) — Sound Creator
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — サウンドクリエイター (as 中川輝彦)
Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen (Dreamcast; 1999) — サウンドスタッフ (as 中川輝彦)
Roommania 203 (Dreamcast; 2000) — 将棋監修 (as 中川輝彦)
Motto Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2000) — サウンドディレクター (as 中川輝彦)
Motto Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2000) — サウンドクリエイター (as 中川輝彦)
Hundred Swords (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Director/Creator (as 中川輝彦)
Hundred Swords (Dreamcast; 2001) — Music & Orchestration (as 中川輝彦)
Guru Guru Onsen 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — サウンドクリエイター (as 中川輝彦)
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! & Asobou! (Dreamcast; 2001) — サウンドディレクター (as 中川輝彦)
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Wave Master's Special Thanks To
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Wave Master's Special Thanks To
Baseball Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Audio
Gunvalkyrie (Xbox; 2002) — Sound Producer
Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Sound Creator
Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Sound Creators
Dragon Treasure (NAOMI; 2003) — Sound
Sonic Pinball Party (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Sound Creators
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube; 2003) — Special Thanks
Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Waver Master's Special Thanks to
Puyo Pop Fever (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Voice Data Operation
Puyo Pop Fever (Dreamcast; 2004) — Voice Data Operation
Astro Boy (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Sound Director
Puyo Pop Fever (GameCube; 2004) — Voice Data Operation
Dragon Treasure II (NAOMI; 2004) — Sound Designer (as 中川輝彦)
Puyo Pop Fever (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — Voice Data Operation
Puyo Pop Fever (Windows PC; No results?) — Voice Data Operation
Puyo Pop Fever (Nintendo DS; 2004) — Voice Data Operation
Puyo Pop Fever (PlayStation Portable; 2004) — Voice Data Operation
Dragon Treasure III (NAOMI; 2005) — Sound Designer (as 中川輝彦)
Sonic Rush (Nintendo DS; 2005) — Sound Diretor
Let's Make a Soccer Team! (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Audio Director
Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Sound Director
Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Recording Coordinators
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Sound Producer/Music Composer & Orchestra Arranger
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Music Composer & Arranger
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Sound Producer
Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Sound Director
Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Sound
Blazer Drive (Nintendo DS; 2008) — サウンドディレクター (as 中川輝彦)
Chindouchuu! Pole no Daibouken (Wii; 2009) — サウンド (as なかがわてるひこ)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Composers
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — サウンド制作 (as 中川輝彦)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS; 2009) — Sound Director
Valkyria Chronicles II (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — Sound Director
Valkyria Chronicles II (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — Sound
Saka Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010 (Nintendo DS; 2010) — サウンドディレクター (as 中川輝彦)
Sonic Colours (Nintendo DS; 2010) — Sound Producer
Sonic Colours (Nintendo DS; 2010) — Music Composers
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii; 2011) — Composers
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Sound Producer, Composer & Lead Sound Editor
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Sound Editors
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (PlayStation 3; 2014) — サウンドプロデューサー (as 中川輝彦)
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (PlayStation 3; 2014) — コンポーザー (as 中川輝彦)
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (PlayStation 3; 2014) — 作詞 (as 中川輝彦)
Puyo Puyo Chronicle (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Music Composers
Puyo Puyo Chronicle (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Composers
Puyo Puyo Chronicle (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Arranger
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Sound Department
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Sound Department

Music

Radio DC No. 3: Mafuyu ni Kiku Game Ongaku (CD; 2003) — producer^[5]
Service Games 01 (CD; 2005) — Supervisor^[6]
Sonic Rush Original Groove Rush (CD; 2005) — Music Composed and Arranged by^[7]
Sonic Rush Original Groove Rush (CD; 2005) — Director
Sonic the Hedgehog Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks to^[8]
Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Traxx: Several Wills (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks to^[9]
Sonic Rush Adventure Original Soundtrack (CD; 2007) — Sound Director^[10]
The Works II (CD; 2016) — Producers & Directors for the Original Projects

Drive Pico 2 (199x) [NOTE: Music and Sound Effects]
Pooh's Picnic (199x) [NOTE: Music and Sound Effects]
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (Saturn version) (1996) [NOTE: Uncredited; music porting]
Greatest Nine '96 (1996) [NOTE: Music and Sound Effects]
Flash Sega Saturn: Ochikazuki-hen (1996) [NOTE: Music]
Do-Re-Mi-Fa Donuts (1998) [NOTE: Music and Sound Effects]
Radio DC (CD) (1999) [NOTE: Configuration Writer]
Pro Yakyuu Team de Asobou! (1999) [NOTE: Music, Sound Effects and One-Part Direction]
Roommania #203 (2000) [NOTE: Sound Design, Data Creation (meaning unknown)]
Hundred Swords (PC version) (2001) [NOTE: Music Porting, Music and Direction]
Nightshade (2003)
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (DS version) (2010) — CS1 R&D Sound (Sega Japan)
Uta Kumi 575 (2014) — Sound
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS version) (2016) — Sound Producer & Sound Editor (Sound Section)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U version) (2016) — Co-Sound Producer & Composer (Sound Section)