Tokuhiko Uwabo

Tokuhiko Uwabo
Date of birth: 1960-04-26 (age 64)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1985-04-01 – 1997-02-28) Divisions: Sega CS Sega CS3 Sega Europe (1995-05 – 1996-12) Winlight (2007-06-15 – 2012-07-29) Pole To Win Asia (2012-06-06 – 2014-04) Agricultor (2014-04 – ) Muddle Through Fam (2016-01 – )
Role(s): Composer, Sound Designer, Programmer
Education: University of Tsukuba (1984)

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Tokuhiko Uwabo (上保 徳彦) is a Japanese businessman and musician, and former Sega of Japan composer, sound designer, and programmer.

Career

Tokuhiko Uwabo is one of the older sound members in Sega's history, more commonly known by his alias, Bo. He mainly dealt with sound composing and porting during the Master System era, including a few years when he and Kazuhiko Nagai were Sega's only people working on sound for the console, and shifted to a more advisory role for the Mega Drive era, with the Game Gear version of Columns being his last time directly working on a game's sound. He also composed the music for the first two Phantasy Star titles.

Though Uwabo's last known game dealing in sound was Sonic 3 & Knuckles in 1994, he stayed in touch with the company following its release, with his of role managing the console side's sound team going to Yukifumi Makino. In 1995, he transferred to Sega of Europe's development team, residing in Richmond, London, England. In 1997, he returned to Sega of Japan, but quit shortly afterward, seemingly leaving to work at Tohokushinsha as he produced the 1998 PlayStation game Mawatte Mucho!. He then spent the next 10 years between some number of investment companies, including a new role as a Venture Capitalist in Tokyo looking over different investment portfolios in Asia.

In June 2007 he joined Winlight Co., Ltd., a mobile gaming company, and worked there as a director. After Winlight was bought in 2012 by Singapore-based Pole To Win Asia Pte. Ltd., Uwabo was promoted to Managing Director. Despite having left Sega (which was unofficially publicized as early as April 2006 via liner notes), he has provided commentary for recent Wave Master soundtrack releases of his compositions.

Uwabo currently lives and works in Singapore. While he does not make music often, he dabbles with Vocaloid technology.

Equipment

In a late 1987 issue of Beep, Tokuhiko Uwabo detailed some of the equipment he used when making music, including the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer keyboard, the Yamaha BX1 bass guitar and a Dynaware MIDI Music Processor.

Production history

Games

• Satellite 7 (Master System; 1985) — Sound
• Slap Shooter (System E; 1986)
• Transformer (System E; 1986)
• Fantasy Zone (Master System; 1986) — Music by (as Noah Toku)
• Action Fighter (Master System; 1986) — Music
• Choplifter (Master System; 1986) — Sound Effects (as Hairy Uwa)
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System; 1986) — Sound (as Toku)
• Space Harrier (Master System; 1986) — Music Arranger (as Bo)
• The Black Onyx (SG-1000; 1987) — Sound Composer (as Bo)
• Woody Pop (Master System; 1987) — Music
• Great Volleyball (Master System; 1987) — Music
• Sukeban Deka II: Shoujo Tekkamen Densetsu (Master System; 1987) — Music Composed by (as Bo)
• Zillion (Master System; 1987) — Sound Coordinate (as Bo)
• OutRun (Master System; 1987) (as T.U)
• Great Golf (Master System; 1987) (as Bo)
• SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative (Master System; 1987)
• After Burner (Master System; 1987) — Music Porting
• Phantasy Star (Master System; 1987) — Sound (as Bo)
• Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (System E; 1988)
• Space Harrier 3D (Master System; 1988) — Special Thanks (as Bo)
• Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen (Master System; 1988) — Sound (as Bo)
• Space Harrier II (Mega Drive; 1988) — Sound Composer (as Bo)
• Space Harrier II (Mega Drive; 1988) — Sound Programmer (as Bo)
• Poseidon Wars 3D (Master System; 1989) — Sound Coordinator (as Bo)
• Phantasy Star II (Mega Drive; 1989) — Musical Composer (as Bo)
• Super Daisenryaku (Mega Drive; 1989) — Sound Programed and Composed by (as Mr.Bo)
• Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf (Mega Drive; 1989) — うるとら おちゃめな (as Bo)
• Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf (Mega Drive; 1989) (as BO)
• The Revenge of Shinobi (Mega Drive; 1989) — Sound Coordinator, Sound Programmer (as Bo)
• Sorcerian (Mega Drive; 1990) — Scenario Written (as Bo)
• Sorcerian (Mega Drive; 1990) — Music Composed (as Bo)
• Columns (System C; 1990) — Composer (as Bo)
• Columns (Mega Drive; 1990) — Composer (as Bo)
• ESWAT: City Under Siege (Mega Drive; 1990) — Sound Coordinator (as Bo)
• Super Monaco GP (Mega Drive; 1990) — Music Composer (as Bo)
• Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive; 1990) — Sound Adviser (as Bo)
• Columns (Game Gear; 1990) — Composer (as Bo)
• 16t (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to (as Bo)
• Flicky (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks (as Bo)
• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Master System; 1991) — Sound Director (as B. O)
• Battle Golfer Yui (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks (as BO)
• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Game Gear; 1991) — Sound Director (as B. O)
• Streets of Rage (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to (as Bo)
• QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Producer (as Bo)
• Summer Games (Master System; 1991) — Sound Programming
• Wondermega Collection (Mega-CD; 1992) — Special Thanks (as Bo)
• Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Master System; 1992) — Sound (as Bo)
• Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Mega Drive; 1992) — Sound Creator (as Bo)
• Dyna Brothers (Mega Drive; 1992) — Sega R&D Dept
• Bio-Hazard Battle (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks to (as Bo)
• Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — スーパーバイザー (as 上保 徳彦)
• Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — Supervisors
• Golden Axe III (Mega Drive; 1993) — Sound Program (as BO)
• Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Special Thanks (as 上保 徳彦)
• Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks to (as Bo)
• Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks (as Bo)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team (as Bo)
• Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team (as Bo)
• Shinobi Legions (Saturn; 1995) — Technical Support
• Lulu: Un Conte Interactif de Romain Victor-Pujebet (Saturn; 1996) — Producers
• Sakura Taisen Hanagumi Tsuushin (Saturn; 1997) — プロデューサー (as 上保 徳彦)
• Panic! (PlayStation 2; 2002) — スーパーバイザー (as 上保 徳彦)

Music

• SING!! Sega Game Music Presented by B.B. Queens (CD; 1992) — Directed by (as 上保 徳彦)
• Phantasy Star Collection: Sound Collection I (CD; 1993) — Executive Producer
• Phantasy Star Collection: Sound Collection I (CD; 1993) — Music Composer (as Bo)
• Phantasy Star Collection: Sound Collection II (CD; 1993) — Executive Producer (as Bo)
• Sonic & Knuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (CD; 1994) — Executive Producer (as BO)
• Sega Simulation Best: Advanced Daisenryaku Original Soundtrack (CD; 2006) — Special Thanks (as Bo)
• Phantasy Star 1st Series Complete Album (CD; 2008) — Commentator (as Tokuhiko "BO" Uwabo)
• Alex Kidd Complete Album (CD; 2009) — SPECIAL THANKS to

Song credits

Main article: Tokuhiko Uwabo/Song credits.

Satellite 7

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Fantasy Zone (Master System Version)

• Title — Arrangement
• Opa-Opa! [Rd. 1] — Arrangement
• Boss [Rd. 1~7 Boss] — Arrangement
• Round Up [Round Clear] — Arrangement
• Keep on the Beat [Rd. 2] — Arrangement
• Saari [Rd. 3] — Arrangement
• Prome [Rd. 4] — Arrangement
• Hot Snow [Rd. 5] — Arrangement
• Don't Stop [Rd. 6] — Arrangement
• Dreaming Tomorrow [Rd. 7] — Arrangement
• Shop — Arrangement
• Ya-Da-Yo [Rd. 8 Boss] — Arrangement
• Victory Way [Ending] — Arrangement
• Game Over — Arrangement

Choplifter (Master System Version)

• Round Start — Arrangement
• Round 1 BGM — Music & Arrangement
• Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Round 2 BGM — Arrangement
• Round 3 BGM — Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Arrangement

Action Fighter (Master System Version)

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Mission Briefing — Music & Arrangement
• Ground Stage BGM — Music & Arrangement
• Hidden Character — Music & Arrangement
• Take Off — Music & Arrangement
• Air Stage BGM — Music & Arrangement
• Sega Jingle — Music & Arrangement
• Hidden Character 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Mission Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System Version)

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Start — Music & Arrangement
• Alex Kidd (Main Theme) — Music & Arrangement
• Swimming — Music & Arrangement
• Item Obtain — Music & Arrangement
• Scopaco Cycle (Unused) — Music & Arrangement
• Petit-Copter — Music & Arrangement
• Castle — Music & Arrangement
• Jung-Keng — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Miss — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Space Harrier (Master System Version)

• Main BGM — Arrangement
• Squilla — Arrangement
• Ida — Arrangement
• Godarni — Arrangement
• Wiwi Jumbo — Arrangement
• Battle Field — Arrangement
• Syura — Arrangement
• Valda — Arrangement
• Stanray — Arrangement
• Haya-Oh — Music & Arrangement
• Lake Side Memory — Arrangement
• Game Over — Arrangement
• White Summer — Arrangement
• Lovers — Music & Arrangement

Woody Pop: Shinjinrui no Block Kuzugi

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Round Start — Music & Arrangement
• BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
• BGM 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement
• Continue — Music & Arrangement
• BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
• Demo — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement

Great Volleyball

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• USA — Arrangement
• USSR — Arrangement
• China — Arrangement
• Korea — Arrangement
• Japan — Arrangement
• Brazil — Arrangement
• Cuba — Arrangement
• France — Arrangement
• Win — Music & Arrangement
• Lose — Music & Arrangement

Sukeban Deka II: Shoujo Tekkamen Densetsu

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
• Battlin' Days (Action BGM 1) — Music & Arrangement
• In Search of Freedom (Action BGM 2) — Music & Arrangement
• The Will to Love (Ending BGM) — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

The Black Onyx (SG-1000 Version)

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

SDI (Master System Version)

• Demo — Music & Arrangement
• Game Start — Music & Arrangement
• System Down — Arrangement
• Perfect — Arrangement
• We Are Desirous of Peace — Arrangement
• Blue Moon — Arrangement

After Burner (Master System Version)

• Maximum Power — Arrangement
• Final Take Off — Arrangement
• Red Out — Arrangement
• Super Stripe — Arrangement
• After Burner — Arrangement
• City 202 — Arrangement

Phantasy Star

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Opening — Music & Arrangement
• Town — Music & Arrangement
• Dungeon 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Palma — Music & Arrangement
• Battle — Music & Arrangement
• Sun — Music & Arrangement
• Shop — Music & Arrangement
• Land Master — Music & Arrangement
• Motavia — Music & Arrangement
• Church — Music & Arrangement
• Dezoris — Music & Arrangement
• Event — Music & Arrangement
• Dungeon 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Lassic — Music & Arrangement
• Sky City — Music & Arrangement
• Dark Force — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Staff Roll (Dungeon 2 Reprise) — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star II

• Phantasy Sprite — Music & Arrangement
• Step Up — Music & Arrangement
• A Prologue — Music & Arrangement
• Pleasure Stream — Music & Arrangement
• Pressure — Music & Arrangement
• My Home — Music & Arrangement
• Blacky News — Music & Arrangement
• Restration — Music & Arrangement
• Rise or Fall — Music & Arrangement
• Movement — Music & Arrangement
• Advanced Position — Music & Arrangement
• Secret Ways — Music & Arrangement
• Promised Mystery — Music & Arrangement
• Hidepipe — Music & Arrangement
• Silent Zone — Music & Arrangement
• Musik — Music & Arrangement
• Exciting Town — Music & Arrangement
• Violation — Music & Arrangement
• Power — Music & Arrangement
• Under — Music & Arrangement
• The Place of Death — Music & Arrangement
• Exclaim — Music & Arrangement
• Never Dreaming — Music & Arrangement
• Over — Music & Arrangement

Super Daisenryaku (Mega Drive Version)

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Prot It — Music & Arrangement
• A Bottom — Music & Arrangement
• Spirits — Music & Arrangement
• Splend — Music & Arrangement
• Out All — Music & Arrangement
• Ahead — Music & Arrangement
• Fire — Music & Arrangement
• Surrender — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Extra — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star II (Overseas)

• Phantasy — Music & Arrangement
• Step Up — Music & Arrangement
• A Prologue — Music & Arrangement
• Pleasure — Music & Arrangement
• Pressure — Music & Arrangement
• My Home — Music & Arrangement
• Blacky News — Music & Arrangement
• Restration — Music & Arrangement
• Rise or Fall — Music & Arrangement
• Movement — Music & Arrangement
• Advanced — Music & Arrangement
• Secret Ways — Music & Arrangement
• Mystery — Music & Arrangement
• Silent Zone — Music & Arrangement
• Excite Town — Music & Arrangement
• Violation — Music & Arrangement
• Power — Music & Arrangement
• Noah — Music & Arrangement
• Death of Place — Music & Arrangement
• Exclaim — Music & Arrangement
• Never Dream — Music & Arrangement
• Over — Music & Arrangement

Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Select — Music & Arrangement
• BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
• BGM 2 — Music & Arrangement
• BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
• BGM 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Birdie — Music & Arrangement
• Par — Music & Arrangement
• Bogey — Music & Arrangement
• Out of Bounds — Music & Arrangement
• Score Display — Music & Arrangement
• Coffee Break — Music & Arrangement
• Awards Ceremony — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Sorcerian (Mega Drive Version)

• On Earth — Music & Arrangement
• In the Sky — Music & Arrangement
• Earthwind — Music & Arrangement
• Ice Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
• Ice Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Twin Islands — Music & Arrangement
• Windy Cave — Music & Arrangement
• High Minotaur — Music & Arrangement
• Melody I — Music & Arrangement
• Melody II — Music & Arrangement
• Fairy's Harp — Music & Arrangement
• Human World — Music & Arrangement
• Marionette's World — Music & Arrangement
• King of Marionette — Music & Arrangement
• Behind the Marionette — Music & Arrangement
• Eerie Village — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
• Fire Dragon — Music & Arrangement

Columns (Arcade version)

• Coin — Music & Arrangement
• Filthy (Select) — Music & Arrangement
• Quagmire (Start/Unused Tune) — Music & Arrangement
• Clotho (Theme) — Music & Arrangement
• Conciliation (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement
• Boy Wonder (Name Entry) — Music & Arrangement
• Arabian Jewelry (U.S.A. Version) — Music & Arrangement

Columns (Mega Drive Version)

• Lathesis (Theme 2) — Music & Arrangement
• Atropos (Theme 3) — Music & Arrangement

Super Monaco GP (Mega Drive Version)

• F1 Grand Prix — Arrangement
• Exhaust Fumes — Music & Arrangement
• Extreme Tension — Arrangement
• Qualify — Arrangement
• A Break — Arrangement
• The Checker Flag — Arrangement
• Super License — Arrangement
• The Heat Waves — Arrangement
• At a Loss — Arrangement
• Concentration — Music & Arrangement
• Contentment — Music & Arrangement
• Hold in Check — Music & Arrangement
• Impatience — Music & Arrangement
• The Bitterness — Music & Arrangement
• Theme of Monaco — Arrangement

Columns (Game Gear Version)

• Filthy (Select) — Music & Arrangement
• Quagmire (Start/Unused Tune) — Music & Arrangement
• Clotho (Theme 1) — Music & Arrangement
• Lathesis (Theme 2) — Music & Arrangement
• Atropos (Theme 3) — Music & Arrangement
• Conciliation (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement
• Boy Wonder (Name Entry) — Music & Arrangement

Magazine articles

Main article: Tokuhiko Uwabo/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Tokuhiko Uwabo

External links

• Sega Stars: Tokuhiko "Bo" Uwabo article by Ken Horowitz at Sega-16