Tokuhiko Uwabo

Tokuhiko Uwabo

Date of birth: 1960-04-26 (age 63)
Employment history: Sega of Japan (1985-04-01^[1] – 1997-02-28^[1]) Divisions: Sega CS Sega CS3 Sega Europe (1995-05^[3] – 1996-12^[3]) Winlight (2007-06-15^[1] – 2012-07-29^[1]) Pole To Win Asia (2012-06-06^[1] – 2014-04^[1]) Agricultor (2014-04^[1] – ) Muddle Through Fam (2016-01^[1] – )
Role(s): Composer, Sound Designer, Programmer
Education: University of Tsukuba (1984)^[1]

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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,^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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!.^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9]

Production history

Games

(; 1985)
(; 1986)
(; 1986)
(; 1986) — Music by^[10] (as Noah Toku)
(; 1986) — Music
(; 1986) — Sound Effects^[11] (as Hairy Uwa)
(; 1986) — Sound (as Toku)
(; 1986) — Music Arranger (as Bo)
(; 1987) — Sound Composer (as Bo)
(; 1987) — Music
(; 1987) — Music
(; 1987) — Music Composed by (as Bo)
(; 1987) — Sound Coordinate (as Bo)
(; 1987) (as T.U)
(; 1987) (as Bo)
(; 1987) (as Bo)
(; 1987) (as Bo)
(; 1987)
(; 1987) — Music Porting
(; 1987) — Sound^[12] (as Bo)
(; 1988)
(; 1988) — Special Thanks (as Bo)
(; 1988) — Sound (as Bo)
(; 1988) — Sound Composer^[13] (as Bo)
(; 1988) — Sound Programmer^[13] (as Bo)
(; 1989) — Sound Coordinator (as Bo)
(; 1989) — Musical Composer (as Bo)
(; 1989) — Sound Programed and Composed by (as Mr.Bo)
(; 1989) — うるとらおちゃめな (as Bo)
(; 1989) (as BO)
(; 1989) — Sound Coordinator, Sound Programmer^[14] (as Bo)
(; 1990) — Scenario Written (as Bo)
(; 1990) — Music Composed (as Bo)
(; 1990) — Composer (as Bo)
(; 1990) — Composer (as Bo)
(; 1990) — Sound Coordinator^[15] (as Bo)
(; 1990) — Music Composer (as Bo)
(; 1990) — Sound Adviser^[16] (as Bo)
(; 1990) — Composer (as Bo)
(; 1991) — Special Thanks to (as Bo)
(; 1991) — Sound Director^[17] (as B. O)
(; 1991) — Special Thanks (as B O)
(; 1991) — Sound Director^[18] (as B. O)
(; 1991) — Special Thanks to^[19] (as Bo)
(; 1991) — Sound Producer^[20] (as Bo)
(; 1991) — Sound Programming
(; 1992) — Special Thanks (as Bo)
(; 1992) — Sound (as Bo)
(; 1992) — Sound Creator (as Bo)
(; 1992) — Sega R&D Dept
(; 1992) — Special Thanks to^[21] (as Bo)
(; 1993) — スーパーバイザー (as 上保徳彦)
(; 1993) — Supervisors^[22]
(; 1993) — Sound Program (as Bo)
(; 1993) — Special Thanks (as 上保徳彦)
(; 1994) — Special Thanks (as Bo)
(; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team^[23] (as Bo)
(; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team^[24] (as Bo)
(; 1995) — Technical Support
(; 1996) — Producers^[25]
(; 1997) — プロデューサー^[26] (as 上保徳彦)
(; 2002) — スーパーバイザー (as 上保徳彦)

Music

(; 1992) — Directed by^[27] (as 上保徳彦)
(; 2006) — Special Thanks (as Bo)
(; 2008) — Commentator^[28] (as Tokuhiko "BO" Uwabo)

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

Space Harrier II

Motion — Music & Arrangement
Harrier Saga — Music & Arrangement
Nuclear Shock — Music & Arrangement
Mind Quake — Music & Arrangement
Neo — Music & Arrangement
Giga — Music & Arrangement
Winner's Flight — Music & Arrangement
The Stairs to Z — Music & Arrangement
Handcuff — Music & Arrangement
Perspective — Music & Arrangement
Machine Henge — Music & Arrangement
Jelly Syndrome — Music & Arrangement
Outsider — Music & Arrangement
An Omen — Music & Arrangement
Mega Chance — Music & Arrangement
Reverse Infect — Music & Arrangement
An Epitaph — Music & Arrangement
Illusion — Music & Arrangement
A — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — 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

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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 https://www.facebook.com/tokuhiko.uwabo/about_work_and_education
↑ @gdri on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-03-30 02:15)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 [ ]
↑ PHANTA! Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary Cosplay Book + Developer Interview Supplement, Pg. 22
↑ @okunari on Twitter
↑ htt (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-24 11:24)
↑ http://raido.moe/staff/ps1/ps1_mawatte_mucho.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-11 13:12)
↑ PHANTA! Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary Cosplay Book + Developer Interview Supplement, Pg. 24
↑ https://media.vgm.io/albums/61/6816/6816-1225830813.jpg (Wayback Machine: 2023-06-24 10:34)
↑ File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf
↑ File:Choplifter SMS credits.png
↑ File:Phantasy Star SMS credits.pdf
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 File:Space Harrier II MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Revenge of Shinobi MD credits.pdf
↑ File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Moonwalker MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Castle of Illusion SMS credits.pdf
↑ File:Castle of Illusion GG credits.pdf
↑ File:Streets of Rage MD credits.pdf
↑ File:QuackShot MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Bio-Hazard Battle MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Panic MCD credits.pdf
↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Sonic 3 & Knuckles MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Lulu_Saturn_JP_SSCredits.pdf
↑ File:STHT_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:Sing Sega Game Music MCD JAP manual.pdf, page 22
↑ File:PS1SCA CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 8

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20220330021536.2Fhttps:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2Fgdri.2Fstatus.2F1508991182491332610-2] @gdri on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-03-30 02:15)

[-3] 3.0 ^3.1 [ ]

[4] PHANTA! Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary Cosplay Book + Developer Interview Supplement, Pg. 22

[https:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2Fokunari.2Fstatus.2F651389133600899074-5] @okunari on Twitter

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20011124112428.2Fsega.jp.2Fstudio.2Fwm.html-6] tt (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-24 11:24)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230811131227.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fraido.moe.2Fstaff.2Fps1.2Fps1_mawatte_mucho.html-7] ttp://raido.moe/staff/ps1/ps1_mawatte_mucho.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-11 13:12)

[8] PHANTA! Phantasy Star 30th Anniversary Cosplay Book + Developer Interview Supplement, Pg. 24

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230624103448.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fmedia.vgm.io.2Falbums.2F61.2F6816.2F6816-1225830813.jpg-9] ttps://media.vgm.io/albums/61/6816/6816-1225830813.jpg (Wayback Machine: 2023-06-24 10:34)

[:File:Fantasy_Zone_SMS_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Choplifter_SMS_credits.png_p-11] File:Choplifter SMS credits.png

[:File:Phantasy_Star_SMS_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Phantasy Star SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Space_Harrier_II_MD_credits.pdf_p-13] 13.0 ^13.1 File:Space Harrier II MD credits.pdf

[:File:Revenge_of_Shinobi_MD_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Revenge of Shinobi MD credits.pdf

[:File:ESWAT_MD_credits.pdf_p-15] File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf

[:File:Moonwalker_MD_credits.pdf_p-16] File:Moonwalker MD credits.pdf

[:File:Castle_of_Illusion_SMS_credits.pdf_p-17] File:Castle of Illusion SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Castle_of_Illusion_GG_credits.pdf_p-18] File:Castle of Illusion GG credits.pdf

[:File:Streets_of_Rage_MD_credits.pdf_p-19] File:Streets of Rage MD credits.pdf

[:File:QuackShot_MD_credits.pdf_p-20] File:QuackShot MD credits.pdf

[:File:Bio-Hazard_Battle_MD_credits.pdf_p-21] File:Bio-Hazard Battle MD credits.pdf

[:File:Panic_MCD_credits.pdf_p-22] File:Panic MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_MD_credits.pdf_p-23] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3_.26_Knuckles_MD_credits.pdf_p-24] File:Sonic 3 & Knuckles MD credits.pdf

[:File:Lulu_Saturn_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-25] File:Lulu_Saturn_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:STHT_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-26] File:STHT_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Sing_Sega_Game_Music_MCD_JAP_manual.pdf_p22-27] File:Sing Sega Game Music MCD JAP manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:PS1SCA_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p8-28] File:PS1SCA CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 8

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