Tomonori Sawada

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Tomonori Sawada
Date of birth: 1968-04-24[1] (age 56)
Employment history:
Sega Enterprises (1992 – )
Divisions:
Wave Master[3] (2002 – )
Divisions:
Role(s): Composer, Musician

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Tomonori Sawada (澤田 朋伯) is a sound designer and keyboardist who joined Sega in 1992.

Career

The first project he worked on was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for Game Gear, composing a single track. Following this was his first major title (Land of Illusion) and the chance to work for the Mega Drive titles Golden Axe III and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Tomonori Sawada in 1996, as sound director of Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition.

Sawada has since been the sound director for both the Panzer Dragoon and Sonic Riders series. Other games he has directed include Saturn titles Victory Goal, Iron Storm, World Series Baseball, Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition and Hanagumi Taisen Columns and, most recently, Xbox 360 title Rise of Nightmares.

In 1991, Sawada formed the techno unit Mind Design (under the Transonic Records label) with its founder Koji Sakurai in the midst of the Japanese techno movement. Renowned tracks from the group include "Phonetic," "Spiritual" and "Skywalk," the lattermost of which (one of Sawada's compositions) saw a remix by techno DJ Ken Ishii. The group disbanded in 1994, after which Sawada produced tracks for a time under the name Unreal and later became a part of the group Fantastic Explosion until 2000. He has since worked with Sakurai again on Sonic Free Riders.


Production history

Games

Videos

Music

  • Roommania #203 (PS2 Version) (2002) — Sound Creator (Original Staff)

Discography

Song credits

Main article: Tomonori Sawada/Song credits.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System and Game Gear Versions)

  • Crystal Egg Zone — Music & Arrangement

Golden Axe III

  • Boss Odd Stage — Music & Arrangement
  • The Scorching Sand — Music & Arrangement

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • 1-Up — Music
  • Invincible — Music & Arrangement
  • All Clear — Music

Panzer Dragoon Zwei

  • Imperial Giant Cargo Ship — Music & Arrangement
  • Unexpected Enemy — Music & Arrangement

Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition

  • Gentlemen Start Your Engines — Music & Arrangement
  • Sky High (Part 1) — Arrangement
  • Sky High (Goal) — Arrangement
  • Sky High (Part 2) — Arrangement

Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast Version)

  • Tail Lights — Music & Arrangement
  • S.L.O — Music & Arrangement

Radio DC

  • Sona mi areru ec sancitu <Re-arranged> — Re-arrangement

Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast Version)

  • Electric Tooth Brush — Music & Arrangement
  • Jet Set Station — Music & Arrangement

Jet Set Radio Future

  • Sneakman (Toronto Mix) — Remixed by

Nightshade

  • Conspiracy Bottomless — Music & Arrangement
  • Iron Soldier — Music & Arrangement
  • Dark Kingdom — Music & Arrangement
  • Monochrome Arch — Music & Arrangement
  • Apparition Sovereign — Music & Arrangement
  • Iron Will — Music & Arrangement
  • Iron Shogun — Music & Arrangement

Sangokushi Taisen

  • In the Imperial Palace — Music & Arrangement
  • Outbreak of War — Music & Arrangement
  • Liao-Lai-Lai — Music & Arrangement
  • Marvelous Brave — Music & Arrangement
  • Take Up a Position on the Top — Music & Arrangement
  • Wall of Flames — Music & Arrangement
  • Single Combat — Music & Arrangement
  • Heavy Fighting — Music & Arrangement
  • Strained Forest — Music & Arrangement
  • Remaining Snow — Music & Arrangement
  • Autumn Breeze — Music & Arrangement
  • Repose — Music & Arrangement
  • Rivalry of Powerful Leaders — Music & Arrangement
  • Main Title — Music & Arrangement

Sega Rally 2006

  • In-Cut Overdrive — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Riders

  • Sonic Speed Riders — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Start-Up Your EX Gear! — Music & Arrangement
  • Theme of Metal City — Music & Arrangement
  • Theme of Splash Canyon — Music & Arrangement
  • Theme of Egg Factory — Music & Arrangement
  • Theme of Green Cave — Music & Arrangement
  • Get Ready for the Big Event — Music & Arrangement
  • High Flying Groove — Music & Arrangement
  • Survival Step — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

  • Through Traffic — Music & Arrangement
  • Spiral Madness — Music & Arrangement

Blazer Drive

  • Blaze Out! — Music (with YOFFY)
  • トウキョウ20XX — Music & Arrangement
  • シブヤ003 — Music & Arrangement
  • Mysticker Battle #1 — Music & Arrangement
  • フェンリル指令室 — Music & Arrangement
  • Mystickerストレージ — Music & Arrangement
  • ガーディアン出撃! — Music & Arrangement
  • ブレイザーの休日 — Music & Arrangement
  • ナゾ生物ペッタン — Music & Arrangement
  • 魂を燃やせ! — Music & Arrangement
  • Mysticker Battle #2 — Music & Arrangement
  • 空中草原 — Music & Arrangement
  • 桃色楽園 — Music & Arrangement
  • 太陽の神殿 — Music & Arrangement
  • NEXT四帝王 — Music & Arrangement
  • 信じあう仲間 — Music & Arrangement
  • ヴォルガニク — Music & Arrangement
  • 孤独な心 — Music & Arrangement
  • NEXTの野望 — Music & Arrangement
  • Mysticker Battle #3 — Music & Arrangement
  • ハロー! メグちゃんワールド — Music & Arrangement
  • 閉鎖地域 — Music & Arrangement
  • Mysticker Battle #4 — Music & Arrangement
  • 地下666階 — Music & Arrangement
  • グランナーク — Music & Arrangement
  • 天のMysticker — Music & Arrangement
  • 絆 — Music & Arrangement
  • Blaze Out! (Opening Version) — Music (with YOFFY)
  • Blaze Out! (Instrumental) — Music

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii Version)

  • Dream Short Track (Egg Factory) — Music

Sonic Free Riders

  • Start-Up Your EX Gear! (Free Riders Version) — Music & Arrangement
  • Theme of Dolphin Resort — Music & Arrangement
  • Theme of Frozen Forest — Music & Arrangement
  • Theme of Forgotten Tomb — Music & Arrangement

Uta Kumi 575

  • 夕暮れプロローグ — Music, Arrangement & Lyrics[35]

Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax

  • 7th Crisis — Music & Arrangement, Programming
  • Blazing Heart — Music & Arrangement, Programming
  • Shining Wind — Music & Arrangement, Programming
  • Photon Stream — Music & Arrangement, Programming

Puyo Puyo Chronicle 25-shuunen Anniversary CD

  • のんびりすすめ、ずんずん — Arrangement
  • へっぽこ魔王最強伝説 — Arrangement

Panzer Dragoon Saga Original Soundtrack

Interviews

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Photographs

Main article: Photos of Tomonori Sawada

External links

References

  1. ↑ htt (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-15 22:20)
  2. ↑ ', "" (; )
  3. ↑ http://www.wave-master.com/staff/sawada.html (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-15 22:20)
  4. ↑ https://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/023/index.html
  5. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GG credits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 SMS credits.pdf
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Land of Illusion GG credits.pdf
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:Land of Illusion SMS credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Pro Striker MD credits.pdf
  10. ↑ File:Golden Axe III MD credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Pro Striker Kanzenban MD credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Heavenly Symphony MCD credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Victory Goal Saturn credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Panzer Dragoon JP Saturn credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:Panzer Dragoon US Saturn credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine Saturn credits.pdf
  18. ↑ File:Blue Seed Saturn credits.pdf
  19. ↑ File:World Advanced Daisenryaku Koutetsu no Senpuu Saturn credits.pdf
  20. ↑ File:Wsb sat us manual.pdf, page 34
  21. ↑ File:J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Saturn credits.pdf
  22. ↑ File:World Advanced Daisenryaku Sakusen File Saturn credits.pdf
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 File:Panzer Dragoon Zwei JP Saturn credits.pdf
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 File:Panzer Dragoon Zwei US Saturn credits.pdf
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 File:Daytona USA CCE credits.pdf
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 File:Daytona USA Circuit Edition Saturn credits.pdf
  27. ↑ File:Hanagumi Taisen Columns Saturn credits.pdf
  28. ↑ File:Bio Hazard Saturn credits.pdf
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 File:Azel Panzer Dragoon RPG Saturn credits.pdf
  30. ↑ File:PSOOriginalSoundtrack CD JP Manual.pdf, page 10
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 File:SonicRidersOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 File:SRZGOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 7
  33. ↑ File:LGATVGDUSAAB Music JP inlay back.jpg
  34. ↑ File:SFROST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
  35. ↑ https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm23791616
  36. ↑ https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/678/1678832/
  37. ↑ https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002081.000005397.html
  38. ↑ https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1106441.html
  39. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/201802/14151829.html
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