Yasuhiro Takagi
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- Not to be confused with Carol Yas.
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Yasuhiro Takagi |
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Company(ies): Sega of Japan |
Role(s): Musician |
Yasuhiro "Yas" Takagi (高木 保浩) is among the oldest of Sega's sound team members and perhaps best known as the Sound Director for Shenmue II. His earliest work with the company was for Turbo OutRun, where he worked with renowned Sega composer Hiroshi Kawaguchi.
Unlike Hiro, whom he has worked with since joining Sega in the late '80s, Takagi's roles have been largely in the background.
Production history
- Turbo OutRun (OutRun hardware; 1989) — Sound (as Kerotan)
- Virtua Racing (Model 1; 1992) — Sound Effect
- Burning Rival (System 32; 1993) — Shingen (as 高木 保浩)
- F355 Challenge (NAOMI; 9999) — Sound
- F355 Challenge (Dreamcast; 2000) — Sound
- Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Assistant Director
- US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Assistant Director
- Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Director
- Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director
- Shenmue II (Xbox; 2002) — Sound Section Assistant
- Shenmue II (Xbox; 2002) — Sound Effects & Editors
- Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Special Thanks[1]
- The King of Route 66 (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Sound Director
- The King of Route 66 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Sound Effects
- Virtua Cop 3 (Chihiro; 2003) — Sound Team
- OutRun 2 (Chihiro; 2003) — Sound
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 16: Virtua Fighter 2 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Sound Creators
- Ghost Squad (Chihiro; 2004) — Sound Team
- OutRun 2 SP (Chihiro; 2004) — Sound
- OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast () — Sound
- OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast () — Music Composer
- After Burner Climax (Lindbergh; 2006) — Sound Creators
- OutRun 2 SP SDX (Lindbergh; 2006) — Sound
- Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice (Lindbergh; 9999) — Sound Effects
- Ghost Squad Evolution (Lindbergh Red; 2007) — Sound Team
- OutRun 2 SP (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Sound
- Initial D Arcade Stage 5 (Lindbergh; 2009) — Chief Sound Creator
- Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA (RingEdge; 2011) — Sound Creators
- Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X (RingEdge; 2012) — Supporters
- Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity (RingEdge; 2014) — Supporters
- Sega World Drivers Championship: Original Sound Track (CD; 2020) — Special Thanks
- Astro City Mini: Celebration Album (CD; 2020) — Special Thanks
- G-LOC: Air Battle (1990) (as Moon Walker)
- GP Rider[2] (1990) — Music, Sound Effects (as テニ子・テニ夫・T)
- Strike Fighter (1991)
- Vermilion VS Rent a Hero Original Soundtrack (CD) (2009)
- Yakuza 4 (2010) — Music Composer ("Yakuza 4" Sound Team) (Staff)
- Samurai Bloodshow (2011)
- Hyakki Taisen Emaki (2012)
Song credits
Turbo OutRun (Arcade version)
- Vivacious — Music & Arrangement
- Shake the Street — Music & Arrangement
- A Huge Pile of Parts — Arrangement
- Rush a Difficulty — Music & Arrangement
Sword of Vermilion
- Rest — Music & Arrangement
- Church — Music & Arrangement
- Enemy Appear — Music & Arrangement
- Battle — Music & Arrangement
- Set Flag — Music & Arrangement
- Level Up — Music & Arrangement
- Fuyodol — Music & Arrangement
- Boss B — Music & Arrangement
- Ending (Staff Roll) — Music & Arrangement
G-LOC: Air Battle
- Coin — Creator
- BGM B — Music & Arrangement
- Dog Fight in the Ravine BGM — Music & Arrangement
- BGM C — Music & Arrangement
- Continue — Music & Arrangement
GP Rider
- The Perfect Power(通信)[2] — Music & Arrangement
Strike Fighter
- Coin — Creator
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
- clairvoyant — Music & Arrangement
Vermilion VS Rent a Hero Original Soundtrack
- Light Song -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Choir (with Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Junpei Mishima, Mitsuharu Fukuyama, Kentaro Koyama, Susumu Tsukagoshi, Chihiro Aoki & Takahiro Kai)
Yakuza 4
- Nervousness — Music & Arrangement
- Rebellions — Music & Arrangement
Samurai Bloodshow
- Samurai Bloodshow - Main Theme - — Music & Arrangement (with Kyokuso Tachibana)
- Eternal flower — Music & Arrangement
- Final Showdown — Music & Arrangement (with Kyokuso Tachibana)
Chain Chronicle Original Soundtrack Chain Band Ver.
- Battle For Justice II [Chain Band Version] — Programming
- Beat The Master II [Chain Band Version] — Programming