Yukifumi Makino

From Sega Retro

YukifumiMakino StudioWM.jpg
Yukifumi Makino
Date of birth: 1964-11-01[1] (age 60)
Employment history:
Sega Enterprises (1989[2] – 2000)
Divisions:
Wave Master (2000-04[2] – 2005)
Delfi Sound (2005 – )
Role(s): Musician, Producer, Executive

Yukifumi Makino (牧野 幸文) served as the head member of Sega Digital Media (now Wave Master) from 1991 to 2004, during which he coordinated the sound for some of Sega's most successful titles.

Makino is also known for creating three jingles in the original Sonic the Hedgehog, two of which would be used extensively throughout the series.

He is currently working at Delfi Sound Inc.

Makino married みち世 on January 29 1994.[5]

Early life

Yukifumi Makino was became invested in music in elementary school when he purchased his first album, the soundtrack to the film Jaws. His interest in other aspects of sound have been traced back to film Fist of Fury, where Makino memorized all of its lines of dialogue. His earliest pop music obsessions were Finger 5, The Carpenters and The Beatles.[6]

In junior high school, Makino could not afford to splurge on albums, so used other methods to consume music, such as listening to FM radio and collecting cassettes. He purchased several singles such as Hotel California, Deep Purple in Rock and Burn. With some of these singles he was disappointed by the songs fading out in the middle of the songs.[6]

Makino started a band in high school in which he played drums. The aesthetics for the band were inspired by his love of hard rock, but since authentic black leather pants were too expensive, he substituted them with fake vinyl pants. He listened to a wide variety of music in this period which expanded his specialities, and it was the era when disco was most popular.[6]

He joined a light music club in university, but was overwhelmed by their high level for music, leading to him maturing and his taste in music changing drastically. He also gradually stopped attending school and had to repeat a year. In his repeat year he began working part-time as a band member for a live music venue, and fell into a routine of Band -> Bar -> Sleep through dawn -> Wake up in the evening -> Band, repeat.[6]

Career

The lead developers of Sonic the Hedgehog CD, with Yukifumi Makino in the bottom row.

Yukifumi Makino joined Sega in 1989 and was assigned to the Human Resources Dept., where he was tasked with recruiting new employees. He was responsible for accepting many developers into the company, including Naofumi Hataya and Tetsuya Mizuguchi[6] His contact with company's development team later motivated him to transfer to the sound department[2] in 1990.[7] Under the name Macky, he first contributed to 1991 Mega Drive titles Advanced Daisenryaku: Deutsch Dengeki Sakusen Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as the less well-known Game Gear title Crystal Warriors.

Continuing to work in the Sega CS sound section (such as co-scoring Seima Densetsu 3x3 Eyes with Kaoru Wada and Yoshiaki Kashima), 1993 also saw Makino became involved with overseas recording for CD audio, beginning with Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit. The Beat On Beat recording studio, located in New York City, would later also be where major songs for NiGHTS into Dreams, Burning Rangers and the Sonic Adventure duology would be recorded, all of which Makino produced or coordinated.

In either late 1994 or early 1995, the CS sound section's manager Tokuhiko Uwabo was relocated elsewhere within Sega, so Yukifumi Makino took over his role, now being credited as producer on various soundtrack releases starting with Panzer Dragoon Original Sound Track. He retained this department manager role when CS sound was merged with Sega Digital Media.[2]

Sega Digital Media gradually expanded beyond just audio production and into game production in 1997, with Makino producing the games Sakura Taisen Jouki Radio Show, Shinseiki Evangelion: Digital Card Library and Roommania 203.

President and CEO

The "President and CEO" banner from Wave Master's first website.

Following a major corporate shift in 2000, Sega Digital Media became a subsidiary company named Wave Master, with Yukifumi Makino as President and CEO.[6][7] He carried out this role until 2004 when his position went to Fumitaka Shibata, with Makino typically being credited for "Specially Coordinating" Wave Master Entertainment's albums instead of being an "Executive Producer".

In 2005 Makino left Wave Master to become the President and CEO of Delfi Sound (formerly Marvelous Studio)[8][9], leading to Makino to also become heavily involved anime. This rarely brings him back into contact with Sega, but in the 2010's he was often credited as a recording coordinator on various Sonic/Mario & Sonic games which featured the work of Delfi Sound composer & arranger Yutaka Minobe.

Production history

Games

Music

  • Roommania #203 (PS2 Version) (2002) — Producer (Original Staff), executive producer (Serani Poji), Producer (PlayStation 2 Version Staff)

Song credits

Main article: Yukifumi Makino/Song credits.

Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive Version)

  • Drowning — Music & Arrangement
  • Chaos Emerald — Music & Arrangement

Advanced Daisenryaku

  • Highland Laddie — Arrangement
  • Lili Marleen (Ending) — Arrangement

Seima Densetsu 3x3 Eyes

  • Sudden Development — Music
  • Parting... — Music
  • Pai and Yakumo — Music
  • Yellow Mansion — Music & Arrangement
  • T.O.K.Y.O. — Music & Arrangement
  • Culture Shock of Love — Music & Arrangement
  • In Camp Village — Music & Arrangement
  • Thieves Den — Music & Arrangement
  • Temple (Konron) — Music & Arrangement
  • Rushing Stream — Music & Arrangement
  • Jake's Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Young King Garga — Music & Arrangement
  • I'm Studying!! — Music & Arrangement
  • Saijuko — Music & Arrangement

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

  • Drowning — Music
  • Chaos Emerald — Music

Magazine articles

Main article: Yukifumi Makino/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Yukifumi Makino

References

  1. ↑ http://sega.jp/studio/wm.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-16 18:32)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 htt (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-24 11:24)
  3. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 225
  4. ↑ Sega Magazine, "1997-02 (1997-02)" (JP; 1997-01-13), page 20
  5. ↑ Harmony, "1994 7" (JP; 1994-07-01), page 33
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 http://www.wave-master.com/company/makipro.html (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-08 14:28)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2003/session/details/r47.html (Wayback Machine: 2024-12-01 19:32)
  8. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/19900
  9. ↑ http://www.delfisound.co.jp/company/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2006-04-26 14:38)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:Advanced Daisenryaku MD credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog MD credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Crystal Warriors GG credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MD credits.pdf
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:Seima Densetsu MCD credits.pdf
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 File:Sonic CD MCD JP credits.pdf
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 File:Heavenly Symphony MCD credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:Panzer Dragoon JP Saturn credits.pdf
  18. ↑ File:Panzer Dragoon US Saturn credits.pdf
  19. ↑ File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf
  20. ↑ File:Kisuishou Densetsu Astal Saturn credits.pdf
  21. ↑ File:Astal Saturn US credits.pdf
  22. ↑ File:Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine Saturn credits.pdf
  23. ↑ File:Blue Seed Saturn credits.pdf
  24. ↑ File:Mahou Kishi Rayearth Saturn credits.pdf
  25. ↑ File:Wsb sat us manual.pdf, page 34
  26. ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
  27. ↑ File:BakuBaku PC US Manual.pdf, page 18
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 File:Sonic CD PC DirectX good ending credits.pdf
  29. ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 File:Riglordsaga 2 Saturn credits.pdf
  31. ↑ File:Shinseiki Evangelion 2nd Impression Saturn credits.pdf
  32. ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
  33. ↑ File:Shinseiki Evangelion Digital Card Library Saturn credits.pdf
  34. ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
  35. ↑ File:Burning Rangers JP Saturn credits.pdf
  36. ↑ File:Deep Fear Saturn credits.pdf
  37. ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Teigeki Graph Saturn credits.pdf
  38. ↑ File:SonicGenesis GBA US manual.pdf, page 18
  39. ↑ File:DragonForceOST Music JP Booklet.pdf, page 14
  40. ↑ File:SongsWithAttitude CD JP booklet.pdf, page 7
  41. ↑ File:SARemix CD JP booklet.pdf, page 9
  42. ↑ File:SADLCOST CD JP booklet1.pdf, page 2
  43. ↑ File:SC5OST CD JP card5.pdf, page 2
  44. ↑ File:EternalArcadiaOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7
  45. ↑ File:CutsUnleashed CD JP front.pdf, page 3
  46. ↑ File:MDSA2OST poster1.pdf, page 1
  47. ↑ File:SA2OST CD US booklet.pdf, page 10
  48. ↑ File:SC5UUNSMM CD JP card4.pdf, page 2
  49. ↑ File:SC5P2MMCRS CD JP card4.pdf, page 2
  50. ↑ File:PSOOriginalSoundtrack CD JP Manual.pdf, page 10
  51. ↑ File:RadioDCNo3 CD JP Box.jpg
  52. ↑ File:TripleThreat CD JP booklet.pdf, page 2
  53. ↑ File:SonicXOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
  54. ↑ File:CompleteTrinity CD JP booklet.pdf, page 8
  55. ↑ File:OllieKingOriginalSoundtrack CD JP Inlay.jpg
  56. ↑ File:STMSSC CD JP Box Inlay.jpg
  57. ↑ File:LostandFound CD JP booklet.pdf, page 6
  58. ↑ File:FacetoFaith CD JP booklet.pdf, page 11
  59. ↑ File:Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack Tray.jpg
  60. ↑ File:SLWOSTWB CD JP booklet.pdf, page 22
  61. ↑ File:Sega60th CD JP booklet.pdf
Retrieved from "https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=Yukifumi_Makino&oldid=1042248"