Junko Shiratsu
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| Junko Shiratsu |
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| Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1993[1] – )
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| Role(s): Composer, Musician |
Junko "Shirako" Shiratsu (白津 順子) is a Sega sound composer who has been active since 1993[1], and has mainly been involved with the Let's Make a Pro J. League Soccer Club! series. She is best known as the main composer of the Sega 32X title Knuckles' Chaotix.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Equipment
- 3 Artistry
- 4 Production history
- 5 Song credits
- 5.1 Sonic Crackers
- 5.2 OutRunners (Mega Drive Version)
- 5.3 The Hybrid Front
- 5.4 Knuckles' Chaotix
- 5.5 J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn Version)
- 5.6 Panzer Dragoon Zwei
- 5.7 Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression
- 5.8 J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2
- 5.9 J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast Version)
- 5.10 Daytona USA 2001
- 5.11 Hundred Swords
- 5.12 Sega Rally 2006
- 6 External links
- 7 References
Early life
Junko Shiratsu joined a marching band in her fourth year of elementary school, playing the trumpet. She played cornet and trumpet in her junior high school and high school bands. In her first year of university, she enrolled in night classes to study composition, pop theory and vocals. She studied composition under Yusuke Hoguchi for about 3 or 4 years.[2]
Equipment
- Digital Performer[3]
- Sound Designer II[3]
- ReCycle! Trinity plus[3]
- Trumpet[3]
Artistry
Shiratsu favors fusion music with vocals, a brass band and odd time signatures, as well as Onkyokei and Electronica.[4] Shiratsu writes songs notably fast.[2]
Production history
Games
- Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD; 1994) — Composer[5] (as J.Shira)
- OutRunners (Mega Drive; 1994) — Sound Composer[6] (as Shirako)
- The Hybrid Front (Mega Drive; 1994) — Music.[7] (as SHIRAKO)
- Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Composer[8]
- Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Sound Effects[8]
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1996) — 音楽[9] (as 白津 順子)
- Panzer Dragoon Zwei (Saturn; 1996) — 音楽[10] (as 白津 順子)
- Panzer Dragoon Zwei (Saturn; 1996) — Music Composers[11]
- Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — マニピュレーター[12] (as 白津 順子)
- Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — 作曲[12] (as 白津 順子)
- Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — 編曲[12] (as 白津 順子)
- Shinseiki Evangelion: Digital Card Library (Saturn; 1997) — 協力[13] (as 白津 順子)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2 (Saturn; 1997) — Music[14] (as 白津 順子)
- Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98 (Saturn; 1998) — Sound Creator[15]
- Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — スペシャルサンクス (as 白津 順子)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — BGM/SE (as 白津 順子)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — 演奏 (as 白津 順子)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Cho (as 白津 順子)
- JRA PAT for Dreamcast (Dreamcast; 2000) — Voice Editing
- Roommania 203 (Dreamcast; 2000) — モーションアクター (as 白津 順子)
- Daytona USA 2001 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Composer
- Hundred Swords (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Creator (as 白津 順子)
- Guru Guru Onsen 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — サウンドクリエイター (as 白津 順子)
- New Roommania: Porori Seishun (PlayStation 2; 2003) — サウンドクリエイター (as 白津 順子)
- Nightshade (PlayStation 2; 2003) — S.E. (as 白津 順子)
- Astro Boy (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Sound Creators
- Dragon Treasure II (NAOMI; 2004) — Sound Designer (as 白津 順子)
- Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Nintendo DS; 2004) — Special Thanks
- Sega Rally 2006 (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Composer
- Let's Make a Soccer Team! (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Sound Creators
- Virtua Pro Football (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Sound Production Team
Music
- Panzer Dragoon Zwei Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Composers (as 白津 順子)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Original Sound Track (CD; 1999) — Composer&Arranger
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Original Sound Track (CD; 1999) — Cho.
- Saka Tsuku Original Soundtrack (CD; 2004) — コンポーザー (as 白津 順子)
- Sonic Crackers (1994) [Beta]
- Anpanman 2 (199X) — Music and Sound Effects[16]
- Hello Kitty Mori no Ensoukai (199X) — Music and Sound Effects[16]
- Dream Library (2000) — Music and Sound Effects[16]
- Roommania #203 (PS2 Version) (2002) — Motion Actor (Motion Capture Studio - Links DigiWorks) (Original Staff), Sound Creator (PlayStation 2 Version Staff)
Song credits
- Main article: Junko Shiratsu/Song credits.
Sonic Crackers
- Option 1 — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Also known as "Attraction"]
- Option 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Option 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Option 4 — Music & Arrangement
- Option 5 — Music & Arrangement
OutRunners (Mega Drive Version)
- Travel Seaward — Music & Arrangement
- Mega Driver — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Pre Stage — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Checker Point — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Game Start — Music & Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Passing Breeze (1993) — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Splash Wave (1993) — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Picture the Rivers — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Blow Your Cool — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Looking for the Rainbow — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Speed King — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Adventure — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Sonic Control — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Grand Canyon — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- San Francisco — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- South America — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Niagara Falls — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Hawaii — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Spain — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Switzerland — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- China — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Japan — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Hong Kong — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Egypt — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Mediterranean Sea — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- France — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Germany — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Jingle Bells [Secret Track] — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Beginner Start from Virtua Racing — Arrangement
- Final Stage — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Dream Flying — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
- Last Wave (1993) — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
The Hybrid Front
- Other Forces Turn (Normal) — Music & Arrangement
- Other Forces Turn (Part 1/Variation 1) — Music & Arrangement
Knuckles' Chaotix
- Walkin' — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Based on "Option 2" from Sonic Crackers]
- Midnight Greenhouse — Music & Arrangement
- Electoria — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Based on "Option 1" (aka "Attraction") from Sonic Crackers]
- Hyper-Hyper — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Based on "Option 3" from Sonic Crackers]
- Evening Star — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Based on "Option 4" from Sonic Crackers]
- Moonrise — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Based on "Option 5" from Sonic Crackers]
J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn Version)
- One Special Day (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Opening Theme) — Music
- The End and the Beginning (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
- Forest of Taboo — Music & Arrangement
- Sea of Ice — Music & Arrangement
Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression
- Get it on! ~Doppleganger ni Kuchidzuke wo~ — Music, Arrangement (with Akira Sasaki)
- Kimi ga Kimi ni Umareta Wake — Music
J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2
- Chase (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou 2 Opening Theme) — Music & Arrangement
- Brandnew Future (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou 2 Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement
J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast Version)
- Break Through (DC Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Main Theme) — Music & Arrangement
- Sprout (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- The Beginning (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- A Thousand Dreams (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Trick Star (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Glorious Growth (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Small Can Be Good (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- To Tomorrow (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Everyday (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Distant Memory (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Insecurity (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Bad News (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- The Winds Blow Through the Greens (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Smiling Face (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Fast And Furious (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Starter (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Frontal Thrust (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Flap The Wings (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
- Keep on Walking... (DC Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement, Chorus (w/Zeus B Team U-30)
Daytona USA 2001
- Don't Look Back-Race — Music & Arrangement
- Don't Look Back-Mirror — Music & Arrangement
- Don't Look Back-Goal — Music & Arrangement
- Don't Look Back-Clear — Music & Arrangement
Hundred Swords
- The Fool and the Hero -Prologue- — Music & Arrangement
- Song of Purity -Larf Nalavale's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
- Roar of the Two-Headed Dragon -Nel Shrinkman's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
- Tumbling in the Wind — Music & Arrangement
- Supple Drops -Palmira Nalavale's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
- Dragon Cavalry, Forward! -Joan Arblus (Little Arblus)'s Theme- — Music & Arrangement
- Papaya Papaya — Music & Arrangement
- Investigating the Recurrence of the Ice Age -Prisira Carun's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
- Wilderness -Rentze Mascar's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
- Roar of the Two-Headed Dragon ~Failure~ — Music & Arrangement
- The War Gods Driving to the East — Music & Arrangement
- Song of Past Experience ~Blessing~ — Music & Arrangement
- The Fool and the Dreaming Boy -Erole San Jeust's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
- Song of Past Experience -Fals Lu Gran's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
- Pathos ~In Confusion~ — Music & Arrangement
- Song of Purity ~Parade~ — Music & Arrangement
Sega Rally 2006
- La nuit de ma ville — Music & Arrangement
External links
- Junko Shiratsu's 1st Wave Master profile (2001-2004) on archive.org
- Junko Shiratsu's 2nd Wave Master profile (2004) on archive.org
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.wave-master.com/staff/shiratsu.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-01-27 01:37)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 htt (Wayback Machine: 2003-06-28 17:18)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 htt (Wayback Machine: 2002-10-24 04:40)
- ↑ htt (Wayback Machine: 2004-07-06 20:18)
- ↑ File:Heavenly Symphony MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:OutRunners MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Hybrid Front MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf
- ↑ File:J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Panzer Dragoon Zwei JP Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Panzer Dragoon Zwei US Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 File:Shinseiki Evangelion 2nd Impression Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Shinseiki Evangelion Digital Card Library Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2 Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98 Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 htt (Wayback Machine: 2004-02-23 11:14)