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{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (光吉 猛修) is a Japanese musician and renowned [[Sega of Japan]] composer, known for producing some of [[Sega]]'s most memorable soundtracks, and for personally acting as a vocalist on a number of critically-acclaimed arcade games. His bombastic and passionate singing style, most notably featured in ''[[Daytona USA]]'', has resulted in Mitsuyoshi eventually growing to one of the company's most recognizable musicians.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (光吉 猛修) is a Japanese musician and [[Sega of Japan]] composer. He is well-known for producing some of [[Sega]]'s most memorable soundtracks, and for personally acting as the vocalist and announcer on a number of critically-acclaimed releases for both arcades and consoles. Mitsuyoshi's passionate singing style, most notably featured in ''[[Daytona USA]]'', has resulted in him becoming one of the company's most recognizable and prolific musicians over several decades.
  
 
==Career==
 
==Career==
 
[[File:TakenobuMitsuyoshi SST 2001.jpg|thumb|right|320px]]
 
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{{PAGENAME}}, a composer of video game music, was born on December 25, 1967, and has produced music for a number of notable [[Sega]] video games. Enjoying video game music beforehand as well being very active in various music activities since junior high all the way to university, he became part of Sega's sound creation from 1990 onwards. His credits are various and his talents are extremely versatile. His activities range from composing, arranging, sound directing, making sound effects, providing bass, motion talent, voice acting and vocals. As one of the most senior employees of Sega, he together with [[Hiroshi Kawaguchi]], manages the sound team for Sega's arcade titles, as well as being part of the [[(H.)]] band. His singing voice is particularly famous, best demonstrated in ''[[Daytona USA]]''.
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{{PAGENAME}} was born in Fukuoka, Japan on December 25, 1967. Enjoying video game music beforehand as well being very active in various music activities since junior high all the way to university, he became part of Sega's sound creation from 1990 onwards. After early composing on arcade titles for [[Sega AM2]], what would become perhaps his career-defining moment at the company soon came in 1993, when he chose to add vocals to his work for ''[[Daytona USA]]'' to make the game's music stand out more.
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Mitsuyoshi's credits subsequently varied from both further arcade releases (''[[Sega Rally Championship]]'') to console games (''[[Burning Rangers]]''), and talents increasingly versatile. His activities now range across composing, arranging, sound directing, making sound effects, providing bass, motion talent, voice acting (e.g. in-game announcements) and vocals. As one of the most senior employees of Sega, he together with [[Hiroshi Kawaguchi]] manages its sound team, as well as forming an integral part of the [[(H.)]] band.
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==Artistry==
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===Influences===
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During university, Mitsuyoshi honed his skills playing in the genres HR, pop, jazz fusion and bossa nova.{{ref|1=https://www.linkedin.com/in/takenobu-mitsuyoshi-3a85533/?originalSubdomain=jp}}
  
 
==Production history==
 
==Production history==
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* ''[[Strike Fighter]]'' (Arcade version) (1991)
 
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* ''[[Soreike! Kokology 2]]'' (1993)
 
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* ''[[Sega Ages: OutRun]]'' (1996)
 
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* ''[[Derby Owners Club]]'' (1999)
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2001]]'' (2000)
 
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* ''[[Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball]]'' (2001) — SEGA-AM2 Voice{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20040619022303/http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/beachspikers/secret/normal.html}}
 
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* ''[[:category:World Club Champion Football|World Club Champion Football]]'' (2002)
 
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* ''[[The Key of Avalon]]'' (2003) — Arrangement
 
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* ''[[Feel the Magic: XY/XX]]'' (2004)
 
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~]]'' (2005)
 
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* ''[[Sega Rally 2006]]'' (2006)
 
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* ''[[OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast]]'' (2006)
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' (2006/2007) [NOTE: Voice of Kage Maru]
 
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* ''[[Black Jack: Hi no Tori Hen]]'' (2006)
 
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* ''[[Sega Rally Revo]]'' (2007) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[CR Virtua Fighter]]'' (2007)
 
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* ''[[Hummer]]'' (2008) — Sound
 
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* ''[[Touch de Zuno! DS]]'' (2008)
 
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection]]'' (2008)
 
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* ''[[Brick People]]'' (2009) — Sound
 
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* ''[[Bayonetta]]'' (2009)
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity]]'' (2011)
 
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* ''[[StarHorse 3 Season I: A New Legend Begins]]'' (2011) — Sound Designers
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online 2]]'' (2012)
 
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* ''[[maimai]]'' (2012)
 
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* ''[[Horuka x Toruka]]'' (2013)
 
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* ''[[StarHorse 3 Season II: Blaze of Glory]]'' (2013) — Sound Designers
 
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* ''[[Hero Bank Arcade]]'' (2014)
 
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* ''[[Transformers: Human Alliance]]'' (2014) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[StarHorse 3 Season IV: Dream on the Turf]]'' (2015) — Sound Designers
 
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* ''[[Chunithm Air Plus]]'' (2017) — Composition, Recording Direction,
 
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* ''[[Daytona Championship USA]]'' (2017) — Composition, Arrangement, Vocals
 
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* ''[[StarHorse 3 Season VI: Full Throttle]]'' (2017) — Sound Designers
 
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* ''[[StarHorse 3 Season VII: Great Journey]]'' (2018) — Sound Designers
 
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* ''[[sonic:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (2018) — Music Arrangement
 
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* ''[[Initial D The Arcade]]'' (2021)
 
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==Other works==
 
==Other works==
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 3 On The Vocal]]'' (1997)
 
* ''[[Virtua Fighter 3 On The Vocal]]'' (1997)
 
* ''[[Crackin' DJ Part 2 Original Sound Track]]'' (2001)
 
* ''[[Crackin' DJ Part 2 Original Sound Track]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball]]'' (2001) — SEGA-AM2 Voice{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20040619022303/http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/beachspikers/secret/normal.html}}
 
* ''[[Sega Moba]]'' (2002)
 
* ''[[Sega Moba]]'' (2002)
 
* ''[[From Loud 2 Low: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works‏‎]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[From Loud 2 Low: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works‏‎]]'' (2003)
 
* ''[[Sega Ages Sound Track The Best Plus]]'' (2004)
 
* ''[[Sega Ages Sound Track The Best Plus]]'' (2004)
 
* ''[[OutRun 2 Sound Tracks -Side B-]]'' (2005)
 
* ''[[OutRun 2 Sound Tracks -Side B-]]'' (2005)
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' (2006) — Voice of Kage Maru
 
* ''[[Porori Seishun Meikyoku Album]]'' (2007)
 
* ''[[Porori Seishun Meikyoku Album]]'' (2007)
 
* "Let's Go Away" live with Rony Barrak (2007)
 
* "Let's Go Away" live with Rony Barrak (2007)
 
* Cover of "Sonic Heroes", followed by "Happy Birthday" to Sonic the Hedgehog for Sonic's 17 anniversary (2008)
 
* Cover of "Sonic Heroes", followed by "Happy Birthday" to Sonic the Hedgehog for Sonic's 17 anniversary (2008)
 
* "Let's Go Away" live at Leipzig Games Convention 2008 (2008)
 
* "Let's Go Away" live at Leipzig Games Convention 2008 (2008)
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* ''[[Alex Kidd Complete Album]]'' (2009)
 
 
* ''[[From Loud 2 Low Too: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works‏‎]]'' (2009)
 
* ''[[From Loud 2 Low Too: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works‏‎]]'' (2009)
 
* ''[[Crackin' DJ Complete Album]]'' (2010)
 
* ''[[Crackin' DJ Complete Album]]'' (2010)

Latest revision as of 13:09, 28 September 2024

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Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
Place of birth: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan[1]
Date of birth: 1967-12-25[2][3] (age 56)
Employment history:
Sega Enterprises (1990-04-01[3][4] – 2000)
Divisions:
Divisions:
Hitmaker (2000-11[7] – 2004)
Sega (2004 – 2015)
Divisions:
Sega Interactive (2015 – 2020)
Divisions:
Sega (2020 – )
Role(s): Composer, Musician
Twitter: @Take_SegaCorp

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (光吉 猛修) is a Japanese musician and Sega of Japan composer. He is well-known for producing some of Sega's most memorable soundtracks, and for personally acting as the vocalist and announcer on a number of critically-acclaimed releases for both arcades and consoles. Mitsuyoshi's passionate singing style, most notably featured in Daytona USA, has resulted in him becoming one of the company's most recognizable and prolific musicians over several decades.

Contents

Career

TakenobuMitsuyoshi SST 2001.jpg

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi was born in Fukuoka, Japan on December 25, 1967. Enjoying video game music beforehand as well being very active in various music activities since junior high all the way to university, he became part of Sega's sound creation from 1990 onwards. After early composing on arcade titles for Sega AM2, what would become perhaps his career-defining moment at the company soon came in 1993, when he chose to add vocals to his work for Daytona USA to make the game's music stand out more.

Mitsuyoshi's credits subsequently varied from both further arcade releases (Sega Rally Championship) to console games (Burning Rangers), and talents increasingly versatile. His activities now range across composing, arranging, sound directing, making sound effects, providing bass, motion talent, voice acting (e.g. in-game announcements) and vocals. As one of the most senior employees of Sega, he together with Hiroshi Kawaguchi manages its sound team, as well as forming an integral part of the (H.) band.

Artistry

Influences

During university, Mitsuyoshi honed his skills playing in the genres HR, pop, jazz fusion and bossa nova.[11]

Production history

Games

Videos

Music

Hardware

Other works

Song credits

Main article: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi/Song credits.

R360 G-LOC (Arcade version)

  • Earth Frame G — Music & Arrangement

GP Rider (Arcade version)

  • Time Attack (Automatic) — Music & Arrangement

Strike Fighter

  • Opening — Music & Arrangement
  • Funky Bomb — Music & Arrangement
  • Shuffle Cannon — Music & Arrangement
  • Burn Out — Music & Arrangement
  • K-City — Music & Arrangement
  • Lunar Ground — Music & Arrangement
  • Hyper Hopper — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • What's Your Name? — Music & Arrangement
  • One More Time — Music & Arrangement

Strike Fighter

~Arrange Version~

Rent A Hero

  • 街の曲 その2 — Voice[49]
  • Time Attack『GPライダー』より — Music & Arrangement

Mega Selection II -G.S.M. Sega-

OutRun

~Arrange Version~

Blind Spot

Virtua Racing (Arcade version)

  • Waiting Your Entry — Music & Arrangement
  • Course Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Beginner — Music & Arrangement
  • Medium — Music & Arrangement
  • Expert — Music & Arrangement
  • Extend Time - 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Best Lap - 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Extend Time - 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Best Lap - 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Extend Time - 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Best Lap - 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Extend Time - 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Best Lap - 5 — Music & Arrangement
  • Extend Time - 5 — Music & Arrangement
  • Pit Out — Music & Arrangement
  • Pit In — Music & Arrangement
  • Goal — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
  • Congratulations - 2 — Music & Arrangement

Game Music Festival ~Super Live '92~

Soreike! Kokology 2

  • Go! Kokorojin — Music & Arrangement, Vocals

OutRunners (Arcade version)

  • Pre Stage — Music & Arrangement
  • Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Arrangement
  • Passing Breeze (1993) — Arrangement
  • Splash Wave (1993) — Arrangement
  • Adventure — Music & Arrangement
  • Grand Canyon — Music & Arrangement
  • San Francisco — Music & Arrangement
  • Niagara Falls — Music & Arrangement
  • Hawaii — Music & Arrangement
  • Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Music & Arrangement
  • Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Music & Arrangement
  • Switzerland — Music & Arrangement
  • Japan — Music & Arrangement
  • Hong Kong — Music & Arrangement
  • Egypt — Music & Arrangement
  • Mediterranean Sea — Music & Arrangement (with Takayuki Nakamura)
  • France — Music & Arrangement
  • Germany — Music & Arrangement
  • Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Racing & OutRunners * B-univ

~Arranged versions~

  • Polygonic Continent — Music, Arrangement (with Koichi Namiki), Keyboard
  • Stream — Music, Arrangement (with Koichi Namiki), Keyboard
  • Center Run — Music, Arrangement (with Koichi Namiki), Keyboard
  • France — Music, Keyboard
  • Adventure — Music, Arrangement (with Koichi Namiki), Keyboard
  • Passing Breeze (1993) — Keyboard
  • V.R. Medley — Music, Keyboard
  • Last Wave (1993) — Arrangement (with Koichi Namiki), Keyboard

Daytona USA (Arcade version)

  • Let's Go Away (Advertisement) — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Awaiting Other Challengers — Music & Arrangement
  • Start Your Engines — Music & Arrangement
  • The King of Speed — Music & Arrangement
  • Breakdown — Music & Arrangement
  • Rolling Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Let's Go Away — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Bitchin' — Music & Arrangement
  • Dreaming of Daytona USA — Music & Arrangement
  • Sky High — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Check It Out! — Music & Arrangement
  • Could You Fly? — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement — Music & Arrangement
  • Sweat — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement (reprise) — Music & Arrangement
  • G,A,M,E,O,V,E,R — Music & Arrangement
  • David Goes to Victory Lane — Arrangement
  • A.B — Arrangement
  • E.R — Arrangement
  • EXN — Arrangement
  • F.Z — Arrangement
  • G.F — Arrangement
  • GLC — Arrangement
  • GPR — Music & Arrangement
  • H.O — Arrangement
  • O.R — Arrangement
  • ORS — Music & Arrangement
  • P.D — Arrangement
  • QTT — Arrangement
  • R.M — Arrangement
  • S.C — Arrangement
  • S.F — Music & Arrangement
  • S.H — Arrangement
  • SDI — Arrangement
  • SHO — Arrangement
  • SMG — Arrangement
  • T.B — Arrangement
  • TOR — Arrangement
  • V.F — Arrangement
  • V.R — Music & Arrangement
  • VMO — Arrangement
  • KOS — Music & Arrangement
  • LGA — Music & Arrangement
  • SKH — Music & Arrangement
  • P.P — Music & Arrangement
  • Coming Soon - 1993 Demo - — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter "The Strongest Warrior"

~Arrange Version~

  • Prologue — Music (with Koichi Namiki), Vocal
  • Fighter's eyes — Arrangement (with Koichi Namiki & Yoshiyuki Ito), Keyboard
  • Virtua Fighter — Arrangement (with Koichi Namiki), Keyboard, Vocal
  • Kage — Keyboard
  • Wolf — Keyboard, Vocal
  • Jeffry — Keyboard
  • Jacky — Keyboard, Mouth Drum
  • Akira — Keyboard

Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)

  • Advertise — Arrangement
  • Game Start — Arrangement
  • Jacky — Arrangement
  • Jeffry — Arrangement
  • Sarah — Arrangement
  • Kage — Arrangement
  • Pai — Arrangement
  • Wolf — Arrangement
  • Lau — Arrangement
  • Akira — Arrangement
  • Ending — Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Arrangement, Vocals (with Akiko Hashimoto)
  • Game Over — Arrangement
  • Win — Arrangement
  • Lose — Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade version)

Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising

  • Virtua Fighter "You are the Master" — Vocals, organ
  • Wolf — Vocals, electric piano
  • The Moon is the White Gate's Light — Vocals
  • Wounds by Design — Synthesizer solo
  • Ocean Crystal Ship — Glottal Noises
  • Stand Tall — Organ solo

Sega Rally Championship (Arcade version)

  • Power Games — Music & Arrangement
  • Judgment — Music & Arrangement
  • Conditioned Reflex — Music & Arrangement
  • Desert Land — Music & Arrangement
  • Getting Muddy — Music & Arrangement
  • My Dear Friend, Rally — Music & Arrangement
  • Reckless Running — Music & Arrangement
  • Ignition — Music & Arrangement
  • End of Road Monaco — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over YEAH! — Music & Arrangement
  • Around a Letter — Music & Arrangement
  • Welcome to Sega Rally — Music (with Tomoyuki Kawamura), Arrangement
  • Put Up a Sign — Music & Arrangement

Daytona USA (Saturn Version)

  • Let's Go Away (Advertisement) — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Awaiting Other Challengers — Music & Arrangement
  • Start Your Engines — Music & Arrangement
  • The King of Speed — Music & Arrangement
  • Breakdown — Music & Arrangement
  • Rolling Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Let's Go Away — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Bitchin' — Music & Arrangement
  • Dreaming of Daytona USA — Music & Arrangement
  • Sky High — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Check It Out! — Music & Arrangement
  • Could You Fly? — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement — Music & Arrangement
  • Sweat — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement (reprise) — Music & Arrangement
  • G,A,M,E,O,V,E,R — Music & Arrangement
  • David Goes to Victory Lane — Arrangement
  • All of Name Entry — Arrangement [NOTE: Too many to list]

Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows

  • Believe In Love - Jacky — Vocals
  • Go Beyond That Wave - Jeffry — Vocals
  • Summer Tempest - Akira — Vocals
  • Everyone is a Stranger - Kage — Vocals
  • Golden Rain - Lau — Vocals
  • Embrace the Unreachable Heart - Dural — Vocals
  • Confusing Dreams - Shun — Vocals

Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)

  • Man of the Fist — Arrangement
  • Black Cat Moon — Music (with Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • Mountain Hermit Shun Di — Arrangement
  • Star from Hong Kong — Arrangement
  • Young Knight — Music (with Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music (with Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • Secret Hidden in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music (with Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • Escape — Music (with Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • The Woodcutters' Dirge — Music & Arrangement
  • Ride the Tiger — Music (with Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Arrangement
  • Chicago — Music & Arrangement

Victory Goal '96

  • Victory Goal '96 : opening theme - Mirai e to Tsuzuku Sora — Lyrics (with Jun Senoue), Vocals [NOTE: Also known as "The Sky Continuing Towards the Future"]
  • Victory Goal '96 : ending theme - Ikusen no Yoru wo Koete — Lyrics (with Jun Senoue), Vocals [NOTE: Also known as "Overcoming a Thousand Nights"]

Virtua Fighter Kids

"Ai ga Tarinaize" c/w "Solitude"

  • Ai ga Tarinaize — Vocals
  • Solitude — Lyrics (with Hiroaki Mitsui), Music, Vocals

Sonic the Fighters

  • Character Select [Get into the Wave 2] — Arrangement
  • Aurora Icefield [Black Bed] — Arrangement
  • Canyon Cruise [Blue Garden] — Music & Arrangement (with Maki Morrow)
  • You Are Winner [Winner's Fanfare] — Music
  • Continue [Continue] — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over [Game Over] — Music & Arrangement
  • Sunset Town [Bonus Track 2] — Arrangement (with Maki Morrow)

Virtua Fighter 3

  • Rowdy — Music & Arrangement
  • Virtua Fighter 3 — Arrangement
  • Next Challenger — Music & Arrangement
  • Keen Head "Jacky in the Building" — Music & Arrangement
  • Tedium "Lion in the Library" — Arrangement (with Fumio Ito)
  • Mai "Aoi in the Snow" — Arrangement
  • Coral Groove "Jeffry in the Sea" — Music & Arrangement
  • Underground "Sarah in the Subway" — Arrangement
  • Gostroptosis "In the Cave" — Arrangement
  • Hiding "Kage Maru in the Castle" — Arrangement
  • Open the Deadgate "Pai on the Roof" — Music & Arrangement
  • Drunk man in Hong Kong "Shun on the Raft" — Arrangement
  • Raging Wind "Lau in the Great Wall" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ancient times "Wolf in the Desert" — Music & Arrangement
  • On the Circle "Taka-Arashi on the Ring" — Music & Arrangement
  • The Hall "Akira in the Bamboo Grove" — Music & Arrangement
  • Tender Steel "Dural" — Music & Arrangement
  • Afterimage 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Tell me your memories — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement
  • Try to Next Level — Music & Arrangement
  • Modesty "Extra Stage" — Arrangement (with Fumio Ito)
  • Impudence "Extra Stage" — Arrangement (with Fumio Ito)
  • The Killer Mantis "Extra Stage" — Arrangement
  • Blandish Fist "Extra Stage" — Music & Arrangement
  • Persevering "Extra Stage" — Arrangement (with Fumio Ito)
  • Cool Bell "Extra Stage" — Music & Arrangement
  • Tears of Falling "Extra Stage" — Music & Arrangement
  • For You... — Music & Arrangement

Fighters Megamix

  • Fighters MegaMix — Music & Arrangement
  • Welcome to Festival — Music & Arrangement
  • Continue — Music & Arrangement
  • Win — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending A "Light" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending B "Virtua Fighter Ending Ver. II" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending C "Hard Vipers" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending D "Girls" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending E "Muscle Power" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending F "Young Guys" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending G "Hate" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending H "Last" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending I "With Mother" — Music & Arrangement
  • Can You Become a Rent-a-Hero for Mankind's Sake? — Vocal & Chorus

Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition

  • Daytona USA Medley — Music, Vocals, Lyrics (with David Leytze)

Sega Ages: OutRun

  • Magical Sound Shower - 1996 Arrange Ver. — Additional Keyboard Solo (with Hiroshi Kawaguchi)

Virtua Striker 2

  • vs2ending4mit - Best Goal Ending BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • vs2ending3mit - FC SEGA Ending BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • vs2adv1mit - Advertisement BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • vs2goal1mit - Today's Best Goal BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • vs2rush1mit - Best Goal Replay BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • vs2contmap1mit - Tournament Map BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • vs2grush2mit - Final Match Goal Rush Tournament Map BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • vs2contmap2mi - Final Match Continue Tournament Map BGM — Music & Arrangement

Victory Goal '97

  • Victory Goal '97 - Sonomama no Jibun de — Lyrics (with Jun Senoue), Vocals [NOTE: Also known as "Your Own Way"]

Virtua Fighter 3 On The Vocal

  • Heat Haze ◊ Kage — Vocals
  • Beyond The Mirage ◊ Lau — Music, Vocals
  • ZERO ◊ Dural — Music, Vocals
  • Alone ◊ Akira — Music, Vocals
  • Brave It Out ◊ Jacky — Music, Vocals
  • The Wall ◊ Wolf — Music, Vocals
  • Wild Blood ◊ Jeffry — Music, Vocals
  • Mysterious ◊ Sarah — Vocals
  • A Night Without You ◊ Lion — Music, Vocals
  • My Lover ◊ Pai — Music, Vocals

Burning Rangers (Japanese edition)

  • Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~ — Lead Vocal & Chorus
  • We are Burning Rangers — Lead Vocal, Chorus (with Arif St. Michael & Robin A. Small)
  • Burning Hearts ~Short Track~ — Lead Vocal & Chorus

Daytona USA 2

  • I Can Do It — Music & Arrangement
  • Advanced Goal — Music & Arrangement
  • Battle on the Edge - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Vocal
  • Sling Shot - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Vocal
  • I Can Do It - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Music & Arrangement, Vocal
  • Skyscraper Sequence - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Vocal

Shenmue

  • Shenmue Main Theme — Music
  • Shenmue ~Sedge Tree~ / Original Version — Music & Arrangement
  • Setting off anew / Original Version — Music & Arrangement
  • Antiquity Tree — Music & Arrangement
  • Setting off anew / Arranged by Y.Koshiro — Music
  • Shenmue ~Sedge Tree~ / Arranged by Y.Koshiro — Music

Rent A Hero No.1

  • Can You Become a Rent-a-Hero for Mankind's Sake? — Voice & Chorus

Daytona USA 2001

~Daytona USA (Dreamcast Version)~

  • Let's Go Away (Advertisement) — Music & Arrangement
  • Awaiting Other Challengers — Music & Arrangement
  • Start Your Engines — Music & Arrangement
  • The King of Speed — Music & Arrangement
  • Breakdown — Music & Arrangement
  • Rolling Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Let's Go Away — Music & Arrangement
  • Bitchin' — Music & Arrangement
  • Dreaming of Daytona USA — Music & Arrangement
  • Sky High — Music & Arrangement
  • Check It Out! — Music & Arrangement
  • Could You Fly? — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement — Music & Arrangement
  • Sweat — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement (reprise) — Music & Arrangement
  • G,A,M,E,O,V,E,R — Music & Arrangement
  • David Goes to Victory Lane — Arrangement

Crackin' DJ Part 2

  • It's Party Time — Music & Arrangement
  • Putting It Simply (Lesson Tune) — Music & Arrangement
  • It's All Good — Music & Arrangement
  • Could be — Music & Arrangement
  • Jumble — Arrangement
  • Miracle Cave — Arrangement
  • Save Your Breath — Arrangement
  • Innermost Soul — Music & Arrangement
  • Let's Go Away — Music & Arrangement

Crackin' DJ Part 2 Original Sound Track

  • Crush on You (arrange) — Vocal [NOTE: Also known as "Crush on You (T. Mitsuyoshi Vocal Version)"]
  • Magical Sound Shower (arrange) — Lyrics, Arrangement, Vocal
  • Time Will Tell (arrange) — Vocal [NOTE: Also known as "Time Will Tell (T. Mitsuyoshi Vocal Version)"]
  • Could Be (long) — Music & Arrangement, Vocal
  • Let's Go Away (long) — Music & Arrangement, Vocal

Sega Moba

  • Moba Tte Ma Suka~ (^o^)丿 — Chorus (with Tsuyoshi Kaneko) [NOTE: Main theme song]
  • Mata, Koko de Aitai... — Vocal [NOTE: Image song]

The Key of Avalon

  • Dona Nobis Pacem ~Give Us Peace~ — Arrangement
  • Veritas Vincit ~Truth Wins~ — Arrangement

World Club Championship Football

  • Main Theme of World Club Champion Football — Music & Arrangement
  • Regular League Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Pre Season Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Enterprise Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • King's Club Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • National Super Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Title Holder's Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Continental Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Continental Super Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Japan Trophy Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Champions Trophy Anthem — Music & Arrangement
  • International Club Championship Anthem — Music & Arrangement
  • Quando il sogno diventa realta' Anthem — Music & Arrangement
  • We Won Again — Music & Arrangement
  • Just As We Wish Was Fulfilled — Music & Arrangement
  • WCCF Refrain — Music & Arrangement
  • Somewhere in My Memory — Music & Arrangement
  • Order-Made — Music & Arrangement
  • Departure Heroes — Music & Arrangement
  • Strategy of Field — Music & Arrangement
  • More Too Bad! — Music & Arrangement
  • Obtained Platinum — Music & Arrangement
  • The Diamond Century — Music & Arrangement
  • How Old Are You? — Music & Arrangement
  • Fantastic Move — Music & Arrangement
  • World Club Champion Football Orchestra Medley (Presentation ver.) — Music (with Junpei Mishima)
  • White Sign — Music (with Junpei Mishima), Vocal & Chorus
  • Forever and Ever — Lyrics (with Chihiro Aoki), Vocal, Chorus (with Chihiro Aoki)
  • Be Renewed Winners — Music (with Junpei Mishima), Lyrics & Arranged, Vocal & Chorus [NOTE: Also known as "World Club Champion Football 'The Winner's Song'"]
  • World Club Champion Football Orchestra Medley — Music (with Junpei Mishima)

From Loud 2 Low ~Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works~

  • Conquista Ciela — Lyrics, Arrangement, Vocals
  • I Feel So Good... — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement, Vocals
  • Night in H.A.P — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement, Vocals

Sega Ages Sound Track The Best Plus

  • After Burner (H. Live Version) — Bass [NOTE: Performance from 42nd Amusement Machine Show on 9 Sep. 2004]

Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Japanese edition)

  • I'd Die for You [Full Version] — Vocal, Electric Piano

OutRun 2 Sound Tracks -Side B-

  • Last Wave - Vocal Version — Vocal

Sonic Gems Collection

  • Fairy of A.I.F — Vocals [NOTE: Also known as "Fairy of ICE"]

The Rub Rabbits! (Japanese edition)

  • Where Do Babies Come From? [Full Version] — Vocal, Electric Piano
  • Heaven and Hell [Full Version] — Vocal, Electric Piano
  • Where Do Babies Come From? (Main Title) — Vocal, Electric Piano

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~

  • Quartet Medley 2005 — Bass

Sega Rally 2006

  • Wild instinct Remix — Music & Arrangement
  • Temptation of Speed — Music & Arrangement
  • Getting Muddi'n Bass — Music & Arrangement
  • Iron Bullfight — Music & Arrangement
  • Hyper Conditioned Reflex — Music & Arrangement
  • Storm of Technique — Music & Arrangement
  • Wild instinct — Music & Arrangement
  • Ignition the 2nd Generation — Music & Arrangement
  • Moment When Last Time Stops — Music & Arrangement
  • Everything Ended — Music & Arrangement
  • Lose a Race — Music & Arrangement
  • Waltz of Victory — Music & Arrangement
  • Moment When Time Stops — Music & Arrangement
  • Funky Spin — Music & Arrangement
  • The Glory — Music & Arrangement

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

Black Jack: Hi no Tori Hen

  • Hi no Tori wa Tobu ~Eternal Love~ — Vocal, Chorus Arrangement (with Tsuyoshi Kaneko)

Sonic the Hedgehog

  • Tropical Jungle ~The Jungle ~ The Swamp~ — Chorus (with Miho Fujiwara)
  • Tropical Jungle ~The Ruins~ — Chorus (with Miho Fujiwara)

Porori Seishun Meikyoku Album

  • Out of the Mirror / Takenobu Mitsuyoshi — Vocal

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II Special Extended Edition

  • Beyond the Galaxy -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Sound Director, Arranged by, Bass, Keyboard, Programming

CR Virtua Fighter

  • Ai wa Tsuienai — Vocal

Touch de Zuno! DS

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection

  • Fantasy Zone Medley 2008 Version — Bass, Vocal, Chorus

From Loud 2 Low Too: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works‏‎

  • Mata Koko de Aitai ~English Version~ a capella — Arrangement, Vocals
  • NRT — Music & Arrangement, Vocals

Alex Kidd Complete Album

  • Song of Alex Kidd — Vocal

Bayonetta

  • Splash Wave (∞ Climax Mix)[50] — Electric Bass

Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity

  • Ignite Infinity feat. Takenobu Mitsuyoshi — Vocals

Sega Sound Unit [H.] 1st Album

  • Kamuro Setsugekka -[H.] Special Version- — Vocal
  • Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~ — Arrangement, Vocals
  • Ai ga Tarinaize 2004 — Arrangement, Vocals

Operation G.H.O.S.T.

  • We ARE the GHOST — Vocals

Phantasy Star Online 2

  • Our Fighting feat. Takenobu Mitsuyoshi — Vocals

maimai

  • Tan★Ko★Bushi — Vocals
  • Tan★Ko★Bushi (long Ver.) — Vocals
  • Sky High [Reborn] — Music
  • Jacky [Remix] — Arrangement
  • Dekoboko Workout No. 1 — Music & Arrangement, Vocals
  • Dekoboko Workout No. 2 — Music & Arrangement, Vocals

Galileo Factory 3 -Planet Zero-

  • Galileo Factory 3 — Vocals

From Loud 2 Low Sun

  • The Fist of Wave Motion SUN Burst Mix — Arrangement, Vocals
  • To Edge I Ride — Vocals
  • Face the Beast in You — Vocals
  • Risk my Life — Vocals
  • Colorful Sentai Kegosan — Vocals

Horuka x Toruka

  • The Great Journey[51]

Phantasy Star Series 25th Anniversary Concert Sympathy 2013 Live Memorial Album

  • Go Infinity feat. Takenobu Mitsuyoshi — Vocals
  • Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~ — Vocals

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  • F-ZERO Medley — Remixed by, Lyrics, Vocals

Border Break Music Collection Type-05

  • Catch The Future -Re:UNION- — Arrangement & Vocals

Initial D The Arcade

  • Super Sonic — Vocals

Magazine articles

Main article: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi/Magazine articles.

Interviews

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Takenobu Mitsuyoshi

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Interview: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (2017-12-01) by Sega Interactive (Part 1)
  2. ↑ http://ameblo.jp/wms2010/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-04-24 02:21)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://backup.segakore.fr/hitmaker/game/SOUND/SITE/member02.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-06-25 08:04)
  4. ↑ @rew_w on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
  5. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Extra issue of Beep! MegaDrive" (JP; 1994-11-17), page 56
  6. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-40 (1999-12-31)" (JP; 1999-12-17), page 163
  7. ↑ http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/top/lounge/corumun/site/corumun_txt32a.htm (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-23 09:54)
  8. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/db/covers.php?do=view&cover=298981
  9. ↑ https://www.noisycroak.co.jp/special/gmcm/prof.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-11-26 10:25)
  10. ↑ https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/interview/vol16-1/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-02-28 03:27)
  11. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/takenobu-mitsuyoshi-3a85533/?originalSubdomain=jp
  12. ↑ File:Rent A Hero MD credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Puzzle & Action Tant-R arcade highscoretable Japan.png
  14. ↑ File:Sonic CD MCD JP credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Virtua Racing MD credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:Puzzle & Action Ichidant-R arcade highscoretable USA.png
  17. ↑ File:VirtuaF1 Saturn JP SSOpening.pdf
  18. ↑ File:Virtua Racing 32X credits.pdf
  19. ↑ File:Daytonausa sat us manual.pdf, page 18
  20. ↑ File:VirtuaFR Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  21. ↑ File:VirtuaF2 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  22. ↑ File:J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Saturn credits.pdf
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 File:Victory Goal '96 Saturn credits.pdf
  24. ↑ File:VirtuaFK_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  25. ↑ File:Sonic CD PC DirectX good ending credits.pdf
  26. ↑ File:FightersM Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  27. ↑ File:Victory Goal '97 Saturn credits.pdf
  28. ↑ File:Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 97 Saturn credits.pdf
  29. ↑ File:Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 97 Make Miracle Saturn credits.pdf
  30. ↑ File:Burning Rangers JP Saturn credits.pdf
  31. ↑ File:Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 Saturn credits.pdf
  32. ↑ File:D3SRWAlpha_PS2_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  33. ↑ File:WCCFFootista2019 credits.pdf
  34. ↑ File:VirtuaFighterNeoRising CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15
  35. ↑ File:VF2DancingShadows CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 File:StFST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 11
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 File:FightersMegamixSoundTracks CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7
  38. ↑ File:ShenmueOrchestraVersion CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 File:ShenmueOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 File:Sega01 book.pdf
  41. ↑ File:SHO20A CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
  42. ↑ File:DSVOOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7
  43. ↑ File:FZUSBMGSCA CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 File:LGATVGDUSAAB Music JP inlay back.jpg
  45. ↑ File:MDLAH Music JP inlay front.png
  46. ↑ File:AB2 vinyl UK back.jpg
  47. ↑ File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 20
  48. ↑ http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/beachspikers/secret/normal.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-06-19 02:23)
  49. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/db/covers.php?do=view&cover=47451
  50. ↑ https://media.vgm.io/albums/99/15299/15299-1257601337.jpg
  51. ↑ https://maimai.sega.jp/maimai_finale/song/sega/
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