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Junko Shiratsu

Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1993^[1] – ) Wave Master Sega Divisions: Sega Creative Center
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.

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.^[1]

Equipment

Digital Performer^[2]
Sound Designer II^[2]
ReCycle! Trinity plus^[2]
Trumpet^[2]

Artistry

Shiratsu favors fusion music with vocals, a brass band and odd time signatures, as well as Onkyokei and Electronica.^[3] Shiratsu writes songs notably fast.^[1]

Production history

Games

Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD; 1994) — Composer^[4] (as J.Shira)
OutRunners (Mega Drive; 1994) — Sound Composer^[5] (as Shirako)
The Hybrid Front (Mega Drive; 1994) — Music.^[6] (as SHIRAKO)
Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Composer^[7]
Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Sound Effects^[7]
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1996) — 音楽^[8] (as 白津順子)
Panzer Dragoon Zwei (Saturn; 1996) — 音楽^[9] (as 白津順子)
Panzer Dragoon Zwei (Saturn; 1996) — Music Composers^[10]
Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — マニピュレーター^[11] (as 白津順子)
Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — 作曲^[11] (as 白津順子)
Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — 編曲^[11] (as 白津順子)
Shinseiki Evangelion: Digital Card Library (Saturn; 1997) — 協力^[12] (as 白津順子)
Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98 (Saturn; 1998) — Sound Creator^[13]
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Provisional Song Singing
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)
Samba de Amigo (NAOMI; 1999) — Character and Jingle Voice, etc.
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
Phantasy Star Universe (Windows PC; 2006) — Sound Effects
Phantasy Star Universe (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Sound Effects
Phantasy Star Universe (Xbox 360; 2006) — Sound Effects

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.
Hundred Swords Original Sound Track (CD; 2001) — MUSIC COMPOSER
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^[14]
Hello Kitty Mori no Ensoukai‏‎ (199X) — Music and Sound Effects^[14]
Dream Library (2000) — Music and Sound Effects^[14]
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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 htt (Wayback Machine: 2003-06-28 17:18)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 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
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 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
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 File:Shinseiki Evangelion 2nd Impression Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Shinseiki Evangelion Digital Card Library Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98 Saturn credits.pdf
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 htt (Wayback Machine: 2004-02-23 11:14)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20030628171838.2Fwww.wave-master.com.2Fstaff.2Fshiratsu.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 htt (Wayback Machine: 2003-06-28 17:18)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20021024044057.2Finterviews.rocketbaby.net.2Finterviews_junko_shiratsu_hs.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 htt (Wayback Machine: 2002-10-24 04:40)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20040706201812.2Fwww.wave-master.com.2Fwm.2Fcompany.2Fstaff.2Fs_shiratsu.html-3] tt (Wayback Machine: 2004-07-06 20:18)

[:File:Heavenly_Symphony_MCD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Heavenly Symphony MCD credits.pdf

[:File:OutRunners_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:OutRunners MD credits.pdf

[:File:Hybrid_Front_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Hybrid Front MD credits.pdf

[:File:Chaotix_32X_good_ending_credits.pdf_p-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf

[:File:J.League_Pro_Soccer_Club_o_Tsukurou.21_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-8] File:J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Panzer_Dragoon_Zwei_JP_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Panzer Dragoon Zwei JP Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Panzer_Dragoon_Zwei_US_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Panzer Dragoon Zwei US Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Shinseiki_Evangelion_2nd_Impression_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 File:Shinseiki Evangelion 2nd Impression Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Shinseiki_Evangelion_Digital_Card_Library_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Shinseiki Evangelion Digital Card Library Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Pro_Yakyuu_Greatest_Nine_98_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98 Saturn credits.pdf

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20040223111411.2Fwww.wave-master.com.2Fwm.2Fcompany.2Fstaff.2Fs_shiratsu.html-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 htt (Wayback Machine: 2004-02-23 11:14)

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