Katsuhiro Hayashi

Katsuhiro "Funky K.H" Hayashi (林 克洋) is a former Sega sound composer. He left around the same time as Koichi Namiki and Jouji Iijima, both guitarists from the now defunct S.S.T. Band, and would work with them (especially the former) on occasion.

While working at Sega, he was best known for composing the music for Quartet and SDI. Following his departure, he joined Media Rings and composed music for a few SNES titles. He then became the main composer of the Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku series.

Production History

• Girl's Garden (1984)
• Hang-On (Arcade Version) (1985) (as Mr. Ishii)
• Quartet (Arcade Version) (1986)
• Quartet 2 (1986)
• Hokuto no Ken (Master System Version) (1986)
• Black Belt (Master System Version) (1986) [NOTE: Overseas edition of Hokuto no Ken (Master System Version)]
• Secret Command (1986) — Music by (Staff) (as Wooper Katsu), Music by ('We Fight for Friends') (as Wooper Katsu)
• Rambo: First Blood Part II (Master System Version) (1986) — Music by (Staff) (as Wooper Katsu), Music by ('We Fight for Friends') (as Wooper Katsu) [NOTE: U.S edition of Secret Command]
• Quartet (Master System Version) (1987)
• Super Hang-On (Arcade Version) (1987) (as Funky K.H)
• SDI (Arcade Version) (1987) — Music by (as Funky Gerogero)
• Heavyweight Champ (Arcade Version) (1987)
• SDI (Master System Version) (1987)
• Galaxy Force (Arcade Version) (1988) (as Funky K.H)
• Galaxy Force II (Arcade Version) (1988) (as Funky K.H)
• Gain Ground (Arcade Version) (1988) — Music & SE
• Thunder Blade (PC-Engine Version) (1990) — Sound (as Funky)
• Sanrio Carnival (Game Boy Version) (1991) — Sound Program
• Forgotten Worlds (PC-Engine CD Version) (1992) — Sound (as K. Hayashi)
• Terraforming (1992)
• Aguri Suzuki F-1 Super Driving (1992) — Music
• Quiz DNA no Hanran (1992)
• Astérix and the Secret Mission (1993) — Sound (as Funky K H)
• Suzuka 8 Hours (SNES Version) (1993)
• Zero-4 Champ RR (1994)
• Wild Trax ~ Rare Tracks for Driving (CD) (1994)
• Zero-4 Champ RR Complete Music Collection (CD) (1994)
• Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 2 (1995)
• Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story (1995) — Sound Programmer
• Chaos Seed: Fuusui Kairouki (SNES Version) (1996) — Sound Composer
• Hyper Tennis: Final Match (1996)
• Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku (Saturn Version) (1997) — Music, SE, Lyrics (Ending Theme "I Want to Be a Pearl")
• Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku (PSX Version) (1997) — Music, SE
• Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku: 2nd Album (1998) — Sound Engineer
• Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 3: Perpetual Blue (1999)
• The Maze of the Kings (2001) — Music & Sound
• D->A: Black (2003)
• School Days Vocal Album (CD) (2005)
• SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~ Original Soundtrack (CD) (2005)

Song Credits

Hang-On (Arcade Version)

• Goal — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

Quartet (Arcade Version)

• Credit — Music & Arrangement
• Miami Samba Machine (Start) — Music & Arrangement
• Quartet Theme (Stage-01) — Music & Arrangement
• Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
• FM Funk (Stage-03) — Music & Arrangement
• sky (Stage-05) — Music & Arrangement
• Oki RAP (Stage-10) — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement
• Miami Samba Machine (Without Voice Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• FM Piano Test — Music & Arrangement
• RAP Test — Music & Arrangement
• Oki RAP (Without Voice Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• RAP Test (Without Voice Ver.) — Music & Arrangement

Hokuto no Ken (Master System Version)

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Start — Music & Arrangement
• Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
• Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Power Up — Music & Arrangement
• Chapter Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Miss — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Black Belt (Master System Version)

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
• Boss — Music & Arrangement

Secret Command

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• We Fight for Friends (Odd Number Screen BGM) — Music & Arrangement
• Barricade (Boss) — Music & Arrangement
• Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Rambo: First Blood Part II (Master System Version)

• Rambo Main Theme (Title) — Arrangement

Quartet (Master System Version)

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Stage 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Stage 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Stage 3 — Music & Arrangement
• Stage 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Stage 5 — Music & Arrangement
• Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Stage 6 — Music & Arrangement
• Last Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Super Hang-On (Arcade Version)

• Outride a Crisis — Music & Arrangement
• Sprinter — Music & Arrangement
• Goal — Music & Arrangement

SDI (Arcade Version)

• Credit — Music & Arrangement
• System Down (Stage 1, 2) — Music & Arrangement
• Satellite Attack (Stage 3, 4) — Music & Arrangement
• Sky Sun (Stage 5, 8) — Music & Arrangement
• Illusion (Stage 6, 7) — Music & Arrangement
• An Imminent War (Stage 9, 10, 11) — Music & Arrangement
• Perfect — Music & Arrangement
• We are Desirous of Peace (Ending) — Music & Arrangement
• Blue Moon (Name Entry) — Music & Arrangement
• Illusion (Ranking) — Music & Arrangement

Heavyweight Champ (Arcade Version)

• Credit — Music & Arrangement
• Title 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Level Select — Music & Arrangement
• Announce — Music & Arrangement
• Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Ranking — Music & Arrangement
• Title 2 — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

SDI (Master System Version)

• Demo — Music & Arrangement
• Start — Music & Arrangement
• System Down (Main BGM) — Music & Arrangement
• Perfect — Music & Arrangement
• We are Desirous of Peace (Ending) — Music & Arrangement
• Blue Moon (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement

Galaxy Force (Arcade Version)

• Coin [Galaxy Force] — Music & Arrangement
• Defeat [Scene B] — Music & Arrangement
• Take Back [Scene C] — Music & Arrangement
• Alone Fighter [Scene D] — Music & Arrangement
• Take Back [Long Ver.] — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Galaxy Force II (Arcade Version)

• Coin [Galaxy Force II] — Music & Arrangement

Gain Ground (Arcade Version)

• Europe in the Middle Ages ~Receiving~ [BGM 2] — Music & Arrangement
• Future Robot ~Contract~ [BGM 4] — Music & Arrangement
• Warrior's Rest [Round Clear] — Music & Arrangement

Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku

• Wake Up!! — Music & Arrangement
• Shy Boy — Music & Arrangement
• Workingmen — Music & Arrangement
• Are You Ready? — Music & Arrangement
• Crying Shadows — Music & Arrangement
• On My Honor — Music & Arrangement
• Raise a War Cry — Music & Arrangement
• Imitate Blue — Music & Arrangement
• Rest in Peace — Music & Arrangement
• Boneheads — Music & Arrangement
• Stumble-Scramble — Music & Arrangement
• It's All Right — Music & Arrangement
• In Our Usual Sunny Place — Music & Arrangement
• Daylight Bossa — Music & Arrangement
• I'm at My Limit! ('Wake Up!!' vocal version) — Music
• Go Easy — Music & Arrangement
• Unchanged Happy Life — Music & Arrangement
• Nocturne in C sharp major — Music & Arrangement
• Earnest Hope — Music & Arrangement
• A Smile Is Your Protection ('Shy Boy' vocal version) — Music
• Red-Eyed Revenger — Music & Arrangement
• Road to Nowhere — Music & Arrangement
• Face a Crisis — Music & Arrangement
• Under the Strain — Music & Arrangement
• Fantasia Everlasting — Music & Arrangement
• Anytime — Music & Arrangement
• I Want to Be a Pearl (Sega Saturn Ending) — Music

SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~ Original Soundtrack

• SDI Remix 2005 — Music & Arrangement