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==Production History==
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* ''[[Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit]]'' (1994) — Composer (as '''J. Shira''')
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* ''[[The Hybrid Front]]'' (1994) — Composer
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* ''[[OutRunners]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1994) — Composer
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* ''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]'' (1995) — Composer, Sound Effects
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* ''[[Let's Make a Pro J-League Soccer Club!]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996)
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]'' (1996) — Music Composer
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* ''[[Evangelion: 2nd Impression]]'' (1997) — Composition (Get it on! ~Doppleganger ni Kuchidzuke wo~, Kimi ga Kimi ni Umareta Wake)
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* ''[[Let's Make a Pro J-League Soccer Club! 2]]'' (1997)
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* ''[[Let's Make a Pro J-League Soccer Club!]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (1999)
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{{Employment
* ''[[Hundred Swords]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Onimusha: Blade Warriors]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Feel the Magic XY/XX]]'' (2004) — Thanks
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{{Employment
* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004) — Sound Artist
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* ''[[Sega Rally 2006]]'' (2006)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) Sound Effects
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'''Junko "Shirako" Shiratsu''' (白津 順子) is a [[Sega]] sound composer who has been active since 1993{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20030628171838/www.wave-master.com/staff/shiratsu.html}}, 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]]''.
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==Early life==
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{{PAGENAME}} 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.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20030628171838/www.wave-master.com/staff/shiratsu.html}}
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==Equipment==
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*[[wikipedia:Digital Performer|Digital Performer]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20021024044057/interviews.rocketbaby.net/interviews_junko_shiratsu_hs.html}}
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*Sound Designer II{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20021024044057/interviews.rocketbaby.net/interviews_junko_shiratsu_hs.html}}
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*ReCycle! Trinity plus{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20021024044057/interviews.rocketbaby.net/interviews_junko_shiratsu_hs.html}}
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*Trumpet{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20021024044057/interviews.rocketbaby.net/interviews_junko_shiratsu_hs.html}}
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==Artistry==
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Shiratsu favors fusion music with vocals, a brass band and odd time signatures, as well as [[wikipedia:Onkyokei|Onkyokei]] and [[wikipedia:Electronica|Electronica]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20040706201812/www.wave-master.com/wm/company/staff/s_shiratsu.html}} Shiratsu writes songs notably fast.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20030628171838/www.wave-master.com/staff/shiratsu.html}}
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==Production history==
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{{ProductionHistory|Junko Shiratsu|J.Shira|Shirako|白津 順子}}
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[[Category:Uncredited role]]
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* ''[[Sonic Crackers]]'' (1994) [Beta]
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* ''[[Anpanman 2]]'' (199X) — Music and Sound Effects{{ref|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20040223111411/www.wave-master.com/wm/company/staff/s_shiratsu.html}}
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* ''[[Hello Kitty Mori no Ensoukai‏‎]]'' (199X) — Music and Sound Effects{{ref|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20040223111411/www.wave-master.com/wm/company/staff/s_shiratsu.html}}
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* ''[[Dream Library]]'' (2000) — Music and Sound Effects{{ref|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20040223111411/www.wave-master.com/wm/company/staff/s_shiratsu.html}}
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* ''[[Roommania #203]]'' (PS2 Version) (2002) — Motion Actor (Motion Capture Studio - [[Links DigiWorks]]) (Original Staff), Sound Creator (PlayStation 2 Version Staff)
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==Song credits==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Song credits}}
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[[Category:Old song credits]]
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===''[[Sonic Crackers]]''===
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* Option 1 — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Also known as "Attraction"]
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* Option 2 — Music & Arrangement
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* Option 3 — Music & Arrangement
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* Option 4 — Music & Arrangement
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* Option 5 Music & Arrangement
  
==Song Credits==
 
 
===''[[The Hybrid Front]]''===
 
===''[[The Hybrid Front]]''===
 
* Other Forces Turn (Normal) — Music & Arrangement
 
* Other Forces Turn (Normal) — Music & Arrangement
* Other Forces Turn (Part 1 - Variation 1) — Music & Arrangement
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* Other Forces Turn (Part 1/Variation 1) — Music & Arrangement
 
 
===''[[OutRunners]]'' (Mega Drive Version)===
 
* Travel Seaward [Original] — Music
 
* Mega Driver — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Pre Stage — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Checker Point — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Game Start [Original] — Music (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Passing Breeze (1993) — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Splash Wave (1993) — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Picture the Rivers — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Blow Your Cool — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Looking for the Rainbow — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Speed King — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Adventure — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Sonic Control — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Grand Canyon — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* San Francisco — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* South America — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Niagara Falls — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Hawaii — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Spain — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Switzerland — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* China — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Japan — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Hong Kong — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Egypt — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Mediterranean Sea — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* France — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Germany — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Jingle Bells [Secret Track] — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Beginner Start [Original] From Virtua Racing — Arrangement
 
* Final Stage — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Dream Flying — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
* Last Wave (1993) — Arrangement (w/[[Tatsuya Kousaki]])
 
  
===''[[Let's Make a Pro J-League Soccer Club!]]'' (Saturn Version)===
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===''[[J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (Saturn Version)===
* One Special Day (SS Edition J-League Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club Opening Theme) — Music
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* One Special Day (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Opening Theme) — Music
* The End and the Beginning (SS Edition J-League Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement
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* The End and the Beginning (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement
  
 
===''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]''===
 
===''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]''===
* Forest of Taboo — Music
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* Forest of Taboo — Music & Arrangement
* Sea of Ice — Music
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* Sea of Ice — Music & Arrangement
  
===''[[Evangelion: 2nd Impression]]''===
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===''[[Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression]]''===
* Get it on! ~Doppleganger ni Kuchidzuke wo~ — Music, Arrangement (w/[[Akira Sasaki]])
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* Get it on! ~Doppleganger ni Kuchidzuke wo~ — Music, Arrangement (with [[Akira Sasaki]])
 
* Kimi ga Kimi ni Umareta Wake — Music
 
* Kimi ga Kimi ni Umareta Wake — Music
  
===''[[Let's Make a Pro J-League Soccer Club! 2]]''===
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===''[[J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2]]''===
* Chase (SS Edition J-League Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club 2 Opening Theme) — Music & Arrangement
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* Chase (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou 2 Opening Theme) — Music & Arrangement
* Brandnew Future (SS Edition J-League Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club 2 Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement
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* Brandnew Future (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou 2 Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement
  
===''[[Let's Make a Pro J-League Soccer Club!]]'' (Dreamcast Version)===
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===''[[J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (Dreamcast Version)===
* Break Through (DC Edition J-League Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club Main Theme) — Music & Arrangement
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* Break Through (DC Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Main Theme) — Music & Arrangement
 
* Sprout (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
 
* Sprout (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
 
* The Beginning (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
 
* The Beginning (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
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* Frontal Thrust (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
 
* Frontal Thrust (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
 
* Flap The Wings (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
 
* Flap The Wings (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
* Keep on Walking... (DC Edition J-League Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement, Chorus (w/[[Zeus B Team U-30]])
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* Keep on Walking... (DC Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement, Chorus (w/Zeus B Team U-30)
  
 
===''[[Hundred Swords]]''===
 
===''[[Hundred Swords]]''===
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* Song of Purity ~Parade~ — Music & Arrangement
 
* Song of Purity ~Parade~ — Music & Arrangement
  
===''[[Onimusha: Blade Warriors]]''===
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===''[[Sega Rally 2006]]''===
* Cold Wintry Wind — Music
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* La nuit de ma ville — Music & Arrangement
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}}
  
===''[[Sega Rally 2006]]''===
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==External links==
* La nuit de ma ville — Music
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* [http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/www.wave-master.com/staff/shiratsu.html Junko Shiratsu's 1st Wave Master profile (2001-2004) on archive.org]
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* [http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/www.wave-master.com/wm/company/staff/s_shiratsu.html Junko Shiratsu's 2nd Wave Master profile (2004) on archive.org]
  
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==References==
[[Category:Wave Master Employees]]
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 13 January 2025

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Junko Shiratsu
Employment history:
Divisions:
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

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

Music

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

The Hybrid Front

  • Other Forces Turn (Normal) — Music & Arrangement
  • Other Forces Turn (Part 1/Variation 1) — Music & Arrangement

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)

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