Saori Kobayashi

Saori Kobayashi (小林 早織) is a former Sega sound composer best known for her work on the latter titles of the Panzer Dragoon series. Prior to this, though, she was mainly involved with music composition for Game Gear titles and sound effect production for Saturn titles.

Some time after her work on Panzer Dragoon Orta, Kobayashi formed the Ethtronic music unit Akane alongside Yumiko Takahashi of Suikoden II fame. In addition to contributions to a few handheld titles and collaborative album releases (including the now-disbanded GeOnDan), she has since announced her involvement as main composer for Project Draco (originally announced in late 2009), a dev team made up of many former Panzer Dragoon staff. Other recent work includes one of the first Sega titles released for the PlayStation Vita: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz, which has her collaborating with two of Namco's finest (among others).

Production History

• Inspector Gadget (1993) — Sound Composer
• Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (1993) — Sound Composer (as S.Kobayashi)
• Sonic Triple Trouble (1994) — Staff (as Saori.K)
• Gamble Panic (1995) — Special Thanks to (as S.Kobayashi)
• Sylvan Tale (1995) — Music Compose (as Saori.K)
• Sonic Drift 2 (1995) — Sound (as S.Kobayashi)
• Blue Seed (1995) — Sound Edit
• J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn Version) (1996)
• NiGHTS into Dreams (1996) — Sound Effects
• Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998) — Music
• MIDI Power Pro 7 ~Gradius~ (CD) (1999)
• Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers (1999) — Developed by TNS Co., Ltd.
• Panzer Dragoon Orta (2002) — Music
• Kocha-e (CD) (2007) (original work) (as Sally)
• Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth Remix (2007)
• Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Ran (2008)
• Sakura Note: Ima ni Tsunagaru Mirai (2009)
• GeOnDan Rare Tracks Ver 1.0 (CD) (2010) (original work) (as Akane)
• Akumajo Dracula Tribute Vol. 2 (CD) (2011) (as Akane)
• A New Story / Kanon (CD) (2011)
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012) — Composer (Development Team - MarvelousAQL Inc.)

Song Credits

Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck

• Opening (GG) — Music & Arrangement
• Opening (MS) — Music & Arrangement
• Demo — Music & Arrangement
• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Stage Select — Music & Arrangement
• Savanna (Round 1-1, 4-1) — Music & Arrangement
• Jungle (Round 1-2) — Music & Arrangement
• Volcano 1 (Round 2-1) — Music & Arrangement
• Volcano 2 (Round 2-2, 5-1) — Music & Arrangement
• Under Water (Round 3-1) — Music & Arrangement
• Sunken Ship (Round 3-2) — Music & Arrangement
• Ice Cavern (Round 4-2) — Music & Arrangement
• Chili Pepper (Power Up) — Music & Arrangement
• Boss Demo — Music & Arrangement
• Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Boss Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Shrine 2 (Round 5-2) — Music & Arrangement
• Statue (Round 6-1) — Music & Arrangement
• Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Miss — Music & Arrangement
• Continue — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Drift 2

• Emerald Ocean — Composition & Arrangement
• Final Round — Arrangement
• Invincible — Arrangement

J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn Version)

• One Special Day (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Opening Theme) — Arrangement

Panzer Dragoon Saga

• First Battle — Music & Arrangement
• Noble Rebel Army — Music & Arrangement
• A Holy Nation of Deceit — Music & Arrangement
• Solitary Battle — Music & Arrangement
• Wings — Music & Arrangement
• Separated for Eternity — Music & Arrangement
• Premonition of War — Music & Arrangement
• Metamorphosis 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Chaos Within the Silence — Music & Arrangement
• Metamorphosis 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Breath of Life — Music & Arrangement
• Blue Ruins Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Giant Creature 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Wandering — Music & Arrangement
• Forbidden Land — Music & Arrangement
• The Black Fleet — Music
• Atolm Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Giant Creature 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Sona mi areru ec sancitu — Music

Panzer Dragoon Orta

• Dragonmares — Music & Arrangement
• City in the Storm — Music & Arrangement
• Altered Genos — Music & Arrangement
• Gigantic Fleet — Music & Arrangement
• Pain — Music & Arrangement
• Eternal Glacies — Music & Arrangement
• Ancient Weapon 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Legacy — Music & Arrangement
• Forbidden Memories — Music & Arrangement
• Imperial City — Music & Arrangement
• The End of Destiny — Music & Arrangement
• Anu Orta Veniya — Music
• Iva — Music & Arrangement