Yasuhiro Takagi

Not to be confused with Carol Yas.

Yasuhiro "Yas" Takagi (高木 保浩) is among the oldest of Sega's sound team members and perhaps best known as the Sound Director for Shenmue II. His earliest work with the company was for Turbo OutRun, where he worked with renowned Sega composer Hiroshi Kawaguchi.

Unlike Hiro, whom he has worked with since joining Sega in the late '80s, Takagi's roles have been largely in the background.

Production History

• Turbo OutRun (Arcade Version) (1989) (as Yas)
• Sword of Vermilion (1989) — Sound Program [Z80] (as Yas)
• Virtua Racing (Arcade Version) (1992) — Sound Effect
• Burning Rival (1992) — Shingen (Voice Cast)
• F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa (Arcade and Dreamcast Versions) (1999/2000) — Sound
• Shenmue (1999) — Assistant Director (Sound & Music)
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast Version) (2001) — Sound Director, Director (Sound & Music)
• The King of Route 66 (2002/2003) — Sound Effects
• Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (2002/2003) — Special Thanks
• Shenmue II (Xbox Version) (2002) — Sound Section Assistant (Sound & Music), Editor (Sound Effects & Edit) (Sound & Music)
• OutRun 2 (2003/2004) — Sound
• OutRun 2 SP (2004/2007) — Sound
• OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) — Sound, Music Composer (Sega of Japan) [NOTE: Manual credit]
• After Burner Climax (2006/2010) — Sound Creator
• OutRun 2 SP SDX (2006) — Sound (Original Staff)
• Vermilion VS Rent a Hero Original Soundtrack (CD) (2009)
• Yakuza 4 (2010) — Music Composer ("Yakuza 4" Sound Team) (Staff)
• Samurai Bloodshow (2011)
• Hyakki Taisen Emaki (2012)

Song Credits

Turbo OutRun (Arcade Version)

• Vivacious — Music & Arrangement
• Shake the Street — Music & Arrangement
• A Huge Pile of Parts — Music & Arrangement
• Rush a Difficulty — Music & Arrangement

Sword of Vermilion

• Rest — Music & Arrangement
• Church — Music & Arrangement
• Enemy Appear — Music & Arrangement
• Battle — Music & Arrangement
• Set Flag — Music & Arrangement
• Level Up — Music & Arrangement
• Fuyodol — Music & Arrangement
• Boss B — Music & Arrangement
• Ending (Staff Roll) — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

• clairvoyant — Music & Arrangement

Vermilion VS Rent a Hero Original Soundtrack

• Light Song -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Choir (w/Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Junpei Mishima, Mitsuharu Fukuyama, Kentaro Koyama, Susumu Tsukagoshi, Chihiro Aoki & Takahiro Kai)

Yakuza 4

• Nervousness — Music & Arrangement
• Rebellions — Music & Arrangement

Samurai Bloodshow

• Samurai Bloodshow - Main Theme - — Music & Arrangement (w/Kyokuso Tachibana)
• Eternal flower — Music & Arrangement
• Final Showdown — Music & Arrangement (w/Kyokuso Tachibana)