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Hiroshi Kubota (久保田浩), born 10 October 1965 in Fukuoka, Japan, is a musician and programmer who worked at Sega in the early to mid 1990s. He was responsible for converting Masato Nakamura's music for playback on the Mega Drive's SMPS sound engine in the original Sonic the Hedgehog as well as composing music for the Mega Drive version of Sorcerian.

His alias from the Sega days, Jimita, is still used on his personal website.

He should not be confused with Hiroshi Kubota (窪田宏), coincidentally also a keyboard player.

Production History

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive Version) (1990) — Sound Composer (as Jimita)
Sorcerian (Mega Drive Version) (1990) — Music Composed (as Jimita)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive Version) (1991) — Sound Program (as Jimita)
Advanced Daisenryaku (1991) — US artillery march (Sound Maker) (as Jimita), la marseillaise (Sound Maker) (as Jimita)
Kiss Shot (1992) — Music Create (as Jimita)
Dyna Brothers (1992) — Special Thanks (Sega R&D Dept)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Sound Assistant (as Jimita)
Panic! (1993) — Sound
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993) — Special Thanks
Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (1994) — Sound Programmer (as Jimmy)
Ristar (Mega Drive Version) (1995) — Sound Programmer
Sonic CD (XBLA and PSN Versions) (2011) — Special Thanks (Original Mega CD Staff)

Song Credits

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive Version)

Title — Arrangement
Club 30 (Round 1) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 1 (Smooth Criminal) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 2 (Smooth Criminal) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 3 (Smooth Criminal) — Arrangement
Street (Round 2) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 4 (Beat It) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 5 (Beat It) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 6 (Beat It) — Arrangement
Woods (Round 3) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 7 (Another Part of Me) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 8 (Another Part of Me) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 9 (Thriller) — Arrangement [NOTE: Used in first release (REV00) of the game instead of Another Part of Me]
Cavern (Round 4) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 10 (Billie Jean) — Arrangement
The Enemy Hideout (Round 5) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 11 (Bad) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 12 (Bad) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 13 (Bad) — Arrangement
Game Over — Arrangement

Sorcerian (Mega Drive Version)

Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
Deamon Soldier — Music & Arrangement
Village — Music & Arrangement
Cave and Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
Mosma — Music & Arrangement
China Town — Music & Arrangement
China Village — Music & Arrangement
Angel's Song — Music & Arrangement
China Dragon — Music & Arrangement
The Magic School I — Music & Arrangement
The Magic School II — Music & Arrangement
Master Monster — Music & Arrangement
Again — Music & Arrangement
The Castle of Zander — Music & Arrangement
Zander Dragon — Music & Arrangement

Advanced Daisenryaku

US Artillery March — Arrangement
La Marseillaise — Arrangement

External Links

www.jimita.com — Personal website

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-'''Hiroshi Kubota''' (久保田 浩) (sometimes referred to as the "No.1 Keyboard player in Japan") is a Japanese musician, known for both composition and programming for the [[SMPS]] sound engine in various [[Mega Drive]] games. He was born in Obihiro city, Hokkaido.
+'''Hiroshi Kubota''' (久保田 浩), born 10 October 1965 in Fukuoka, Japan, is a musician and programmer who worked at [[Sega]] in the early to mid 1990s. He was responsible for converting [[sonic:Masato Nakamura|Masato Nakamura]]'s music for playback on the [[Mega Drive]]'s [[SMPS]] sound engine in the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' as well as composing music for the Mega Drive version of ''[[Sorcerian]]''.
-He is sometimes credited under the alias '''Jimita''', presumably to conceal his real identity. This can be seen by looking at the credits for the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', where he took [[sonic:Masato Nakamura|Masato Nakamura]]'s demo tracks and programmed them to be played by the [[Mega Drive]].
+His alias from the Sega days, '''Jimita''', is still used on his personal website.
-==Career==
-Under the influence of his musician father, Kubota started playing the piano when he was 4 years old. During his days as a student, he was captivated by the organ in the rock and jazz music he loved. At the age of 17, he began seriously practicing on the electric organ. He was particularly influenced by Herbie Hancock, to such an extent that he said, "It was my encounter with Herbie's music that made me decide to be a musician."
-In 1979, he started composing and performing, and in 1981, he released his debut album "The Electric Future".
-Since then, he has released 11 albums, each one after another. By his sound, with its mixture of thrilling performance, fascinating beat, and melodic ballad, he won high marks as a composer, an arranger, and of course, a player in Japan.
+He should not be confused with Hiroshi Kubota (窪田 宏), coincidentally also a keyboard player.
 ==Production History==