Difference between revisions of "Takeshi Watanabe"

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Takeshi Watanabe (渡辺剛), born December 2, 1967, is a sound composer and programmer originally employed by Winkysoft. He also plays a variety of keyboard instruments, in one instance arranging a piece performed by Cara Jones.

In the 2000s, Watanabe composed the scores for anime series including This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, To Love-Ru, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Saki, and Ro-Kyu-Bu! as well as various OVAs, vocal themes, and related albums for other series.

During the eighth console generation, Watanabe provided arrangements for Sega titles such as Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure and Sonic Lost World, working with Tomoya Ohtani in both cases.

Production History

Falcom Special Box '92 (CD) (1991)
Kouryu Densetsu Villgust: Kieta Shoujo (1992) — Sound Program
Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken (SNES Version) (1993) — Sound Programmer (Winkysoft Staff)
Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie (1993) — Sub Programmer
Puyo Puyo (Game Boy Version) (1994) — Special Thanks (Winkey Soft Staff) (as Takesi Watanabe)
Arc the Lad II (1996)
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (Anime) (2004)
Kagekara Mamoru! banana special (CD) (2006)
La corda d'oro ~primo passo~ (Anime) (2006)
Baldr Force Exe Resolution (OVA) (2006)
Fate/stay night Character Image Song Special: Taiga & Illya (CD) (2007)
To Love-Ru (Anime) (2008)
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu (Anime) (2008)
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Drama-CD 2 (CD) (2008)
To Love-Ru (OVA) (2009)
Saki (Anime) (2009)
Motto To Love-Ru (Anime) (2010)
Ro-Kyu-Bu! (Anime) (2011)
Nana Mizuki Live Grace -Orchestra- (CD) (2011)
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (2012) — Keyboards & Brass Arrangement
Saki: Achiga-hen (2012)
To Love-Ru Darkness (OVA) (2012)
To Love-Ru Darkness (Anime) (2012)
Accel World Region Records 2 (CD) (2013)
Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS (Anime) (2013)
Ro-Kyu-Bu! Character Songs Best Scorebook (CD) (2013)
Sonic Lost World (2013) — Arranger
Strike the Blood Character Songs Nagisa/Sayaka (CD) (2014)
To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd (Anime) (2015)
To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd (OVA) (2016)

Song Credits

Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure

Getaway from the Parisan City Police — Brass Arrangement, Organ
Enter Detective Claude — Organ
Mysterious Thief Fondue's Great Strategy — Brass Arrangement, Organ
Escape from the Opera House — Brass Arrangement
Another Showdown - Detective Claude — Organ
The Real Akuma no Kishidan — Brass Arrangement, Keyboards
Last Dance — Brass Arrangement, Piano
Goodbye Mysterious Thief R — Piano
Rhythm Kitchen — Keyboards
Fondue's Wish — Brass Arrangement, Organ
The Bond Between a Parent and Child — Organ

Sonic Lost World

Desert Ruins - Zone 1 — Sax Arrangement, Organ
Honeycomb Highway — Brass Arrangement, Organ
Desert Ruins - Zone 4 — Sax Arrangement, Clavinet
Tropical Coast - Zone 1 — Brass Arrangement
Juice Archipelago — Brass Arrangement, Accordion
Double Down — Brass Arrangement, Piano
Tilt the Machine — Brass Arrangement
Silent Forest - Zone 1 — Brass Arrangement, Piano
Color Power - Magenta Rhythm — Piano & Accordion
Island Relics — Electric Piano
Dr. Eggman Showdown — Strings Arrangement, Piano

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 * ''Falcom Special Box '92'' (CD) (1991)
 * ''Kouryu Densetsu Villgust: Kieta Shoujo'' (1992) — Sound Program
-* ''Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken''  (SNES Version) (1993) — Sound Programmer (Winkysoft Staff)
+* ''Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken'' (SNES Version) (1993) — Sound Programmer (Winkysoft Staff)
 * ''Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie'' (1993) — Sub Programmer
 * ''[[Puyo Puyo]]'' (Game Boy Version) (1994) — Special Thanks (Winkey Soft Staff) (as '''Takesi Watanabe''')
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 * ''Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu'' (Anime) (2008)
 * ''Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Drama-CD 2'' (CD) (2008)
-* ''To Love-Ru OVA'' (OVA) (2009)
+* ''To Love-Ru'' (OVA) (2009)
 * ''Saki'' (Anime) (2009)
 * ''Motto To Love-Ru'' (Anime) (2010)
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 * ''[[Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure]]'' (2012) — Keyboards & Brass Arrangement
 * ''Saki: Achiga-hen'' (2012)
+* ''To Love-Ru Darkness'' (OVA) (2012)
 * ''To Love-Ru Darkness'' (Anime) (2012)
 * ''Accel World Region Records 2'' (CD) (2013)