Hidenori Shoji

Hidenori Shoji
Date of birth: 1975-01-07 (age 49)
Company(ies): Sega AM2, Amusement Vision
Role(s): Musician
Education: 東京製図専門学校

Hidenori Shoji (庄司 英徳) is a Sega sound employee and guitarist originally employed in its AM2 department but currently a lead sound designer affiliated with Amusement Vision. He is best known for directing the music for the Ryu ga Gotoku (aka Yakuza) series.

He also had the honor of working with a Nintendo franchise (F-Zero)'s music before the inception of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games made the latter series the norm.

Production history

• Virtua Fighter 3 (1996) — Compose, SE (Sound Designers) (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Scud Race (1996) — Sound
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Arcade version) (1996) — Name Entry (Music)
• Virtua Cop 2 (Saturn Version) (1996) — S.E. Support (as Hidenori Syouji)
• Virtua Fighter 3tb (Arcade version) (1997) — Compose, SE (Sound Designers) (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Saturn and PC Versions) (1997/1998) — Music
• Fighting Vipers 2 (1998/2001) — Sound Director
• Daytona USA 2 (1998) — Sound Support (AM2) (Special Thanks)
• Dirt Devils (1998) — Special Thanx (AM R&D Dept. #4)
• SpikeOut (1998) — Assistant Sound Director (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast Version) (1998) — Compose, SE (Sound Designers) (as Hidenori Syoji), Sound Designer (Dreamcast Version)
• Daytona USA 2: Power Edition (1998) — Sound Support (AM2) (Special Thanks)
• SpikeOut: Final Edition (1999) — Assistant Sound Director (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Slash Out (2000)
• Planet Harriers (2000) — assistant sound creator
• Virtua Striker 3 (2001) — sound creator
• Super Monkey Ball (2001) — Sound Design
• Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) — Sound Designer
• Super Monkey Ball Jr. (2002) — Sound Engineer (Original Game Staff)
• F-Zero GX (2003) — Music
• F-Zero AX (2003)
• Yakuza (2005) — Sound Director (Sound Section)
• OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
• Yakuza 2 (2006) — Music Director ("Yakuza 2" Sound Team)
• OutRun 2 SP (PS2 Version) (2007)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) — Supervisor (Original Games)
• Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (2008) — Music Production (Sound Production Team) ("Ryu ga Gotoku" Production Team)
• Yakuza 3 (2009) — Sounds Production ("Yakuza 3" Sound Team)
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) — CS1 R&D Sound (Sega Japan)
• Yakuza 4 (2010) — Sound Production Lead ("Yakuza 4" Sound Team) (Staff)
• Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (2010)
• Yakuza: Dead Souls (2011) — Interpretation Support ("Yakuza: Dead Souls" Sound Team) (Staff)
• Sega Sound Unit [H.] 1st Album (CD) (2011)
• Binary Domain (2012) — Sound Director ("Binary Domain" Development Team) (Staff)
• Yakuza 5 (2012)
• Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin! (2014)

Song Credits

Sega Touring Car Championship

• Inductee — Music & Arrangement

Fighting Vipers 2

• Beginning — Music & Arrangement
• As you choose — Music & Arrangement
• Under the Sun — Music & Arrangement
• Burning Bear — Music & Arrangement
• Inspire — Music & Arrangement
• Ravin' — Music & Arrangement
• Deeper — Music & Arrangement
• Good Noise — Music & Arrangement
• 3rd Signal — Music & Arrangement
• Brain Cleanser — Music & Arrangement
• L.S.D. — Music & Arrangement
• Night Call — Music & Arrangement
• Tripback — Music & Arrangement
• Poker Face — Music & Arrangement
• UFO Diner — Arrangement
• Don't forget first resolution — Music & Arrangement
• Be Cool — Music & Arrangement
• Non Stop Bass — Music & Arrangement
• Insert Coin — Music & Arrangement
• Game is Over — Music & Arrangement
• Master cat in neighborhood — Music & Arrangement
• Service Games — Music & Arrangement
• Beginning -Remix version- — Music & Arrangement
• L.S.D. -Remix version- — Music & Arrangement
• Hopping Jam -Not Use- — Music & Arrangement

Slash Out

• Unbalance — Music & Arrangement
• Jawbone — Music & Arrangement
• Associate or Enemy — Music & Arrangement
• As you choose3 — Music & Arrangement
• First Battle — Music & Arrangement
• RED -mode II- — Music & Arrangement
• Gravestone — Music & Arrangement
• incarnation — Music & Arrangement
• 1480F5 — Music & Arrangement
• 2nd Orbit — Music & Arrangement
• Big Rhythm — Music & Arrangement
• Black & Silver — Music & Arrangement
• the low — Music & Arrangement
• d.t.'s — Music & Arrangement
• Day of lake — Music & Arrangement
• Into the chaos — Music & Arrangement
• Machinery Beats — Music & Arrangement
• Love Song — Music & Arrangement
• Nebula — Music & Arrangement
• Blue Winter — Music & Arrangement
• I/R — Music & Arrangement
• FATE — Music & Arrangement
• FAKE — Music & Arrangement
• FACE — Music & Arrangement
• to Next Level — Music & Arrangement
• Said so — Music & Arrangement
• Rest your sword — Music & Arrangement
• Party is over — Music & Arrangement

Super Monkey Ball

• Monkey Target — Music & Arrangement
• Jungle Stage — Music & Arrangement

F-Zero GX

• F-Zero TV Opening (Interview In) — Music & Arrangement
• Brain Cleaner (Replay) — Music & Arrangement
• As you choose "3rd" (Main Selector) — Music & Arrangement
• Short Pre-View (Course View 1) — Music & Arrangement
• Paper Engine (Outer Space) — Music & Arrangement
• Feel Our Pain (Fire Field) — Music & Arrangement
• One Ahead System (Cosmo Terminal) — Music & Arrangement
• Shotgun Kiss (Vegas Palace) — Music & Arrangement
• The Fall (Retire) — Music & Arrangement
• Your Garage (Shop) — Music & Arrangement
• No Time (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement
• Feather (Customize) — Music & Arrangement
• Refresh Time (Character Profile) — Music & Arrangement
• Step 70's (Option) — Music & Arrangement
• Long Pre-View (Course View 2) — Music & Arrangement
• 8 Guitars (Sand Ocean) — Music & Arrangement
• Like a Snake (Port Town) — Music & Arrangement
• Planet Colors (Green Plant) — Music & Arrangement
• ZEN (Aeropolis) — Music & Arrangement
• For the Glory -feat. Mute City's Theme- (Mute City) — Music & Arrangement
• Osc-Sync Carnival (Lightning) — Music & Arrangement
• Infinite Blue (Big Blue) — Music & Arrangement
• Hurrah for the Champion (Winning Run) — Music & Arrangement
• Cover of Mute City's Theme (Item Song 1) — Arrangement
• Cover of Big Blue's Theme (Item Song 2) — Arrangement
• Cover of Red Canyon's Theme (Story #2) — Arrangement
• Night of Big Blue (Story #4) — Arrangement
• Time for Kill (Story #6) — Music & Arrangement
• Emperor Breath (Story #8) — Music & Arrangement
• DIZZY (Phantom Road) — Music & Arrangement
• 2sec (Mission Clear) — Music & Arrangement
• Finish to Go (Finish) — Music & Arrangement
• Respect to "Result Theme of F-Zero" (Staff Roll) — Arrangement
• Wings for My Way (GX Advertise) — Music & Arrangement
• F-Zero TV Ending (Interview Out) — Music & Arrangement

F-Zero AX

• U-Rays (Tutorial) — Music & Arrangement
• Wings for My Way -ver. AX- (AX Advertise) — Music & Arrangement
• Raise a curtain (Card Check) — Music & Arrangement
• Stereo Signal (Pilot Point Result) — Music & Arrangement
• Flags (Flag Open) — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza

• Service Games 2005 — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Roar of the Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Unrest — Music & Arrangement
• Blow to the City — Music & Arrangement
• Funk Goes On — Music & Arrangement
• Scarlet Scar — Music & Arrangement
• Intelligence for Violence — Music & Arrangement
• id — Music & Arrangement
• Pray Me — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You the Prototype — Music & Arrangement
• Turning Point — Music & Arrangement
• Amazing Grace ~Quartet Arrange~ — Arrangement
• Poison Pill — Music & Arrangement
• Hideout — Music & Arrangement
• Singin' Bass — Music & Arrangement
• Clear Starlit Sky — Music & Arrangement
• Coming to My Life — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You ~Remix Version~ — Music & Arrangement
• Extract Medley from Original Score — Music & Arrangement (with Fumio Ito & Yuri Fukuda)

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

• Who are You 2006 Arrange Ver. — Guitars

Yakuza 2

• Service Games 2006 — Music & Arrangement
• As a man, As a brother — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement, Vocals
• Roar of the Twin Dragons — Music & Arrangement
• Push Me Under Water — Music & Arrangement
• Outlaw's Lullaby — Music & Arrangement
• Bad Fortune Flower — Music & Arrangement
• A Scattered Moment — Music & Arrangement
• Silent Night, Holy Night ~Arrange Version~ — Arrangement
• Kamuro Setsugekka — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Drinking Call — Music & Arrangement
• Adam's Champagne call — Music & Arrangement

OutRun 2 SP (PS2 Version)

• Passing Breeze [H.] Arrange Ver. — Guitars

Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!

• Roar of the Elder Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Mirroring Oneself — Music & Arrangement
• Non Blade Sword — Music & Arrangement
• Takumi — Music & Arrangement
• Blood Maker — Music & Arrangement
• Brand-new Japanesque — Music & Arrangement
• dive to the mess — Music & Arrangement
• Dance Music from Ancient Japan — Music & Arrangement
• 100 Execution — Music & Arrangement
• Immorality — Music & Arrangement
• Dull Color Fangs — Music & Arrangement
• For Will — Music & Arrangement
• Sneakin' Drive — Music & Arrangement
• baile con la mariposa — Music & Arrangement
• The Melody Played by a Patriot — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza 3

• Fly — Music & Arrangement
• Howl of the Dragon God — Music & Arrangement
• Dead Run — Music & Arrangement
• Bruise — Music & Arrangement
• Ryu-Kyu Humming — Music & Arrangement
• Crush & Strike — Music & Arrangement
• D 2 A — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Takumi 2009 — Music & Arrangement
• Encounter the Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Skirmish — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling Star — Music & Arrangement
• End Point — Music & Arrangement
• Pure Malice — Music & Arrangement
• Independence for Violence — Music & Arrangement
• Illtreatment — Music & Arrangement
• Clay Doll on the Cradle — Music & Arrangement
• More Huge — Music & Arrangement
• FM-Sound's Storm — Music & Arrangement
• Receive and Stab You — Music & Arrangement
• Ogre Has Returned — Music & Arrangement
• Lyricism Without Tears — Music & Arrangement
• The Dragon God's Gospel — Arrangement
• Kamuro Setsugekka ~Kiryu's Great Singing Edition~ — Lyrics, Music [NOTE: Also known as "Beautiful Seasons In Kamuro"]
• Tears of Father ~Overseas Edition~ — Arrangement

Yakuza 4

• For Faith — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Roarless Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Skirmish "Another" — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling Star "Neo" — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling Star "Mashup" — Music & Arrangement
• Speed Star — Music & Arrangement
• Receive and Bite You — Music
• The Myth — Music & Arrangement
• Smile Venomously — Music & Arrangement
• Criminal Delights — Music & Arrangement
• Material Delights — Music & Arrangement
• Geist Obscuration — Music & Arrangement
• Four Face — Music & Arrangement
• Four Faith — Music & Arrangement
• For Face — Music & Arrangement
• For Faith (Instruments) — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You the Ballad — Music & Arrangement
• My Hero — Music & Arrangement
• Boxcelios — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Maya Mori~ — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Chihiro Ikki~ — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Elena Aihara~ — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Haruka~ — Music & Arrangement
• Maiden Color my life — Music & Arrangement

Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou

• Die anyway — Music & Arrangement
• Kingdom of the massacre — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling "Ghost" — Music
• Skirmish "Diablo" — Music

Sega Sound Unit [H.] 1st Album

• Kamuro Setsugekka - [H.] Special Version - — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement

Yakuza 5

• Hailstorm — Music & Arrangement
• I believe in you — Music & Arrangement
• Receive and Slash You — Music & Arrangement
• Christmas Night Raid — Music & Arrangement
• 36 Strings Nocturne — Music & Arrangement
• Couleur d'une jeune fille — Music & Arrangement
• Dawn of GunRhein — Music & Arrangement
• Enormous Gun Salutes — Music & Arrangement
• Hostile Gaze — Music & Arrangement
• Boxcelios Forever — Music & Arrangement
• Arrow of Indra — Music & Arrangement
• True Valhalla — Music & Arrangement
• A Barrage — Music & Arrangement
• The Deluge — Music & Arrangement
• All Clear Results — Music & Arrangement