Teruhiko Nakagawa

Teruhiko Nakagawa, born June 13, 1971 in Mie Prefecture, Japan, is a composer for SEGA and Wave Master. He graduated from Nagoya University with a major in mathematics. He began working for Sega in 1994 with his contributions to Metal Head.

Nakagawa's hobbies are listening to music, reading, Japanese Chess, and watching live baseball games; favorite foods include sushi, Chinese noodles and green tea. He enjoys R&B and classical music, citing famous conductor Sergiu Celibidache as an influence.

He uses Studio Vision Pro for sequencing, and some of his instruments include S6000/S3200XL (Akai), TR-Rack/TRITON-Rack /WAVESTATION /01w (KORG), and SC-88 pro (Roland).

Production Credits

• Metal Head (1994) — Sound Designer
• Shadow Squadron (Stellar Assault in Japan) (1995) — Music, Sound Effects
• Panzer Dragoon Zwei (1996) — Music Composer
• Baseball Advance (2002) — Audio
• Sonic Advance 2 (2003) — Sound Creator
• Sonic Pinball Party (2003) — Sound Creator
• Space Channel 5: Part 2: Special Edition (2003) — Waver Master's Special Thanks
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Heroes (2004) — Music Composer
• Puyo Pop Fever (2004) — Voice Data Operation
• Astro Boy (2004) — Sound Director
• Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) — Sound Effects
• Sonic Rush (2005) — Sound Director
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Sound Section Special Thanks
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (2007) — Music Composer & Arranger
• Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) — Sound Director
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) — Sound Producer, Music & Orchestra Arrange ("Opening & Ending Theme")
• Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Special Thanks
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) — Music Composer
• Sonic Colors (DS Version) (2010) — Sound Producer, Music Composer, Sound Effects

Song Credits

Sonic Heroes

• Battle : City Area — Music
• Event : All Heroes Gather — Music & Arrangement, Programming

Sonic Rush

• Right There, Right On (Blazy Mix) — Re-Arrangement
• Ska Cha Cha (Blazy Mix) — Re-Arrangement
• Enemy or Friend? — Music & Arrangement (NOTE: Also known as "Blaze Appears")
• Ethno Circus (Blazy Mix) — Re-Arrangement
• Back 2 Back (Blazy Mix) — Re-Arrangement
• Jeh Jeh Rocket (Blazy Mix) — Re-Arrangement
• Get Edgy (Blazy Mix) — Re-Arrangement
• What U Need (Blazy Mix) — Re-Arrangement
• Leaf Storm Zone (Demo Version) — Music & Arrangement (NOTE: First section remade into "Enemy or Friend?"/"Blaze Appears" for final version)

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

• Giant Girania — Music
• Giant Girania : Hard Ver. — Music

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Opening & Ending Theme — Music & Arrangement