Masanori Hikichi

Masanori Hikichi
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Date of birth: 1969-10-30 (age 55)
Role(s): Musician

Masanori "Hiki" Hikichi (曳地 正則) is a former employee of Cube that worked on Sega titles during the Mega Drive era. He later joined both Quintet Co., Ltd. (1995-1998) and Shade, Inc. to create music and sound effects for Saturn and PSX titles. More recently, he composed the music for Bullet Girls in 2014, and later its sequel in 2016.

Production history

• Galaxy Force II (Mega Drive; 1991) — S.E. Music (as M.Hikichi)
• Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer (Mega Drive; 1992) — Music / Sound Effects
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Mega Drive; 1993) — Music and FX
• Solo Crisis (Saturn; 1998) — Sound Composer

• Blue Almanac (CD) (1991)
• Human Sports Festival (1992) — Sound Composer (Human Sports Festival Staff)
• Human Super F² / H.E.L.P. (CD) (1992)
• E.V.O.: Search for Eden (1992) — Sound Creator
• Langrisser: Hikari no Matsuei (PC Engine CD Version) (1993) — Music Production
• Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (1993) — Sound Manipulator (Cube) (as Masanori.H)
• Battle Master: Kyuukyoku no Senshitachi (1993)
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Music and FX (-Cube-)
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Game Gear and Master System Versions) (1993/1994) — Sound Programmer (as Hiki)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — Sound Special Thanks (as Cube Corp.) [NOTE: Music]
• Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — Sound Special Thanks (as Cube Corp.) [NOTE: Music]
• Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1994) — Sound Special Thanks (as Cube Corp.) [NOTE: Music]
• Power of the Hired (1994)
• Terranigma (1995) — Sound Composer [Note: 5 tracks]
• Tenchi Sozo Creative Soundtracks (CD) (1995) [Note: 5 tracks]
• The Granstream Saga (1997) — Music & Sound Effects (Shade), Composer (Shade (Animation Sequences))
• Code R (1998)
• Chou Hatsumei Boy Kanipan: Hirameki Wonderland (1999)
• Brightis (1999)
• Orphen: Scion of Sorcery (2000) — Sound Effects (Original Game by)
• To LoveRu: Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkou-Hen (2008) — Sound Support (Sound - noisycroak Co. Ltd.)
• Bullet Girls (2014)
• Bullet Girls 2 (2016)

Song credits

Galaxy Force II (Mega Drive Version)

• Start — Arrangement
• Scene Select — Arrangement
• Beyond the Galaxy [Scene A] — Arrangement
• Defeat [Scene B] — Arrangement
• Take Back [Scene C] — Arrangement
• Alone Fighter [Scene D] — Arrangement
• TRY-Z [Scene E] — Arrangement
• Stage Clear — Arrangement
• Name Entry — Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement