Masayuki Nagao

Masayuki Nagao
Employment history: Sega of Japan
Role(s): Musician

Masayuki "N.Gee" Nagao (長尾 優進) is a music composer, sound designer, keyboardist and lyricist born in 1964 that joined Sega in December 1991 when the company he worked for (then known as Santos) was acquired by Sega and renamed Megasoft. He usually worked alongside Hirofumi Murasaki and Morihiko Akiyama, who continued to work with him following the acquisition. Nagao was later employed by Opus Corp. following his work on Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and other titles.

Nagao has also written music and performed outside of video games, including writing the English lyrics for the song "RAIN" by 4ROCKAMBOS. He has since left Sega and has most recently worked on the "Evolution" game series published by Ignition Entertainment for the PSP handheld game system.

Production history

• Toki: Going Ape Spit (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound (as Nagao)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Sound Assistants (as N.Gee)
• Doraemon Noranosuke no Yabou (Game Gear; 1993) — サウンド (as ナガオ)
• Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Mega Drive; 1993) — Music and sound
• Jurassic Park (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound Management (as N.Gee)
• Aa Harimanada (Mega Drive; 1993) — Sound (as Nagao (N·Gee))
• Jurassic Park (Master System; 1993) — Sound Management (as N.Gee)
• Sonic Chaos (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound (as Nagao N.Gee)
• Sonic Chaos (Master System; 1993) — Sound (as Nagao N.Gee)
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Mega Drive; 1993) — Music and FX
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound Programmers (as Nagao'N'Gee)
• Taisen Mahjong HaoPai 2 (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound (as M.Nagao)
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Master System; 1994) — Sound Programmers (as Nagao'N'Gee)
• Sonic Drift (Game Gear; 1994) — Sound Creator (as N.Gee)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team
• Torarete Tamaruka!? (Game Gear; 1994) — Sound (as Nagao NG Masayuki)
• Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Game Gear; 1994) — Sound Driver (as N.Gee)
• Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team
• Sonic Drift 2 (Game Gear; 1995) — Sound (as M.Nagao)

Song credits

Main article: Masayuki Nagao/Song credits.

Battle Golfer Yui

• Ending — Music & Arrangement

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

• Shinobi (Opening) — Music & Arrangement

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

• Hydrocity Zone Act 2 — Music (with SEGA) & Arrangement
• Lava Reef Zone Act 2 — Arrangement

Sonic Drift

• Title — Arrangement
• Mode — Music & Arrangement
• Select — Music & Arrangement
• Round Start — Music & Arrangement
• Green Hill — Music & Arrangement
• Marble — Music & Arrangement
• Spring Yard — Music & Arrangement
• Labyrinth — Music & Arrangement
• Star Light — Music & Arrangement
• Scrap Brain — Music & Arrangement
• Invincible — Arrangement
• Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
• GP Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement