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Not to be confused with Carol Yas.

Yasuhiro Takagi

Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1988 – 2000) Divisions: Sega R&D 8 Sega AM2 SEGA-AM2 (2000 – 2004) Sega of Japan (2004 – 2015) Divisions: Sega AM3 Sega AM1 Sega R&D1 Sega Interactive (2015 – 2020) Divisions: R&D3 Sega (2020 – )
Role(s): Musician

Yasuhiro "Yas" Takagi (高木保浩) is among the oldest of Sega's sound team members and perhaps best known as the Sound Director for Shenmue II. His earliest work with the company was for Turbo OutRun, where he worked with renowned Sega composer Hiroshi Kawaguchi.

Unlike Hiro, whom he has worked with since joining Sega in the late '80s, Takagi's roles have been largely in the background.

Production history

Games

Power Drift (Y Board; 1988) — Sound Design (as My Denshi)
Turbo OutRun (OutRun hardware; 1989) — Sound (as Kerotan)
Sword of Vermilion (Mega Drive; 1989) — Z80 (as Yas)
Sword of Vermilion (Mega Drive; 1989) — Sound (BGM) (as Yas)
Sword of Vermilion (Mega Drive; 1989) — Sound (Effect) (as Yas)
G-LOC: Air Battle (Y Board; 1990) — Music & Sounds
GP Rider (X Board; 1990) — Music & Sound Effects (as テニ子・テニ夫・Ｔ)
Rent A Hero (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound^[4] (as D.C.Hammer)
F1 Exhaust Note (System 32; 1991)^[5]
Virtua Racing (Model 1; 1992) — Sound Effect
Michael Jackson in Scramble Training (AS-1; 1993) — Music
Burning Rival (System 32; 1993) — Shingen (as 高木保浩)
Royal Ascot II (Medal game; 1996)
F355 Challenge (NAOMI Multiboard; 1999) — Sound
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Assistant Director
F355 Challenge (Dreamcast; 2000) — Sound
F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition (NAOMI Multiboard; 2001) — Sound
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Assistant Director
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Director
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Sound Creators
The King of Route 66 (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Sound Director
Shenmue II (Xbox; 2002) — Sound Section Assistant
Shenmue II (Xbox; 2002) — Sound Effects & Editors
Virtua Cop 3 (Chihiro; 2003) — Sound Team
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Special Thanks^[6]
The King of Route 66 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Sound Effects
OutRun 2 (Chihiro; 2003) — Sound
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 16: Virtua Fighter 2 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Sound Creators
Ghost Squad (Chihiro; 2004) — Sound Team
OutRun 2 SP (Chihiro; 2004) — Sound
Initial D: Street Stage (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — サウンドコーディネーター (as 高木保浩)
After Burner Climax (Lindbergh; 2006) — Sound Creators
OutRun 2 SP SDX (Lindbergh; 2006) — Sound
Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice (Lindbergh; 2006) — Sound Effects
Ghost Squad Evolution (Lindbergh Red; 2007) — Sound Team
OutRun 2 SP (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Sound
Initial D Arcade Stage 4 (Lindbergh; 2007) — Tire Sound Generation
Initial D Arcade Stage 5 (Lindbergh; 2009) — Chief Sound Creator
OutRun Online Arcade (Xbox 360; 2009) — Sound
OutRun Online Arcade (PlayStation 3; 2009) — Sound
Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Music Composer
Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA (RingEdge; 2011) — Sound Creators
Samurai Bloodshow (iOS; 2011) — Music Composers
Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X (RingEdge; 2012) — Supporters
Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity (RingEdge; 2014) — Supporters
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Origins (Xbox One; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Development Support
Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Development Support
Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Development Support
Sonic Superstars (Epic Games Store; 2023) — Development Support
Sonic X Shadow Generations (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Development Support
Sonic X Shadow Generations (Xbox One; 2024) — Development Support
Sonic X Shadow Generations (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Development Support

Videos

Sega Amusement CG World Best Collection (LaserDisc; 1995) — Sound composer

Music

OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Supervisor
OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Commentator
Vermilion vs Rent A Hero Original Soundtrack (CD; 2009) — 合唱団
Chain Chronicle 5th Anniversary Original Soundtrack (CD; 2018) — Programming
S.S.T. Band: 30th Anniversary Box (CD; 2018) — Special Thanks
Border Break Music Collection Type-02 (CD; 2019) — Producer
Sega World Drivers Championship: Original Sound Track (CD; 2020) — Special Thanks
G-LOC Air Battle: Series Music Collection (CD; 2020) — Sound Supervisor
Border Break Music Collection Type-03 (CD; 2020) — Producer
Border Break Music Collection Type-04 (CD; 2020) — Producer
Astro City Mini: Celebration Album (CD; 2020) — Special Thanks
Border Break Music Collection Type-05 (CD; 2020) — Producer
Go Sega: 60th Anniversary Album (CD; 2021) — Product Adviser^[7]
Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (CD; 2021) — Producer
Sonic Frontiers Original Soundtrack Stillness & Motion (CD; 2022) — Special Thanks
Virtua Fighter 3tb Online Premium Music Collection (CD; 2023) — Producer
Sega Rally Championship: 30th Anniv. Album (CD; 2024) — Executive Producer

Strike Fighter (1991)
Vermilion VS Rent a Hero Original Soundtrack (CD) (2009)
Samurai Bloodshow (2011)
Hyakki Taisen Emaki (2012)

Song credits

Main article: Yasuhiro Takagi/Song credits.

Turbo OutRun (Arcade version)

Vivacious — Music & Arrangement
Shake the Street — Music & Arrangement
A Huge Pile of Parts — Arrangement
Rush a Difficulty — Music & Arrangement

Sword of Vermilion

Rest — Music & Arrangement
Church — Music & Arrangement
Enemy Appear — Music & Arrangement
Battle — Music & Arrangement
Set Flag — Music & Arrangement
Level Up — Music & Arrangement
Fuyodol — Music & Arrangement
Boss B — Music & Arrangement
Ending (Staff Roll) — Music & Arrangement

G-LOC: Air Battle

Coin — Creator
BGM B — Music & Arrangement
Dog Fight in the Ravine BGM — Music & Arrangement
BGM C — Music & Arrangement
Continue — Music & Arrangement

GP Rider

The Perfect Power(通信)^[8] — Music & Arrangement

Strike Fighter

Coin — Creator

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

clairvoyant — Music & Arrangement

Vermilion VS Rent a Hero Original Soundtrack

Light Song -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Choir (with Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Junpei Mishima, Mitsuharu Fukuyama, Kentaro Koyama, Susumu Tsukagoshi, Chihiro Aoki & Takahiro Kai)

Yakuza 4

Nervousness — Music & Arrangement
Rebellions — Music & Arrangement

Samurai Bloodshow

Samurai Bloodshow - Main Theme - — Music & Arrangement (with Kyokuso Tachibana)
Eternal flower — Music, Arrangement & Lyrics
Final Showdown — Music & Arrangement (with Kyokuso Tachibana)

Chain Chronicle Original Soundtrack Chain Band Ver.

Battle For Justice II [Chain Band Version] — Programming
Beat The Master II [Chain Band Version] — Programming

References

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[https:.2F.2Fvgmdb.net.2Fdb.2Fcovers.php.3Fdo.3Dview.26cover.3D298983-2] ttps://vgmdb.net/db/covers.php?do=view&cover=298983

[https:.2F.2Fs.famitsu.com.2Fnews.2F201811.2F30168339.html-3] ttps://s.famitsu.com/news/201811/30168339.html

[:File:Rent_A_Hero_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Rent A Hero MD credits.pdf

[:File:F1ExhaustNote_rankingdisplay.png_p-5] File:F1ExhaustNote rankingdisplay.png

[:File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-6] File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p20-7] File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 20

[http:.2F.2Fwww.sst-band.com.2Fcrackin.html-8] ttp://www.sst-band.com/crackin.html

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