Megumi Takano

Megumi Takano
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1999 – ) Divisions: Sega Software R&D Dept. 2 Sega-AM2 Sega Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega R&D2 Sega Interactive Divisions: R&D2 Sega
Role(s): Composer, Musician

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Megumi Takano (鷹野 めぐみ) is a Sega sound composer and a member of the AM2 department who started as a voice editor for Shenmue. Having joined Sega in 1999 alongside the likes of Mitsuharu Fukuyama and Takeshi Isozaki, she was a lead sound designer for several games in the early 2000's such as Choujikuu Yousai Macross and Quest of D.

She later contributed to Virtua Fighter 5 (and its major revisions) and the Border Break series. She is also frequently involved with the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA series, typically alongside Makito Nomiya.

Production history

Games

• Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Voice Editors
• Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (NAOMI 2 GD-ROM; 2001) — Sound
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Voice Editors
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Music Composers
• Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (GameCube; 2002) — Sound
• Choujikuu Yousai Macross (PlayStation 2; 2003) — サウンドデザイナー (as 鷹野めぐみ)
• Quest of D (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2004) — Composer & Sound Staff
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 16: Virtua Fighter 2 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Sound Creators
• Virtua Fighter 5 (Lindbergh; 2005) — Special Thanks
• Quest of D: The Battle Kingdom (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2007) — Sound
• Virtua Fighter 5 R (Lindbergh; 2008) — Sound Creator
• Border Break (RingEdge; 2009) — Sound Staff
• Shining Force Cross (RingEdge; 2009) — Sound Staff
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Lindbergh; 2010) — Sound Creator
• Shining Force Cross Raid (RingEdge; 2010) — Sound Staff
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Wii; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Windows PC; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Virtua Tennis 4 (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Xbox 360; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Xbox 360; 2012) — Sound Creator
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Sound Creator
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (Nu; 2013) — Sound
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (PlayStation 3; 2014) — Sound Effects/Sound Direction
• Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Sound Design
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Sound Effects/Sound Direction
• Soul Reverse Zero (iOS; 2016) — Sound Designers (as 鷹野 めぐみ)
• Soul Reverse Zero (Android; 2016) — Sound Designers (as 鷹野 めぐみ)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Sound
• Soul Reverse (ALLS UX; 2018) — Sound Designers
• Border Break (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Sound Designer
• Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Sound Artist
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Sound Effect Production
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Sound Effect Production
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Sound Effect Production
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Sound Effect Production
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Sound Effect Production
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Sound Effect Production
• Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Cutscene Sound Effect Production

Music

• Quest of D Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Composer & Sound Staff
• Border Break Original Sound Track (CD; 2009) — Sound Staff
• Border Break Airburst Original Soundtrack (CD; 2010) — Sound Staff
• Shining Force Cross Raid Original Sound Track (CD; 2011) — Sound Staff
• Border Break Soundtrack Complete CD-Box (CD; 2018) — Sound Designer
• Border Break Music Collection (CD; 2019) — Sound Designer
• Border Break Music Collection Type-02 (CD; 2019) — Sound Designer
• Border Break Music Collection Type-03 (CD; 2020) — Sound Designer
• Border Break Music Collection Type-04 (CD; 2020) — Sound Designer
• Border Break Music Collection Type-05 (CD; 2020) — Sound Designer
• Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (CD; 2021) — Sound Designer

• Shining Force Cross (2009)
• Border Break Airburst (2010) — Sound Staff
• Border Break Scramble (2014)
• Border Break X (2016)
• Border Break (PlayStation 4) (2018) — Sound Designer

Song credits

Main article: Megumi Takano/Song credits.

Quest of D

• vs. 黒騎士 — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 5

• Stone Forest (Pai VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Palace (Lion VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 5 R

• Temple (Kage VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Palace (Lion VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
• Terrace (Brad VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement

Border Break

• 銀漢（ぎんかん） — Music & Arrangement
• 熱源(ねつげん) — Music & Arrangement

Shining Force Cross

• Room Guarder -2- — Music & Arrangement
• Goliath — Music & Arrangement
• Goliath -改- — Music & Arrangement
• Lucifer — Music & Arrangement
• Temple of Mana — Music & Arrangement
• 時を戻して — Music & Arrangement

Border Break Airburst

• A Clubhouse — Music & Arrangement
• Beginning of the End — Music & Arrangement (with Fumio Ito)

Shining Force Cross Raid

• 天地を繋ぐ仄暗き路 — Music & Arrangement
• Ghost — Music & Arrangement

Border Break Scramble

• Escape from the presence — Music & Arrangement (with Fumio Ito)

Border Break X

• Gipfeltreffen Ⅰ — Music & Arrangement

Border Break (PlayStation 4)

• Indication <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement
• Relief <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement
• Encounter <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement

External links

• Hitmaker Sound Page column (Backup) Vol.75