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'''Yayoi Wachi''' (和智 弥生) is a former [[Sega]] associate who worked mainly on [[Game Gear]] and [[Saturn]] titles.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (和智 弥生) is a Japanese musician and former [[Sega of Japan]] composer most known for her work on ''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]''.
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==Career==
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{{PAGENAME}}'s career dates back to early 1994 with ''[[Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit]]'' (which will have been development in 1993, likely meaning she was employed at [[Sega of Japan]] by 1993). The name used here, '''Watch''', is only speculated to be Wachi, and later appears in ''[[Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba]]''.
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She was a prominent composer on [[Game Gear]], often working solo such as on ''[[Royal Stone: Hirakareshi Toki no Tobira]]''. This system is where she began working on the franchise she was most closely attached to: ''[[:category:Magic Knight Rayearth|Magic Knight Rayearth]]''. {{PAGENAME}} transitioned to [[Sega Saturn]] development through ''Rayearth'', followed by ''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]'' and ''[[Sakura Taisen]]''.
  
She is best known for creating the music for ''[[Sonic Triple Trouble]]'' and ''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]''.
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[[File:AWWSTnKLotM SaturnFan1997.jpg|thumb|left|Some of Team Pine-Apple, developers of ''Advanced World War'' including Yayoi Wachi]]
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Her known gameography ends with ''[[Advanced World War: Sennen Teikoku no Koubou]]'', for which she harkened back to her college degree in vocal music, suggesting the national anthems and marches be sung by a 10-person choir.{{magref|saturnfan|1997-08|88}} Wachi is also one of the developers with a message in the game's included README.TXT, where she writes war-themed fiction about sound director [[Hirofumi Murasaki]] and sound designer [[Tatsuyuki Maeda]].
  
==Production History==
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[[File:HidekiNaganuma YayoiWachi.png|thumb|right|Hideki Naganuma and Yayoi Wachi]]
* ''[[Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit]]'' (1994) — Composer (as '''Watch''')
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She most likely remained a Sega composer throughout '97 and '98, as she is known to have become close friends with [[Hideki Naganuma]],{{ref|https://twitter.com/Hideki_Naganuma/status/378713044756353024}} who joined Sega in 1998.
* ''[[Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba]]'' (Game Gear Version) (1994) — Music (as '''Watch''')
 
* ''[[Sonic Triple Trouble]]'' (1994) — Composer (as '''Yayoi.F''')
 
* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' (Game Gear Version) (1994) — Sound composer (as '''Y. Wachi''')
 
* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' (Saturn Version) (1995) — Game BGM & SE (Japan Staff)
 
* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]'' (1996) — Music
 
* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (1996) — Special Thanks
 
  
==Song Credits==
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==Production history==
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===''[[Sonic Triple Trouble]]''===
 
* Opening — Music & Arrangement
 
* Title — Music & Arrangement
 
* Character Select — Music & Arrangement
 
* Start — Music & Arrangement
 
* Great Turquoise Zone — Music & Arrangement
 
* Sunset Park Zone — Music & Arrangement
 
* Sunset Park Zone Act 3 — Arrangement
 
* Meta Junglira Zone — Music & Arrangement
 
* Robotnik Winter Zone — Music & Arrangement
 
* Tidal Plant Zone — Music & Arrangement
 
* Atomic Destroyer Zone — Music & Arrangement
 
* Special Stage 1 — Music & Arrangement
 
* Special Stage 2 — Music & Arrangement
 
* Fang's Theme — Music & Arrangement
 
* Chaos Emerald — Music & Arrangement
 
* Boss — Music & Arrangement
 
* Act Clear — Music & Arrangement
 
* High-Speed Shoes — Music & Arrangement
 
* High-Speed Heli-Tail — Music & Arrangement
 
* Rocket Shoes — Music & Arrangement
 
* Screw Shoes — Music & Arrangement
 
* Sea Tail — Music & Arrangement
 
* 1-Up — Music & Arrangement
 
* Invincibility — Music & Arrangement
 
* Miss — Music & Arrangement
 
* Continue — Music & Arrangement
 
* Game Over — Music & Arrangement
 
* Metal Sonic — Music & Arrangement
 
* Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
 
* All Clear — Music & Arrangement
 
* Bad Ending — Arrangement
 
* Good Ending — Music & Arrangement
 
  
===''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' (Saturn Version)===
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==Song credits==
* The Chase — Music & Arrangement
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* Silent Forest — Music & Arrangement
 
* Ferio the Hurricane — Music & Arrangement
 
* An Apparition Appears! — Music & Arrangement
 
* Heartbeat — Music & Arrangement
 
* Fantastic Eterna — Music & Arrangement
 
* Cave of Temptation — Music & Arrangement
 
* Whirlpools Everywhere — Music & Arrangement
 
* Cavern of Eternal Ice — Music & Arrangement
 
* Sadness — Music & Arrangement
 
* The Legendary Mashin — Music & Arrangement
 
* A Lecture on Mysterious Cefiro — Music & Arrangement
 
* Peace — Music & Arrangement
 
* Special Lessons — Music & Arrangement
 
* A Still Stronger Apparition Appears... — Music & Arrangement
 
* The Old Man's Rainbow Shop — Music & Arrangement
 
* Sneaking Around — Music & Arrangement
 
* Dormant Volcano — Music & Arrangement
 
* Zagato! — Music & Arrangement
 
* Tragic — Music & Arrangement
 
* Last Battle — Music & Arrangement
 
* Towards the Future... — Music & Arrangement
 
  
===''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]''===
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==Photographs==
* Bonds ~Main Theme~ — Music & Arrangement
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:''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]]
* An Omen — Music & Arrangement
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* The Light of Legend — Music & Arrangement
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==Magazine articles==
* Destiny Begins — Music & Arrangement
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
* On a Journey — Music & Arrangement
 
* The Great Ravine — Music & Arrangement
 
* The Empire — Music & Arrangement
 
* Flight — Music & Arrangement
 
* Ruins — Music & Arrangement
 
* An Attack from Darkness — Music & Arrangement
 
* Rando Doura — Music & Arrangement
 
* A Conclusion — Music & Arrangement
 
* Requiem — Music & Arrangement
 
* A Parting — Music & Arrangement
 
* Reminiscence — Music & Arrangement
 
* Lagi and Lundi - Theme of Zwei — Music & Arrangement
 
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:02, 2 March 2024

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Yayoi Wachi
Place of birth: Japan
Employment history:
Role(s): Composer, Musician

Yayoi Wachi (和智 弥生) is a Japanese musician and former Sega of Japan composer most known for her work on Panzer Dragoon Zwei.

Career

Yayoi Wachi's career dates back to early 1994 with Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (which will have been development in 1993, likely meaning she was employed at Sega of Japan by 1993). The name used here, Watch, is only speculated to be Wachi, and later appears in Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba.

She was a prominent composer on Game Gear, often working solo such as on Royal Stone: Hirakareshi Toki no Tobira. This system is where she began working on the franchise she was most closely attached to: Magic Knight Rayearth. Yayoi Wachi transitioned to Sega Saturn development through Rayearth, followed by Panzer Dragoon Zwei and Sakura Taisen.

Some of Team Pine-Apple, developers of Advanced World War including Yayoi Wachi

Her known gameography ends with Advanced World War: Sennen Teikoku no Koubou, for which she harkened back to her college degree in vocal music, suggesting the national anthems and marches be sung by a 10-person choir.[1] Wachi is also one of the developers with a message in the game's included README.TXT, where she writes war-themed fiction about sound director Hirofumi Murasaki and sound designer Tatsuyuki Maeda.

Hideki Naganuma and Yayoi Wachi

She most likely remained a Sega composer throughout '97 and '98, as she is known to have become close friends with Hideki Naganuma,[2] who joined Sega in 1998.

Production history

Games

Music


Song credits

Main article: Yayoi Wachi/Song credits.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Yayoi Wachi

Magazine articles

Main article: Yayoi Wachi/Magazine articles.

References