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'''Wave Master Inc.''' (株式会社ウェーブマスター) is a Japanese music business owned by the [[Sega Sammy Group]]. Originally a successor to [[Sega Digital Media]], Wave Master's original role was to produce music for [[Sega]]'s video games, however is has since branched out into other forms of entertainment such as film and television, and acts as a record label, managing Japanese musicians and artists.
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Game music has come a long way since the days of shrill beeping noises. The game soundtracks of today consist of rich orchestral scores, multi-layered guitars, and thumping modern beats. Sega has a long history of great game music, and much of it has come from one company -- '''Wave Master'''. This award-winning team has created some of the most memorable scores in gaming history. They have also branched out into other endeavors, including game development and music for television.
 
  
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Wave Master (formerly known as Sega Digital Media) employs nearly 30-40 sound designers and recording engineers at their Tokyo office. The company is overseen by president [[Yukifumi Makino]], a veteran of the game music industry. Makino's love for music began at an early age, where he was influenced by everything from The Beatles to the Jaws soundtrack. Makino has directed and produced some of Sega's most famous soundtracks, including ''[[Sonic CD]]'', ''[[NiGHTS]]'', and ''[[Space Channel 5]]''.
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Wave Master was also briefly a video game developer in its own right, releasing ''[[Switch]]'' and ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]] (and the PS2 port of ''[[Roommania 203|Roommania #203]]'', originally developed as Sega Digital Media). The company became solely concerned with music in 2003, absorbing [[Sammy]]'s music business, Underground Liberation Force, on 1st April, 2005{{fileref|IR EN 2005-01-28 3.pdf|page=2}}.
  
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At the heart of Wave Master's operations is their state-of-the-art recording studio. It is composed of three rooms: a control room with a high-end 56-channel mixing console, a 4.6 x 5 meter "live" room with acoustic reflectors, and a 4 x 6.2 meter "dead" room with sound dampening properties.
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As well as having its own musicians and recording engineers, Wave Master also has a recording studio which has been hired by third-party organisations.
  
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Many of the most popular Sega soundtracks have come from Wave Master, including ''Panzer Dragoon Saga'', ''Phantasy Star Online'', and the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Wave Master's music has received critical acclaim, and has been recognized by the International Game Developers Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for excellence in the field. In addition to releasing game scores, Wave Master has put out remixes and compilation albums of their music.
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For a while Wave Master were maintaining a handful of sub-labels, the two prominent ones being '''Wave Master Artists''' (for regular musical acts signed up with the record label) and '''Wave Master Entertainment''', used for video game, film and animation soundtracks. Both were established in late 2003{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20071118204111/http://sega.jp/corp/release/2003/0807/}}. As of 2023, Wave Master Artists' management division was transferred to Haru Entertainment.
  
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Some of Wave Master's most powerful works feature technology that dynamically changes the music based on game situations. When flying your airship in ''Skies of Arcadia'', the main musical theme subtly changed based on your location in the world. ''Jet Grind Radio'''s pumping hip-hop tracks blended together in a way that mirrored a DJ mixing records on turntables. The main theme of ''Space Channel 5'' progressively decomposed the worse you did in the game.
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==Company statistics==
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*'''Capital:''' 30 million yen{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|36}}
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*'''Number of Employees:''' 41 (2000-03){{magref|dmjp|2000-26|36}}
  
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There's more to Wave Master than just game music. In 2000, Wave Master entered the world of game development with a quirky life simulation title called ''Roommania #203''. They also handled the Japanese versions of Visual Concepts' Sega Sports 2K series. Other Wave Master projects include Radio DC (an Internet radio program featuring Sega game music), the Sonic Cafe suite of mobile phone applications, and jingles for TV shows and commercials in Japan.
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==Softography (as developer)==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Wave Master|role=Developer}}
  
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==Softography (as support)==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Wave Master|role=Support}}
  
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==Team's Employees==
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'''''Wave Master''''' is also notable for achieving popular music in their games. There are a number of popular composers that have stuck with the developer for a long time, and are well known around the fanbase:
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2001]]'' (2000)
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*[[Yukifumi Makino]] (head of Wave Master from 1991-2004 now moved to Delfi Sound Inc.)
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 2]]'' (2001)
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*[[Fumie Kumatani]]
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 3]]'' (2002)
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*[[Tomoya Ohtani]]
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* ''[[Hundred Swords]]'' (2001)
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*[[Kenichi Tokoi]]
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio|De La Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000)
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*[[Runblebee]]- (works with Kenichi Tokoi)  
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* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' (2001)
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*[[Hideaki Kobayashi]]
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* ''[[Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream]]'' (2000)
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*[[Tomonori Sawada]]
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001)
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*[[Naofumi Hataya]]
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000)
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*[[Mariko Nanba]]
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! & Asobou!]]'' (2001)
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*[[Jun Senoue]] (also works with Sonic Team)
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
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*[[Yutaka Minobe]] (left in Wave Master in 2005 now moved to Delfi Sound Inc.)
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]'' (2001)
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*[[Seirou Okamoto]]
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 3]]'' (2001)
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*[[Taihei Sato]]
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 4]]'' (2002)
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*[[Takahito Eguchi]]
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
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*[[Masaru Setsumaru]]
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* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' (2000)
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*[[Tatsutoshi Narita]]
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001)
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*[[Fumitaka Shibata]] (now head of Wave Master and Sega Digtal Studio)
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002)
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*[[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]]
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*[[Tomoko Sasaki]]
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
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*[[Hideki Naganuma]]
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* ''[[Baseball Advance]]'' (2002)
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*[[Saori Kobayashi]]
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Advance]]'' (2001)
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*[[Junko Shiratsu]]
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* ''[[Puyo Pop]]'' (2001)
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*[[Yayoi Wachi]]
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002)
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*[[Tatsuya Kouzaki]]
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004)
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*[[Tatsuyuki Maeda]]
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Initial D: Special Stage]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Nightshade]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2003]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Saka Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! ]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Switch]]''  (2002)
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* ''[[Gunvalkyrie]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
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===[[GameCube]]===
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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002)
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===[[NAOMI]]===
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* ''[[Dragon Treasure]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
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===[[NAOMI 2]]===
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* ''[[Initial D: Arcade Stage]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Initial D: Arcade Stage Ver. 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Initial D: Version 3]]'' (2003)
 
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==Games developed by Wave Master==
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==Softography (non-Sega)==
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* ''Roomania #203'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
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These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.
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* ''Switch''  (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''New Roommania: Porori Seishun'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''Rika-chan No Oshare Nikki'' (2004)
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* ''Super Galdelic Hour'' (2001; [[Enix]])
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* ''Ghost Vibration''  (2002; [[Artoon]]/[[Eidos]]/[[Infogrames]])
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* ''Onimusha Blade Warriors'' (2003; [[Capcom]])
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* ''Blinx: The Time Sweeper'' (2002; Artoon/[[Microsoft]])
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* ''Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space'' (2004; Artoon/Microsoft)
  
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==Music & Sound developed by Wave Master==
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1991) ([[Sega Genesis]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (1992) ([[Sega Genesis]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic CD]]'' (1993) ([[Mega CD]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Genesis]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Genesis]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Genesis]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Crackers]]'' (Cancelled) (1994) ([[Sega Genesis]])
 
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* ''[[Knuckles Chaotix]]'' (1995) ([[Sega 32X]])
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[sonic:Sonic Xtreme|Sonic Xtreme]]'' (Cancelled) (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Christmas NiGHTS]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic 3D Blast]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Burning Rangers]]'' (1998) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]''(1998)  ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''Air Nights'' (Cancelled) (1998) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Sega NAOMI]])
 
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[ROOMMANIA#203]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]])
 
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* ''Super Galdelic Hour'' (2001), a game developed by [[Enix]] ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Skies of Arcadia Legends]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2002) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''Switch''  (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 3: Card Revolution]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[sonic:Sonic Adventure DX:Director's Cut|Sonic Adventure DX]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2003) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2004) ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Feel the Magic: XY/XX]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Dreamcast]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Xbox]], Mac OS, [[Game Boy Advance]], Microsoft Windows, Pocket PC, Personal digital assistant, [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Sega NAOMI]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst]]'' (2004) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 4]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo Fever 2]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[The Rub Rabbits!]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Fifth Phantom Saga]]'' (Cancelled) (2005) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]])
 
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* ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis|Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis]]'' (2006) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus]]'' (2007) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Portable]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation Portable]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood]]'' (2008) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Let's Tap]]'' (2008) ([[Nintendo Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Zero]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo 7]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo Wii]])
 
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* ''[[sonic:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' ([[Nintendo Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
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The Super Galdelic Hour one is from Naofumi Hataya's archive page from somewhere look at posts around http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?s=&showtopic=8815&view=findpost&p=540151 - andlabs -->
 
  
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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{{Discography|Wave Master}}
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*''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta: Die Panzer Dragoons Chronik]]'' (2002)
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===Wave Master Artists===
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*''[[Porori Seishuun Album]]'' (2003)
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{{Discography|Wave Master Artists}}
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*''[[The Original Sound Track Album Of Giant Egg ~ Music Popped Out Of The Egg]]'' (2003)
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*''[[Let The Winds Blow: Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution Original Sound Track]]'' (2003)
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===Wave Master Entertainment===
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*''[[Radio DC No.3 ~ Listen to Game Music in Midwinter]]'' (2003)
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{{Discography|Wave Master Entertainment}}
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*''[[Triple Threat: Sonic Heroes Vocal Trax]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Complete Trinity: Sonic Heroes - Original Soundtrax]]'' (2004)
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===Sound! Shock Series===
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*''[[Sonic X ~Original Sound Tracks~]]'' (2004)
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{{Discography|Sound! Shock Series}}
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*''[[Initial D Arcade Sega Original Tracks]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Initial D Special Stage Sega Original Tracks]]'' (2004)
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==List of staff==
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*''[[Astro Boy Mighty Atom: Game Soundtrack Score]]'' (2004)
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{{StaffList|Wave Master|employees=yes}}
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*''[[Ollie King Original Soundtrack]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Radio DC]]'' (2004)
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==Magazine articles==
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*''[[SegaRock Vol.01]]'' (2004)
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*''[[SegaRock Vol.02]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Sega Saturn History ~Saturn Was Young~ First Volume]]'' (2004)
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==Gallery==
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*''[[Sega Saturn History ~Saturn Was Young~ Last Volume]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Chunsoft 20th Anniversary ~ Furai No Shiren 20th Special Collection]]'' (2004)
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*''[[SegaROCKS Live in Japan]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Chunsoft 20th Anniversary ~ Chunsoft Game Music Greatest Collection]]'' (2004)
 
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*''[[Sega Piano Nocturne]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[JxJ READY!]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Sega Saturn History ? Vocal Collection]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On "Force" Official Sound Data - Marsinal]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Shining Tears Music Collection]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~ Original Soundtrack]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Space Harrier II ~Space Harrier Complete Collection~ Original Soundtrack]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Sonic Rush Original Groove Rush.]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Akadoko & Kimishine?Ai no Densetsu CD?]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[The House of the Dead 4 Original Sound Tracks]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Christmas Paris/Angel's Eyes]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Sega Rally 2006 Original Sound Track]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Shining Tears Drama CD Vol.1 Dark Side ~Memories and departure~]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star Universe/Symphony Sessions Original Sound Track]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack "speedbeats grand prix"]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Shining Tears Drama CD Vol.2 Light Side ~Yuusha Teihanjouki (Okane to Ryori to Yuujou to)~]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Dynamite Deka vs Wing War Original Soundtrack]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Panzer Dragoon Original Sound Track (Remastered)]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Sega Simulation Best ~Advanced Daisenryaku Original Soundtrack~]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Sangokushi Taisen Original Sound Track]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[SGGG5 Original Soundtrack]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Sakura Taisen Song Show ~Memorial Songs~]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Save This World: Phantasy Star Universe Original Score]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[New Century/Sega AGES 2500 Series Vol.28 Original Soundtrack]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Quest of D Sound Track]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[For Brighter Day: Phantasy Star Universe Original Soundtrack]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[After Burner Climax Sound Track]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Sakura Wars Complete Song Box 2002~2006]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal TraxX SEVERAL WILLS]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[OutRun 20th Anniversary Box]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Seven Rings in Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Puyopuyo! Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Shining Force EXA Music Collection]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Shining Wind Music Collection]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Touch de Uno! DS Original Soundtrack]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Crossword Tengoku -Kuroten no Uta- Sasaki Tomoko to Maki Shita Ikka]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Porori Seishuun Album Zoryou Han]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[2 Spicy Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Galaxy Force II & Thunder Blade Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Puyopuyo Fever 1&2 Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Sonic Rush Adventure Original Soundtrack]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Cyber Troopers "Virtual-On" Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Homestar Portable Original Soundtrack]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Shining Tears X Wind Original Soundtrack]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[After Burner 20th Anniversary Box]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Dynamite Deka EX Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[NiGHTS ~Journey of Dreams~ Original Soundtrack]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Sonic Riders Shooting Star Story Original Soundtrack "Zero Gravity Tracks"]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Touch de Zuno! Original Soundtrack]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Golden Axe The Music]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[NiGHTS into dreams... Perfect Album]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Black Jack Hi no Tori Hen Game Original Sound Track]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Dramatic Dungeon Sakura Taisen ~Kimiaru ga Tame~ Ending Theme Waratte, Waratte]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star 1st Series Complete Album]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Masamicz Amano meets Sega ~Best & Wind Orchestra Version~]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Tribute to Sakura Wars Piano Version Series ~Imperial Capital Version~]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Tribute to Sakura Wars Piano Version Series ~Paris Version~]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Tribute to Sakura Wars Piano Version Series ~New York Version~]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus Original Soundtrack]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Musica e WCCF secondo movimento]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Fantasy Zone: Ultra Super Big Maximum Great Strong Complete Album]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Sorcerian Mega Drive Version Original Sound Track]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star 0 Original Sound Track]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Vermilion vs Rent a Hero Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Derby Owners Club 2008 Feel The Rush Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[FACE TO FAITH: Sonic and the Black Knight - Vocal Trax]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[TALES OF KNIGHTHOOD: Sonic and the Black Knight - Original Soundtrax]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Let's Go Away The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Shining Force Feather Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[From Loud 2 Low Too -Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works-]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Puyo Puyo no Uta]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Infinite Space Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Alex Kidd Complete Album]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Sega Motorcycle Music History]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Jun Senoue The Works]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Bayonetta Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[The Best of Crush 40 - Super Sonic Songs]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Border Break Original Sound Track]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Puyo Puyo 7 Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Tetris Dekaris Original Soundtrack Koi no Dekaris]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack Wings of Universe]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Super 32X 15th Anniversary Album]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Sakura Taisen Paris Hanagumi Live 2009 ~Moeagare Jiyuu no Tsubasa~]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Crackin' DJ Complete Album]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Sakura Taisen Teito Hanagumi Live 2010]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol.1]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Vanquish Original Soundtrack]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Sonic Free Riders Original Soundtrack - Break Free -]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Border Break Airburst Original Soundtrack]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Sonic Colors Original Soundtrack ViViD Sound x HYBRiD Colors]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Dream/Asami Shimoda]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Mega Drive Last Action Heroes]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Girls Make The World Go ’Round-Sega Vocal Traxx-]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Shining Force Cross Raid Original Soundtrack]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sonic Colors Original Soundtrack ViViD Sound x HYBRiD Colors]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Pachislot Sakura Taisen 3 Original Soundtrack]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol.2]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Power Drift Original Soundtrack]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[The Fantasm Soldier Valis ~PC Sound ORCHESTRA~]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[coropata Sound Track]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sonic Adventure Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Virtua Fighter 5 Original Sound Track]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Rad Mobile Original Soundtrack]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Rail Chase Original Soundtrack]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sonic Heroes Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sorcerian Original Soundtrack Vol.1]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sunsoft Music Collection Vol.1]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Ikki Online Music Collection Kiitekunsai]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sunsoft Music Collection Vol.2]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sorcerian Original Soundtrack Vol.2]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sunsoft Music Collection Vol.3]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sunsoft Music Collection Vol.4]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 20th Anniversary Best (tentative)]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack: Blue Blur]]'' (2012)
 
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Wave Master
Founded: 2000-08-01
Headquarters:
Tokyo, Japan
2000-08-01

Wave Master Inc. (株式会社ウェーブマスター) is a Japanese music business owned by the Sega Sammy Group. Originally a successor to Sega Digital Media, Wave Master's original role was to produce music for Sega's video games, however is has since branched out into other forms of entertainment such as film and television, and acts as a record label, managing Japanese musicians and artists.

Wave Master was also briefly a video game developer in its own right, releasing Switch and New Roommania: Porori Seishun for the PlayStation 2 (and the PS2 port of Roommania #203, originally developed as Sega Digital Media). The company became solely concerned with music in 2003, absorbing Sammy's music business, Underground Liberation Force, on 1st April, 2005[1].

As well as having its own musicians and recording engineers, Wave Master also has a recording studio which has been hired by third-party organisations.

For a while Wave Master were maintaining a handful of sub-labels, the two prominent ones being Wave Master Artists (for regular musical acts signed up with the record label) and Wave Master Entertainment, used for video game, film and animation soundtracks. Both were established in late 2003[2]. As of 2023, Wave Master Artists' management division was transferred to Haru Entertainment.

Company statistics

  • Capital: 30 million yen[3]
  • Number of Employees: 41 (2000-03)[3]

Softography (as developer)

PlayStation 2

Game Boy Advance

Softography (as support)

Dreamcast

Pico

Dreamcast

Game Boy Advance

PlayStation 2

Xbox

GameCube

NAOMI

NAOMI 2

Softography (non-Sega)

These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.

Game Boy Advance

  • Rika-chan No Oshare Nikki (2004)

PlayStation 2

Xbox

  • Blinx: The Time Sweeper (2002; Artoon/Microsoft)
  • Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space (2004; Artoon/Microsoft)


Discography

Vinyl

CD

Wave Master Artists

CD

Wave Master Entertainment

CD

Sound! Shock Series

CD

List of staff

Magazine articles

Main article: Wave Master/Magazine articles.

Gallery

  • Sound Shock Series label logo

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:IR EN 2005-01-28 3.pdf, page 2
  2. ↑ http://sega.jp/corp/release/2003/0807/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-11-18 20:41)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 36


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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