Takeshi Isozaki

Takeshi Isozaki
Date of birth: 1976-02-03 (age 48)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1999 – ) Divisions: Sega Software R&D Dept. 3 Hitmaker Sega Divisions: Sega AM3 Family Entertainment Sega R&D1
Role(s): Composer, musician

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Takeshi Isozaki (磯崎 剛) is a lesser known former Sega of Japan employee best known for his work on the Crazy Taxi and Yakuza series. He may also have been involved with the Mushiking series while at Family Entertainment.

Artistry

Influences

Isozaki has described his influences as ever-changing and with no particular genres he likes or dislikes. Many of his favourite albums are due to their songs having very good music videos, including The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails, Travelling Without Moving by Jamiroquai and Jelly Tones by Ken Ishii. He has also listed momoism by Mimori Yusa as an album he listened to frequently during his wandering era before joining Sega.

Production history

• Air Trix (Hikaru; 2001) — Sound Designers
• Crazy Taxi 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Supervisor
• Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Xbox; 2002) — Sound Supervisor
• Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Windows PC; 2004) — Sound Supervisor
• Sonic Gems Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Sound Creator
• Sonic Gems Collection (GameCube; 2005) — Sound Creator
• Sega Rally 2006 (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Composer
• Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice (Lindbergh; 2006) — Sound Effects Director/Multitrack Audio for Movie
• Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Sound Supervisor
• Yakuza: Dead Souls (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Effect Production
• Binary Domain (Xbox 360; 2012) — Sound Designers
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Composers
• Yakuza 5 (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Sound Creation Team
• Puyo Puyo!! Quest Arcade (RingEdge; 2013) — スペシャルサンクス (as 磯崎 剛)
• Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity (RingEdge; 2014) — Sound Creators

• Sengoku Taisen (2010)

Song credits

Main article: Takeshi Isozaki/Song credits.

Sonic Gems Collection

• Sonic Boom D'nB Mix — Arrangement

Sega Rally 2006

• Broken Siren — Music & Arrangement
• Mad dog's bite — Music & Arrangement
• Migrant — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza: Dead Souls

• screamer — Music & Arrangement
• octopus — Music & Arrangement
• Rest for a moment — Music & Arrangement
• Murderous Intent — Music & Arrangement
• A Flying Swallow — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza 5

• Tag of the man — Music & Arrangement
• The Mutual Fists — Music & Arrangement

Sengoku Taisen

• 大坂の陣 Last pride — Music & Arrangement

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Takeshi Isozaki

External links

• Profile on Hitmaker Sound Page (Backup)
• Hitmaker Sound Page column (Backup) Vol.06, Vol.09, Vol.12, Vol.24, Vol.29, Vol.31, Vol.40
• Hito Maker entry #81
• Takeshi Isozaki on VGMdb