Hidenori Shoji

Hidenori Shoji (庄司 英徳) is a Sega sound employee and guitarist originally employed in its AM2 department but currently a lead sound designer affiliated with Amusement Vision. He is probably best known for directing the music for the Super Monkey Ball and Ryu ga Gotoku (aka Yakuza) series.

He also had the honor of working with a Nintendo franchise (F-Zero)'s music before the inception of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games made the latter series the norm.

Production History

• Virtua Fighter 3 (1996) — Compose, SE (Sound Designers) (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Scud Race (1996) — Sound
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Arcade Version) (1996) — Name Entry (Music)
• Virtua Cop 2 (Saturn Version) (1996) — S.E. Support (as Hidenori Syouji)
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Saturn and PC Versions) (1997/1998) — Music
• Fighting Vipers 2 (1998/2001) — Sound Director
• Daytona USA 2 (1998) — Sound Support (AM2) (Special Thanks)
• SpikeOut (1998) — Assistant Sound Director (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast Version) (1998) — Compose, SE (Sound Designers) (as Hidenori Syoji), Sound Designer (Dreamcast Version)
• Daytona USA 2: Power Edition (1998) — Sound Support (AM2) (Special Thanks)
• SpikeOut: Final Edition (1999) — Assistant Sound Director (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Slash Out (2000)
• Super Monkey Ball (2001) — Sound Design
• Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) — Sound Designer
• Super Monkey Ball Jr. (2002) — Sound Engineer (Original Game Staff)
• F-Zero GX (2003) — Music
• F-Zero AX (2003)
• Yakuza (2005) — Sound Director (Sound Section)
• OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
• Yakuza 2 (2006) — Music Director ("Yakuza 2" Sound Team)
• OutRun 2 SP (PS2 Version) (2007)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) — Supervisor (Original Games)
• Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (2008)
• Yakuza 3 (2009) — Sounds Production ("Yakuza 3" Sound Team)
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) — CS1 R&D Sound (Sega Japan)
• Yakuza 4 (2010) — Sound Production Lead ("Yakuza 4" Sound Team) (Staff)
• Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho (2010)
• Yakuza: Dead Souls (2011) — Interpretation Support ("Yakuza: Dead Souls" Sound Team) (Staff)
• Binary Domain (2012) — Sound Director ("Binary Domain" Development Team) (Staff)

Song Credits

Sega Touring Car Championship

• Inductee — Music & Arrangement

Fighting Vipers 2

• Beginning — Music & Arrangement
• As you choose — Music & Arrangement
• Under the Sun — Music & Arrangement
• Burning Bear — Music & Arrangement
• Inspire — Music & Arrangement
• Ravin' — Music & Arrangement
• Deeper — Music & Arrangement
• Good Noise — Music & Arrangement
• 3rd Signal — Music & Arrangement
• Brain Cleanser — Music & Arrangement
• L.S.D. — Music & Arrangement
• Night Call — Music & Arrangement
• Tripback — Music & Arrangement
• Poker Face — Music & Arrangement
• UFO Diner — Arrangement
• Don't forget first resolution — Music & Arrangement
• Be Cool — Music & Arrangement
• Non Stop Bass — Music & Arrangement
• Insert Coin — Music & Arrangement
• Game is Over — Music & Arrangement
• Master cat in neighborhood — Music & Arrangement
• Service Games — Music & Arrangement
• Beginning -Remix version- — Music & Arrangement
• L.S.D. -Remix version- — Music & Arrangement
• Hopping Jam -Not Use- — Music & Arrangement

Slash Out

• Unbalance — Music & Arrangement
• Jawbone — Music & Arrangement
• Associate or Enemy — Music & Arrangement
• As you choose3 — Music & Arrangement
• First Battle — Music & Arrangement
• RED -mode II- — Music & Arrangement
• Gravestone — Music & Arrangement
• incarnation — Music & Arrangement
• 1480F5 — Music & Arrangement
• 2nd Orbit — Music & Arrangement
• Big Rhythm — Music & Arrangement
• Black & Silver — Music & Arrangement
• the low — Music & Arrangement
• d.t.'s — Music & Arrangement
• Day of lake — Music & Arrangement
• Into the chaos — Music & Arrangement
• Machinery Beats — Music & Arrangement
• Love Song — Music & Arrangement
• Nebula — Music & Arrangement
• Blue Winter — Music & Arrangement
• I/R — Music & Arrangement
• FATE — Music & Arrangement
• FAKE — Music & Arrangement
• FACE — Music & Arrangement
• to Next Level — Music & Arrangement
• Said so — Music & Arrangement
• Rest your sword — Music & Arrangement
• Party is over — Music & Arrangement

F-Zero GX

• F-Zero TV Opening (Interview In) — Music & Arrangement
• Brain Cleaner (Replay) — Music & Arrangement
• U-Rays (Tutorial) — Music & Arrangement
• Raise a curtain (Card Check) — Music & Arrangement
• As you choose "3rd" (Main Selector) — Music & Arrangement
• Short Pre-View (Course View 1) — Music & Arrangement
• Paper Engine (Outer Space) — Music & Arrangement
• Feel Our Pain (Fire Field) — Music & Arrangement
• One Ahead System (Cosmo Terminal) — Music & Arrangement
• Shotgun Kiss (Vegas Palace) — Music & Arrangement
• The Fall (Retire) — Music & Arrangement
• Stereo Signal (Pilot Point Result) — Music & Arrangement
• Your Garage (Shop) — Music & Arrangement
• Flags (Flag Open) — Music & Arrangement
• No Time (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement
• Feather (Customize) — Music & Arrangement
• Refresh Time (Character Profile) — Music & Arrangement
• Step 70's (Option) — Music & Arrangement
• Long Pre-View (Course View 2) — Music & Arrangement
• 8 Guitars (Sand Ocean) — Music & Arrangement
• Like a Snake (Port Town) — Music & Arrangement
• Planet Colors (Green Plant) — Music & Arrangement
• ZEN (Aeropolis) — Music & Arrangement
• For the Glory -feat. Mute City's Theme- (Mute City) — Music & Arrangement
• Osc-Sync Carnival (Lightning) — Music & Arrangement
• Infinite Blue (Big Blue) — Music & Arrangement
• Hurrah for the Champion (Winning Run) — Music & Arrangement
• Cover of Mute City's Theme (Item Song 1) — Arrangement
• Cover of Big Blue's Theme (Item Song 2) — Arrangement
• Cover of Red Canyon's Theme (Story #2) — Arrangement
• Night of Big Blue (Story #4) — Arrangement
• Time for Kill (Story #6) — Music & Arrangement
• Emperor Breath (Story #8) — Music & Arrangement
• DIZZY (Phantom Road) — Music & Arrangement
• 2sec (Mission Clear) — Music & Arrangement
• Finish to Go (Finish) — Music & Arrangement
• Respect to "Result Theme of F-Zero" (Staff Roll) — Arrangement
• Wings for My Way (GX Advertise) — Music & Arrangement
• F-Zero TV Ending (Interview Out) — Music & Arrangement

F-Zero AX

• Wings for My Way -ver. AX- (AX Advertise) — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza

• Service Games 2005 — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You — Music & Arrangement
• Roar of the Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Unrest — Music & Arrangement
• Blow to the City — Music & Arrangement
• Funk Goes On — Music & Arrangement
• Scarlet Scar — Music & Arrangement
• Intelligence for Violence — Music & Arrangement
• id — Music & Arrangement
• Pray Me — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You the Prototype — Music & Arrangement
• Turning Point — Music & Arrangement
• Amazing Grace ~ Quartet Arrange ~ — Arrangement
• Poison Pill — Music & Arrangement
• Hideout — Music & Arrangement
• Singin' Bass — Music & Arrangement
• Clear Starlit Sky — Music & Arrangement
• Coming to My Life — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You ~ Remix Version ~ — Music & Arrangement
• Extract Medley from Original Score — Music & Arrangement (w/Fumio Ito & Yuri Fukuda)

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

• Who are You 2006 Arrange Ver. — Guitars

Yakuza 2

• Service Games 2006 — Music & Arrangement
• As a man. As a brother — Music & Arrangement
• Roar of the Twin Dragons — Music & Arrangement
• Push Me Under Water — Music & Arrangement
• Outlaw's Lullaby — Music & Arrangement
• Bad Fortune Flower — Music & Arrangement
• A Scattered Moment — Music & Arrangement
• Silent Night, Holy Night ~ Arrange Version ~ — Arrangement
• Kamuro Setsugekka — Music & Arrangement
• Drinking Call — Music & Arrangement
• Adam's Champagne call — Music & Arrangement

OutRun 2 SP (PS2 Version)

• Passing Breeze [H.] Arrange Ver. — Guitars

Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!

• Roar of the Elder Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Mirroring Oneself — Music & Arrangement
• Non Blade Sword — Music & Arrangement
• Takumi — Music & Arrangement
• Blood Maker — Music & Arrangement
• Brand-new Japanesque — Music & Arrangement
• dive to the mess — Music & Arrangement
• Dance Music from Ancient Japan — Music & Arrangement
• 100 Execution — Music & Arrangement
• Immorality — Music & Arrangement
• Dull Color Fangs — Music & Arrangement
• For Will — Music & Arrangement
• Sneakin' Drive — Music & Arrangement
• baile con la mariposa — Music & Arrangement
• The Melody Played by a Patriot — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza 3

• Fly — Music & Arrangement
• Howl of the Dragon God — Music & Arrangement
• Dead Run — Music & Arrangement
• Bruise — Music & Arrangement
• Ryu-Kyu Humming — Music & Arrangement
• Crush & Strike — Music & Arrangement
• D 2 A — Music & Arrangement
• Takumi 2009 — Music & Arrangement
• Encounter the Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Skirmish — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling Star — Music & Arrangement
• End Point — Music & Arrangement
• Pure Malice — Music & Arrangement
• Independence for Violence — Music & Arrangement
• Illtreatment — Music & Arrangement
• Clay Doll on the Cradle — Music & Arrangement
• More Huge — Music & Arrangement
• FM-Sound's Storm — Music & Arrangement
• Receive and Stab You — Music & Arrangement
• Ogre Has Returned — Music & Arrangement
• Lyricism Without Tears — Music & Arrangement
• The Dragon God's Gospel — Arrangement
• Kamuro Setsugekka ~Kiryu's Great Singing Edition~ — Lyrics and Composed [NOTE: Also known as "Beautiful Seasons In Kamuro"]

Yakuza 4

• For Faith — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Roarless Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Skirmish "Another" — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling Star "Neo" — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling Star "Mashup" — Music & Arrangement
• Speed Star — Music & Arrangement
• Receive and Bite You — Music
• The Myth — Music & Arrangement
• Smile Venomously — Music & Arrangement
• Criminal Delights — Music & Arrangement
• Material Delights — Music & Arrangement
• Geist Obscuration — Music & Arrangement
• Four Face — Music & Arrangement
• Four Faith — Music & Arrangement
• For Face — Music & Arrangement
• For Faith (Instruments) — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You the Ballad — Music & Arrangement
• My Hero — Music & Arrangement
• Boxcelios — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Maya Mori~ — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Chihiro Ikki~ — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Elena Aihara~ — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Haruka~ — Music & Arrangement
• Maiden Color my life — Music & Arrangement

Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho

• Die anyway — Music & Arrangement
• Kingdom of the massacre — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling "Ghost" — Music
• Skirmish "Diablo" — Music