Saori Kobayashi

Saori Kobayashi (小林 早織) is a former Sega sound composer best known for her work on the latter titles of the Panzer Dragoon series. Prior to this, though, she was mainly involved with music composition for Game Gear titles and sound effect production for Saturn titles.

Some time after her work on Panzer Dragoon Orta, Kobayashi formed the Ethtronic music unit Akane alongside Yumiko Takahashi of Suikoden II fame, in addition to contributions to a few handheld titles and collaborative album releases (including the now-disbanded GeOnDan). Other recent work includes Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz and Crimson Dragon.

She has recently joined the Japanese music label, Brain Wave, and also announced her debut solo album, to be published by Brain Wave.

Production History

• Inspector Gadget (1993) — Sound Composer
• Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (1993) — Sound Composer (as S.Kobayashi)
• Coca-Cola Kid (1994) — Sound Director (as Sarry)
• Sonic Triple Trouble (1994) — Staff (as Saori.K)
• Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1995) — Sound Project Coordinator (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) [NOTE: Manual credit]
• Gamble Panic (1995) — Special Thanks to (as S.Kobayashi)
• Sylvan Tale (1995) — Music Compose (as Saori.K)
• Sonic Drift 2 (1995) — Sound (as S.Kobayashi)
• Blue Seed (1995) — Sound Edit
• Kishin Douji Zenki (1995) — Sound Director
• J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn Version) (1996)
• Victory Goal '96 (1996) — Sound Staff
• NiGHTS into Dreams (1996) — Sound Effects
• Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998) — Music
• MIDI Power Pro 7 ~Gradius~ (CD) (1999)
• Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers (1999) — Developed by TNS Co., Ltd.
• Panzer Dragoon Orta (2002) — Music
• Kocha-e (CD) (2007) (original work) (as Sally)
• Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth Remix (2007)
• Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Ran (2008)
• Sakura Note: Ima ni Tsunagaru Mirai (2009)
• GeOnDan Rare Tracks Ver 1.0 (CD) (2010) (original work) (as Akane)
• Akumajo Dracula Tribute Vol. 2 (CD) (2011) (as Akane)
• A New Story / Kanon (CD) (2011)
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012) — Composer (Development Team - MarvelousAQL Inc.)
• Crimson Dragon (2013)
• In Flux (CD) (2014)

Song Credits

Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck

• Opening (GG) — Music & Arrangement
• Opening (MS) — Music & Arrangement
• Demo — Music & Arrangement
• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Stage Select — Music & Arrangement
• Savanna (Round 1-1, 4-1) — Music & Arrangement
• Jungle (Round 1-2) — Music & Arrangement
• Volcano 1 (Round 2-1) — Music & Arrangement
• Volcano 2 (Round 2-2, 5-1) — Music & Arrangement
• Under Water (Round 3-1) — Music & Arrangement
• Sunken Ship (Round 3-2) — Music & Arrangement
• Ice Cavern (Round 4-2) — Music & Arrangement
• Chili Pepper (Power Up) — Music & Arrangement
• Boss Demo — Music & Arrangement
• Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Boss Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Shrine 2 (Round 5-2) — Music & Arrangement
• Statue (Round 6-1) — Music & Arrangement
• Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Miss — Music & Arrangement
• Continue — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Drift 2

• Emerald Ocean — Music & Arrangement
• Final GP — Arrangement
• Invincible — Arrangement

J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn Version)

• One Special Day (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Opening Theme) — Arrangement

Panzer Dragoon Saga

• First Battle — Music & Arrangement
• Noble Rebel Army — Music & Arrangement
• A Holy Nation of Deceit — Music & Arrangement
• Solitary Battle — Music & Arrangement
• Wings — Music & Arrangement
• Separated for Eternity — Music & Arrangement
• Premonition of War — Music & Arrangement
• Metamorphosis 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Chaos Within the Silence — Music & Arrangement
• Metamorphosis 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Breath of Life — Music & Arrangement
• Blue Ruins Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Giant Creature 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Wandering — Music & Arrangement
• Forbidden Land — Music & Arrangement
• The Black Fleet — Music
• Atolm Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Giant Creature 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Sona mi areru ec sancitu — Music

Panzer Dragoon Orta

• Dragonmares — Music & Arrangement
• City in the Storm — Music & Arrangement
• Altered Genos — Music & Arrangement
• Gigantic Fleet — Music & Arrangement
• Pain — Music & Arrangement
• Eternal Glacies — Music & Arrangement
• Ancient Weapon 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Legacy — Music & Arrangement
• Forbidden Memories — Music & Arrangement
• Imperial City — Music & Arrangement
• The End of Destiny — Music & Arrangement
• Anu Orta Veniya — Music
• Iva — Music & Arrangement

In Flux

• Shattered Moon — Music & Arrangement