Yutaka Minobe

Yutaka Minobe is a self-taught musician who learned to play the piano at four years old and was composing original works by the age of eight. Minobe's gameography includes Skies of Arcadia, Panzer Dragoon ORTA, Dr. Pris & Dr. Rachel and Rule of Rose.

Production History

• Sonic Adventure (1999) — Sound Effects
• Space Channel 5 (1999) — Art Director, Character & Background Modeling Design
• Skies of Arcadia (2000) — BGM & Sound Effects
• Sonic Advance (2001) — Sound Creator
• Blinx the Time Sweeper (2002) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Advance 2 (2002) — Sound Creator
• Panzer Dragoon Orta (2002) — Music Composer
• Shinobi (2002) — Music Composer
• Sonic Pinball Party (2003) — Sound Creator
• Space Channel 5: Special Edition (2003) — Art Director, Character & Background Modeling Design
• Space Channel 5: Part 2: Special Edition (2003) — Director, Storyborads, Space Cheer Leader
• Astro Boy (2004) — Sound Artist
• Sonic Heroes (2004) — Music Composer
• Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) — Music Composer
• Yoshi's Island DS (2006) — Music Composer
• Rule of Rose (2006) — Music Composer, Music Performer, Music Coordinator
• Odama (2006) — Sound Editing
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (2007) — Music Composer & Arranger
• Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Music Composer
• Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Music Composer & Arranger

Song Credits

Skies of Arcadia

• Opening Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Main Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Blue Sky Pirates' Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Blue Sky Pirates' Ship (~Nasrad, ~Ixa'taka, ~Valua) — Music & Arrangement
• Dungeon of Ancient Ruins — Music & Arrangement
• Vyse's Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Kingdom of Nasrad — Music & Arrangement
• "Let's Go!" Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Sailor Town — Music & Arrangement
• Kingdom of Ixa'taka — Music & Arrangement
• Ancient Temple Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
• Theme of "Legend" — Music & Arrangement
• Sudden Storm — Music & Arrangement
• Uninhabited Island — Music & Arrangement
• Theme of "Loneliness" — Music & Arrangement
• Little Jack (~Nasrad, ~Ixa'taka, ~Valua) — Music & Arrangement
• Theme of "Tension" — Music & Arrangement
• Theme of the Armada — Music & Arrangement
• Boss Battle (~Crisis, ~Opportunity) — Music & Arrangement
• Headquarters — Music & Arrangement
• Fina's Theme — Music & Arrangement
• "Everyday Life" Theme — Music & Arrangement
• "Gag" Theme — Music & Arrangement
• "Nervous Crisis" Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Theme of "Tragedy" — Music & Arrangement
• Delphinus (~Nasrad, ~Ixa'taka, ~Valua, ~Yafutoma, ~Ice Continent, ~Temple Island) — Music & Arrangement
• Eastern Sky Pirates' Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Ice Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
• "Dimming Lights" Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Gigas' Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Remote Town — Music & Arrangement
• Bombardment 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Ramirez's Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Battle with the Armada — Music & Arrangement
• Defeat in Battle — Music & Arrangement
• Jealous — Music & Arrangement
• The Last Time — Music & Arrangement
• Last Battle (~Opportunity) — Music & Arrangement
• Theme of "Deep Emotion" — Music & Arrangement
• The Legendary Sinking Continent — Music & Arrangement
• Epilogue — Music & Arrangement
• Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star Online

• Rose confession — Arrangement

Panzer Dragoon Orta

• Fall of the Ancient World — Music & Arrangement
• The Fallen Ground — Music & Arrangement
• Ancient Weapon 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Worm Riders — Music & Arrangement

Shinobi

• Shinobi — Music & Arrangement
• Shinobi ~Ephemeral Tale~ — Music & Arrangement

Astro Boy

• The Birth of Atom — Music & Arrangement
• Advice — Music & Arrangement
• Falling Petals — Music & Arrangement
• Metro City (Daytime) — Music & Arrangement
• I Am Lightning — Music & Arrangement
• Light and Shadow — Music & Arrangement
• Rival — Music & Arrangement
• Crush the Game — Music & Arrangement
• A Visitor from the Sea — Music & Arrangement
• Running Amok — Music & Arrangement
• The Visitor's Mission — Music & Arrangement
• Metro City (Night) — Music & Arrangement
• The Doctor's Conviction — Music & Arrangement
• Full Throttle — Music & Arrangement
• End of the Game — Music & Arrangement
• The Strongest Robot in History — Music & Arrangement
• Ambush — Music & Arrangement
• The Strongest Proof — Music & Arrangement
• Road of the King — Music & Arrangement
• Options — Music & Arrangement
• Advent of the Devil — Music & Arrangement
• Further Malice — Music & Arrangement
• The Worth of a King — Music & Arrangement
• Believe to Heart — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Heroes

• Event : Disquieting Shadow — Arrangement, Programming
• Stage 10 : Lost Jungle — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : Metal Sonic... The Ultimate Overlord — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : Finale... Adventure Must Go On — Arrangement, Piano & Programming

Shadow the Hedgehog

• Event : Prologue — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : No Way Out — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : Eclipse Cannon — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : Showdown — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Boss : Black Doom — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Ending : Evil Ending — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : To the World of the Memory — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Lost Impact — Arrangement, Piano & Programming
• The Doom — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Ending : Android Ending — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Ending : Sad Ending — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : Break You Down — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Ending : Hero Ending — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : The World Came Crumbling Down — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : Between Dark and Dawn — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• The Last Way — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : Hidden Memories — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : The Real Truth — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : The Messiah — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : Finale — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Event : I Am... The Story is Over — Arrangement & Piano
• Never Turn Back — Piano for Pre-Intro

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

• NiGHTS : Journey of Dreams — Arrangement
• Electrical Entertainment — Piano, Strings Arrangement
• Electrical Entertainment : Neon City Battle — Arrangement
• Dreams Dreams : Will Ver. — Piano, Arrangement
• Dreams Dreams : Adult Ver. — Piano, Arrangement
• Merry Memory Go Round — Strings Arrangement
• Crusing Together — Strings Arrangement
• Sonatinas for Two Violins — Arrangement
• Event: Applause — Piano
• Dreams Dreams : Helen Ver. — Piano, Arrangement
• Event: On The Way Back — Piano
• Memento of NiGHTS — Piano
• Dreams Dreams : Sweet Snow — Piano
• Event: Fragmented NiGHTS — Arrangement
• Dreams Dreams : Kids Ver. — Piano, Arrangement
• NiGHTS : Journey of Dreams (Short Ver.) — Arrangement
• Dreams Dreams : Sweet Snow (instrumental) — Piano
• Dreams Dreams (instrumental) — Piano, Arrangement

Sonic Unleashed

• Werehog Battle Theme — Piano

Sonic and the Black Knight

• Misty Lake — Additional Strings Arrangement
• Introduction - Merlina's Request — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• The Island of the Sacred Sword — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• The Sacred Sword Caliburn... Meet the King Arthur — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• A Fool of a Knight — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Knave the Hedgehog and Oversized Letter Opener — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• To The Blacksmith — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Theme of Merlina — Piano
• World Map - The Land Ruled by King Arthur — Additional Strings Arrangement, Programming (w/Jun Senoue)
• Treasury and Emblem - The Journey of Chivalry — Additional Arrangement, Programming (w/Jun Senoue)
• Deep Woods — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Calm After the Battle... Arondight — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Nimue... Lady of the Lake — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Three Days After... Almost Make It to Meet the Deadline — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• To the Rescue... A Knight's Law — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Titanic Plain — Additional Arrangement, Programming
• More to Be a Knight Than to Serve Your King — Programming
• Knight's Lesson... A True Knight — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Sir Sonic... Knight of the Wind — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Head to Avalon — Original Music (w/Jun Senoue)
• Showdown with King Arthur / Knight of the Wind - Instrumental Mix - — Additional Strings Arrangement, Programming
• Orders from the Illusion — Arrangement, Programming
• Merlina - Her Wicked Smile — Additional Strings Arrangement, Programming
• Knight's Passage — Additional Arrangement, Programming
• The Barrier — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Into the Dark Hollow — Original Music (w/Jun Senoue)
• Live Life - Merlina & Sonic — Piano
• Denouement... True King Arthur — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Stage Clear — Additional Arrangement, Programming
• Result No.1 - Five Stars, Awesome! — Additional Arrangement, Programming
• Result No.2 - So, So... Okay! — Additional Arrangement, Programming
• Result No.3 - One Star, Try Next Time — Additional Arrangement, Programming
• Knight of the Wind — Strings Arrangement
• Live Life — Strings Arrangement