Taihei Sato

Taihei Sato
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Musician

Taihei Sato (佐藤 大平), also known as Taihei Satoh, Taihey Sato and tai-hey, is a Japanese video game music composer and sound designer. He has previously worked for (in order) Data East, Sammy, Sega, SuperSweep and Unique Note.

He entered Sega in 1996 as a design engineer following his university studies in Acoustic Engineering and surround sound technology. His success in simulating the sounds of a car engine allowed him to be the sound designer for Le Mans 24. He has also provided 5.1ch sound system support for some of the games he was involved with.

He has recently joined Paon, a reemerge of Data East's staff following the latter's bankruptcy.

Production history

Games

• Suiko Enbu: Fuunsaiki (Saturn; 1996) — 配楽 (as 佐藤 大平)
• Le Mans 24 (Model 3; 1997) — Sound Producer (as Tai-hey)
• Derby Owners Club (NAOMI Satellite Terminal; 1999) — Sound
• Crackin' DJ Part 2 (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2001) — Special Thanks To (as TAY-HEY)
• Sega Rally Championship (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Sound (as Tai-hey)
• Avalon no Kagi 2: Chitsujo to Kairitsu (Triforce; 2004) — Composer
• Initial D: Street Stage (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — サウンドコーディネーター (as 佐藤 大平)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Music Composers (as tai-hey)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Music Composers (as tai-hey)
• Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (Windows PC; 2007) — Music Composers
• Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Music Composers
• Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (Xbox 360; 2007) — Music Composers
• Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Lyrics
• Dragon Coins (iOS; 2012) — Music Composer
• Dragon Coins (Android; 2013) — Music Composer
• Valkyria Chronicles (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — 作詞 (as 佐藤 大平)

Music

• Le Mans 24 (CD; 1997) — Sound Composcr (as TAI-HEY)
• Derby Owners Club: Perfect Audio Collection (CD; 2006) — Sound Composer (as TAI-HEY)
• Derby Owners Club: Perfect Audio Collection (CD; 2006) — Fanfare Composer (as TAI-HEY)
• Senjou no Valkyria Original Sound Track (CD; 2008) — ピアノ演奏 (as 佐藤 大平)
• Senjou no Valkyria Original Sound Track (CD; 2008) — サウンドディレクター (as 佐藤 大平)
• Phantasy Star Universe: Illuminus no Yabou Original Soundtrack () — BIG THANKS to (as Taihei Satoh)

• Suiko Enbu (CD) (1995) (as Taihey)
• Magical Drop / Dunk Dream '95 (CD) (1995) (as Taihey)
• ZUKI-iN 1995 Winter (CD) (1995) [original work]
• Skull Fang / Avengers in Galactic Storm (CD) (1996) (as Taihey)
• 2197 (CD) (1999) [original work]
• Derby Owners Club (1999)
• Derby Owners Club 2000 (2000)
• Crackin' DJ (2000)
• Derby Owners Club II (2001)
• The Key of Avalon (2003)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Music Composer (as tai-hey)
• Burnout Running (2007)
• Valkyria Chronicles (2008) — Lyrics (In-Game Song "A Love Passed On")
• Phantasy Star Portable (2008) — Composition (Sound Section) (Sonic Team)
• NanoSweep 7 (CD) (2009)
• Tower of Druaga ~the Sword of Uruk~ (Anime) (2009)
• Endless Ocean: Blue World (2009) — Sound (SuperSweep Co. Ltd.)
• Crackin' DJ Complete Album (CD) (2010)
• Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (2010)

Song credits

Suiko Enbu

~Arrange Version~

• Tenshoryuha — Performance (with Hiroaki Yoshida, Seiichi Hamada, Tatsuya Kiuchi, Takuto Kitsuta, Shogo Sakai, and Jia Peng-Fang)

Le Mans 24

• Festivity — Music & Arrangement
• Operate Me — Music & Arrangement
• Gate of Trials — Music & Arrangement
• Sliding Way — Music & Arrangement
• Endure More — Music & Arrangement
• Midnight Affair — Music & Arrangement
• Know What — Music & Arrangement
• Self-Determination — Music & Arrangement
• Which Is? — Music & Arrangement
• Super Charger — Music & Arrangement
• You Are — Music & Arrangement
• A.T.C (domination) — Music & Arrangement
• A.T.C — Music & Arrangement
• Shake It Down — Music & Arrangement

Derby Owners Club

• Deep Breath — Music & Arrangement
• Birth of a Fine Horse — Music & Arrangement
• Morning on the Pasture — Music & Arrangement
• Hindlegs in Good Shape — Music & Arrangement
• Step Up — Music & Arrangement
• Home Stretch — Music & Arrangement
• Sega Race Fanfare — Music & Arrangement
• Easy Victory — Music & Arrangement
• Rising Horse — Music & Arrangement
• Sad Evening — Music & Arrangement
• Time of the Decisive Battle — Music & Arrangement
• Derby24 — Music & Arrangement
• Sega GI Fanfare — Music & Arrangement
• Hegemony — Music & Arrangement
• Wagon Tracks — Music & Arrangement

Crackin' DJ

• cool hand — Music & Arrangement
• snob — Music & Arrangement
• cool hand (scratching) — Music & Arrangement
• snob (scratching) — Music & Arrangement

Crackin' DJ Part 2

• Jumble — Music & Arrangement
• Save your Breath — Music & Arrangement

Derby Owners Club II

• lovelove — Music & Arrangement
• Birthday — Music & Arrangement
• Select — Music & Arrangement
• communication — Music & Arrangement
• communication (ver.2) — Music & Arrangement

Sega Rally Championship (GBA Version)

• Go Go! Sega Rally — Arrangement
• Judgment — Arrangement
• Conditioned Reflex — Arrangement
• Getting Muddy — Arrangement
• Euro Fight!! — Arrangement
• MNF? — Arrangement
• Ignition — Arrangement
• Soul on Desert — Arrangement
• End Road of Monaco — Arrangement
• Fanfare — Arrangement
• Around a Letter — Arrangement
• Route 246 — Arrangement
• Desert Replay — Arrangement
• Game Over YEAH! — Arrangement

The Key of Avalon

• Straight Fair Wind — Music & Arrangement
• Legend of the Ritual — Music & Arrangement
• Fate — Music & Arrangement
• Quartet — Music & Arrangement
• True Courage — Music & Arrangement
• Flight — Music & Arrangement
• Endless Cycle of Reincarnation — Music & Arrangement
• Brilliancy — Music & Arrangement
• Flashing Shadow — Music & Arrangement
• Critical — Music & Arrangement
• The Dragon and Tiger Joined — Music & Arrangement
• Tense Battle — Music & Arrangement
• Impregnable — Music & Arrangement
• Mysterious Bubble Shadows — Music & Arrangement
• Jingle ~ Holder Turn ~ Chaser Turn ~ Victory ~ Holder — Music & Arrangement (with Chiho Kobayashi)

Phantasy Star Universe

• New Year — Composition & Programming
• Lunga — Composition & Programming
• Marriage — Composition & Programming
• Floader — Composition & Programming
• Cherry Blossom — Composition & Programming
• Contamination - Ice - — Composition & Programming

Sonic the Hedgehog

• [Event] Can It Be True? — Music & Arrangement
• [Event] Out of Control — Music & Arrangement
• [Event] I Will Change My Destiny — Music & Arrangement
• [Event] The Accident 10 Years Ago — Music & Arrangement
• [Event] The Sealing Revealed — Music & Arrangement
• [Event] Determination... Omega's Confession — Music & Arrangement
• Extras — Arrangement
• [Event] Is It Right...? — Music & Arrangement
• [Event] Invasion... Encounter with Amy and Elise — Music & Arrangement
• [Event] Determination... Return to the Future — Music & Arrangement
• [Event] You Are My Companion — Music & Arrangement
• [Event] Elise's Tears — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus

• Eathan — Composition & Programming
• Raia — Composition & Programming
• Casino Volyale — Composition & Programming

Burnout Running

• Burnout Running — Music

Valkyria Chronicles

• Defeat — Piano Performance
• Succeeded Wish — Lyrics [NOTE: Also known as "A Love Passed On"]
• Those Who Succeeded — Piano Performance
• Succeeded Wish ~Piano Solo~ — Piano Performance [NOTE: Also known as "A Love Passed On ~Piano Solo~"]

Crackin' DJ Complete Album

• cool hand (Prototype) — Music & Arrangement
• Save your Breath (Prototype) — Music & Arrangement