Takeshi Watanabe

Takeshi Watanabe
Date of birth: 1967-12-02 (age 56)
Company(ies): Winkysoft
Role(s): Musician

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Takeshi Watanabe (渡辺 剛) is a sound composer and programmer originally employed by Winkysoft. He also plays a variety of keyboard instruments, in one instance arranging a piece performed by Cara Jones.

In the 2000s, Watanabe composed the scores for anime series including This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, To Love-Ru, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Saki, and Ro-Kyu-Bu! as well as various OVAs, vocal themes, and related albums for other series.

During the eighth console generation, Watanabe provided arrangements for Sega titles such as Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure and Sonic Lost World, working with Tomoya Ohtani in both cases.

Production history

• Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Keyboards & Brass Arrangement
• Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Arrangers

• Falcom Special Box '92 (CD) (1991)
• Kouryu Densetsu Villgust: Kieta Shoujo (1992) — Sound Program
• Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken (SNES Version) (1993) — Sound Programmer (Winkysoft Staff)
• Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie (1993) — Sub Programmer
• Puyo Puyo (Game Boy Version) (1994) — Special Thanks (Winkey Soft Staff) (as Takesi Watanabe)
• Arc the Lad II (1996)
• This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (Anime) (2004)
• Kagekara Mamoru! banana special (CD) (2006)
• La corda d'oro ~primo passo~ (Anime) (2006)
• Baldr Force Exe Resolution (OVA) (2006)
• Fate/stay night Character Image Song Special: Taiga & Illya (CD) (2007)
• To Love-Ru (Anime) (2008)
• Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu (Anime) (2008)
• Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Drama-CD 2 (CD) (2008)
• To Love-Ru (OVA) (2009)
• Saki (Anime) (2009)
• Motto To Love-Ru (Anime) (2010)
• Ro-Kyu-Bu! (Anime) (2011)
• Nana Mizuki Live Grace -Orchestra- (CD) (2011)
• Saki: Achiga-hen (2012)
• To Love-Ru Darkness (OVA) (2012)
• To Love-Ru Darkness (Anime) (2012)
• Accel World Region Records 2 (CD) (2013)
• Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS (Anime) (2013)
• Ro-Kyu-Bu! Character Songs Best Scorebook (CD) (2013)
• Sonic Lost World (2013) — Arranger
• Strike the Blood Character Songs Nagisa/Sayaka (CD) (2014)
• To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd (Anime) (2015)
• To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd (OVA) (2016)

Song credits

Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure

• Le Getaway — Brass Arrangement, Organ
• Charlie Takes the Field — Organ
• Phantom Fondue — Brass Arrangement, Organ
• Phantom from the Opera — Brass Arrangement
• Rematch with Charlie — Organ
• The True Chevaliers — Brass Arrangement, Keyboards
• The Last Dance — Brass Arrangement, Piano
• Au Revoir, Phantom R — Piano
• Rhythm Kitchen — Keyboards
• Fondue to the Rescue — Brass Arrangement, Organ
• Family Ties — Organ

Sonic Lost World

• Desert Ruins - Zone 1 — Sax Arrangement, Organ
• Honeycomb Highway — Brass Arrangement, Organ
• Desert Ruins - Zone 4 — Sax Arrangement, Clavinet
• Tropical Coast - Zone 1 — Brass Arrangement
• Juice Archipelago — Brass Arrangement, Accordion
• Double Down — Brass Arrangement, Piano
• Tilt the Machine — Brass Arrangement
• Silent Forest - Zone 1 — Brass Arrangement, Piano
• Color Power - Magenta Rhythm — Piano & Accordion
• Island Relics — Electric Piano
• Dr. Eggman Showdown — Strings Arrangement, Piano