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{{PAGENAME}} is one of the older sound members in [[Sega]]'s history, more commonly known by his alias, '''Bo'''. He mainly dealt with sound porting during the [[Master System]] era and shifted to a more advisory role for the [[Mega Drive]] era, with the [[Game Gear]] version of ''[[Columns]]'' being his last time directly working on a game's sound.{{ref|1=https://twitter.com/okunari/status/651389133600899074}} He also composed the music for the first two ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' titles.
 
{{PAGENAME}} is one of the older sound members in [[Sega]]'s history, more commonly known by his alias, '''Bo'''. He mainly dealt with sound porting during the [[Master System]] era and shifted to a more advisory role for the [[Mega Drive]] era, with the [[Game Gear]] version of ''[[Columns]]'' being his last time directly working on a game's sound.{{ref|1=https://twitter.com/okunari/status/651389133600899074}} He also composed the music for the first two ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' titles.
  
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Though Uwabo's last known game with [[Sega]] was ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' in 1994, he has stayed in touch with the company following its release. In 1995, he transferred to [[Sega of Europe]]'s development team, residing in Richmond, London, England. In 1997, he returned to [[Sega|Sega of Japan]], but quit sometime afterward. He then spent the next 10 years between some number of investment companies, including a new role as a Venture Capitalist in Tokyo looking over different investment portfolios in Asia.
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Though Uwabo's last known game dealing in sound was ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' in 1994, he stayed in touch with the company following its release, with his of role managing the console side's sound team going to [[Yukifumi Makino]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20011124112428/sega.jp/studio/wm.html}} In 1995, he transferred to [[Sega of Europe]]'s development team, residing in Richmond, London, England. In 1997, he returned to [[Sega|Sega of Japan]], but quit shortly afterward, seemingly leaving to work at Tohokushinsha as he produced the 1998 [[PlayStation]] game ''Mawatte Mucho!''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230811131227/http://raido.moe/staff/ps1/ps1_mawatte_mucho.html}} He then spent the next 10 years between some number of investment companies, including a new role as a Venture Capitalist in Tokyo looking over different investment portfolios in Asia.
  
 
In June 2007 he joined Winlight Co., Ltd., a mobile gaming company, and worked there as a director. After Winlight was bought in 2012 by Singapore-based [[Pole To Win Singapore|Pole To Win Asia Pte. Ltd.]], Uwabo was promoted to Managing Director. Despite having left [[Sega]] (which was unofficially publicized as early as April 2006 via liner notes), he has provided commentary for recent [[Wave Master]] soundtrack releases of his compositions.
 
In June 2007 he joined Winlight Co., Ltd., a mobile gaming company, and worked there as a director. After Winlight was bought in 2012 by Singapore-based [[Pole To Win Singapore|Pole To Win Asia Pte. Ltd.]], Uwabo was promoted to Managing Director. Despite having left [[Sega]] (which was unofficially publicized as early as April 2006 via liner notes), he has provided commentary for recent [[Wave Master]] soundtrack releases of his compositions.

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Tokuhiko Uwabo
Date of birth: 1960-04-26 (age 64)
Employment history:
Sega of Japan (1985-04-01[1] – 1997-02-28[1])
Divisions:
Sega Europe (1995-05[2] – 1996-12[2])
Winlight (2007-06-15[1] – 2012-07-29[1])
Pole To Win Asia (2012-06-06[1] – 2014-04[1])
Agricultor (2014-04[1] – )
Muddle Through Fam (2016-01[1] – )
Role(s): Composer, Sound Designer, Programmer
Education: University of Tsukuba (1984)[1]

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Tokuhiko Uwabo (上保 徳彦) is a Japanese businessman and musician, and former Sega of Japan composer, sound designer, and programmer.

Career

Tokuhiko Uwabo is one of the older sound members in Sega's history, more commonly known by his alias, Bo. He mainly dealt with sound porting during the Master System era and shifted to a more advisory role for the Mega Drive era, with the Game Gear version of Columns being his last time directly working on a game's sound.[3] He also composed the music for the first two Phantasy Star titles.

Though Uwabo's last known game dealing in sound was Sonic 3 & Knuckles in 1994, he stayed in touch with the company following its release, with his of role managing the console side's sound team going to Yukifumi Makino.[4] In 1995, he transferred to Sega of Europe's development team, residing in Richmond, London, England. In 1997, he returned to Sega of Japan, but quit shortly afterward, seemingly leaving to work at Tohokushinsha as he produced the 1998 PlayStation game Mawatte Mucho!.[5] He then spent the next 10 years between some number of investment companies, including a new role as a Venture Capitalist in Tokyo looking over different investment portfolios in Asia.

In June 2007 he joined Winlight Co., Ltd., a mobile gaming company, and worked there as a director. After Winlight was bought in 2012 by Singapore-based Pole To Win Asia Pte. Ltd., Uwabo was promoted to Managing Director. Despite having left Sega (which was unofficially publicized as early as April 2006 via liner notes), he has provided commentary for recent Wave Master soundtrack releases of his compositions.

Uwabo currently lives and works in Singapore.

Equipment

In a late 1987 issue of Beep, Tokuhiko Uwabo detailed some of the equipment he used when making music, including the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer keyboard, the Yamaha BX1 bass guitar and a Dynaware MIDI Music Processor.[6]

Production history

Games

Music

Song credits

Main article: Tokuhiko Uwabo/Song credits.

Satellite 7

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Fantasy Zone (Master System Version)

  • Title — Arrangement
  • Opa-Opa! [Rd. 1] — Arrangement
  • Boss [Rd. 1~7 Boss] — Arrangement
  • Round Up [Round Clear] — Arrangement
  • Keep on the Beat [Rd. 2] — Arrangement
  • Saari [Rd. 3] — Arrangement
  • Prome [Rd. 4] — Arrangement
  • Hot Snow [Rd. 5] — Arrangement
  • Don't Stop [Rd. 6] — Arrangement
  • Dreaming Tomorrow [Rd. 7] — Arrangement
  • Shop — Arrangement
  • Ya-Da-Yo [Rd. 8 Boss] — Arrangement
  • Victory Way [Ending] — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement

Choplifter (Master System Version)

  • Round Start — Arrangement
  • Round 1 BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Round 2 BGM — Arrangement
  • Round 3 BGM — Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement

Action Fighter (Master System Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Mission Briefing — Music & Arrangement
  • Ground Stage BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Hidden Character — Music & Arrangement
  • Take Off — Music & Arrangement
  • Air Stage BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Sega Jingle — Music & Arrangement
  • Hidden Character 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Mission Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Alex Kidd (Main Theme) — Music & Arrangement
  • Swimming — Music & Arrangement
  • Item Obtain — Music & Arrangement
  • Scopaco Cycle (Unused) — Music & Arrangement
  • Petit-Copter — Music & Arrangement
  • Castle — Music & Arrangement
  • Jung-Keng — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Miss — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Space Harrier (Master System Version)

  • Main BGM — Arrangement
  • Squilla — Arrangement
  • Ida — Arrangement
  • Godarni — Arrangement
  • Wiwi Jumbo — Arrangement
  • Battle Field — Arrangement
  • Syura — Arrangement
  • Valda — Arrangement
  • Stanray — Arrangement
  • Haya-Oh — Music & Arrangement
  • Lake Side Memory — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement
  • White Summer — Arrangement
  • Lovers — Music & Arrangement

Woody Pop: Shinjinrui no Block Kuzugi

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Round Start — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Continue — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Demo — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement

Great Volleyball

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • USA — Arrangement
  • USSR — Arrangement
  • China — Arrangement
  • Korea — Arrangement
  • Japan — Arrangement
  • Brazil — Arrangement
  • Cuba — Arrangement
  • France — Arrangement
  • Win — Music & Arrangement
  • Lose — Music & Arrangement

Sukeban Deka II: Shoujo Tekkamen Densetsu

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Battlin' Days (Action BGM 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • In Search of Freedom (Action BGM 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Will to Love (Ending BGM) — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

The Black Onyx (SG-1000 Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

SDI (Master System Version)

  • Demo — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Start — Music & Arrangement
  • System Down — Arrangement
  • Perfect — Arrangement
  • We Are Desirous of Peace — Arrangement
  • Blue Moon — Arrangement

After Burner (Master System Version)

  • Maximum Power — Arrangement
  • Final Take Off — Arrangement
  • Red Out — Arrangement
  • Super Stripe — Arrangement
  • After Burner — Arrangement
  • City 202 — Arrangement

Phantasy Star

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Opening — Music & Arrangement
  • Town — Music & Arrangement
  • Dungeon 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Palma — Music & Arrangement
  • Battle — Music & Arrangement
  • Sun — Music & Arrangement
  • Shop — Music & Arrangement
  • Land Master — Music & Arrangement
  • Motavia — Music & Arrangement
  • Church — Music & Arrangement
  • Dezoris — Music & Arrangement
  • Event — Music & Arrangement
  • Dungeon 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Lassic — Music & Arrangement
  • Sky City — Music & Arrangement
  • Dark Force — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll (Dungeon 2 Reprise) — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Space Harrier II

  • Motion — Music & Arrangement
  • Harrier Saga — Music & Arrangement
  • Nuclear Shock — Music & Arrangement
  • Mind Quake — Music & Arrangement
  • Neo — Music & Arrangement
  • Giga — Music & Arrangement
  • Winner's Flight — Music & Arrangement
  • The Stairs to Z — Music & Arrangement
  • Handcuff — Music & Arrangement
  • Perspective — Music & Arrangement
  • Machine Henge — Music & Arrangement
  • Jelly Syndrome — Music & Arrangement
  • Outsider — Music & Arrangement
  • An Omen — Music & Arrangement
  • Mega Chance — Music & Arrangement
  • Reverse Infect — Music & Arrangement
  • An Epitaph — Music & Arrangement
  • Illusion — Music & Arrangement
  • A — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star II

  • Phantasy Sprite — Music & Arrangement
  • Step Up — Music & Arrangement
  • A Prologue — Music & Arrangement
  • Pleasure Stream — Music & Arrangement
  • Pressure — Music & Arrangement
  • My Home — Music & Arrangement
  • Blacky News — Music & Arrangement
  • Restration — Music & Arrangement
  • Rise or Fall — Music & Arrangement
  • Movement — Music & Arrangement
  • Advanced Position — Music & Arrangement
  • Secret Ways — Music & Arrangement
  • Promised Mystery — Music & Arrangement
  • Hidepipe — Music & Arrangement
  • Silent Zone — Music & Arrangement
  • Musik — Music & Arrangement
  • Exciting Town — Music & Arrangement
  • Violation — Music & Arrangement
  • Power — Music & Arrangement
  • Under — Music & Arrangement
  • The Place of Death — Music & Arrangement
  • Exclaim — Music & Arrangement
  • Never Dreaming — Music & Arrangement
  • Over — Music & Arrangement

Super Daisenryaku (Mega Drive Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Prot It — Music & Arrangement
  • A Bottom — Music & Arrangement
  • Spirits — Music & Arrangement
  • Splend — Music & Arrangement
  • Out All — Music & Arrangement
  • Ahead — Music & Arrangement
  • Fire — Music & Arrangement
  • Surrender — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Extra — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star II (Overseas)

  • Phantasy — Music & Arrangement
  • Step Up — Music & Arrangement
  • A Prologue — Music & Arrangement
  • Pleasure — Music & Arrangement
  • Pressure — Music & Arrangement
  • My Home — Music & Arrangement
  • Blacky News — Music & Arrangement
  • Restration — Music & Arrangement
  • Rise or Fall — Music & Arrangement
  • Movement — Music & Arrangement
  • Advanced — Music & Arrangement
  • Secret Ways — Music & Arrangement
  • Mystery — Music & Arrangement
  • Silent Zone — Music & Arrangement
  • Excite Town — Music & Arrangement
  • Violation — Music & Arrangement
  • Power — Music & Arrangement
  • Noah — Music & Arrangement
  • Death of Place — Music & Arrangement
  • Exclaim — Music & Arrangement
  • Never Dream — Music & Arrangement
  • Over — Music & Arrangement

Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Select — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Birdie — Music & Arrangement
  • Par — Music & Arrangement
  • Bogey — Music & Arrangement
  • Out of Bounds — Music & Arrangement
  • Score Display — Music & Arrangement
  • Coffee Break — Music & Arrangement
  • Awards Ceremony — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Sorcerian (Mega Drive Version)

  • On Earth — Music & Arrangement
  • In the Sky — Music & Arrangement
  • Earthwind — Music & Arrangement
  • Ice Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
  • Ice Dragon — Music & Arrangement
  • Twin Islands — Music & Arrangement
  • Windy Cave — Music & Arrangement
  • High Minotaur — Music & Arrangement
  • Melody I — Music & Arrangement
  • Melody II — Music & Arrangement
  • Fairy's Harp — Music & Arrangement
  • Human World — Music & Arrangement
  • Marionette's World — Music & Arrangement
  • King of Marionette — Music & Arrangement
  • Behind the Marionette — Music & Arrangement
  • Eerie Village — Music & Arrangement
  • Underground Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
  • Fire Dragon — Music & Arrangement

Columns (Arcade version)

  • Coin — Music & Arrangement
  • Filthy (Select) — Music & Arrangement
  • Quagmire (Start/Unused Tune) — Music & Arrangement
  • Clotho (Theme) — Music & Arrangement
  • Conciliation (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boy Wonder (Name Entry) — Music & Arrangement
  • Arabian Jewelry (U.S.A. Version) — Music & Arrangement

Columns (Mega Drive Version)

  • Lathesis (Theme 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Atropos (Theme 3) — Music & Arrangement

Super Monaco GP (Mega Drive Version)

  • F1 Grand Prix — Arrangement
  • Exhaust Fumes — Music & Arrangement
  • Extreme Tension — Arrangement
  • Qualify — Arrangement
  • A Break — Arrangement
  • The Checker Flag — Arrangement
  • Super License — Arrangement
  • The Heat Waves — Arrangement
  • At a Loss — Arrangement
  • Concentration — Music & Arrangement
  • Contentment — Music & Arrangement
  • Hold in Check — Music & Arrangement
  • Impatience — Music & Arrangement
  • The Bitterness — Music & Arrangement
  • Theme of Monaco — Arrangement

Columns (Game Gear Version)

  • Filthy (Select) — Music & Arrangement
  • Quagmire (Start/Unused Tune) — Music & Arrangement
  • Clotho (Theme 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Lathesis (Theme 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Atropos (Theme 3) — Music & Arrangement
  • Conciliation (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boy Wonder (Name Entry) — Music & Arrangement

Magazine articles

Main article: Tokuhiko Uwabo/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Tokuhiko Uwabo

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://www.facebook.com/tokuhiko.uwabo/about_work_and_education
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 [ ]
  3. ↑ @okunari on Twitter
  4. ↑ htt (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-24 11:24)
  5. ↑ http://raido.moe/staff/ps1/ps1_mawatte_mucho.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-11 13:12)
  6. ↑ https://media.vgm.io/albums/61/6816/6816-1225830813.jpg (Wayback Machine: 2023-06-24 10:34)
  7. ↑ File:SlapShooter SystemE rankinglist.png
  8. ↑ File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Great Golf 1987 SMS, Standings.png
  10. ↑ File:Phantasy Star SMS credits.pdf
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:Space Harrier II MD credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Super Daisenryaku MD credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Ozaki Naomichi no Super Masters MD credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Revenge of Shinobi MD credits.pdf
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 File:Sorcerian MD credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf
  18. ↑ File:Super Monaco GP MD credits.pdf
  19. ↑ File:Moonwalker MD credits.pdf
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 File:16t MD credits.pdf
  21. ↑ File:Flicky MD credits.pdf
  22. ↑ File:Castle of Illusion SMS credits.pdf
  23. ↑ File:Battle Golfer Yui MD credits.pdf
  24. ↑ File:Castle of Illusion GG credits.pdf
  25. ↑ File:Streets of Rage MD credits.pdf
  26. ↑ File:QuackShot MD credits.pdf
  27. ↑ File:Super Monaco GP II MD credits.pdf
  28. ↑ File:Dyna Brothers MD credits.pdf
  29. ↑ File:Bio-Hazard Battle MD credits.pdf
  30. ↑ File:Switch MCD credits.pdf
  31. ↑ File:Panic MCD credits.pdf
  32. ↑ File:Golden Axe III MD credits.pdf
  33. ↑ File:Phantasy Star Sennenki no Owari ni MD credits.pdf
  34. ↑ File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf
  35. ↑ File:STHT_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  36. ↑ File:Sing Sega Game Music MCD JAP manual.pdf, page 22
  37. ↑ File:PS1SCA CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 8
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