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Masayuki Nagao

Employment history: Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega CS3 Sound
Role(s): Musician

Masayuki "N.Gee" Nagao (長尾優進) is a music composer, sound designer, keyboardist and lyricist born in 1964 that joined Sega in December 1991 when the company he worked for (then known as Santos) was acquired by Sega and renamed Megasoft. He usually worked alongside Hirofumi Murasaki and Morihiko Akiyama, who continued to work with him following the acquisition. Nagao was later employed by Opus Corp. following his work on Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and other titles.

While working at Sega, Masayuki Nagao married 華子 on April 24, 1993.^[1] Pianist Hiroshi Kubota and bassist Kazuhi Oosumi (大角一飛) played at the wedding.^[2]

Nagao has also written music and performed outside of video games, including writing the English lyrics for the song "RAIN" by 4ROCKAMBOS. He has since left Sega and has most recently worked on the "Evolution" game series published by Ignition Entertainment for the PSP handheld game system.

Production history

Toki: Going Ape Spit (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound^[3] (as Nagao)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Sound Assistants^[4] (as N.Gee)
Doraemon Noranosuke no Yabou (Game Gear; 1993) — サウンド (as ナガオ)
Jurassic Park (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound Management^[5] (as N.Gee)
Aa Harimanada (Mega Drive; 1993) — Sound^[6] (as Nagao (N·Gee))
Jurassic Park (Master System; 1993) — Sound Management^[5] (as N.Gee)
Sonic Chaos (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound^[7] (as Nagao N.Gee)
Sonic Chaos (Master System; 1993) — Sound^[7] (as Nagao N.Gee)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Mega Drive; 1993) — Music and FX^[8]
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound Programmers^[9] (as Nagao'N'Gee)
Taisen Mahjong HaoPai 2 (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound (as M.Nagao)
Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound Programers^[10] (as Nagao 'O' Gee)
Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (Master System; 1994) — Sound Programers^[10] (as Nagao 'O' Gee)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Master System; 1994) — Sound Programmers^[9] (as Nagao'N'Gee)
Sonic Drift (Game Gear; 1994) — Sound Creator^[11] (as N.Gee)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team^[12]
Torarete Tamaruka!? (Game Gear; 1994) — Sound (as Nagao NG Masayuki)
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba (Game Gear; 1994) — Sound Driver (as N.Gee)
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team^[13]
Sonic Drift 2 (Game Gear; 1995) — Sound^[14] (as M.Nagao)

Song credits

Main article: Masayuki Nagao/Song credits.

Battle Golfer Yui

Ending — Music & Arrangement

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Shinobi (Opening) — Music & Arrangement

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Hydrocity Zone Act 2 — Music (with SEGA) & Arrangement
Lava Reef Zone Act 2 — Arrangement

Sonic Drift

Title — Arrangement
Mode — Music & Arrangement
Select — Music & Arrangement
Round Start — Music & Arrangement
Green Hill — Music & Arrangement
Marble — Music & Arrangement
Spring Yard — Music & Arrangement
Labyrinth — Music & Arrangement
Star Light — Music & Arrangement
Scrap Brain — Music & Arrangement
Invincible — Arrangement
Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
GP Clear — Music & Arrangement
Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

References

[:File:Harmony_JP_122.pdf_p27-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Harmony, "1993 9-10" (JP; 1993-10-01), page 27

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230831112422.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fjimita.com.2Fprofile.2Fhistory1993.html.230000-2] ttp://jimita.com/profile/history1993.html#0000 (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-31 11:24)

[:File:Toki_MD_credits.png_p-3] File:Toki MD credits.png

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Jurassic_Park_SMS_credits.pdf_p-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:Jurassic Park SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Aa_Harimanada_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Aa Harimanada MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Chaos_SMS_credits.pdf_p-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:Sonic Chaos SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Dr._Robotnik.27s_Mean_Bean_Machine_MD_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine MD credits.pdf

[:File:Dr._Robotnik.27s_Mean_Bean_Machine_SMS_credits.pdf_p-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Deep_Duck_Trouble_GG_credits.pdf_p-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:Deep Duck Trouble GG credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Drift_GG_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Sonic Drift GG credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_MD_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_.26amp.3B_Knuckles_MD_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Drift_2_GG_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Sonic Drift 2 GG credits.pdf

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 '''Masayuki "N.Gee" Nagao''' (長尾 優進) is a music composer, sound designer, keyboardist and lyricist born in 1964 that joined [[Sega]] in December 1991 when the company he worked for (then known as [[Santos]]) was acquired by [[Sega]] and renamed [[Megasoft]]. He usually worked alongside [[Hirofumi Murasaki]] and [[Morihiko Akiyama]], who continued to work with him following the acquisition. Nagao was later employed by Opus Corp. following his work on ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and other titles.
+While working at Sega, {{PAGENAME}} married 華子 on April 24, 1993.{{magref|harmony|122|27}} Pianist [[Hiroshi Kubota]] and bassist Kazuhi Oosumi (大角 一飛) played at the wedding.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230831112422/http://jimita.com/profile/history1993.html#0000}}
 Nagao has also written music and performed outside of video games, including writing the English lyrics for the song "RAIN" by 4ROCKAMBOS. He has since left Sega and has most recently worked on the "Evolution" game series published by Ignition Entertainment for the PSP handheld game system.