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Wave Master (formerly known as Sega Digital Media) is an award-winning team that has created some of the most memorable scores in gaming history. They have also branched out into other endeavors, including game development and music for television. They employ nearly 40-50 sound designers and recording engineers at their Tokyo office.

Many of the most popular Sega soundtracks have come from Wave Master, including Panzer Dragoon Saga, Phantasy Star Online, and the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Wave Master's music has received critical acclaim, and has been recognized by the International Game Developers Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for excellence in the field. In addition to releasing game scores, Wave Master has put out remixes and compilation albums of their music.

At the heart of Wave Master's operations is their state-of-the-art recording studio. It is composed of three rooms: a control room with a high-end 56-channel mixing console, a 4.6 x 5 meter "live" room with acoustic reflectors, and a 4 x 6.2 meter "dead" room with sound dampening properties. Some of Wave Master's most powerful works feature technology that dynamically changes the music based on game situations. When flying your airship in Skies of Arcadia, the main musical theme subtly changed based on your location in the world. Jet Grind Radio's pumping hip-hop tracks blended together in a way that mirrored a DJ mixing records on turntables. The main theme of Space Channel 5 progressively decomposed the worse you did in the game.

There's more to Wave Master than just game music. In 2000, Wave Master entered the world of game development with a quirky life simulation title called Roommania #203. They also handled the Japanese versions of Visual Concepts' Sega Sports 2K series. Other Wave Master projects include Radio DC (an Internet radio program featuring Sega game music), the Sonic Cafe suite of mobile phone applications, and jingles for TV shows and commercials in Japan.

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 * ''[[OutRunners]]'' (1993) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 * ''[[SegaSonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1993) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 * ''[[J. League Pro Striker]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 * ''[[Golden Axe III]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
-* ''[[Seima Densetsu 3x3 Eyes]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega CD]])
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-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega CD]])
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-* ''[[Dark Wizard]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega CD]])
+* ''[[Dark Wizard]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega-CD]])
 * ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' (1993) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 * ''[[Metal Fangs]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
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 * ''[[Virtua Racing]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
-* ''[[Game no Kanzume Vol.1|Game no Kanzume]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega CD]])
+* ''[[Game no Kanzume Vol.1|Game no Kanzume]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega-CD]])
-* ''[[Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega CD]])
+* ''[[Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega-CD]])
 * ''[[J. League Pro Striker 2]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 * ''[[The Hybrid Front]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])

Difference between revisions of "Wave Master"

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Contents

Current members

Former members

Games developed by Wave Master

Music & Sound developed by Wave Master

Non-Sega games with sound design by Wave Master

External links