Hidenori Shoji

Hidenori Shoji
Date of birth: 1975-01-07 (age 49)
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Musician
Education: 東京製図専門学校

Hidenori Shoji (庄司 英徳) is a Sega sound employee and guitarist originally employed in its AM2 department. He is best known for directing the music for the Ryu ga Gotoku (aka Yakuza) series.

Production history

• Virtua Fighter 3 (1996) — Compose, SE (Sound Designers) (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Scud Race (1996) — Sound
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Arcade version) (1996) — Name Entry (Music)
• Virtua Cop 2 (Saturn Version) (1996) — S.E. Support (as Hidenori Syouji)
• Virtua Fighter 3tb (Arcade version) (1997) — Compose, SE (Sound Designers) (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Sega Touring Car Championship (Saturn and PC Versions) (1997/1998) — Music
• Fighting Vipers 2 (1998/2001) — Sound Director
• Daytona USA 2 (1998) — Sound Support (AM2) (Special Thanks)
• Dirt Devils (1998) — Special Thanx (AM R&D Dept. #4)
• SpikeOut (1998) — Assistant Sound Director (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast Version) (1998) — Compose, SE (Sound Designers) (as Hidenori Syoji), Sound Designer (Dreamcast Version)
• Daytona USA 2: Power Edition (1998) — Sound Support (AM2) (Special Thanks)
• SpikeOut: Final Edition (1999) — Assistant Sound Director (as Hidenori Syoji)
• Slash Out (2000)
• Planet Harriers (2000) — assistant sound creator
• Virtua Striker 3 (2001) — sound creator
• Super Monkey Ball (2001) — Sound Design
• Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) — Sound Designer
• Super Monkey Ball Jr. (2002) — Sound Engineer (Original Game Staff)
• F-Zero GX (2003) — Music
• F-Zero AX (2003)
• Yakuza (2005) — Sound Director (Sound Section)
• OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
• Yakuza 2 (2006) — Music Director ("Yakuza 2" Sound Team)
• OutRun 2 SP (PS2 Version) (2007)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) — Supervisor (Original Games)
• Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (2008) — Music Production (Sound Production Team) ("Ryu ga Gotoku" Production Team)
• Yakuza 3 (2009) — Sounds Production ("Yakuza 3" Sound Team)
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) — CS1 R&D Sound (Sega Japan)
• Yakuza 4 (2010) — Sound Production Lead ("Yakuza 4" Sound Team) (Staff)
• Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (2010)
• Yakuza: Dead Souls (2011) — Interpretation Support ("Yakuza: Dead Souls" Sound Team) (Staff)
• Sega Sound Unit [H.] 1st Album (CD) (2011)
• Binary Domain (2012) — Sound Director ("Binary Domain" Development Team) (Staff)
• Yakuza 5 (2012)
• Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin! (2014)
• Yakuza Zero (2015)
• Yakuza Kiwami (2016)
• Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (2016)

Song Credits

Sega Touring Car Championship

• Inductee — Music & Arrangement

Fighting Vipers 2

• Beginning — Music & Arrangement
• As you choose — Music & Arrangement
• Under the Sun — Music & Arrangement
• Burning Bear — Music & Arrangement
• Inspire — Music & Arrangement
• Ravin' — Music & Arrangement
• Deeper — Music & Arrangement
• Good Noise — Music & Arrangement
• 3rd Signal — Music & Arrangement
• Brain Cleanser — Music & Arrangement
• L.S.D. — Music & Arrangement
• Night Call — Music & Arrangement
• Tripback — Music & Arrangement
• Poker Face — Music & Arrangement
• UFO Diner — Arrangement
• Don't forget first resolution — Music & Arrangement
• Be Cool — Music & Arrangement
• Non Stop Bass — Music & Arrangement
• Insert Coin — Music & Arrangement
• Game is Over — Music & Arrangement
• Master cat in neighborhood — Music & Arrangement
• Service Games — Music & Arrangement
• Beginning -Remix version- — Music & Arrangement
• L.S.D. -Remix version- — Music & Arrangement
• Hopping Jam -Not Use- — Music & Arrangement

Slash Out

• Unbalance — Music & Arrangement
• Jawbone — Music & Arrangement
• Associate or Enemy — Music & Arrangement
• As you choose3 — Music & Arrangement
• First Battle — Music & Arrangement
• RED -mode II- — Music & Arrangement
• Gravestone — Music & Arrangement
• incarnation — Music & Arrangement
• 1480F5 — Music & Arrangement
• 2nd Orbit — Music & Arrangement
• Big Rhythm — Music & Arrangement
• Black & Silver — Music & Arrangement
• the low — Music & Arrangement
• d.t.'s — Music & Arrangement
• Day of lake — Music & Arrangement
• Into the chaos — Music & Arrangement
• Machinery Beats — Music & Arrangement
• Love Song — Music & Arrangement
• Nebula — Music & Arrangement
• Blue Winter — Music & Arrangement
• I/R — Music & Arrangement
• FATE — Music & Arrangement
• FAKE — Music & Arrangement
• FACE — Music & Arrangement
• to Next Level — Music & Arrangement
• Said so — Music & Arrangement
• Rest your sword — Music & Arrangement
• Party is over — Music & Arrangement

Super Monkey Ball

• Monkey Target — Music & Arrangement
• Jungle Stage — Music & Arrangement

F-Zero GX

• F-Zero TV Opening (Interview In) — Music & Arrangement
• Brain Cleaner (Replay) — Music & Arrangement
• As you choose "3rd" (Main Selector) — Music & Arrangement
• Short Pre-View (Course View 1) — Music & Arrangement
• Paper Engine (Outer Space) — Music & Arrangement
• Feel Our Pain (Fire Field) — Music & Arrangement
• One Ahead System (Cosmo Terminal) — Music & Arrangement
• Shotgun Kiss (Vegas Palace) — Music & Arrangement
• The Fall (Retire) — Music & Arrangement
• Your Garage (Shop) — Music & Arrangement
• No Time (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement
• Feather (Customize) — Music & Arrangement
• Refresh Time (Character Profile) — Music & Arrangement
• Step 70's (Option) — Music & Arrangement
• Long Pre-View (Course View 2) — Music & Arrangement
• 8 Guitars (Sand Ocean) — Music & Arrangement
• Like a Snake (Port Town) — Music & Arrangement
• Planet Colors (Green Plant) — Music & Arrangement
• ZEN (Aeropolis) — Music & Arrangement
• For the Glory -feat. Mute City's Theme- (Mute City) — Music & Arrangement
• Osc-Sync Carnival (Lightning) — Music & Arrangement
• Infinite Blue (Big Blue) — Music & Arrangement
• Hurrah for the Champion (Winning Run) — Music & Arrangement
• Cover of Mute City's Theme (Item Song 1) — Arrangement
• Cover of Big Blue's Theme (Item Song 2) — Arrangement
• Cover of Red Canyon's Theme (Story #2) — Arrangement
• Night of Big Blue (Story #4) — Arrangement
• Time for Kill (Story #6) — Music & Arrangement
• Emperor Breath (Story #8) — Music & Arrangement
• DIZZY (Phantom Road) — Music & Arrangement
• 2sec (Mission Clear) — Music & Arrangement
• Finish to Go (Finish) — Music & Arrangement
• Respect to "Result Theme of F-Zero" (Staff Roll) — Arrangement
• Wings for My Way (GX Advertise) — Music & Arrangement
• F-Zero TV Ending (Interview Out) — Music & Arrangement

F-Zero AX

• U-Rays (Tutorial) — Music & Arrangement
• Wings for My Way -ver. AX- (AX Advertise) — Music & Arrangement
• Raise a curtain (Card Check) — Music & Arrangement
• Stereo Signal (Pilot Point Result) — Music & Arrangement
• Flags (Flag Open) — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza

• Service Games 2005 — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Roar of the Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Unrest — Music & Arrangement
• Blow to the City — Music & Arrangement
• Funk Goes On — Music & Arrangement
• Scarlet Scar — Music & Arrangement
• Intelligence for Violence — Music & Arrangement
• id — Music & Arrangement
• Pray Me — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You the Prototype — Music & Arrangement
• Turning Point — Music & Arrangement
• Amazing Grace ~Quartet Arrange~ — Arrangement
• Poison Pill — Music & Arrangement
• Hideout — Music & Arrangement
• Singin' Bass — Music & Arrangement
• Clear Starlit Sky — Music & Arrangement
• Coming to My Life — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You ~Remix Version~ — Music & Arrangement
• Extract Medley from Original Score — Music & Arrangement (with Fumio Ito & Yuri Fukuda)

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

• Who are You 2006 Arrange Ver. — Guitars

Yakuza 2

• Service Games 2006 — Music & Arrangement
• As a man, As a brother — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement, Vocals
• Roar of the Twin Dragons — Music & Arrangement
• Push Me Under Water — Music & Arrangement
• Outlaw's Lullaby — Music & Arrangement
• Bad Fortune Flower — Music & Arrangement
• A Scattered Moment — Music & Arrangement
• Silent Night, Holy Night ~Arrange Version~ — Arrangement
• Kamuro Setsugekka — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Drinking Call — Music & Arrangement
• Adam's Champagne call — Music & Arrangement

OutRun 2 SP (PS2 Version)

• Passing Breeze [H.] Arrange Ver. — Guitars

Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!

• Roar of the Elder Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Mirroring Oneself — Music & Arrangement
• Non Blade Sword — Music & Arrangement
• Takumi — Music & Arrangement
• Blood Maker — Music & Arrangement
• Brand-new Japanesque — Music & Arrangement
• dive to the mess — Music & Arrangement
• Dance Music from Ancient Japan — Music & Arrangement
• 100 Execution — Music & Arrangement
• Immorality — Music & Arrangement
• Dull Color Fangs — Music & Arrangement
• For Will — Music & Arrangement
• Sneakin' Drive — Music & Arrangement
• baile con la mariposa — Music & Arrangement
• The Melody Played by a Patriot — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza 3

• Fly — Music & Arrangement
• Howl of the Dragon God — Music & Arrangement
• Dead Run — Music & Arrangement
• Bruise — Music & Arrangement
• Ryu-Kyu Humming — Music & Arrangement
• Crush & Strike — Music & Arrangement
• D 2 A — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Takumi 2009 — Music & Arrangement
• Encounter the Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Skirmish — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling Star — Music & Arrangement
• End Point — Music & Arrangement
• Pure Malice — Music & Arrangement
• Independence for Violence — Music & Arrangement
• Illtreatment — Music & Arrangement
• Clay Doll on the Cradle — Music & Arrangement
• More Huge — Music & Arrangement
• FM-Sound's Storm — Music & Arrangement
• Receive and Stab You — Music & Arrangement
• Ogre Has Returned — Music & Arrangement
• Lyricism Without Tears — Music & Arrangement
• The Dragon God's Gospel — Arrangement
• Kamuro Setsugekka ~Kiryu's Great Singing Edition~ — Lyrics, Music [NOTE: Also known as "Beautiful Seasons In Kamuro"]
• Tears of Father ~Overseas Edition~ — Arrangement

Yakuza 4

• For Faith — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Roarless Dragon — Music & Arrangement
• Skirmish "Another" — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling Star "Neo" — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling Star "Mashup" — Music & Arrangement
• Speed Star — Music & Arrangement
• Receive and Bite You — Music
• The Myth — Music & Arrangement
• Smile Venomously — Music & Arrangement
• Criminal Delights — Music & Arrangement
• Material Delights — Music & Arrangement
• Geist Obscuration — Music & Arrangement
• Four Face — Music & Arrangement
• Four Faith — Music & Arrangement
• For Face — Music & Arrangement
• For Faith (Instruments) — Music & Arrangement
• Receive You the Ballad — Music & Arrangement
• My Hero — Music & Arrangement
• Boxcelios — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Maya Mori~ — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Chihiro Ikki~ — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Elena Aihara~ — Music & Arrangement
• Get to the Top!　~Haruka~ — Music & Arrangement
• Maiden Color my life — Music & Arrangement

Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou

• Die anyway — Music & Arrangement
• Kingdom of the massacre — Music & Arrangement
• Underground Dazzling "Ghost" — Music
• Skirmish "Diablo" — Music

Sega Sound Unit [H.] 1st Album

• Kamuro Setsugekka - [H.] Special Version - — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement

Yakuza 5

• Hailstorm — Music & Arrangement
• I believe in you — Music & Arrangement
• Receive and Slash You — Music & Arrangement
• Christmas Night Raid — Music & Arrangement
• 36 Strings Nocturne — Music & Arrangement
• Couleur d'une jeune fille — Music & Arrangement
• Dawn of GunRhein — Music & Arrangement
• Enormous Gun Salutes — Music & Arrangement
• Hostile Gaze — Music & Arrangement
• Boxcelios Forever — Music & Arrangement
• Arrow of Indra — Music & Arrangement
• True Valhalla — Music & Arrangement
• A Barrage — Music & Arrangement
• The Deluge — Music & Arrangement
• All Clear Results — Music & Arrangement