Junko Shiratsu

Junko Shiratsu
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Composer, Musician

Junko "Shirako" Shiratsu (白津 順子) is a Sega sound composer mainly involved with the Let's Make a Pro J. League Soccer Club! series. She is best known as the main composer of the Sega 32X title Knuckles' Chaotix.

Production history

Games

• Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD; 1994) — Composer (as J.Shira)
• OutRunners (Mega Drive; 1994) — Sound Composer (as Shirako)
• The Hybrid Front (Mega Drive; 1994) — Music. (as SHIRAKO)
• Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Composer
• Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Sound Effects
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1996) — 音楽 (as 白津 順子)
• Panzer Dragoon Zwei (Saturn; 1996) — 音楽 (as 白津 順子)
• Panzer Dragoon Zwei (Saturn; 1996) — Music Composers
• Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — マニピュレーター (as 白津 順子)
• Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — 作曲 (as 白津 順子)
• Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — 編曲 (as 白津 順子)
• Shinseiki Evangelion: Digital Card Library (Saturn; 1997) — 協力 (as 白津 順子)
• Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98 (Saturn; 1998) — Sound Creator
• Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Provisional Song Singing
• Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — スペシャルサンクス (as 白津 順子)
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — BGM/SE (as 白津 順子)
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — 演奏 (as 白津 順子)
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Cho (as 白津 順子)
• Samba de Amigo (NAOMI; 1999) — Character and Jingle Voice, etc.
• JRA PAT for Dreamcast (Dreamcast; 2000) — Voice Editing
• Roommania 203 (Dreamcast; 2000) — モーションアクター (as 白津 順子)
• Daytona USA 2001 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Composer
• Hundred Swords (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Creator (as 白津 順子)
• Guru Guru Onsen 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — サウンドクリエイター (as 白津 順子)
• New Roommania: Porori Seishun (PlayStation 2; 2003) — サウンドクリエイター (as 白津 順子)
• Nightshade (PlayStation 2; 2003) — S.E. (as 白津 順子)
• Astro Boy (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Sound Creators
• Dragon Treasure II (NAOMI; 2004) — Sound Designer (as 白津 順子)
• Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Nintendo DS; 2004) — Special Thanks
• Sega Rally 2006 (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Composer
• Let's Make a Soccer Team! (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Sound Creators
• Virtua Pro Football (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Sound Production Team
• Phantasy Star Universe (Windows PC; 2006) — Sound Effects
• Phantasy Star Universe (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Sound Effects
• Phantasy Star Universe (Xbox 360; 2006) — Sound Effects

Music

• Panzer Dragoon Zwei Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Composers (as 白津 順子)
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Original Sound Track (CD; 1999) — Composer&Arranger
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Original Sound Track (CD; 1999) — Cho.
• Hundred Swords Original Sound Track (CD; 2001) — MUSIC COMPOSER
• Saka Tsuku Original Soundtrack (CD; 2004) — コンポーザー (as 白津 順子)

• Sonic Crackers (1994) [Beta]
• The Hybrid Front (1994) — Music. (Sound) (as Shirako)
• Knuckles' Chaotix (1995) — Composer, Sound Effects
• Anpanman 2 (199X) [NOTE: Music and Sound Effects]
• Hello Kitty Mori no Ensoukai‏‎ (199X) [NOTE: Music and Sound Effects]
• Sonic Adventure (1998) [NOTE: Provisional Song Singing]
• Samba de Amigo (1999/2000) [NOTE: Character and Jingle Voice, etc.]
• The Typing of the Dead (Dreamcast Version) (2000) [NOTE: Voice Editing]
• JRA PAT for Dreamcast (2000) [NOTE: Voice Editing]
• Dream Library (2000) [NOTE: Music and Sound Effects]
• Roommania #203 (PS2 Version) (2002) — Motion Actor (Motion Capture Studio - Links DigiWorks) (Original Staff), Sound Creator (PlayStation 2 Version Staff)
• New Roommania: Porori Seishun (2003) — Sound Creator
• Onimusha: Blade Warriors (2003) — Wavemaster inc. (Sound Production)
• Astro Boy (2004) — Sound Artist
• Sega Rally 2006 (2006)

Song credits

Sonic Crackers

• Option 1 — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Also known as "Attraction"]
• Option 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Option 3 — Music & Arrangement
• Option 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Option 5 — Music & Arrangement

OutRunners (Mega Drive Version)

• Travel Seaward — Music & Arrangement
• Mega Driver — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Pre Stage — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Checker Point — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Game Start — Music & Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Passing Breeze (1993) — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Splash Wave (1993) — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Picture the Rivers — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Blow Your Cool — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Looking for the Rainbow — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Speed King — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Adventure — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Sonic Control — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Grand Canyon — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• San Francisco — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• South America — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Niagara Falls — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Hawaii — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Spain — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Switzerland — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• China — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Japan — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Hong Kong — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Egypt — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Mediterranean Sea — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• France — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Germany — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Jingle Bells [Secret Track] — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Beginner Start from Virtua Racing — Arrangement
• Final Stage — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Dream Flying — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)
• Last Wave (1993) — Arrangement (with Tatsuya Kouzaki)

The Hybrid Front

• Other Forces Turn (Normal) — Music & Arrangement
• Other Forces Turn (Part 1/Variation 1) — Music & Arrangement

Knuckles' Chaotix

• Walkin' — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Based on "Option 2" from Sonic Crackers]
• Midnight Greenhouse — Music & Arrangement
• Electoria — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Based on "Option 1" (aka "Attraction") from Sonic Crackers]
• Hyper-Hyper — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Based on "Option 3" from Sonic Crackers]
• Evening Star — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Based on "Option 4" from Sonic Crackers]
• Moonrise — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Based on "Option 5" from Sonic Crackers]

J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn Version)

• One Special Day (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Opening Theme) — Music
• The End and the Beginning (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement

Panzer Dragoon Zwei

• Forest of Taboo — Music & Arrangement
• Sea of Ice — Music & Arrangement

Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression

• Get it on! ~Doppleganger ni Kuchidzuke wo~ — Music, Arrangement (with Akira Sasaki)
• Kimi ga Kimi ni Umareta Wake — Music

J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2

• Chase (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou 2 Opening Theme) — Music & Arrangement
• Brandnew Future (SS Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou 2 Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement

J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast Version)

• Break Through (DC Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Main Theme) — Music & Arrangement
• Sprout (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• The Beginning (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• A Thousand Dreams (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Trick Star (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Glorious Growth (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Small Can Be Good (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• To Tomorrow (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Everyday (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Distant Memory (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Insecurity (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Bad News (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• The Winds Blow Through the Greens (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Smiling Face (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Fast And Furious (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Starter (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Frontal Thrust (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Flap The Wings (DC Built In Sound) — Music & Arrangement
• Keep on Walking... (DC Edition J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou Ending Theme) — Music & Arrangement, Chorus (w/Zeus B Team U-30)

Daytona USA 2001

• Don't Look Back-Race — Music & Arrangement
• Don't Look Back-Mirror — Music & Arrangement
• Don't Look Back-Goal — Music & Arrangement
• Don't Look Back-Clear — Music & Arrangement

Hundred Swords

• The Fool and the Hero -Prologue- — Music & Arrangement
• Song of Purity -Larf Nalavale's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
• Roar of the Two-Headed Dragon -Nel Shrinkman's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
• Tumbling in the Wind — Music & Arrangement
• Supple Drops -Palmira Nalavale's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
• Dragon Cavalry, Forward! -Joan Arblus (Little Arblus)'s Theme- — Music & Arrangement
• Papaya Papaya — Music & Arrangement
• Investigating the Recurrence of the Ice Age -Prisira Carun's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
• Wilderness -Rentze Mascar's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
• Roar of the Two-Headed Dragon ~Failure~ — Music & Arrangement
• The War Gods Driving to the East — Music & Arrangement
• Song of Past Experience ~Blessing~ — Music & Arrangement
• The Fool and the Dreaming Boy -Erole San Jeust's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
• Song of Past Experience -Fals Lu Gran's Theme- — Music & Arrangement
• Pathos ~In Confusion~ — Music & Arrangement
• Song of Purity ~Parade~ — Music & Arrangement

Sega Rally 2006

• La nuit de ma ville — Music & Arrangement

External links

• Junko Shiratsu's 1st Wave Master profile (2001-2004) on archive.org
• Junko Shiratsu's 2nd Wave Master profile (2004) on archive.org