Masayuki Nagao

Masayuki 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 also employed at Opus Corp at the time of games like Shinobi III and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

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.

He is not to be mistaken for Naofumi Hataya, who was born in 1966 and joined Sega in 1990.

Production History

• Toki: Going Ape Spit (Mega Drive Version) (1991) — Sound (as Nagao)
• Battle Golfer Yui (1991)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Sound Assistant (as N. Gee)
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Music & FX
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Game Gear and Master System Versions) (1993/1994) — Sound Programmer (as Nagao 'N' Gee)
• Donald Duck: Deep Duck Trouble (1993) — Sound Programmer (as Nagao 'O' Gee)
• Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993) — Music and Sound
• Jurassic Park (Game Gear and Master System Versions) (1993) — Sound Management (as N. Gee)
• Ah Harimanada (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Sound (as Nagao [N.Gee])
• Sonic Chaos (1993) — Sound (as Nagao N. Gee)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — Sega Sound Team
• Sonic Drift (1994) — Sound Creator (as N. Gee)
• Torarete Tamaruka!? (1994) — Sound (as Nagao NG Masayuki)
• Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — Sega Sound Team
• Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1994) — Sega Sound Team
• Sonic Drift 2 (1995) — Sound (as M. Nagao)
• Utautau: Seirei-Songs (2000) — Music Director, Tune Creator, Lyric Creator
• Space Invaders Evolution (2005) — Story, Music
• Bubble Bobble Evolution (2006) — Direction
• Rainbow Islands Evolution (2007) — Story, Music

Song Credits

Battle Golfer Yui

• Ending — Music & Arrangement

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

• Shinobi (Opening) — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Drift

• Title — Music & 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
• Invincibility — Arrangement
• Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
• GP Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement