Masayuki Nagao

Masayuki Nagao
Employment history: Sega of Japan
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.

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 (as Nagao)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Sound Assistants (as N.Gee)
• Jurassic Park (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound Management (as N.Gee)
• Aa Harimanada (Mega Drive; 1993) — Sound (as Nagao (N·Gee))
• Jurassic Park (Master System; 1993) — Sound Management (as N.Gee)
• Sonic Chaos (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound (as Nagao N.Gee)
• Sonic Chaos (Master System; 1993) — Sound (as Nagao N.Gee)
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Mega Drive; 1993) — Music and FX
• Taisen Mahjong HaoPai 2 (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound (as M.Nagao)
• Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (Game Gear; 1993) — Sound Programers (as Nagao 'O' Gee)
• Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (Master System; 1994) — Sound Programers (as Nagao 'O' Gee)
• Sonic Drift (Game Gear; 1994) — Sound Creator (as N.Gee)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — SEGA Sound Team
• 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
• Sonic Drift 2 (Game Gear; 1995) — Sound (as M.Nagao)

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Sound Assistant (as N.Gee)
• Sonic Chaos (1993) — Sound (as Nagao N.Gee)
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Music and FX
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Game Gear and Master System Versions) (1993/1994) — Sound Programmer (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
• Janshin Densetsu: Quest of Jongmaster (1994) — Producer
• 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 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