Sakae Osumi

Sakae Osumi
Employment history: Amusement Vision Sega Europe
Role(s): Producer
Education: Waseda University (Social Science)

Sakae Osumi (大隅 栄え) was at first involved with the motion design and sound production for the Spikeout and Super Monkey Ball series.

Despite taking directorial roles for Planet Harriers and SpikeOut: Battle Street, Osumi would later move to London to join Sega Europe, where he remains to this day. In this time he has served as a director for the Sonic Rush series and a producer for Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.

Osumi is also noted for writing the lyrics for Sonic Rush Adventure's title theme, "A New Venture."

Production history

Games

• Spikeout: Digital Battle Online (Model 3; 1998) — Motion Designers
• Spikeout: Digital Battle Online (Model 3; 1998) — Assistant Sound Producer
• Spikeout: Final Edition (Model 3; 1999) — Motion Designers
• Spikeout: Final Edition (Model 3; 1999) — Assistant Sound Producer
• Virtua NBA (NAOMI; 1999) — Approval Management
• Slashout (NAOMI; 2000) — Special Thanks
• Planet Harriers (Hikaru; 2000) — BGM sound director
• Virtua Striker 3 (NAOMI 2; 2001) — sound coordinator
• Monkey Ball (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2001) — Sound Design
• Spikers Battle (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2001) — Motion Designer
• Spikers Battle (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2001) — Sound Manager
• Super Monkey Ball (GameCube; 2001) — Sound Design
• Virtua Striker 3 Ver. 2002 (GameCube; 2002) — Sound Coordinator
• Super Monkey Ball 2 (GameCube; 2002) — Motion Designers
• F-Zero AX (Triforce; 2003) — Thanks To
• F-Zero GX (GameCube; 2003) — Thanks to
• Spikeout: Battle Street (Xbox; 2005) — Sub Director
• Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (Xbox; 2005) — Sound design
• Sonic Rush (Nintendo DS; 2005) — Assistant Director
• Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Director
• Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Lyrics
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360; 2010) — Producer
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii; 2010) — Producer
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Nintendo DS; 2010) — Producer

Music

• Spikeout Original Soundtrack (CD; 1998) — Directed by
• Planet Harriers The Original Soundtrack (CD; 2001) — Soundtrack Coordinator
• Spikeout: Battle Street Original Sound Track (CD; 2005) — Director
• Sonic Rush Adventure Original Soundtrack (CD; 2007) — Director

• CRUSH3D (2012) — Producer (Sega Europe)
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) — Sumo Special Thanks (SUMO Staff Credits)

Song credits

Sonic Rush Adventure

• A New Venture (Title Theme) — Lyrics

Interviews

Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

• Sakae Osumi interview by Sonic Channel (October 1, 2007) [Translated]