Jun Senoue

Fast Facts on Jun Senoue

Birthday: 8/2/1970 Place of birth: Matsushima, Japan Current Location: San Fransisco, Calif. Education: Economic Science at Aoyama Gakuin University Blood type: A Vehicle: Dodge Stealth R/T Favourite beverage: Cactus Cooler, Dr. Pepper Favourite foods: Mexican, Pizza Favourite TV shows: Saturday Night Live, Tonight Show Favourite video games: Sonic video games Favourite music: Skirt music Equipment: Many guitars, Macintosh with Logic or Pro Tools, many sound modules

Jun Senoue was born and raised in Japan. He started playing piano at the early age of 3 and became devoted to rock music while living in Panama at the age of 12. He tried to play keyboards, bass but finally he got his first electric guitar at 15, rocking to records and the radio. He joined and formed several bands in Japan. Since the debut album from Hardline was released in 1992, Jun has dreamt of teaming up with a singer like Johnny.

After graduating from college in 1993, Jun joined Sega as a music composer for videogames. He wrote hard rockin' songs with Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Tony Harnell (TNT, Westworld), Ted Poley (Danger Danger, Melodica) and Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt). Jun has also released several albums in Japan. As the sound producer and main music composer of the videogame Sonic Adventure, he was able to contact Johnny through Doug Aldrich and they tracked their 1st song, "Open Your Heart", in Los Angeles.

The relationship between Jun and Johnny was born as they kept in contact, creating music, which they released in the album "Thrill of the Feel" under the name Sons of Angels in 2000 from JVC records for Japanese market. And also they tracked the song "Live and Learn" which became the main theme of Sonic Adventure 2 in 2001.

Production History

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — SEGA Sound Team
• Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — SEGA Sound Team
• Metal Head (1994) — Sound Designer
• Sonic 3D Blast (1996) — Music Composer
• The Worldwide Soccer series
• Into the Hunt
• Sega Rally 2
• NASCAR
• Beyond the Limits
• Sonic Adventure (1999) — Lead Music Composer, Sound Director, Music Producer
• Space Channel 5 (2000) —
• Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) — Music Producer, Lead Music Composer
• Crush 40 (2003) — Guitars, Music, Lyrics, Arrangements
• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Sound Director, Lead Music Composer
• Sonic Heroes (2004) — Sound Director, Lead Music Composer, Sound Effects, Recording Coordinator, Crush 40
• Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) — Sound Director, Lead Music Composer, Sound Effects

And otherwise a few CDs for the Japanese market

Song Selection

Sonic Adventure

• It Doesn't Matter - Music, Lyrics & arrangement, Guitars
• Believe in Myself - Music, Lyrics & arrangement, Guitars
• Lazy Days ~Livin' in Paradise~ - Music & Lyrics
• Introduction ... featuring Open Your Heart - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Boss: Chaos ver. 0, 2, 4 - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Azure Blue World ... for Emerald Coast - Music & arrangement, Guitars, e-Sitar & Programming
• Windy and Ripply ... for Emerald Coast - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Big fishes at Emerald Coast - Music & arrangement, Programming
• and...Fish hits! - Guitars
• Hey You! It's Time to Speed Up!!! - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Twinkle Cart ... for Twinkle park - Music & arrangement, Programmin

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• Pleasure Castle ... for Twinkle park - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Twinkle Circuit - Music & arrangement, Programming
• Run Through the Speed Highway ... for Speed Highway - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• At Dawn ... for Speed Highway - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Choose Your Buddy! -Slap bass ver.- - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Dilapidated Way ... for Casinopolis - Music & arrangement, Guitars, organ & Programming
• Challenge For Another Aim - Music & arrangement, Guitars, bass, organ & Programming
• Theme of Dr. Eggman - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Egg Mobile ... Boss: Egg Hornet - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Windy Hill ... for Windy Valley - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Tornado ... for Windy Valley - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• The Air ... for Windy Valley - Music & arrangement, Guitars, e-Sitar & Programming
• Fight for My Own Way ... Boss: Event - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Snowy Mountain ... for Icecap - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Be Cool, Be Wild and Be Groovy ... for Icecap - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Invincible... No Fear! - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Choose Your Buddy! - finger bass - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Mt. Red: A Symbol of Thrill ... for talk Mountain - Guitars
• Red Hot Skull ... for Red Mountain - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Heartless Colleague ... Boss: E-Series Targets - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Funky Groove Makes U Hot!? ... for Options - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• ZERO The Chase Master ... Boss: Eggman Robot - ZERO - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Skydeck A Go! Go! ... for Sky deck - Music & arrangement, Guitars, organ & Programming
• General Offensive ... for Sky deck - Music & arrangement, Guitars
• Bad Taste Aquarium ... for Hot Shelter - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Mechanical Resonance ... for Final Egg - Guitars
• Crank the Heat Up!! ... for Final Egg - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Boss: Chaos Ver.6 - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Does You Want to Continue? - Music & arrangement, Programming
• Open Your Heart - Music, Lyrics & arrangement, Guitars

Sonic Adventure 2

• It Doesn't of Matter (Revised) - Music, Lyrics & arrangement, Guitars
• Believe in Myself (Revised) - Music, Lyrics & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• E.G.G.M.A.N. - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• SA2 ... Main riff for Sonic Adventure 2 - Music & arrangement, Guitars
• Event: Let's Make It - Music & arrangement, Guitars
• Escape From the City ... for City Escape - Music & arrangement, Guitars
• The Mad Convoy Race ... for City Escape - Music & arrangement, Guitars
• That's the Way I Like It ... for Metal Harbor - Music & arrangement, Guitars
• Can't Stop, So What!? ... for Metal Harbor - Music & arrangement, Guitars
• Won't Stop, Just Go! ... for Green Forest - Music & arrangement, Guitars
• Keys the Ruin ... for Pyramid Cave - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Unstable World ... for Crazy Gadget - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Highway in the Sky ... for Final Rush - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Boss: GUN Mobile - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Advertise: SA2... In the Groove - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• This Way Out ... for Prison Lane - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Rumbling HWY ... for mission Street - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Chasing Drive ... for Kart - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Down in the Base ... for Hidden Base - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• On the Edge ... for Eternal Engine - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Advertise: SA2 ver. B - Music & arrangement, Guitars
• Boss: Masters of the Desert - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Advertise: P

rof. Omochao - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming

• Vengence is Mine ... for Radical Highway - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Mr. Unsmiley ... for Sky Rail - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Hey You! It's Time to Speed Up Again!!! - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Still Invincible... No Fear! - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Advertise: Rhythmic passage - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Boss: Suitable Opponent - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Remember Me? - M.F.M. ... for Iron gate - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Way to the Base ... for Sand Ocean - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Trespasser ... for Lost Colony - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Crush'em All ... for Weapons Bed - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Soarin' Over Space ... for Cosmic Wall - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Advertise: SA2 ver.C - Music & arrangement, Guitars
• Boss: Shut Up Faker! - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Scramble for the Core ... for Cannon's Core ver.1 - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Cooperation ... for Cannon's Core ver.2 - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Deep Inside Of ... for Cannon's Core ver.3 - Music & arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Live & Learn - Music & arrangement, Guitars

External Links

• J's Guitar Shop
• Sega.com Sega Scream Interview - dated approximately Feb. 27, 2002, courtesy of Sonic World.