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{{PAGENAME}}'s career dates back to early 1994 with ''[[Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit]]'' (which will have been development in 1993, likely meaning she was employed at [[Sega of Japan]] by 1993). The name used here, '''Watch''', is only speculated to be Wachi, and later appears in ''[[Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba]]''.
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She was a prominent composer on [[Game Gear]], often working solo such as on ''[[Royal Stone: Hirakareshi Toki no Tobira]]''. This system is where she began working on the franchise she was most closely attached to: ''[[:category:Magic Knight Rayearth|Magic Knight Rayearth]]''. {{PAGENAME}} transitioned to [[Sega Saturn]] development through ''Rayearth'', followed by ''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]'' and ''[[Sakura Taisen]]''.
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[[File:AWWSTnKLotM SaturnFan1997.jpg|thumb|left|Some of Team Pine-Apple, developers of ''Advanced World War'' including Yayoi Wachi]]
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Her known gameography ends with ''[[Advanced World War: Sennen Teikoku no Koubou]]'', for which she harkened back to her college degree in vocal music, suggesting the national anthems and marches be sung by a 10-person choir.{{magref|saturnfan|1997-08|88}} Wachi is also one of the developers with a message in the game's included README.TXT, where she writes war-themed fiction about sound director [[Hirofumi Murasaki]] and sound designer [[Tatsuyuki Maeda]].
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[[File:HidekiNaganuma YayoiWachi.png|thumb|right|Hideki Naganuma and Yayoi Wachi]]
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She most likely remained a Sega composer throughout '97 and '98, as she is known to have become close friends with [[Hideki Naganuma]],{{ref|https://twitter.com/Hideki_Naganuma/status/378713044756353024}} who joined Sega in 1998.
  
 
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==Production history==

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Yayoi Wachi
Place of birth: Japan
Employment history:
Role(s): Composer, Musician

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Yayoi Wachi (和智 弥生) is a Japanese musician and former Sega of Japan composer most known for her work on Panzer Dragoon Zwei.

Career

Yayoi Wachi's career dates back to early 1994 with Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (which will have been development in 1993, likely meaning she was employed at Sega of Japan by 1993). The name used here, Watch, is only speculated to be Wachi, and later appears in Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba.

She was a prominent composer on Game Gear, often working solo such as on Royal Stone: Hirakareshi Toki no Tobira. This system is where she began working on the franchise she was most closely attached to: Magic Knight Rayearth. Yayoi Wachi transitioned to Sega Saturn development through Rayearth, followed by Panzer Dragoon Zwei and Sakura Taisen.

Some of Team Pine-Apple, developers of Advanced World War including Yayoi Wachi

Her known gameography ends with Advanced World War: Sennen Teikoku no Koubou, for which she harkened back to her college degree in vocal music, suggesting the national anthems and marches be sung by a 10-person choir.[1] Wachi is also one of the developers with a message in the game's included README.TXT, where she writes war-themed fiction about sound director Hirofumi Murasaki and sound designer Tatsuyuki Maeda.

Hideki Naganuma and Yayoi Wachi

She most likely remained a Sega composer throughout '97 and '98, as she is known to have become close friends with Hideki Naganuma,[2] who joined Sega in 1998.

Production history

Games

Music

Song credits

Main article: Yayoi Wachi/Song credits.

Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn version)

  • The Chase — Music & Arrangement
  • Silent Forest — Music & Arrangement
  • Ferio the Hurricane — Music & Arrangement
  • An Apparition Appears! — Music & Arrangement
  • Heartbeat — Music & Arrangement
  • Fantastic Eterna — Music & Arrangement
  • Cave of Temptation — Music & Arrangement
  • Whirlpools Everywhere — Music & Arrangement
  • Cavern of Eternal Ice — Music & Arrangement
  • Sadness — Music & Arrangement
  • The Legendary Mashin — Music & Arrangement
  • A Lecture on Mysterious Cefiro — Music & Arrangement
  • Peace — Music & Arrangement
  • Special Lessons — Music & Arrangement
  • A Still Stronger Apparition Appears... — Music & Arrangement
  • The Old Man's Rainbow Shop — Music & Arrangement
  • Sneaking Around — Music & Arrangement
  • Dormant Volcano — Music & Arrangement
  • Zagato! — Music & Arrangement
  • Tragic — Music & Arrangement
  • Last Battle — Music & Arrangement
  • Towards the Future... — Music & Arrangement

Panzer Dragoon Zwei

  • Bonds ~Main Theme~ — Music & Arrangement
  • An Omen — Music & Arrangement
  • The Light of Legend — Music & Arrangement
  • Destiny Begins — Music & Arrangement
  • On a Journey — Music & Arrangement
  • The Great Ravine — Music & Arrangement
  • The Empire — Music & Arrangement
  • Flight — Music & Arrangement
  • Ruins — Music & Arrangement
  • An Attack from Darkness — Music & Arrangement
  • Rando Doura — Music & Arrangement
  • A Conclusion — Music & Arrangement
  • Requiem — Music & Arrangement
  • A Parting — Music & Arrangement
  • Reminiscence — Music & Arrangement
  • Lagi and Lundi - Theme of Zwei — Music & Arrangement

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Yayoi Wachi

Magazine articles

Main article: Yayoi Wachi/Magazine articles.

References

  1. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 8" (JP; 1997-04-11), page 88
  2. ↑ @Hideki_Naganuma on Twitter
  3. ↑ File:Heavenly Symphony MCD credits.pdf
  4. ↑ File:Mahou Kishi Rayearth Saturn credits.pdf
  5. ↑ File:Panzer Dragoon Zwei JP Saturn credits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Panzer Dragoon Zwei US Saturn credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
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