Ryohei Kohno

Ryohei Kohno
Place of birth: Yokohama, Japan
Employment history: Sega of Japan (2002 – ) Divisions: Sega Mechatro Sega AM1
Role(s): Composer, Musician
Education: Nihon Kogakuin College

Ryohei Kohno (興野 亮平) is a musician at Sega. While still in school, he worked part-time for AM2, joining full-time under Sega Mechatro in 2002.

Production history

Games

• Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Voice Editors
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Voice Editors
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Voice Editors
• Soreike! Anpanman Popcorn Kojo 2 (NAOMI; 2003) — Sound
• Club Kart Prize (NAOMI 2; 2003)
• StarHorse Progress (NAOMI; 2003) — Sound Designer
• Gacha Mambo! (Medal game; 2004) — Sound Composer
• StarHorse 2 New Generation (Medal game; 2005) — Sound Designer
• Gacha Mambo! Saboten Carnival (Medal game; 2006) — Sound Composer
• StarHorse 2 Fourth Ambition (Medal game; 2008) — Sound Designer (as Ryohei Kono)
• StarHorse Progress Returns (NAOMI; 2009) — Sound Designer (as Ryohei Kono)
• StarHorse 2 Fifth Expansion (Medal game; 2009) — Sound Designer (as Ryohei Kono)
• Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Music Composer (as Ryohei Okino)
• StarHorse 2 Final Destination (Medal game; 2010) — Sound Designer (as Ryohei Kono)
• StarHorse 3 Season I: A New Legend Begins (RingEdge 2; 2011) — Sound Designers
• Alexandria Bloodshow (iOS; 2012) — Music Composers
• Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X (RingEdge; 2012) — Supporters (as Ryouhei Kouno)
• StarHorse 3 Season II: Blaze of Glory (RingEdge 2; 2013) — Sound Designers (as Ryohei Kouno)
• Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 3; 2014) — 音楽制作 (as 興野 亮平)
• Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2014) — 音楽制作 (as 興野 亮平)
• StarHorse 3 Season IV: Dream on the Turf (RingEdge 2; 2015) — Sound Designers
• StarHorse 3 Season VI: Full Throttle (RingEdge 2; 2017) — Sound Designers
• StarHorse 3 Season VII: Great Journey (RingEdge 2; 2018) — Sound Designers
• House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (ALLS UX; 2018) — Sound Staff
• Maimai Finale (RingEdge 2; 2018) — サウンド制作 (as 興野 亮平)
• StarHorse4 (Medal game; 2019) — Sound Designer
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Music Production
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Music Production
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Xbox One; 2023) — Music Production
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Steam; 2023) — Music Production

Music

• Crackin' DJ Complete Album (CD; 2010) — Special Thanks to (as Ryohei Kono)
• House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2019) — Sound Staff
• StarHorse Original Sound Track (CD; 2021) — Composed by

• StarHorse Progress (2003)
• UFO Catcher 7 Max Edition (2003)
• Gacha Mambo! (2004)
• StarHorse 2 New Generation (2005) — BGM, SE, Voice Edit, etc.
• StarHorse 2 Fourth Ambition (2008) — Sound Designer (as Ryohei Kono)
• StarHorse 2 Fifth Expansion (2009) — Sound Designer (as Ryohei Kono)\
• Alexandria Bloodshow (2012)
• maimai (2012)
• maimai Plus (2012)
• StarHorse 3 Season II: Blaze of Glory (2013) — Sound Designers (as Ryohei Kouno)
• Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (2014) — Music Production (Sound Team)
• Go Sega - 60th Anniversary Album - (CD) (2021)

Song credits

Main article: Ryohei Kohno/Song credits.

StarHorse

• Unknown Enemy — Music & Arrangement
• The Fanfare Of WBC — Music & Arrangement

Yakuza 4

• Fighting Fighter — Music & Arrangement

Alexandria Bloodshow

• The battle to a glory — Music & Arrangement

maimai

• Dogs — Music & Arrangement

maimai Plus

• Endless World — Music & Arrangement

Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin!

• 必殺!天狗党 — Music & Arrangement

maimai Finale

• Dogs (Happy Singing Ver.) — Music & Arrangement

Go Sega - 60th Anniversary Album -

• 初代スタホメドレー — Music & Arrangement (with Sachio Ogawa, Kazuhito Shimizu)

Interviews

• Ryohei Kohno interview by Sega Mechatronics

External links

• Ryohei Kohno on Facebook
• Ryohei Kohno on VGMdb