Hirofumi Murasaki

Hirofumi "Shinnosuke" Murasaki (村崎 弘史) is a former Sega sound designer. Along with Masayuki Nagao and Morihiko Akiyama, he originally worked for Santos, which was renamed Megasoft upon Sega's acquisition of the company in December 1991.

He is best known for directing the sound and composing the music for the Clockwork Knight series, but has since become a voice-over director for titles developed by Artoon.

Production History

• Toki: Going Ape Spit (Mega Drive Version) (1991) — Sound (as Murasaki)
• Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993) — Music and Sound
• Aa Harimanada (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Choreography (as Shinnosuke Murasaki), Sound (as Shinnosuke Murasaki)
• Party Quiz Mega Q (1993) (as Shinnosuke Murasaki)
• Clockwork Knight (1994) — Direction & Music Compose (Sound Staff), Music (Opening Theme - "Clockwork Knight"), Music (Main Theme - "A Lullaby")
• Clockwork Knight 2 (1995) — Sound Director/Music Composer, Music by (Opening Theme (Salsa de Pepperouchau -Fiesta de los Amigos-)), Music by (Title Theme (Pretty Please Boogie)), Music by (Credits Theme (A Lullaby))
• Dragon Force (1996) — Sound Director
• Sega Worldwide Soccer '97 (1996/1997) — Sound
• Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2nd Impression (1997) — Arrangement (Kimi ga, Kimi ni Umareta Wake)
• Radio DC (CD) (1999)
• The Typing of the Dead (PC Version) (2000) — Sound Designer
• Daytona USA 2001 (2000) — Composer
• Ghost Vibration (2002) — Voice Over Staff (Development)
• Ryoko Sensei no Shinryoshitsu (2004)
• Tian-Xing: Swords of Destiny (2005) — Voice-Over Director
• Rule of Rose (2006) — Musician Coordinator
• Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection (CD) (2009) (as Shinnosuke)

Song Credits

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

• Izayoi (Round 6-2) — Music & Arrangement

Clockwork Knight

• Clockwork Knight — Music
• Never Say Die! — Music
• Pretty Please Boogie — Music
• Happiness is always around you — Music
• Clockwork Knight (Reprise) — Music
• Salsa de Pepperouchau -Fiesta de los Amigos- — Music
• A Lullaby — Music

Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2nd Impression

• Kimi ga, Kimi ni Umareta Wake — Arrangement (w/Akira Sasaki)

Radio DC

• A Lullaby — Music, Re-arrangement

Daytona USA 2001

• Greatfall in the Sky-Race — Music & Arrangement
• Greatfall in the Sky-Mirror — Music & Arrangement
• Greatfall in the Sky-Goal — Music & Arrangement
• Greatfall in the Sky-Clear — Music & Arrangement

Ryoko Sensei no Shinryoshitsu

• Nayameru Kohitsuji niwa Ai no Muchi yo — Composition & Lyrics
• Ryoko no Blues — Lyrics
• Hello!! — Lyrics (w/Chiho Okamoto)
• Shinryoshitsu ha Paradise — Composition & Lyrics

Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection

• Izayoi (Arrange Version) — Music & Arrangement