Yasufumi Fukuda

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Yasufumi Fukuda (福田 康文), born June 5 (year unknown) in Kyoto, Japan, is a sound composer originally employed by Micro Cabin who usually worked with Tadahiro Nitta. Works with the company include turn-based RPG Genei Toshi: Illusion City, role-playing RPG Guardian War and the Riglord Saga series. Though the company is known mainly for its Japanese-exclusive releases (and its equally obscure 3DO releases), its Saturn titles helped the company (and by extension, Fukuda) became better known to the Western audience.

Following Micro Cabin's abandonment of the video game industry in the year 2000, Fukuda would continue as a freelancer for Chime (Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream) and Chunsoft (Kamaitachi no Yoru 2) and work in the units Salamander Factory (1999-2005) and Twofive (2005-), becoming a colleague of Noriyuki Iwadare through the latter. He has also done the background music for the short anime series Murder Princess.

More recent work has had Fukuda involved with Nintendo (Super Smash Bros. Brawl), Namco (SoulCalibur IV), Capcom (Ace Attorney Investigations (aka Gyakuten Kenji)) and brought back to Sega through the Sonic the Hedgehog series. This began with cutscene music for Sonic Generations and has since continued onto the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Fukuda has also, on occasion, played both acoustic and electric guitars in his music as well as that of others. This includes "MoonlightShadow" from Yo-Jin-Bo ~Unmei no Freude~ and "ebullient future:" the main theme of the anime ef - a tale of memories..

Production History

  • Xak Precious Package: The Tower of Gazzel (1991) — Sound
  • Genei Toshi: Illusion City (MSX and PC-98 Versions) (1991/1992) — Music (Composition + FM Sound)
  • Elm Knight (1992) — Action Scene Music
  • Genei Toshi: Illusion City (Mega CD Version) (1993) — Music Compose, Mega-CD Special Music Battle Themes
  • Xak III: The Eternal Recurrence (PC-98 Version) (1993) — Special Thanks (as Fukuda)
  • Super Mega Drive Fan Vol. 1 - Mega-CD Super Music Collection (CD) (1993)
  • Guardian War (1993) — Sound Composer, Music Composer
  • Fray in Magical Adventure CD ~Xak Gaiden~ (1994) — Voice Editing
  • Original Game Sound Track Eiyuu Shigan ~Gal.Act.Heroism~ (CD) (1994)
  • Princess Maker 1 (1995) — Special Thanks (PC Engine Version Staff)
  • Konpeki no Kantai (1995) — Voice Editing (Game Production)
  • Blazing Heroes (1995) — Special Thanks (Staff)
  • Lucienne's Quest (1995)
  • Bust-a-Move (3DO Version) (1995) — 3DO Version Staffs
  • Kokuu Hyouryuu Nirgends (1996) — Voice Data Editing (Game Production Staff)
  • Riglordsaga 2 (1996) — Music Composer, Arranger & Manipulator, Sound Effect Engineer, Guitar (Musicians)
  • Seiyuu Shigan no Eiyuu Shigan (CD) (1997)
  • Noon (1998)
  • Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream (2000) — SE Creator (Sound Staff)
  • Kamaitachi no Yoru 2 (2002)
  • Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen Alpha: Shuuen no Ginga e (2005)
  • Shinobido: Way of the Ninja (2005) — Re-Recording Mixer (Sound Effects - Two‑Five Ltd.) (Acquire)
  • Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (2006/2007) — Music Composer
  • Yo-Jin-Bo ~Unmei no Freude~ (2006)
  • kimikiss *-Character Song CD vol.3- Mao Mizusawa & Asuka Sakino (CD) (2006)
  • Blue Dragon (2006) — Sound Effects (Sound Effects)
  • Murder Princess (Anime) (2007)
  • ef - a tale of memories. (Anime) (2007)
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) — Music Arrangement
  • SoulCalibur IV (2008)
  • The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match (2009) — Music (Twofive)
  • Monster Hunter Orgel Arrange Album (CD) (2009)
  • Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (2009) — Music
  • Okami to Koshinryo: Umi wo Wataru Kaze (2009)
  • Mahou Shoujo no Taisetsu na Koto. (2009)
  • Tokimeki Memorial 4 (2009)
  • White Album Sound Stage 01 (CD) (2010)
  • Legend of Chusen Original Image Songs (CD) (2010)
  • DeathSmiles Arrange Album (CD) (2010)
  • Gyakuten Kenji 2 (2011) — Music Data Production
  • Sonic Generations (2011) — Remix Artist & Composer
  • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii Version) (2011) — Composer (Sound Section)
  • Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru: 11 Hitome no Suspect (2011)

Song Credits

Super Mega Drive Fan Vol. 1 - Mega-CD Super Music Collection

  • Illusion City — Arrangement

Noon

  • Opening — Music & Arrangement
  • Main Menu — Music & Arrangement
  • Char. Select — Music & Arrangement
  • World Map — Music & Arrangement
  • Prologue — Music & Arrangement
  • Normal Char. — Music & Arrangement
  • Gakimaru — Music & Arrangement
  • Lemuria — Music & Arrangement
  • Ligamin — Music & Arrangement
  • Jeraira — Music & Arrangement
  • Long Long — Music & Arrangement
  • Color Colorer — Music & Arrangement
  • The Four Heavenly Kings — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss Tune #1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss Tune #2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Last Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Winner Announcement — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending / Gakimaru — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending / Lemuria — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending / Ligamin — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending / Jeraira — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending / Long Long — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending / Color Colorer — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff Credit — Music & Arrangement

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

  • Luigi Circuit — Arrangement
  • Mute City — Arrangement
  • Encounter — Arrangement

Sonic Generations (PS3, Xbox 360 and PC Versions)

  • Cutscene 3 — Composed by, Sound Produced by
  • Cutscene 8 — Composed by, Sound Produced by
  • Cutscene 10 — Composed by, Sound Produced by
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