Takenobu Mitsuyoshi

From Sega Retro

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (光吉 猛修), born 25 December 1967, is a composer of video game music. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including Virtua Fighter 2 and Shenmue and is a member of [H.].

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Biography

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi started out in the field of sound creation by following his dream of creating music. He held a particular interest in the genre of game music, and was thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work in this field with Sega. Joining the Sega team in 1990 not only allowed him to create music in his favorite format, but it also offered him the chance to be a part of the celebrated S.S.T. Band (Sega Sound Team), a live performance band employed by Sega to perform games music of its arcade games.

Having done some work on previous Sega games, the first major project he wrote the majority of the music for was in 1994, working on the game, Virtua Fighter 2. It was around that time that he did the music and vocals for Daytona USA as well.

Mitsuyoshi’s work on these games propelled him even further on his musical path with Sega. In the 1999 highly acclaimed release, Shenmue, Mitsuyoshi once again demonstrated his expertise by creating a soundtrack of over 20 songs and more than 200 other pieces to be used throughout the game. Continuing this tradition of excellence, he went on to compose for Shenmue II, which was released in 2001.


Production History

Other Works

Song Credits

R360 G-LOC (Arcade Version)

  • Earth Frame G — Music & Arrangement

GP Rider (Arcade Version)

  • Time Attack (Automatic) — Music & Arrangement
  • Be Over (Manual) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Perfect Power (Transmission) — Music & Arrangement

Strike Fighter

  • Opening — Music & Arrangement
  • Funky Bomb — Music & Arrangement
  • Shuffle Cannon — Music & Arrangement
  • Burn Out — Music & Arrangement
  • K-City — Music & Arrangement
  • Lunar Ground — Music & Arrangement
  • Hyper Hopper — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • What's Your Name? — Music & Arrangement
  • One More Time — Music & Arrangement

Strike Fighter

~Arrange Version~

Mega Selection II -G.S.M. Sega-

OutRun

~Arrange Version~

Blind Spot

Virtua Racing (Arcade Version)

  • Waiting Your Entry — Music & Arrangement
  • Course Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Beginner — Music & Arrangement
  • Medium — Music & Arrangement
  • Expert — Music & Arrangement
  • Extend Time - 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Best Lap - 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Extend Time - 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Best Lap - 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Extend Time - 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Best Lap - 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Extend Time - 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Best Lap - 5 — Music & Arrangement
  • Extend Time - 5 — Music & Arrangement
  • Pit Out — Music & Arrangement
  • Pit In — Music & Arrangement
  • Goal — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
  • Congratulations - 2 — Music & Arrangement

Game Music Festival ~Super Live '92~

OutRunners (Arcade Version)

  • Pre Stage — Music & Arrangement
  • Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Arrangement
  • Passing Breeze (1993) — Arrangement
  • Splash Wave (1993) — Arrangement
  • Adventure — Music & Arrangement
  • Grand Canyon — Music & Arrangement
  • San Francisco — Music & Arrangement
  • Niagara Falls — Music & Arrangement
  • Hawaii — Music & Arrangement
  • Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Music & Arrangement
  • Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Music & Arrangement
  • Switzerland — Music & Arrangement
  • Japan — Music & Arrangement
  • Hong Kong — Music & Arrangement
  • Egypt — Music & Arrangement
  • Mediterranean Sea — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
  • France — Music & Arrangement
  • Germany — Music & Arrangement
  • Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Racing & OutRunners * B-univ

~Arranged versions~

  • Polygonic Continent — Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard
  • Stream — Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard
  • Center Run — Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard
  • France — Music, Keyboard
  • Adventure — Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard
  • Passing Breeze (1993) — Keyboard
  • V.R. Medley — Music, Keyboard
  • Last Wave (1993) — Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard

Daytona USA (Arcade Version)

  • Let's Go Away (Advertisement) — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Awaiting Other Challengers — Music & Arrangement
  • Start Your Engines — Music & Arrangement
  • The King of Speed — Music & Arrangement
  • Breakdown — Music & Arrangement
  • Rolling Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Let's Go Away — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Bitchin' — Music & Arrangement
  • Dreaming of Daytona USA — Music & Arrangement
  • Sky High — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Check It Out! — Music & Arrangement
  • Could You Fly? — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement — Music & Arrangement
  • Sweat — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement (reprise) — Music & Arrangement
  • G,A,M,E,O,V,E,R — Music & Arrangement
  • David Goes to Victory Lane — Arrangement
  • A.B — Arrangement
  • E.R — Arrangement
  • EXN — Arrangement
  • F.Z — Arrangement
  • G.F — Arrangement
  • GLC — Arrangement
  • GPR — Music & Arrangement
  • H.O — Arrangement
  • O.R — Arrangement
  • ORS — Music & Arrangement
  • P.D — Arrangement
  • QTT — Arrangement
  • R.M — Arrangement
  • S.C — Arrangement
  • S.F — Music & Arrangement
  • S.H — Arrangement
  • SDI — Arrangement
  • SHO — Arrangement
  • SMG — Arrangement
  • T.B — Arrangement
  • TOR — Arrangement
  • V.F — Arrangement
  • V.R — Music & Arrangement
  • VMO — Arrangement
  • KOS — Music & Arrangement
  • LGA — Music & Arrangement
  • SKH — Music & Arrangement
  • P.P — Music & Arrangement
  • Coming Soon - 1993 Demo - — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Racing (Mega Drive Version)

  • Title Logo — Music
  • Demonstration — Music
  • Game Start — Music
  • Mode Select — Music
  • Course Select — Music
  • Beginner Start (Big Forest) — Music
  • Time Extend 1 — Music
  • Best Lap 2 — Music
  • Time Extend 2 — Music
  • Best Lap 3 — Music
  • Time Extend 3 — Music
  • Best Lap 4 — Music
  • Time Extend 4 — Music
  • Best Lap 5 — Music
  • Time Extend 5 — Music
  • Get Goal — Music
  • Game Over — Music
  • Name Entry — Music
  • Replay — Music
  • Result — Music
  • Ending — Music
  • Medium Start (Bay Bridge) — Music
  • Expert Start (Acropolis) — Music
  • Pit In — Music
  • Pit Out — Music
  • Records — Music
  • Ending (Arcade Ver) — Music [NOTE: Unused]

Virtua Fighter "The Strongest Warrior"

~Arrange Version~

  • Prologue — Music (w/Koichi Namiki), Vocal
  • Fighter's eyes — Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki & Yoshiyuki Ito), Keyboard
  • Virtua Fighter — Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard, Vocal
  • Kage — Keyboard
  • Wolf — Keyboard, Vocal
  • Jeffry — Keyboard
  • Jacky — Keyboard, Mouth Drum
  • Akira — Keyboard

B-univ * Daytona USA

~Arranged Versions~

Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)

  • Advertise — Arrangement
  • Game Start — Arrangement
  • Jacky — Arrangement
  • Jeffry — Arrangement
  • Sarah — Arrangement
  • Kage — Arrangement
  • Pai — Arrangement
  • Wolf — Arrangement
  • Lau — Arrangement
  • Akira — Arrangement
  • Ending — Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Arrangement, Vocals (w/Akiko Hashimoto)

Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version)

Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix

  • Love you "Sonic" — Vocals
  • Brand-new World — Vocals (w/Momo Michishita)
  • When we reach for you ~Could it be right~ — Vocals

Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising

  • Virtua Fighter "You are the Master" — Vocals, organ
  • Wolf — Vocals, electric piano
  • The Moon is the White Gate's Light — Vocals
  • Wounds by Design — Synthesizer solo
  • Ocean Crystal Ship — Glottal Noises
  • Stand Tall — Organ solo

Sega Rally Championship (Arcade Version)

  • Power Games — Music
  • Conditioned Reflex — Music
  • Desert Land — Music
  • Getting Muddy — Music
  • My Dear Friend, Rally — Music
  • Reckless Running — Music
  • Ignition — Music
  • Welcome to Sega Rally — Music (w/Tomoyuki Kawamura)

Daytona USA (Saturn Version)

  • Let's Go Away (Advertisement) — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Awaiting Other Challengers — Music & Arrangement
  • Start Your Engines — Music & Arrangement
  • The King of Speed — Music & Arrangement
  • Breakdown — Music & Arrangement
  • Rolling Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Let's Go Away — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Bitchin' — Music & Arrangement
  • Dreaming of Daytona USA — Music & Arrangement
  • Sky High — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
  • Check It Out! — Music & Arrangement
  • Could You Fly? — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement — Music & Arrangement
  • Sweat — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement (reprise) — Music & Arrangement
  • G,A,M,E,O,V,E,R — Music & Arrangement
  • David Goes to Victory Lane — Arrangement
  • All of Name Entry — Arrangement [NOTE: Too many to list]

Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows

  • Believe In Love - Jacky — Vocals
  • Go Beyond That Wave - Jeffry — Vocals
  • Summer Tempest - Akira — Vocals
  • Everyone is a Stranger - Kage — Vocals
  • Golden Rain - Lau — Vocals
  • Embrace the Unreachable Heart - Dural — Vocals
  • Confusing Dreams - Shun — Vocals

Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)

  • Man of the Fist — Arrangement
  • Black Cat Moon — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • Mountain Hermit Shun Di — Arrangement
  • Star from Hong Kong — Arrangement
  • Young Knight — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • Secret Hidden in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • Escape — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • The Woodcutters' Dirge — Music & Arrangement
  • Ride the Tiger — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
  • Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Arrangement
  • Chicago — Music & Arrangement

Victory Goal '96

  • Victory Goal '96:opening theme - The Sky Continuing Towards the Future — Lyrics (w/Jun Senoue), Vocals
  • Victory Goal '96:ending theme - Overcoming a Thousand Nights — Lyrics (w/Jun Senoue), Vocals

Virtua Fighter Kids

Sonic the Fighters

  • Character Select [Get into the Wave 2] — Arrangement
  • Aurora Icefield [Black Bed] — Arrangement
  • Canyon Cruise [Blue Garden] — Music & Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
  • You Are Winner [Winner's Fanfare] — Music
  • Continue [Continue] — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over [Game Over] — Music & Arrangement
  • Sunset Town [Bonus Track 2] — Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)

Virtua Fighter 3

  • Rowdy — Music & Arrangement
  • Virtua Fighter 3 — Arrangement
  • Next Challenger — Music & Arrangement
  • Keen Head "Jacky in the Building" — Music & Arrangement
  • Tedium "Lion in the Library" — Arrangement (w/Fumio Ito)
  • Mai "Aoi in the Snow" — Arrangement
  • Coral Groove "Jeffry in the Sea" — Music & Arrangement
  • Underground "Sarah in the Subway" — Arrangement
  • Gostroptosis "In the Cave" — Arrangement
  • Hiding "Kage Maru in the Castle" — Arrangement
  • Open the Deadgate "Pai on the Roof" — Music & Arrangement
  • Drunk man in Hong Kong "Shun on the Raft" — Arrangement
  • Raging Wind "Lau in the Great Wall" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ancient times "Wolf in the Desert" — Music & Arrangement
  • On the Circle "Taka-Arashi on the Ring" — Music & Arrangement
  • The Hall "Akira in the Bamboo Grove" — Music & Arrangement
  • Tender Steel "Dural" — Music & Arrangement
  • Afterimage 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Tell me your memories — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement
  • Try to Next Level — Music & Arrangement
  • Modesty "Extra Stage" — Arrangement (w/Fumio Ito)
  • Impudence "Extra Stage" — Arrangement (w/Fumio Ito)
  • The Killer Mantis "Extra Stage" — Arrangement
  • Blandish Fist "Extra Stage" — Music & Arrangement
  • Persevering "Extra Stage" — Arrangement (w/Fumio Ito)
  • Cool Bell "Extra Stage" — Music & Arrangement
  • Tears of Falling "Extra Stage" — Music & Arrangement
  • For You... — Music & Arrangement

Fighters Megamix

  • Fighters MegaMix — Music & Arrangement
  • Welcome to Festival — Music & Arrangement
  • Continue — Music & Arrangement
  • Win — Music & Arrangement
  • Virtua Fighter 3 Game Over — Arrangement
  • Ending A "Light" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending B "Virtua Fighter Ending Ver. II" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending C "Hard Vipers" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending D "Girls" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending E "Muscle Power" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending F "Young Guys" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending G "Hate" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending H "Last" — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending I "With Mother" — Music & Arrangement
  • Can You Become a Rent-a-Hero for Mankind's Sake? — Vocal & Chorus

Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition

  • Daytona USA Medley — Music, Vocals, Lyrics (w/David Leytze)

Sega Ages: OutRun

Virtua Fighter 3 On The Vocal

  • Heat Haze ◊ Kage — Vocals
  • Beyond The Mirage ◊ Lau — Music, Vocals
  • ZERO ◊ Dural — Music, Vocals
  • Alone ◊ Akira — Music, Vocals
  • Brave It Out ◊ Jacky — Music, Vocals
  • The Wall ◊ Wolf — Music, Vocals
  • Wild Blood ◊ Jeffry — Music, Vocals
  • Mysterious ◊ Sarah — Vocals
  • A Night Without You ◊ Lion — Music, Vocals
  • My Lover ◊ Pai — Music, Vocals

Burning Rangers (Japanese edition)

  • Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~ — Vocal Performance
  • We are Burning Rangers — Vocal Performance
  • Burning Hearts ~Short Track~ — Vocal Performance

Daytona USA 2

  • I Can Do It — Music & Arrangement
  • Advanced Goal — Music & Arrangement
  • Battle on the Edge - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Vocal
  • Sling Shot - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Vocal
  • I Can Do It - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Music & Arrangement, Vocal
  • Skyscraper Sequence - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Vocal

Shenmue

  • Shenmue Main Theme — Music
  • Shenmue ~Sedge Tree~ / Original Version — Music & Arrangement
  • Setting off anew / Original Version — Music & Arrangement
  • Antiquity Tree — Music & Arrangement
  • Setting off anew / Arranged by Y.Koshiro — Music
  • Shenmue ~Sedge Tree~ / Arranged by Y.Koshiro — Music

Rent A Hero No.1

  • Can You Become a Rent-a-Hero for Mankind's Sake? — Voice & Chorus

Daytona USA 2001

~Daytona USA (Dreamcast Version)~

  • Let's Go Away (Advertisement) — Music & Arrangement
  • Awaiting Other Challengers — Music & Arrangement
  • Start Your Engines — Music & Arrangement
  • The King of Speed — Music & Arrangement
  • Breakdown — Music & Arrangement
  • Rolling Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Let's Go Away — Music & Arrangement
  • Bitchin' — Music & Arrangement
  • Dreaming of Daytona USA — Music & Arrangement
  • Sky High — Music & Arrangement
  • Check It Out! — Music & Arrangement
  • Could You Fly? — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement — Music & Arrangement
  • Sweat — Music & Arrangement
  • Pounding Pavement (reprise) — Music & Arrangement
  • G,A,M,E,O,V,E,R — Music & Arrangement
  • David Goes to Victory Lane — Arrangement

Crackin' DJ Part 2

  • It's Party Time — Music & Arrangement
  • Putting It Simply (Lesson Tune) — Music & Arrangement
  • It's All Good — Music & Arrangement
  • Could be — Music & Arrangement
  • Innermost Soul — Music & Arrangement
  • Let's Go Away — Music

Crackin' DJ Part 2 Original Sound Track

  • Crush on You (arrange) — Vocal [NOTE: Also known as "Crush on You (T. Mitsuyoshi Vocal Version)"]
  • Magical Sound Shower (arrange) — Lyrics, Arrangement, Vocal
  • Time Will Tell (arrange) — Vocal [NOTE: Also known as "Time Will Tell (T. Mitsuyoshi Vocal Version)"]
  • Could Be (long) — Music & Arrangement
  • Let's Go Away (long) — Music

Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Vol. Chu!!

  • This is my happiness featuring T. Mitsuyoshi — Vocal

The Key of Avalon

  • Dona Nobis Pacem ~Give Us Peace~ — Arrangement
  • Veritas Vincit ~Truth Wins~ — Arrangement

World Club Championship Football

  • Main Theme of World Club Champion Football — Music & Arrangement
  • Regular League Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Pre Season Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Enterprise Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • King's Club Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • National Super Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Title Holder's Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Continental Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Continental Super Cup Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Japan Trophy Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Champions Trophy Anthem — Music & Arrangement
  • International Club Championship Anthem — Music & Arrangement
  • Quando il sogno diventa realta' Anthem — Music & Arrangement
  • We Won Again — Music & Arrangement
  • Just As We Wish Was Fulfilled — Music & Arrangement
  • WCCF Refrain — Music & Arrangement
  • Somewhere in My Memory — Music & Arrangement
  • Order-Made — Music & Arrangement
  • Departure Heroes — Music & Arrangement
  • Strategy of Field — Music & Arrangement
  • More Too Bad! — Music & Arrangement
  • Obtained Platinum — Music & Arrangement
  • The Diamond Century — Music & Arrangement
  • How Old Are You? — Music & Arrangement
  • Fantastic Move — Music & Arrangement
  • World Club Champion Football Orchestra Medley (Presentation ver.) — Music (w/Junpei Mishima)
  • White Sign — Music (w/Junpei Mishima), Vocal & Chorus
  • Forever and Ever — Lyrics (w/Chihiro Aoki), Vocal, Chorus (w/Chihiro Aoki)
  • Be Renewed Winners — Music (w/Junpei Mishima), Lyrics & Arranged, Vocal & Chorus [NOTE: Also known as "World Club Champion Football 'The Winner's Song'"]
  • World Club Champion Football Orchestra Medley — Music (w/Junpei Mishima)

Sega Ages Sound Track The Best Plus

  • After Burner (H. Live Version) — Bass [NOTE: Performance from 42nd Amusement Machine Show on 9 Sep. 2004]

Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Japanese edition)

  • I'd Die for You [Full Version] — Vocal, Electric Piano

OutRun 2 Sound Tracks -Side B-

  • Last Wave - Vocal Version — Vocal

Sonic Gems Collection

  • Are You Brave? — Arrangement
  • Fairy of A.I.F — Arrangement, Vocals

The Rub Rabbits! (Japanese edition)

  • Where Do Babies Come From? [Full Version] — Vocal, Electric Piano
  • Heaven and Hell [Full Version] — Vocal, Electric Piano
  • Where Do Babies Come From? (Main Title) — Vocal, Electric Piano

SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~ Original Soundtrack

  • Quartet Medley 2005 — Bass

Sega Rally 2006

  • Wild instinct Remix — Music & Arrangement
  • Temptation of Speed — Music & Arrangement
  • Getting Muddi'n Bass — Music & Arrangement
  • Iron Bullfight — Music & Arrangement
  • Hyper Conditioned Reflex — Music & Arrangement
  • Storm of Technique — Music & Arrangement
  • Wild instinct — Music & Arrangement
  • Ignition the 2nd Generation — Music & Arrangement
  • Moment When Last Time Stops — Music & Arrangement
  • Everything Ended — Music & Arrangement
  • Lose a Race — Music & Arrangement
  • Waltz of Victory — Music & Arrangement
  • Moment When Time Stops — Music & Arrangement
  • Funky Spin — Music & Arrangement
  • The Glory — Music & Arrangement

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

Sonic the Hedgehog

  • Tropical Jungle ~The Jungle ~ The Swamp~ — Chorus (w/Miho Fujiwara)
  • Tropical Jungle ~The Ruins~ — Chorus (w/Miho Fujiwara)

Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection

  • Hang-On ~Theme of Love~ -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Bass

Galaxy Force II & Thunder Blade Original Sound Track

  • Beyond The Galaxy -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Sound Director, Arranged by, Bass, Keyboard, Programming

Cyber Troopers "Virtual-On" Original Sound Track

  • In the Blue Sky 2007 -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Bass

After Burner 20th Anniversary Box

  • After Burner 20th Anniversary Medley [H.] Arrange Version — Bass

CR Virtua Fighter

  • Ai wa Kaienai — Vocal

Fantasy Zone Ultra Super Big Maximum Great Strong Complete Album

  • Fantasy Zone Medley 2008 Version — Bass, Vocal, Chorus

Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box

  • Let's Go Away - Piano Ver. - — Lyrics (w/David Leytze), Music, Piano & Vocal
  • Pounding Pavement - Unplugged Ver . - — Lyrics (w/David Leytze), Music, Bass, Vocal

Alex Kidd Complete Album

  • The Alex Kidd Song — Vocal

Crackin' DJ Complete Album

  • Innermost Soul (Prototype) — Music & Arrangement
  • Let's Go Away (Prototype) — Music

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