Chikako Kamatani

Chikako Kamatani (鎌谷 千佳子) is a former Sega sound member employed from the late '80s to the early '90s who originally worked on the music for Mega Drive titles Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle and Mystic Defender and the Sega Game Toshokan title Pyramid Magic. She later shifted to Master System titles such as Danan: The Jungle Fighter and Golden Axe Warrior. She is credited for most of these by her alias, Tarnya.

Years after her last known Sega work, Kamatani joined Artoon and worked on Game Boy Advance title Pinobee: Wings of Adventure.

Production History

• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (1989)
• Phantasy Star II (1989) — Sound Effects (as Tarnya)
• Mystic Defender (Mega Drive Version) (1989) — All Songs Written by (as Tarnya)
• ESWAT (Master System Version) (1990) — Sound (as Tarnya)
• G-LOC: Air Battle (Game Gear Version) (1990) — Sound (as Tarnya)
• Gain Ground (Master System Version) (1991) — Sound (as Tarnya)
• Danan: The Jungle Fighter (1991)
• Pyramid Magic (1991) — Sound Coordinate (as Tarnya)
• Pyramid Magic III (1991) — Sound Coordinate (as Tarnya)
• Pyramid Magic Special (1991) — Sound Coordinate (as Tarnya)
• 16t (1991) — Special Thanks to... (as Tarnya)
• Pro Yakyuu Super League '91 (1991) — Sound Design (as Tarnya)
• G-LOC: Air Battle (Master System Version) (1991) — Sound (as Chikako)
• Golden Axe Warrior (1991) — Sound (as Tarnya)
• Doraemon: Yume Dorobou to 7 Nin no Gozans (1993) — Sound Assist
• Pinobee: Wings of Adventure (2001) — Sound Designer (Development Staff)

Song Credits

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Opening — Music & Arrangement
• Start — Music & Arrangement
• Vigna Town / Harappa Plains (Main Theme) — Arrangement
• Scopaco Cycle — Music & Arrangement
• Alto Sea — Music & Arrangement
• Petit-Copter — Music & Arrangement
• Lahore Desert / Pyramid Oasis — Music & Arrangement
• Kikori Forest / Rock Mountain — Music & Arrangement
• Pogo Stick — Music & Arrangement
• Sky Demon Castle — Music & Arrangement
• Honorable Meeting with the Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Marching Song — Music & Arrangement
• Win!! — Music & Arrangement
• Lose!! — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Epilogue — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Mystic Defender (Mega Drive Version)

• Opening — Music & Arrangement
• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Intro — Music & Arrangement
• Scene 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Scene Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Scene Start — Music & Arrangement
• Scene 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Scene 3 — Music & Arrangement
• Scene 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Scene 5 — Music & Arrangement
• Scene 6 — Music & Arrangement
• Scene Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

ESWAT (Master System Version)

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Wanted — Arrangement
• Round 1 — Arrangement
• Boss — Arrangement
• ESWAT — Arrangement
• Round 2 — Arrangement
• Round 3 — Arrangement
• Round 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Round 5 — Music & Arrangement
• Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Gain Ground (Master System Version)

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Round 1 — Arrangement
• Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Round Clear — Arrangement
• Round 2 — Arrangement
• Round 3 — Arrangement
• Round 4 — Arrangement
• Round 5 — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Danan: The Jungle Fighter

• Opening — Music & Arrangement
• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Intro — Music & Arrangement
• Round 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Demo — Music & Arrangement
• Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Round 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Round 3-1 — Music & Arrangement
• Round 3-2 — Music & Arrangement
• Round 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Golden Axe Warrior

• Opening — Music & Arrangement
• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Village — Music & Arrangement
• Room — Music & Arrangement
• Overworld — Music & Arrangement
• Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
• Item Get — Music & Arrangement
• Magic Room — Arrangement
• Boss — Music & Arrangement
• Ending Demo — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement