Heigo Tani

From Sega Retro

Heigo Tani (谷 丙午), also known as Wall5, is a music producer of house and techno tracks affiliated with Spacewalker Records. He is notable for his contributions to Sonic Adventure 2 by arranging and producing all five vocal tracks composed by Fumie Kumatani and performed by Everett Bradley (all of which relate to anti-hero Shadow the Hedgehog). Game-related projects outside Sega include a Space Invaders remix album (as half of the unit Co-Fusion) and a track for Beatmania IIDX 11th Style: IIDX RED.

Outside of video games, Tani has also composed many of the tracks for the anime series "Air Gear". He also produced the soundtrack for anime series Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's as the lead member of the Wall 5 Project. He was assisted by Yutaka Minobe, another Sega associate, throughout the series.

Tani has recently returned to Sega games as a contributing artist for four Amusement Vision titles: Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou, Super Monkey Ball 3D (with Wall5 Project), Binary Domain and Yakuza 5.

Production History

  • Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) — Music Produced by
  • Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) — Music Produced by
  • Space Invaders Daisakusen (CD) (2003) (as Co-Fusion)
  • Beatmania IIDX 11th Style: IIDX RED (2004) (as Wall5)
  • Air Gear (Anime) (2006)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's (Anime) (2008)
  • Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (2010) (as wall5)
  • Super Monkey Ball 3D (2011) — Composer (as Wall5 Project with Poseidon and Wall5 Project with Re-Center)
  • Binary Domain (2012) — Composer (Spacewalker Co., Ltd.) (Music Production) (Production Assistance)
  • Yakuza 5 (2012) — Composer (Spacewalker Co., Ltd.) (Music Production Support/Recording Support) (Production Support) (Staff)

Song Credits

Sonic Adventure 2

Sonic and the Black Knight

  • Sir Lancelot Appears — Arranged & Produced by [NOTE: Recycled from Sonic Adventure 2]

Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou

  • Communication fight — Music & Arrangement
  • Karate Monster — Music & Arrangement