Tohru Nakabayashi

Tohru "Master" Nakabayashi (中林 亨), born December 25, 1957, is a former Sega sound designer who worked on some of its earlier titles. He was also a member of Team Shinobi.

Production History

• Alien Syndrome (Arcade Version) (1986)
• Dunk Shot (1987)
• Thunder Blade (Arcade Version) (1987) (as Master)
• Ghostbusters (Master System) (1987)
• Altered Beast (Arcade Version) (1988) — Team Shinobi 1988 Summer (as NAK.)
• Scramble Spirits (Arcade Version) (1988) — Sound Design (as Professor Tohru)
• Golden Axe (Arcade Version) (1989) (as Master)
• CyberBall (1990)
• Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Arcade Version) (1990)
• Cyber Dome (1991) (as Master)
• Hyper Marbles (1991) — Music (as T.N)
• Burning Rival (1992) — S.E. & Sound program
• Virtua Racing (Mega Drive Version) (1994) — Music Composer (as Thoru Nakabayashi)
• Victory Goal '96 (1996) — Special Thanks To
• Die Hard Arcade (1996/1997) — Special Thanks
• Scud Race (1996) — Sound (as Toru Nakabayashi)
• Dynamite Cop (Arcade Version) (1998) — Special Thanks

Song Credits

Alien Syndrome (Arcade Version)

• Title — Music & Arrangement
• Credit — Music & Arrangement
• Round Start — Music & Arrangement
• Dooms Day (Main BGM) — Music & Arrangement
• Killer Instinct (Boss) — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
• BGM 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Boss 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
• BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
• BGM 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Boss 3 — Music & Arrangement
• Ending 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Test BGM — Music & Arrangement

Thunder Blade (Arcade Version)

• Coin — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Extra BGM 1 ~Take Off~ — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
• Extra BGM 2 ~Primary Attack~ — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
• Extra BGM 3 ~In Conclusion~ — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Altered Beast (Arcade Version)

• Credit — Music & Arrangement
• Rise from Your Grave (Round 1, 4) — Music & Arrangement
• Altered Beast (Power Up) — Music & Arrangement
• Gaum-Hammer (Boss Theme) — Music & Arrangement
• Crystal Ball Theme (Round Clear) — Music & Arrangement
• Closed in Upon Me (Round 2, 5) — Music & Arrangement
• I'll Be Back (Round 3) — Music & Arrangement
• Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (Ending) — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Golden Axe (Arcade Version)

• Coin — Music & Arrangement
• The Battle — Music & Arrangement
• Battle Field (Boss 1) — Music & Arrangement
• Thief (Pirate)'s Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Old Map — Music & Arrangement
• Turtle Village 1 (Round 2) — Music & Arrangement
• Road of the Dead (Round 3) — Music & Arrangement
• Turtle Village 2 (Round 4) — Music & Arrangement
• Nemesis! Death Adder (Boss 2) — Music & Arrangement
• Conclusion (Ending) — Music & Arrangement
• Su-Ta-Ko-Ra Satsa! (Staff Roll) — Music & Arrangement
• Battle Axe March — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Arcade Version)

• Title — Arrangement
• Cavern (Round 1, 5-1, 5-2) — Arrangement
• Amusement Quarter (Round 2-1, 2-2) — Arrangement
• Boss 1 (Round 2-3) — Music & Arrangement
• Night Street (Round 3) — Arrangement
• Graveyard (Round 4-1, 4-2) — Arrangement
• Boss 2 (Round 4-3) — Music & Arrangement
• Boss 3 (Round 5-3) — Music & Arrangement
• Dance Magic 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Dance Magic 2 — Arrangement
• Dance Magic 3 — Arrangement
• Ending — Arrangement

Hyper Marbles

• Round Clear — Music & Arrangement