Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Place of birth: Chiba Prefecture, Japan^[1]
Date of birth: 1965-04-12^[2] (age 59)
Company(ies): Sega AM1, Sega AM2, Sega AM3, Hitmaker
Role(s): Composer, Musician

Hiroshi Kawaguchi (川口博史) is among the oldest of the Sega sound team members. He serves as the main composer for the Space Harrier and After Burner series - two of the company's most recognized brands - and has contributed music to many others, especially when it comes to racing games. His most lasting contribution to the video game industry, though, is the soundtrack to the original OutRun, whose four melodic tracks have been remade by both himself and others time and time again.

He is also known as Hiro (ヒロ) (his alias) and Hiroshi Miyauchi (宮内博史) (his pre-mukoyōshi name) and has been a part of both the S.S.T. Band and the sound unit [H.], the latter of which he leads.

Production history

Hang-On (Arcade version) (1985)
Space Harrier (Arcade version) (1985)
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (Arcade version) (1986)
Ghost House (1986)
OutRun (Arcade version) (1986)
Enduro Racer (Arcade version) (1986)
Fantasy Zone (Arcade version) (1986)
Fantasy Zone (Master System version) (1986) — Special Thanks (as Hiro)
Space Harrier (Master System version) (1986) — Special Thanks (as Hiro)
After Burner (Arcade version) (1987)
After Burner II (Arcade version) (1987)
Dynamite Dux (Arcade version) (1988) — Sound Design (as hiro)
Power Drift (Arcade version) (1988)
Turbo OutRun (Arcade version) (1989) — Sound (as Hiro)
Sword of Vermilion (1989) — Sound Program [68000] (as Hiro)
G-LOC: Air Battle (Arcade version) (1990) [NOTE: Four unknown tracks are done by "Moonwalker", not "Hiro"]
GP Rider (Arcade version) (1990)
Rent a Hero (1991)
OutRunners (Arcade version) (1993)
SegaSonic the Hedgehog (1993) — Sound (as H.Miyauchi)
Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (1994) — Music (as Hiro)
Rail Chase The Ride: Eiyuu Fukkatsu Hen (1994) [NOTE: A major amusement park ride from Yokohama Joypolis]
Cool Riders (1995)
Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn version) (1995) — Special Thanks
Virtua Fighter Kids (1996) — Special Thanks
Virtua Fighter 3 (1996) — Program (Sound Designers)
Die Hard Arcade (1996/1997) — Special Thanks (as Hiro)
Sega Ages: OutRun (1996) — Sound Compose and Arrange (as Hiro)
WaveRunner (1996) — Sound (AM1 Staff) (as Hiro)
Sega Touring Car Championship (Arcade version) (1996) — Sound Programmer (as Hiro), Loose Control (Music) (as Hiro)
Sega Ages: Volume 1 (1996) — Sound Compose and Arrange (OutRun) (as Hiro)
Sega Ages: Fantasy Zone (1997) — Sound Compose and Arrange (as Hiro)
Le Mans 24 (1997) — Sound Supporter (as Hiro)
Virtua Fighter 3tb (1997/1998) — Program (Sound Designers)
Sega Touring Car Championship (Saturn version) (1997) — Music (as Hiro), Sound Adviser (as Hiro)
Sega Touring Car Championship (PC version) (1998) — Music (as Hiro), Sound Advisor (as Hiro)
Sega Ages: Power Drift (1998) — Sound Compose and Arrange (2-8) (Sega) (as Hiro)
Rent A Hero No.1 (2000) — Sound Supervisor (Rent a Team) (as Hiro), Composition (Theme Song "Can You Become Rent-a-Hero for Mankind's Sake?") (Sega) (as Hiro), Arrangement (Theme Song "Can You Become Rent-a-Hero for Mankind's Sake?") (Sega) (as Hiro), Composition (Soundtrack "Descendant of Rent-a-Hero") (Sega) (as Hiro)
Crackin' DJ (2000)
Crackin' DJ Part 2 (2001) — Sound Supervisor (as Hiro), Producer (as Hiro), Director (as Hiro)
Derby Owners Club Online (2004)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~ (2005)
Sega Rally 2006 (2006)
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) — Music Composer (Sega of Japan) (as Hiro) [NOTE: Manual credit]
After Burner Climax (2006/2010) — Original & New Arrange (as Hiro)
OutRun 2 SP (PS2 version) (2007)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II Special Extended Edition (2007)
Derby Owners Club 2008 (2008)
Sega Superstars Tennis (2008) — Special Thanks
Sega Superstars Tennis (DS version) (2008) — AM3
Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (2008) — Special Thanks (as Hiro)
Yakuza 3 (2009) — Sounds Production ("Yakuza 3" Sound Team) (as Hiro)
Bayonetta (2009) — SEGA Original Compositions, Special Thanks (as Hiro)
Tetris Giant (2009) (as Hiro)
Yakuza 4 (2010) — Special Assistance ("Yakuza 4" Sound Team) (Staff) (as Hiro)
maimai (2012) (as Hiro)
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) — R&D #1 (Sega Corporation)
maimai GreeN PLUS (2014) (as Hiro)
Protect Me Knight 2 (2014)

Discography

Power Drift & Mega Drive -G.S.M. Sega 2- (1988) (as Hiro)
Super Sonic Team -G.S.M. Sega 3- (1989) (as Hiro)
Mega Selection -G.S.M. Sega- (1989)
After Burner (1990)
Hyper Drive -G.S.M. Sega 4- (1990) (as Hiro)
S.S.T. Band Live! -G.S.M. Sega- (1990) [NOTE: Performance from Nippon Seinen-Kan on 25 Aug. 1990]
Game Music Festival Live '90: Zuntata VS. S.S.T. Band (1990)
Game Music Festival '90 Special: Zuntata VS. S.S.T. Band (1990)
Synergy MCMXCI 1991 (1991) (Original work)
Great wall (1993) (as Hiroshi Miyauchi) (Original work)
Game Over (1994) (Original work)
Sega Ages Sound Track The Best Plus (2004)
OutRun 2 Sound Tracks -Side B- (2005)
Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection (2007)
After Burner 20th Anniversary Box (2007)
Vermilion VS Rent a Hero Original Soundtrack (2009)
Crackin' DJ Complete Album (2010)
Power Drift Original Soundtrack (2011)
Twinkle Link Remixes (2011) (Original work)
Sega Sound Unit [H.] 1st Album (2011) (as Hiro)
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Original Soundtrack (2014) — Supervisor (as Hiro)
The Legend Artists Otakara Hakken! (2014) (Original work)
Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary Compilation Album (2014)
Hiro 30th Anniversary Album / Thank you for listening! (2015) (as Hiro)
Chain Chronicle Original Soundtrack CHAIN Band Ver. (2015) (as Hiro)
Chain Chronicle Original Soundtrack CHAIN Band Ver. II (2016) (as Hiro)

Song Credits

Hang-On (Arcade version)

Title — Music & Arrangement
Main Theme — Music & Arrangement

Space Harrier (Arcade version)

Credit — Music & Arrangement
Theme — Music & Arrangement
Squilla — Music & Arrangement
Ida — Music & Arrangement
Godarni — Music & Arrangement
Wiwi Jumbo — Music & Arrangement
Battle Field — Music & Arrangement
Syura — Music & Arrangement
Valda — Music & Arrangement
Stanray — Music & Arrangement
Lake Side Memory — Music & Arrangement
Winner's Song — Music & Arrangement

Ghost House

Title — Music & Arrangement
Stage BGM — Music & Arrangement
Vampire Battle — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

OutRun (Arcade version)

Magical Sound Shower — Music & Arrangement
Passing Breeze — Music & Arrangement
Splash Wave — Music & Arrangement
Last Wave — Music & Arrangement

Enduro Racer (Arcade version)

Coin — Music & Arrangement
Opening — Music & Arrangement
Main Theme — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry 1 — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry 2 — Music & Arrangement
BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement

Fantasy Zone (Arcade version)

Credit — Music & Arrangement
Start — Music & Arrangement
Opa-Opa! [Rd. 1] — Music & Arrangement
Shop [Shop A] — Music & Arrangement
Boss [Rd. 1~7 Boss] — Music & Arrangement
Defeat — Music & Arrangement
Round Up [Round Clear] — Music & Arrangement
Keep on the Beat [Rd. 2] — Music & Arrangement
Saari [Rd. 3] — Music & Arrangement
Prome [Rd. 4] — Music & Arrangement
Hot Snow [Rd. 5] — Music & Arrangement
Hot Snow [Rd. 5] (Oversea) — Music & Arrangement
Round Up [Round Clear] (Oversea) — Music & Arrangement
Don't Stop [Rd. 6] — Music & Arrangement
Dreaming Tomorrow [Rd. 7] — Music & Arrangement
Shop [Shop B] — Music & Arrangement
Ya-Da-Yo [Rd. 8 Boss] — Music & Arrangement
Victory Way [Ending] — Music & Arrangement
Miss — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

After Burner (Arcade version)

Maximum Power — Music & Arrangement
Final Take Off — Music & Arrangement
Red Out — Music & Arrangement
Super Stripe — Music & Arrangement
After Burner — Music & Arrangement

After Burner II (Arcade version)

Maximum Power — Music & Arrangement
Final Take Off — Music & Arrangement
Red Out — Music & Arrangement
Super Stripe — Music & Arrangement
After Burner — Music & Arrangement
City 202 — Music & Arrangement

~With Melody Ver.~

Maximum Power — Music & Arrangement
Final Take Off — Music & Arrangement
After Burner — Music & Arrangement

Dynamite Dux (Arcade version)

Credit — Music & Arrangement
Don't Want Duck (Round 1) — Music & Arrangement
Ganseki Rock (Boss 1) — Music & Arrangement
Duck Around the Clock (Boss 2) — Music & Arrangement
Goose (Round Clear) — Music & Arrangement
Japan Achacha (Round 2) — Music & Arrangement
Duck of Dux (Boxing) — Music & Arrangement
Luck Ducky Baby (Boxing Victory) — Music & Arrangement
No Dux No Cry (Round 3) — Music & Arrangement
Darkness Dux (Round 4) — Music & Arrangement
But Duck What Gate (Round 5) — Music & Arrangement
Achacha the Castle (Round 6) — Music & Arrangement
Southern Lucy — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Power Drift (Arcade version)

Credit — Music & Arrangement
Poker Face (Opening) — Music & Arrangement
Side Street (A Course) — Music & Arrangement
Like the Wind (B Course) — Music & Arrangement
Silent Language (C Course) — Music & Arrangement
Adjustment Mind (D Course) — Music & Arrangement
Artistic Traps (E Course) — Music & Arrangement
Diversity (Name Entry) — Music & Arrangement
Not Use — Music & Arrangement

Power Drift & Mega Drive -G.S.M. Sega 2-

Power Drift (Like the Wind Arrange Version) — Music, Keyboard (with Katsuhiro Hayashi)
Space Harrier II (A Legend of Harrier Arrange Version) — Keyboard (with Katsuhiro Hayashi)

Turbo OutRun (Arcade version)

Who are You — Music & Arrangement
Keep Your Heart — Music & Arrangement
Checker Flag — Music & Arrangement
Easy going — Music & Arrangement

Super Sonic Team -G.S.M. Sega 3-

Final Take Off (After Burner Arrange Version) — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Splash Wave (OutRun Arrange Version) — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Theme from Super Monaco GP (Arrange Version) — Music

Mega Selection -G.S.M. Sega-

Opa-Opa! — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)

Sword of Vermilion

Title — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Opening — Music & Arrangement
Statts — Music & Arrangement
Shop (Village) — Music & Arrangement
3D Mode — Music & Arrangement
Jiji Theme — Music & Arrangement
Erias — Music & Arrangement
Shop (City) — Music & Arrangement
Castle — Music & Arrangement
Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
Boss A — Music & Arrangement
Village A — Music & Arrangement
Light Song — Music & Arrangement
Dungeon 2 — Music & Arrangement
Player Dead — Music & Arrangement
Last City — Music & Arrangement
Ending 2 — Music & Arrangement

G-LOC: Air Battle (Arcade version)

Opening — Music & Arrangement
BGM A — Music & Arrangement
Continue — Music & Arrangement
BGM B — Music & Arrangement
Ravine Dogfight BGM — Music & Arrangement
BGM C — Music & Arrangement
BGM D — Music & Arrangement
Ground Attack BGM — Music & Arrangement
Last Mission — Music & Arrangement
Landing — Music & Arrangement
Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare "Hiro" — Music & Arrangement
Fanfare (Unused Music) — Music & Arrangement
Phrase (Unused Music) — Music & Arrangement

After Burner

~Arrange Version~

Maximum Power ~ Red Out — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
After Burner (Version II) — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)

Hyper Drive -G.S.M. Sega 4-

~Arrange Version~

Air Battle — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Wilderness — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Sword of Vermilion — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
To a New Journey — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Sprinter — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)

GP Rider (Arcade version)

Be Over (Manual) — Music & Arrangement

S.S.T. Band Live! -G.S.M. Sega-

After Burner Medley — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Air Battle — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
To a New Journey — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Galaxy Force Medley — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Wilderness — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Magical Sound Shower — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Last Wave — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Sprinter — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
After Burner — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Power Drift Medley — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)

Game Music Festival Live '90: Zuntata VS. S.S.T. Band

After Burner Medley — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Sword of Vermilion — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Air Battle — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Sprinter — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
After Burner — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
To a New Journey — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)

Game Music Festival '90 Special: Zuntata VS. S.S.T. Band

After Burner Medley — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Galaxy Force Medley — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Magical Sound Shower — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Burning Point — Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Last Wave — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
After Burner — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)
Power Drift Medley — Music, Keyboard (with Kimitaka Matsumae)

Rent a Hero

Only a Drama..... — Music & Arrangement
Fight Rent-a-Hero!! — Music & Arrangement
Red Light Dinner Party — Music & Arrangement
The End of Winter, The Vernal Equinox, The Good Feeling — Music & Arrangement
Town Music 2 — Music & Arrangement
GO GO Train — Music & Arrangement
Town Music 1 — Music & Arrangement
Surprise, Shock Cave Exploration — Music & Arrangement
It's Just That Oira Is Zakokyara! — Music & Arrangement
I Wonder If We'll Go to the Hospital? — Music & Arrangement
Town Music 3 — Music & Arrangement
Tonight I Feel Like Dancing — Music & Arrangement
Good Night & It's Morning Rent-a-Hero — Music & Arrangement
Doctor Hentai's Sorrow — Music & Arrangement
Incident! Rent-a-Hero — Music & Arrangement
Everyone, Thank You! — Music & Arrangement
Descendant of Rent-a-Hero — Music & Arrangement
Magical Sound Shower (from OutRun) — Music & Arrangement
BGM A (from G-LOC) — Music & Arrangement
After Burner (from After Burner) — Music & Arrangement
Main Theme (from Space Harrier) — Music & Arrangement
Like the Wind (from Power Drift) — Music & Arrangement
Rush a Difficulty (from Turbo OutRun) — Arrangement
Time Attack (from GP Rider) — Arrangement

OutRunners (Arcade version)

Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Music
Passing Breeze (1993) — Music
Splash Wave (1993) — Music
South America — Music & Arrangement (with Takayuki Nakamura)
Spain — Music & Arrangement
Last Wave (1993) — Music

Rail Chase The Ride: Eiyuu Fukkatsu Hen

Captive Princess Luna ~ Rescue Operation Start — Music & Arrangement
Rail Chase The Ride - Setting Off — Music & Arrangement
Rail Chase The Ride - Suite — Music & Arrangement
Luna Rescue Failure — Music & Arrangement
Luna Rescue Success — Music & Arrangement

Cool Riders

Select — Music & Arrangement
Start Line — Music & Arrangement
Daioh ~The fat is in the fire~ — Music & Arrangement
Discovery ~Grandpa is still alive~ — Music & Arrangement
Grasshopper ~Into the mountains~ — Music & Arrangement
I.C.B.M. ~Condition red~ — Music & Arrangement
Lightning ~A little good~ — Music & Arrangement
LoveMachine ~Blue Island~ — Music & Arrangement
Revolution ~Sightseeing at mach 1~ — Music & Arrangement
Wild cat ~Here comes queen of hurricanes~ — Music & Arrangement
Hang on ~Theme of Love~ — Music & Arrangement
Goal — Music & Arrangement
Map — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Not Use — Music & Arrangement
Not Use [2] — Music & Arrangement

Fighters Megamix

Name Entry (Last Wave) — Music & Arrangement
Ranking (City 202) — Music & Arrangement
Can You Become Rent-a-Hero for Mankind's Sake? — Music & Arrangement, Programming

Sega Ages: OutRun

Magical Sound Shower - 1996 Arrange Ver. — Music & Arrangement, Additional Keyboard Solo (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Passing Breeze - 1996 Arrange Ver. — Music & Arrangement
Splash Wave - 1996 Arrange Ver. — Music & Arrangement
Last Wave - 1996 Arrange Ver. — Music & Arrangement

Sega Touring Car Championship

Loose Control — Music & Arrangement
Target — Music & Arrangement

Sega Ages: Power Drift

Poker Face (Super Arrange) — Music & Arrangement
Side Street (Super Arrange) — Music & Arrangement
Like the Wind (Super Arrange) — Music & Arrangement
Silent Language (Super Arrange) — Music & Arrangement
Adjustment Mind (Super Arrange) — Music & Arrangement
Artistic Traps (Super Arrange) — Music & Arrangement
Diversity (Super Arrange) — Music & Arrangement
Side Street (Slow Arrange) — Music & Arrangement
Like the Wind (Slow Arrange) — Music & Arrangement

Rent A Hero No.1

Can You Become Rent-a-Hero for Mankind's Sake? — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Red Light Dinner Party — Music & Arrangement
The End of Winter, The Vernal Equinox, The Good Feeling — Music & Arrangement
Give a cure — Music & Arrangement
GO GO Train — Music & Arrangement
Tonight I Feel Like Dancing — Music & Arrangement
The Doctor 53M Underground — Music & Arrangement
First Day at the Part-time Job — Music & Arrangement
When in Trouble, Cream Cast — Music & Arrangement
Far from Sleeping... — Music & Arrangement
Sofia — Music & Arrangement
The Bell Rings for You — Music & Arrangement
It's Just That Oira Is Zakokyara! — Music
Magical Sound Shower (Inside Game Center BGM from "OutRun") — Music
Opa-Opa! (Inside Game Center BGM from "Fantasy Zone") — Music
After Burner (Inside Game Center BGM from "After Burner") — Music
Descendant of Rent-a-Hero — Music & Arrangement, Performer (with Instant Band)
Voice ReMIX Everyone is Still Alive — Music & Arrangement

Crackin' DJ

code number 003 — Music & Arrangement
Chocolate — Music & Arrangement
hangover — Music & Arrangement
nightmare — Music & Arrangement
Hot It Up — Music & Arrangement
In Chaos — Music & Arrangement
Rumble Storm — Music & Arrangement
OutRun (Bonus Tune ~ Ending) — Music
code number 003 (scratching) — Music & Arrangement
chocolate (scratching) — Music & Arrangement
hangover (scratching) — Music & Arrangement
nightmare (scratching) — Music & Arrangement
hot it up (scratching) — Music & Arrangement
in chaos (scratching) — Music & Arrangement
rumble storm (scratching) — Music & Arrangement
OutRun (scratching) — Music

Crackin' DJ Part 2

Thanks for Nothing — Music & Arrangement
Nightmare (dub) — Music & Arrangement
Sun Dance — Music & Arrangement
Sleeper — Music & Arrangement
Strained Relations — Music & Arrangement
Beat of Mind — Music & Arrangement
Seven O'clock — Music & Arrangement

Sega Ages Sound Track The Best Plus

After Burner (H. Live Version) — Music, Keyboard & Computer Manipulated [NOTE: Performance from 42nd Amusement Machine Show on 9 Sep. 2004]

Derby Owners Club Online

happy market — Music & Arrangement
Jingle Bells — Arrangement

OutRun 2 Sound Tracks -Side B-

Last Wave - Vocal Version — Music & Arrangement

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~

Quartet Medley 2005 — Keyboard

Sega Rally 2006

Verges on the edge — Music & Arrangement
Upside Down — Music & Arrangement
Flying Man — Music & Arrangement
Rumble along — Music & Arrangement

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

Radiation — Music & Arrangement, Additional Keyboard Solo (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Who are You 2006 Arrange Ver. — Music & Arrangement
Keep Your Heart 2006 Arrange Ver. — Music & Arrangement