Sakae Osumi
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Sakae Osumi |
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Company(ies): Sega AM4, Amusement Vision, Sonic Team, Sega Europe |
Role(s): Animator, Producer |
Education: Waseda University (Social Science)[1] |
Sakae Osumi (大隅 栄え) is a former member of Amusement Vision (formerly Sega AM4) involved with motion design and sound production for the Spikeout and Super Monkey Ball series.
Despite taking directorial roles for Planet Harriers and SpikeOut: Battle Street, Osumi would later leave Amusement Vision to join Sonic Team and then move to London to join Sega Europe, where he remains to this day. In this time he has served as a director for the Sonic Rush series and a producer for Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.
Osumi is also noted for writing the lyrics for Sonic Rush Adventure's title theme, "A New Venture."
Production history
- SpikeOut (1998) — Motion Designer (Designers), Assistant Sound Producer
- SpikeOut: Final Edition (1999) — Motion Designer (Designers), Assistant Sound Producer
- Planet Harriers (2000) — BGM sound director
- Virtua Striker 3 (2001) — sound coordinator
- Super Monkey Ball (2001) — Sound Designer
- Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) — Motion Designer
- F-Zero GX (2003) — Thanks to
- SpikeOut: Battle Street (2005) — Sub Director
- Sonic Rush (2005) — Assistant Director (Sonic Team)
- Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) — Director (Sonic Team), Lyrics (Title Theme "A New Venture")
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) — Producer (Sega Europe Limited Staff Credits)
- CRUSH3D (2012) — Producer (Sega Europe)
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) — Sumo Special Thanks (SUMO Staff Credits)
Song Credits
Sonic Rush Adventure
- A New Venture (Title Theme) — Lyrics