David Leytze
From Sega Retro
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David Leytze |
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Company(ies): Sega of Japan |
Role(s): Composer, Musician |
Education: Northwestern University (Music Theory and Composition)[1] |
David Leytze (also known as Mandalazu) is a percussionist and instructor based in the Dayton and west-central Ohio region. During the mid '90s he was an affiliated Sega sound composer best known for composing the music for Fighting Vipers. He was also a member of the now defunct B-univ alongside Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and Koichi Namiki.
Leytze has also provided English support for a few of the company's titles, including (but not limited to) character voices. Amongst his oldest works, though, was posing as an Elvis look-alike for a photo shoot for a motorcycle driving game - an incident that later inspired his pen name, Eva Delvis.
He also composed "David Goes to Victory Lane", a self-referential name entry track, for the legendary arcade racing game Daytona USA.
Contents
Production history
- Jurassic Park (Arcade version) (1994) — Special Thanks (as David R. Leytze)
- Daytona USA (Arcade version) (1994) [NOTE: Voice of Crew Chief and music composition]
- Yokohama Joypolis (Theme Park) (1994) [NOTE: Leytze's first project with Sega]
- Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (1994) — Music (as David R,Leytze)
- B-univ * Daytona USA (CD) (1994)
- Rail Chase 2 (1994) — Flint (Voice)
- Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (CD) (1994)
- Victory Goal (1995) [NOTE: Voice of English Announcer]
- Metal Head (1995) — Character Voices
- Indy 500 (Arcade version) (1995) — Music (as D.Leytze), Special thanks to (as D.Leytze)
- Virtua Cop 2 (Arcade version) (1995) [NOTE: Voice of Michael "Rage" Hardy and Announcer]
- Sega International Victory Goal (1995) — Special Thanks (as David Laytze)
- Fighting Vipers (Arcade version) (1995) — Sound Designer
- Sky Target (Arcade version) (1995) — Music & Sound Effects, Voice
- Victory Goal '96 (1996) — Voice Actor
- Decathlete (1996) — Special Thanks
- Die Hard Arcade (1996/1997) — Special Thanks
- 3D Shooting Tsukuru (1996) (as Eva Delvis)
- Fighting Vipers (Saturn version) (1996) — Music
- Top Skater (1997) — english support
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (2005) — Sound Designer
Other works
- Untitled SEGA HQ Studio Demo (1994) — Written and Produced (with Koichi Namiki)
- "Kohaku" (1995) — Rhythm tracks (with Aki Hata)
- "Ano Tokimeki o" (feat. Kyan Marie) (1996)
Song Credits
Daytona USA (Arcade version)
- David Goes to Victory Lane — Music
Yokohama Joypolis
- Independence — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Entrance theme at time of opening]
B-univ * Daytona USA
~Arranged Versions~
- Let's Go Away — Lyrics (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Vocal (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Pounding Pavement — Lyrics (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Daytona in the Night — Vocal (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Sky High — Lyrics (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Chorus
Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising
- Virtua Fighter "You Are the Master" — Drums, blood-curdling scream
- Wolf — Conga programming
- My Shadow — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by (with Koichi Namiki), Vocals, drums
- Stand Tall — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by, Vocals, keyboards, drums
- Winner Takes All — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by, Vocals, keyboards, drums, tambourine
- Wounds by Design — Intro vocal
- Warrior Blue — Lyrics, Produced & arranged by, Vocals, keyboards, drums, rhythm programming
Fighting Vipers (Arcade version)
- Advertise — Music & Arrangement
- Character select — Music & Arrangement
- Armstone Town Day — Music & Arrangement
- Big Factory — Music & Arrangement
- UFO Diner — Music & Arrangement
- Armstone Airport — Music & Arrangement
- Armstone Town Night — Music & Arrangement
- Bay Side — Music & Arrangement
- City Tower — Music & Arrangement
- Observation Deck — Music & Arrangement
- Top of the City — Music & Arrangement
- Continue/Game Over — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement
Fighting Vipers (Saturn version)
- Fallen (An' I Can't Get Up) — Music & Arrangement
- Choose Your Weapon — Music & Arrangement
- Sundance Kids — Music & Arrangement
- The Trouble with Raxel — Music & Arrangement
- Occam's Razor — Music & Arrangement
- Look to the Skies — Music & Arrangement
- Thirty-30 — Music & Arrangement
- Bay Side Blues — Music & Arrangement
- The City by Night — Music & Arrangement
- Look Out Below — Music & Arrangement
- King of the Mountain — Music & Arrangement
- Let It Ride/All Bets Off — Music & Arrangement
- Hisss Like the Snake — Music & Arrangement
- To Tell the Truth — Music & Arrangement
- Viper Venom — Music & Arrangement
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.davidleytze.com/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-08-15 22:33)