Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
From Sega Retro
Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (光吉猛修), born 12 December 1967, is a composer of video game music. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including Virtua Fighter 2 and Shenmue.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Production History
- 3 Video Game Soundtracks
- 4 Other Works
- 5 Song Credits
- 5.1 G-LOC: Air Battle
- 5.2 GP Rider
- 5.3 Strike Fighter
- 5.4 Virtua Racing (Arcade Version)
- 5.5 OutRunners (Arcade Version)
- 5.6 Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix
- 5.7 Virtua Racing (Mega Drive Version)
- 5.8 OutRunners (Mega Drive Version)
- 5.9 Daytona USA (Arcade Version)
- 5.10 Daytona USA (B-univ)
- 5.11 Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)
- 5.12 Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising
- 5.13 Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version)
- 5.14 Sega Rally Championship (Arcade Version)
- 5.15 Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)
- 5.16 Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows
- 5.17 Daytona USA (Saturn Version)
- 5.18 Sonic the Fighters
- 5.19 Burning Rangers (Japanese edition)
- 5.20 Sega Rally 2 (Arcade Version)
- 5.21 Street Fighter Tribute Album
- 5.22 Sonic Gems Collection
- 5.23 Sega Rally 2006
- 5.24 Sonic the Hedgehog
- 6 External links
Biography
Takenobu Mitsuyoshi started out in the field of sound creation by following his dream of creating music. He held a particular interest in the genre of game music, and was thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work in this field with Sega. Joining the Sega team in 1990 not only allowed him to create music in his favorite format, but it also offered him the chance to be a part of the celebrated S.S.T. Band (Sega Sound Team), a live performance band employed by Sega to perform games music of its arcade games.
Having done some work on previous Sega games, the first major project he wrote the majority of the music for was in 1994, working on the game, Virtua Fighter 2. It was around that time that he did the music and vocals for Daytona USA as well.
Mitsuyoshi’s work on these games propelled him even further on his musical path with Sega. In the 1999 highly acclaimed release, Shenmue, Mitsuyoshi once again demonstrated his expertise by creating a soundtrack of over 20 songs and more than 200 other pieces to be used throughout the game. Continuing this tradition of excellence, he went on to compose for Shenmue II, which was released in 2001.
Production History
- G-LOC: Air Battle (Arcade Version) (1990) (as R360)
- GP Rider (Arcade Version) (1990) (as R360)
- Strike Fighter (Arcade Version) (1991)
- Virtua Racing (Arcade Version) (1992)
- Sonic CD (1993) — Special Thanks
- OutRunners (Arcade Version) (1993)
- Virtua Racing (Mega Drive Version) (1994) — Special Thanks
- OutRunners (Mega Drive Version) (1994)
- Daytona USA (Arcade Version) (1994)
- Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version) (1994) — Sound Designer
- Virtua Racing Deluxe (1994) — Special Thanks
- Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version) (1995)
- Sega Rally Championship (Arcade Version) (1995) — Music
- Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version) (1995) — Music Arranger & Director
- Virtua Fighter 2 (PC Version) (1995) — Sound Designer
- Daytona USA (Saturn Version) (1995) — Sound Engineer
- Sega Rally Championship (Saturn Version) (1995) — Music Composed By (Original Sound Track)
- Victory Goal '96 (1996)
- Sonic the Fighters (1996) — Special Thanks
- Fighters Megamix (1996) — Sound Designer
- Burning Rangers (Japanese edition) (1997) — Lead vocal (Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~, We are Burning Rangers)
- Shenmue (1999) — Sound Director, Music Composer, Shenmue Passport Sound & Music
- Shenmue II (2001) — Sound Section Assistant, Music Composer
- Space Channel 5: Part 2: Special Edition (2003) — Waver Master's Special Thanks
- Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Sound Creator
- Sega Rally 2006 (2006)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Musician (Chorus)
Video Game Soundtracks
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
- World Club Champion Football Serie A (2003)
- Shenmue II (2001)
- Shenmue (1999)
- Virtua Fighter 3 (1996)
- Sega Rally Championship (1995)
- Virtua Fighter 2 (1994)
- Daytona USA (1993 Japan/1994 U.S.)
- Virtua Fighter (1993)
- Manx TT Superbike
- Daytona USA 2
- Daytona USA 2001
- Rent-a-Hero
- Feel the Magic: XY/XX
- The Rub Rabbits!
Other Works
- Virtua Fighter (Anime)
- Street Fighter Tribute Album
- Mega Selection II -G.S.M. Sega- (as R Saburo)
- Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix (1993) (as yasu)
- Daytona USA / B-univ (1994)
- Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (1994)
- Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows (1995)
- From Loud 2 Low ~Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works~
- Cover of "Sonic Heroes", followed by "Happy Birthday" to Sonic the Hedgehog for Sonic's anniversary.
Song Credits
G-LOC: Air Battle
- Earth Frame G — Music
GP Rider
- Time Attack (Automatic) — Music
Strike Fighter
- Opening — Music
- Funky Bomb — Music
- Shuffle Cannon — Music
- Born Out — Music
- K-City — Music
- Lunar Ground — Music
- Hyper Hopper — Music
- Ending — Music
- What's Your Name? — Music
- One More Time — Music
Virtua Racing (Arcade Version)
- Waiting Your Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Course Select — Music & Arrangement
- Beginner — Music & Arrangement
- Medium — Music & Arrangement
- Expert — Music & Arrangement
- Extend Time - 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Best Lap - 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Extend Time - 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Best Lap - 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Extend Time - 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Best Lap - 4 — Music & Arrangement
- Extend Time - 4 — Music & Arrangement
- Best Lap - 5 — Music & Arrangement
- Extend Time - 5 — Music & Arrangement
- Pit Out — Music & Arrangement
- Pit In — Music & Arrangement
- Goal — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Congratulations - 2 — Music & Arrangement
OutRunners (Arcade Version)
- Pre Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Arrangement
- Passing Breeze (1993) — Arrangement
- Splash Wave (1993) — Arrangement
- Adventure — Music & Arrangement
- Grand Canyon — Music & Arrangement
- San Francisco — Music & Arrangement
- Niagara Falls — Music & Arrangement
- Hawaii — Music & Arrangement
- Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Music & Arrangement
- Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Music & Arrangement
- Switzerland — Music & Arrangement
- Japan — Music & Arrangement
- Hong Kong — Music & Arrangement
- Egypt — Music & Arrangement
- Mediterranean Sea — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
- France — Music & Arrangement
- Germany — Music & Arrangement
- Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix
- Love you "Sonic" — Vocals
- Brand-new World — Vocals
- When we reach for you ~Could it be right~ — Vocals
Virtua Racing (Mega Drive Version)
- Title Logo — Music
- Demonstration — Music
- Game Start — Music
- Mode Select — Music
- Course Select — Music
- Start — Music
- Beginner Start (Big Forest) — Music
- Time Extend 1 — Music
- Best Lap 2 — Music
- Time Extend 2 — Music
- Best Lap 3 — Music
- Time Extend 3 — Music
- Best Lap 4 — Music
- Time Extend 4 — Music
- Best Lap 5 — Music
- Time Extend 5 — Music
- Get Goal — Music
- Game Over — Music
- Name Entry — Music
- Replay — Music
- Result — Music
- Ending — Music
- Medium Start (Bay Bridge) — Music
- Expert Start (Acropolis) — Music
- Pit In — Music
- Pit Out — Music
- Records — Music
- Ending (Arcade Ver) — Music
OutRunners (Mega Drive Version)
- Pre Stage — Music
- Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Music
- Passing Breeze (1993) — Music
- Splash Wave (1993) — Music
- Adventure — Music
- Grand Canyon — Music
- San Francisco — Music
- Niagara Falls — Music
- Hawaii — Music
- Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Music
- Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Music
- Switzerland — Music
- Japan — Music
- Hong Kong — Music
- Egypt — Music
- Mediterranean Sea — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
- France — Music
- Germany — Music
- Waiting Your Entry [Original] From Virtua Racing — Music
- Beginner Start [Original] From Virtua Racing — Music
- Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Music
Daytona USA (Arcade Version)
- Let's Go Away (Advertisement)
- Start Your Engines — Music
- The King of Speed — Music
- Let's Go Away — Music
- Sky High — Music
- Pounding Pavement — Music
- Breakdown — Music
- Bitchin' — Music
- Check It Out! — Music
- Sweat — Music
- Rollin Start — Music
- Dreaming of Daytona USA — Music
- Could You Fly? — Music
- Pounding Pavement (reprise) — Music
- G A M E O V E R — Music
- GPR — Music
- ORS — Music
- S.F — Music
- V.R — Music
- Coming Soon — Music
- Jingle [Magical Sound Shower] — Arrangement
- Jingle [Rush a Difficulty] — Arrangement
- Jingle [Adventure] — Music & Arrangement
Daytona USA (B-univ)
- Let's Go Away — Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard, Vocals (w/David Leytze)
- Pounding Pavement — Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard, Vocals
- Daytona In The Night — Music, Keyboard, Vocals (w/David Leytze)
- Sky High — Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard, Vocals
- Tornado — Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard
- The Queen of Speed — Music, Keyboard, Vocals
Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)
- Advertise — Arrangement
- Game Start — Arrangement
- Jacky — Arrangement
- Jeffry — Arrangement
- Sarah — Arrangement
- Kage — Arrangement
- Pai — Arrangement
- Wolf — Arrangement
- Lau — Arrangement
- Akira — Arrangement
- Ending — Arrangement
- Name Entry — Arrangement, Vocals (w/Akiko Hashimoto)
Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising
- Virtua Fighter "You are the Master" — Vocals, organ
- Wolf — Vocals, electric piano
- The Moon is the White Gate's Light — Vocals
- Wounds by Design — Synthesizer solo
- Ocean Crystal Ship — Glottal Noises
- Stand Tall — Organ solo
Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version)
- Begin New Challenge — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
- Black Cat Moon — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
- Young Knight — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
- Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
- Secret Hiding in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
- Escape — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
- The Woodcutter's Dirge — Music & Arrangement
- Ride the Tiger — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura & Akiko Hashimoto)
- Chicago — Music & Arrangement
- Afterimage — Music & Arrangement
- Moment of Eternity — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
Sega Rally Championship (Arcade Version)
- Power Games — Music
- Conditioned Reflex — Music
- Desert Land — Music
- Getting Muddy — Music
- My Dear Friend, Rally — Music
- Reckless Running — Music
- Ignition — Music
- Welcome to Sega Rally — Music (w/Tomoyuki Kawamura)
Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)
- Man of the Fist — Arrangement
- Black Cat Moon — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
- Mountain Hermit Shun Di — Arrangement
- Star from Hong Kong — Arrangement
- Young Knight — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
- Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
- Secret Hiding in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
- Escape — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
- The Woodcutter's Dirge — Music & Arrangement
- Ride the Tiger — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
- Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Arrangement
- Chicago — Music & Arrangement
Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows
- Believe In Love - Jacky — Vocals
- Go Beyond That Wave - Jeffry — Vocals
- Summer Tempest - Akira — Vocals
- Everyone is a Stranger - Kage — Vocals
- Golden Rain - Lau — Vocals
- Embrace the Unreachable Heart - Dural — Vocals
- Confusing Dreams - Shun — Vocals
Daytona USA (Saturn Version)
- Jingle [Magical Sound Shower] — Arrangement
- Jingle [Vivacious] — Arrangement
- Jingle [Rush a Difficulty] — Arrangement
- Jingle [Adventure] — Music & Arrangement
Sonic the Fighters
- Character Select [Get into the Wave 2] — Arrangement
- Aurora Icefield [Black Bed] — Arrangement
- Canyon Cruise [Blue Garden] — Music & Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
- You Are Winner [Winner's Fanfare] — Music
- Continue [Continue] — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over [Game Over] — Music & Arrangement
- Sunset Town [Bonus Track 2] — Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
Burning Rangers (Japanese edition)
- Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~ — Vocal Performance
- We are Burning Rangers — Vocal Performance
- Burning Hearts ~Short Track~ — Vocal Performance
Sega Rally 2 (Arcade Version)
- Ignition '98 ...4 select — Music
- Ignition '98 ...in the groove — Music
Street Fighter Tribute Album
- Ryu Stage — Arrangement, Vocals
Sonic Gems Collection
- Fairy of A.I.F. — Arrangement, Vocals
Sega Rally 2006
- Wild instinct Remix — Music
- Temptation of Speed — Music
- Getting Muddi'n Bass — Music
- Iron Bullfight — Music
- Hyper Conditioned Reflex — Music
- Storm of Technique — Music
- Wild instinct — Music
- Ignition the 2nd Generation — Music
- Moment When Last Time Stops — Music
- Everything Ended — Music
- Lose a Race — Music
- Waltz of Victory — Music
- Moment When Time Stops — Music
- Funky Spin — Music
- The Glory — Music
Sonic the Hedgehog
- Tropical Jungle ~The Jungle ~ The Swamp~ — Chorus (w/Miho Fujiwara)
- Tropical Jungle ~The Ruins~ — Chorus (w/Miho Fujiwara)