Yutaka Minobe

Yutaka Minobe is a self-taught musician who learned to play the piano at four years old and was composing original works by the age of eight. Minobe's gameography includes Skies of Arcadia, Panzer Dragoon ORTA, Dr. Pris & Dr. Rachel and Rule of Rose.

Production History

Sonic Adventure (1998) — Sound effects, Keyboards
Space Channel 5 (1999) — Art Director, Character & Background Modeling Design
Skies of Arcadia (2000) — BGM & Sound Effects
Sonic Advance (2001) — Sound Creator
Blinx the Time Sweeper (2002) — Special Thanks
Sonic Advance 2 (2002) — Sound Creator
Panzer Dragoon Orta (2002) — Music Composer
Shinobi (2002) — Music Composer
Sonic Pinball Party (2003) — Sound Creator
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Sound Effects, Keyboards
Space Channel 5: Special Edition (2003) — Art Director, Character & Background Modeling Design
Space Channel 5: Part 2: Special Edition (2003) — Director, Storyborads, Space Cheer Leader
Astro Boy (2004) — Sound Artist
Sonic Heroes (2004) — Music Composer
Onimusha: Blade Warriors (2004)
Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) — Music Composer
Yoshi's Island DS (2006) — Music Composition
Rule of Rose (2006) — Music Composer, Music Performer, Music Coordinator
Odama (2006) — Sound Editing
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (2007) — Music Composer & Arranger
Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Piano
Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Composer & Arranger, Musician (Delfi Sound Inc.)
Little King's Story (2009) — Music Arranger & Composer; Musicians - Piano
FlingSmash (2010) — Music Composition
Sonic Colors (DS Version) (2010) — Sound Editor (Delfi Sound Inc.)

Song Credits

Sonic Adventure

Windy and Ripply ...for Emerald Coast — Electric Piano
Tricky Maze ...for Lost World — Piano

Radio DC

A Lullaby — Piano
Theme from Phantasy Star III — Re-arrangement, Piano

Skies of Arcadia

Opening Theme — Music & Arrangement
Main Theme — Music & Arrangement
Blue Sky Pirates' Theme — Music & Arrangement
Blue Sky Pirates' Ship (~Nasrad, ~Ixa'taka, ~Valua) — Music & Arrangement
Dungeon of Ancient Ruins — Music & Arrangement
Vyse's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Kingdom of Nasrad — Music & Arrangement
"Let's Go!" Theme — Music & Arrangement
Sailor Town — Music & Arrangement
Kingdom of Ixa'taka — Music & Arrangement
Ancient Temple Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
Theme of "Legend" — Music & Arrangement
Sudden Storm — Music & Arrangement
Uninhabited Island — Music & Arrangement
Theme of "Loneliness" — Music & Arrangement
Little Jack (~Nasrad, ~Ixa'taka, ~Valua) — Music & Arrangement
Theme of "Tension" — Music & Arrangement
Theme of the Armada — Music & Arrangement
Boss Battle (~Crisis, ~Opportunity) — Music & Arrangement
Headquarters — Music & Arrangement
Fina's Theme — Music & Arrangement
"Everyday Life" Theme — Music & Arrangement
"Gag" Theme — Music & Arrangement
"Nervous Crisis" Theme — Music & Arrangement
Theme of "Tragedy" — Music & Arrangement
Delphinus (~Nasrad, ~Ixa'taka, ~Valua, ~Yafutoma, ~Ice Continent, ~Temple Island) — Music & Arrangement
Eastern Sky Pirates' Theme — Music & Arrangement
Ice Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
"Dimming Lights" Theme — Music & Arrangement
Gigas' Theme — Music & Arrangement
Remote Town — Music & Arrangement
Bombardment 2 — Music & Arrangement
Ramirez's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Battle with the Armada — Music & Arrangement
Defeat in Battle — Music & Arrangement
Jealous — Music & Arrangement
The Last Time — Music & Arrangement
Last Battle (~Opportunity) — Music & Arrangement
Theme of "Deep Emotion" — Music & Arrangement
The Legendary Sinking Continent — Music & Arrangement
Epilogue — Music & Arrangement
Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star Online

Rose confession — Arrangement

Panzer Dragoon Orta

Fall of the Ancient World — Music & Arrangement
The Fallen Ground — Music & Arrangement
Ancient Weapon 1 — Music & Arrangement
Worm Riders — Music & Arrangement

Shinobi

Shinobi — Music & Arrangement
Shinobi ~Ephemeral Tale~ — Music & Arrangement

Astro Boy

The Birth of Atom — Music & Arrangement
Advice — Music & Arrangement
Falling Petals — Music & Arrangement
Metro City (Daytime) — Music & Arrangement
I Am Lightning — Music & Arrangement
Light and Shadow — Music & Arrangement
Rival — Music & Arrangement
Crush the Game — Music & Arrangement
A Visitor from the Sea — Music & Arrangement
Running Amok — Music & Arrangement
The Visitor's Mission — Music & Arrangement
Metro City (Night) — Music & Arrangement
The Doctor's Conviction — Music & Arrangement
Full Throttle — Music & Arrangement
End of the Game — Music & Arrangement
The Strongest Robot in History — Music & Arrangement
Ambush — Music & Arrangement
The Strongest Proof — Music & Arrangement
Road of the King — Music & Arrangement
Options — Music & Arrangement
Advent of the Devil — Music & Arrangement
Further Malice — Music & Arrangement
The Worth of a King — Music & Arrangement
Believe to Heart — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Heroes

Event : Disquieting Shadow — Arrangement, Programming
Stage 10 : Lost Jungle — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : Metal Sonic... The Ultimate Overlord — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : Finale... Adventure Must Go On — Arrangement, Piano & Programming

Onimusha: Blade Warriors

Den of Theives — Music & Arrangement

Shadow the Hedgehog

Event : Prologue — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Prison Island — Piano
Event : No Way Out — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : Eclipse Cannon — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : Showdown — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Boss : Black Doom — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Ending : Evil Ending — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : To the World of the Memory — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Lost Impact — Arrangement, Piano & Programming
The Doom — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Ending : Android Ending — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : If What You Say is True... — Piano
Ending : Sad Ending — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : Break You Down — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Ending : Hero Ending — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : The World Came Crumbling Down — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : Between Dark and Dawn — Music & Arrangement, Programming
The Last Way — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : Hidden Memories — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : The Real Truth — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : The Messiah — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : Finale — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Event : I Am... The Story is Over — Arrangement & Piano
Never Turn Back — Piano for Pre-Intro

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

NiGHTS : Journey of Dreams — Arrangement
Electrical Entertainment — Strings Arrangement, Piano
Electrical Entertainment : Neon City Battle — Arrangement
<Event> Win a Goal — Manipulate
Dreams Dreams : Will Ver. — Additional Arrangement, Piano
Merry Memory Go Round — Strings Arrangement
Cruising Together — Strings Arrangement
Sonatinas for Two Violins — Arrangement
<Event> Applause — Piano
Dreams Dreams : Helen Ver. — Piano
<Event> On The Way Back — Piano
Memento of NiGHTS — Piano
Dreams Dreams : Sweet Snow — Piano
<Event> Fragmented NiGHTS — Re-Arrangement
Dreams Dreams : Kids Ver. — Arrangement
NiGHTS : Journey of Dreams (Short Ver.) — Arrangement

Sonic Unleashed

Werehog Battle Theme — Piano

Sonic and the Black Knight

Knight of the Wind — Strings Arrangement
Live Life — Strings Arrangement
Misty Lake — Additional Strings Arrangement
Introduction - Merlina's Request — Music & Arrangement, Programming
The Island of the Sacred Sword — Music & Arrangement, Programming
The Sacred Sword Caliburn... Meet the King Arthur — Music & Arrangement, Programming
A Fool of a Knight — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Knave the Hedgehog and Oversized Letter Opener — Music & Arrangement, Programming
To The Blacksmith — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Theme of Merlina — Piano
World Map - The Land Ruled by King Arthur — Additional Strings Arrangement, Programming (w/Jun Senoue)
Treasury and Emblem - The Journey of Chivalry — Additional Arrangement, Programming (w/Jun Senoue)
Deep Woods — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Calm After the Battle... Arondight — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Nimue... Lady of the Lake — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Three Days After... Almost Make It to Meet the Deadline — Music & Arrangement, Programming
To the Rescue... A Knight's Law — Music & Arrangement, Programming (w/Jun Senoue)
Titanic Plain — Additional Arrangement, Programming (w/Jun Senoue)
More to Be a Knight Than to Serve Your King — Programming
Knight's Lesson... A True Knight — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Sir Sonic... Knight of the Wind — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Head to Avalon — Original Music (w/Jun Senoue)
Showdown with King Arthur / Knight of the Wind - Instrumental Mix - — Additional Strings Arrangement, Programming
Orders from the Illusion — Arrangement, Programming
Merlina - Her Wicked Smile — Additional Strings Arrangement, Programming
Knight's Passage — Additional Arrangement, Programming
The Barrier — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Into the Dark Hollow — Original Music (w/Jun Senoue)
Live Life - Merlina & Sonic — Piano
Denouement... True King Arthur — Music & Arrangement, Programming
Stage Clear — Additional Arrangement, Programming
Result No.1 - Five Stars, Awesome! — Additional Arrangement, Programming
Result No.2 - So, So... Okay! — Additional Arrangement, Programming
Result No.3 - One Star, Try Next Time — Additional Arrangement, Programming