Megumi Takano

Megumi Takano

Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Composer, Musician

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Megumi Takano (鷹野めぐみ) is a Sega sound composer and a member of the AM2 department who started as a voice editor for Shenmue. She later contributed to Virtua Fighter 5 (and its first major revision) and the Border Break series.

Production history

Games

Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Voice Editors
Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (NAOMI 2 GD-ROM; 2001) — Sound
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Voice Editors
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Music Composers
Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (GameCube; 2002) — Sound
Quest of D (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2004) — Composer & Sound Staff
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 16: Virtua Fighter 2 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Sound Creators
Virtua Fighter 5 (Lindbergh; 2005) — Special Thanks
Quest of D: The Battle Kingdom (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2007) — Sound
Virtua Fighter 5 R (Lindbergh; 2008) — Sound Creator
Border Break (RingEdge; 2009) — Sound Staff
Shining Force Cross (RingEdge; 2009) — Sound Staff
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Lindbergh; 2010) — Sound Creator
Shining Force Cross Raid (RingEdge; 2010) — Sound Staff
Virtua Tennis 4 (Wii; 2011) — Sound Artists
Virtua Tennis 4 (Windows PC; 2011) — Sound Artists
Virtua Tennis 4 (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Artists
Virtua Tennis 4 (Xbox 360; 2011) — Sound Artists
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Xbox 360; 2012) — Sound Creator
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Sound Creator
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (Nu; 2013) — Sound
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (PlayStation 3; 2014) — Sound Effects/Sound Direction
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Sound Design
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Sound Effects/Sound Direction
Soul Reverse Zero (iOS; 2016) — Sound Designers (as 鷹野めぐみ)
Soul Reverse Zero (Android; 2016) — Sound Designers (as 鷹野めぐみ)
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Sound
Soul Reverse (ALLS UX; 2018) — Sound Designers
Border Break (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Sound Designer
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Sound Artist
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Sound Effect Production
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Sound Effect Production
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Sound Effect Production
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Sound Effect Production
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Sound Effect Production
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Sound Effect Production
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Cutscene Sound Effect Production

Music

Quest of D Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Composer & Sound Staff
Border Break Original Sound Track (CD; 2009) — Sound Staff
Border Break Airburst Original Soundtrack (CD; 2010) — Sound Staff
Shining Force Cross Raid Original Sound Track (CD; 2011) — Sound Staff
Border Break Soundtrack Complete CD-Box (CD; 2018) — Sound Designer
Border Break Music Collection (CD; 2019) — Sound Designer
Border Break Music Collection Type-02 (CD; 2019) — Sound Designer
Border Break Music Collection Type-03 (CD; 2020) — Sound Designer
Border Break Music Collection Type-04 (CD; 2020) — Sound Designer
Border Break Music Collection Type-05 (CD; 2020) — Sound Designer
Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (CD; 2021) — Sound Designer

Choujikuu Yousai Macross (2003)
Quest of D (2004) — Composer & Sound Staff
Border Break (2009) — Sound Staff
Shining Force Cross (2009)
Border Break Airburst (2010) — Sound Staff
Shining Force Cross Raid (2010) — Sound Staff
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F (2013) — Sound Effects/Sound Direction
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (2013) — Sound
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (2014) — Sound Effects/Sound Direction
Border Break Scramble (2014)
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (2015) — Sound Design
Border Break X (2016)
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (2016) — Sound Effects/Sound Direction
Border Break (PlayStation 4) (2018) — Sound Designer

Song credits

Virtua Fighter 5

Stone Forest (Pai VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
Palace (Lion VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 5 R

Temple (Kage VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
Palace (Lion VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
Terrace (Brad VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement

Border Break

銀漢（ぎんかん） — Music & Arrangement
熱源(ねつげん) — Music & Arrangement

Shining Force Cross

Room Guarder -2- — Music & Arrangement
Goliath — Music & Arrangement
Goliath -改- — Music & Arrangement
Lucifer — Music & Arrangement
Temple of Mana — Music & Arrangement
時を戻して — Music & Arrangement

Border Break Airburst

A Clubhouse — Music & Arrangement
Beginning of the End — Music & Arrangement (with Fumio Ito)

Shining Force Cross Raid

天地を繋ぐ仄暗き路 — Music & Arrangement
Ghost — Music & Arrangement

Border Break Scramble

Escape from the presence — Music & Arrangement (with Fumio Ito)

Border Break X

Gipfeltreffen Ⅰ — Music & Arrangement

Border Break (PlayStation 4)

Indication <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement
Relief <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement

References