Keitaro Hanada

Keitaro Hanada
Date of birth: 1969-12-20 (age 54)
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Musician

Keitaro Hanada (花田 啓太郎) is a guitarist, a member of [H.] and a Sega sound composer whose contributions range back to the System 32 library. He has recently become notable for being the main composer of Sengoku Taisen, the follow-up to the Sangokushi Taisen series.

Production history

Games

• Burning Rival (System 32; 1993) — Special Thanks (as 花田 啓太郎)
• SegaSonic the Hedgehog (System 32; 1993) — Sound (as K.Hanada)
• Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (System 32; 1994) — 音楽 (as 花田 啓太郎)
• Star Wars Arcade (Model 1; 1993) — Sound
• UFO Catcher Excellent (Prize game; 1994)
• Aqua Nova (Large attraction; 1996)
• Mograpper (Sega Titan Video; 1999) — Sound
• Star Wars Racer Arcade (Hikaru; 2000) — Sound Engineer (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Cosmic Smash (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Soul Surfer (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Sound Designer (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Guitar (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Yakuza (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Guitars (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Hummer Extreme Edition (Lindbergh; 2009) — Sound
• Initial D Arcade Stage 5 (Lindbergh; 2009) — Sound Creators
• Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA (RingEdge; 2011) — Sound Creators
• StarBoat Progress (RingEdge; 2013) — DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS
• Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity (RingEdge; 2014) — Supporters (as Keitarou Hanada)
• StarHorse 3 Season IV: Dream on the Turf (RingEdge 2; 2015) — Sound Designers
• World Chain (Android; 2016)
• House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (ALLS UX; 2018) — Sound Director (as Keitarou Hanada)
• StarHorse4 (Medal game; 2019) — Sound Designer
• Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Sound Artist
• Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Windows PC; 2021) — Sound Effects (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Xbox One; 2021) — Sound Effects (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Lost Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Music Production
• Lost Judgment (PlayStation 5; 2021) — Music Production
• Lost Judgment (Xbox One; 2021) — Music Production
• Eiketsu Taisen (ALLS UX; 2022) — Music
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Music Production
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Music Production
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Xbox One; 2023) — Music Production
• Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Steam; 2023) — Music Production
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Music Production (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Music Production (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Music Production (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Virtua Fighter 3tb Online (Arcade; 2023) — Sound Artist
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Music Composers (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Music Composers (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Music Composers (as Keitarou Hanada)

Music

• NiGHTS Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Thanks to (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Mograpper (CD; 1999) — Sound Producer
• Mograpper (CD; 1999) — Sound
• After Burner Climax Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Composer & Sound Staff (as Keitarou Hanada)
• After Burner Climax Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Sales Promoter (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection (CD; 2007) — Guitars (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Dennou Senki Virtual-On Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Guitars
• Fantasy Zone Ultra Super Big Maximum Great Strong Complete Album (CD; 2008) — Guitars
• After Burner II (Vinyl; 2018) — SEGA Sound Unit (H.) are
• House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2019) — Sound Director (as Keitarou Hanada)
• House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2019) — Sound Staff (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Sega World Drivers Championship: Original Sound Track (CD; 2020) — Sound Creator (as Keitarou Hanada)
• StarHorse Original Sound Track (CD; 2021) — Composed by
• Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (CD; 2021) — Sound Designer
• Virtua Fighter 3tb Online Premium Music Collection (CD; 2023) — Sound Designer

• Ogata Tenpo no Kannai — BGM
• SegaSonic the Hedgehog (1993) — Sound (as K.Hanada)
• Star Wars Arcade (1993)
• VR-1 (1994)
• UFO Catcher Excellent (1994)
• Aqua Nova (1996)
• IZAM Fortune Telling
• World Club Champion Football: Serie A 2002-2003 (2003)
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~ (2005)
• Yakuza (2005) — Special Thanks
• After Burner Climax (2006/2010)
• Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection (CD) (2007) (as Keitarou Hanada)
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II Special Extended Edition (2007)
• Cyber Troopers "Virtual-On" Original Sound Track (CD) (2007)
• After Burner 20th Anniversary Box (CD) (2007)
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (2008)
• Sengoku Taisen (2010)
• Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin! (2014) — Music Production
• Sega World Drivers Championship (2018) — Sound Staff
• House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (2018) — Sound Director

Song credits

World Club Championship Football

• Be Renewed Winners — Guitar [NOTE: Also known as "World Club Champion Football 'The Winner's song'"]

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~

• Quartet Medley 2005 — Guitar

Yakuza

• son of a gun — Music & Arrangement
• The End of the Drama — Music & Arrangement

After Burner Climax

• After Burner - Climax Remix - — Guitars
• After Burner - Climax Remix Full - — Guitars

Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection

• Hang-On ~愛のテーマ~ -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Guitars

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II Special Extended Edition

• Beyond the Galaxy -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Guitars (with Takahiro Kai)

Cyber Troopers "Virtual-On" Original Sound Track

• In the Blue Sky 2007 -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Guitars

After Burner 20th Anniversary Box

• After Burner 20th Anniversary Medley [H.] Arrange Version — Guitar (with Takahiro Kai)

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection

• Fantasy Zoneメドレー2008 Version — Guitars (with Takahiro Kai)

Sengoku Taisen

• 大活劇 Main theme — Music & Arrangement
• 賤ヶ岳 The Seven Spear — Music & Arrangement
• 深志桜 Deep Aim Blossoms — Music & Arrangement
• 虎口 Attack the castle! — Music & Arrangement
• 静森 Forest of arrow — Music & Arrangement
• 洛中 Street Fighting — Music & Arrangement
• 超絶! Superlative — Music & Arrangement
• 流雪 Snow river — Music & Arrangement
• 采配の刻 Power of order — Music & Arrangement (with Susumu Tsukagoshi)
• 宿命 Fallen leaf — Music & Arrangement
• 終焉 The hero's death — Music & Arrangement
• 驀進 A Marching Song — Music & Arrangement
• 剛敵 The Tough — Music & Arrangement
• 小春日和 A Balmy Autumn Day — Music & Arrangement
• 大戦国 Theme of great war — Music & Arrangement
• 彼方の桜島 Far Beyond The Volcano — Music & Arrangement
• 関ヶ原 Battle of destiny — Music & Arrangement

Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin!

• 今宵の虎徹 — Music & Arrangement
• 任侠狂詩曲 — Music & Arrangement
• Receive and Doubt You — Music (with Hidenori Shoji, Arrangement
• 我が為に — Music (with Sachio Ogawa), Arrangement
• 恕曲 — Music & Arrangement
• 嘩 — Music & Arrangement
• 玥 — Music & Arrangement

Sega World Drivers Championship

• Technical Drive with Momotaro — Music & Arrangement

House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn

• The Chariot — Music & Arrangement
• Tutorial — Music & Arrangement
• Nightmare — Music & Arrangement
• Player Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Stage Select — Music & Arrangement
• 惨劇 — Music & Arrangement
• Beginning of the End — Music & Arrangement
• 前進 — Music & Arrangement
• Count Down — Music & Arrangement
• Kateの着信音 — Music & Arrangement
• 気配 — Music & Arrangement
• 疾走 — Music & Arrangement
• 脅威 — Music & Arrangement
• 滅亡 — Music & Arrangement
• Silent Dark — Music & Arrangement
• The High Priestess — Music & Arrangement
• 決断 — Music & Arrangement
• 結束 — Music & Arrangement
• 過去 — Music & Arrangement
• 疑念 — Music & Arrangement
• Dark Water — Music & Arrangement
• 模索 — Music & Arrangement
• メモ — Music & Arrangement
• 飛来 — Music & Arrangement
• 疲弊 — Music & Arrangement
• Burn — Music & Arrangement
• The Moon — Music & Arrangement
• 歪み — Music & Arrangement
• 進化 — Music & Arrangement
• 希望 — Music & Arrangement
• For the SCARLET DAWN — Music & Arrangement
• 試練 — Music & Arrangement
• 安堵 — Music & Arrangement
• Stage Clear — Arrangement
• Overall Rating — Music & Arrangement
• Mission — Music & Arrangement
• 経路 — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Arrangement
• Ranking — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Ending — Music & Arrangement

External links

• Keitaro Hanada on Facebook
• Profile on Sega Rosso (archive)
• Profile on Hitmaker Sound Page (Backup)