Fumio Ito
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Fumio Ito |
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Company(ies): Sega of Japan |
Role(s): Composer |
Fumio Ito (伊藤 二三雄) is a sound designer at Sega. He is one of the leading members of the AM2 department, having superseded Takenobu Mitsuyoshi as lead composer for the Virtua Fighter series.
Contents
- 1 Production history
- 2 Song credits
- 2.1 Virtua Fighter 3
- 2.2 Scud Race
- 2.3 Virtua Striker 2
- 2.4 Daytona USA 2
- 2.5 F355 Challenge
- 2.6 Shenmue II
- 2.7 Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
- 2.8 Aero Elite: Combat Academy
- 2.9 Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Original Sound Tracks
- 2.10 OutRun 2 (Arcade version)
- 2.11 OutRun 2 (Xbox Version)
- 2.12 Yakuza
- 2.13 OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
- 2.14 Virtua Fighter 5
- 2.15 After Burner Climax
- 2.16 MJ4
- 2.17 Virtua Fighter 5 R
- 2.18 Border Break
- 2.19 Shining Force Cross
- 2.20 Border Break Airburst
- 2.21 Shining Force Cross Raid
- 2.22 Border Break Union
- 2.23 Border Break Scramble
- 2.24 Border Break X
- 2.25 Border Break (PlayStation 4)
- 2.26 Border Break Music Collection Type-04
- 3 Interviews
- 4 References
Production history
Games
- Virtua Fighter 3 (Model 3; 1996) — Compose, SE
- Scud Race (Model 3; 1996) — Sound
- Virtua Striker 2 (Model 3; 1997) — Sound Creators (as Fumio Itoh)
- Scud Race Plus (Model 3; 1997) — Sound
- Virtua Fighter 3tb (Model 3; 1997) — Compose, SE
- Behind Enemy Lines (Model 2; 1997) — Music Composer (as Fumio Itoh)
- Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge (Model 3; 1998) — Sound Director & Composer
- Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast; 1998) — Compose, SE
- Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast; 1998) — Sound Designers
- Daytona USA 2: Power Edition (Model 3; 1998) — Sound Director & Composer
- F355 Challenge (NAOMI Multiboard; 1999) — Sound
- Outtrigger (NAOMI; 1999) — Sound Designer
- Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Sound & Music
- F355 Challenge (Dreamcast; 2000) — Sound
- F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition (NAOMI Multiboard; 2001) — Sound
- Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (NAOMI 2 GD-ROM; 2001) — Sound
- US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound & Music (as Fumio Itoh)
- Outtrigger (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Designer
- Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Music Composers
- Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Effects & Editors
- Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Sound Creators
- Aero Elite: Combat Academy (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Sound Director (as Fumio Itou)
- Aero Elite: Combat Academy (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Composer (as Fumio Itou)
- Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (GameCube; 2002) — Sound
- Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Sound Creators[1]
- The King of Route 66 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Music Composers (as Fumio Itoh)
- OutRun 2 (Chihiro; 2003) — Sound (as Fumio Itoh)
- Quest of D (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2004) — Composer & Sound Staff
- Virtua Quest (PlayStation 2; 2004) — 作曲 (as 伊藤 二三雄)
- Virtua Quest (GameCube; 2004) — Composer
- Virtua Fighter 5 (Lindbergh; 2005) — Sound Team
- Yakuza (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
- After Burner Climax (Lindbergh; 2006) — Sound Creators (as Fumio Itoh)
- Quest of D: The Battle Kingdom (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2007) — Sound
- Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360; 2007) — Sound Creators
- Sega Race TV (Lindbergh; 2008) — Sound Team
- Virtua Fighter 5 R (Lindbergh; 2008) — Sound Creator
- Sega Racing Classic (RingWide; 2009) — Sound Designers
- Border Break (RingEdge; 2009) — Sound Staff
- Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Lindbergh; 2010) — Sound Creator
- Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns (Wii; 2010) — Sound
- Shining Force Cross Raid (RingEdge; 2010) — Sound Staff
- Virtua Tennis 4 (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Artists
- Daytona USA (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Designers
- Daytona USA (Xbox 360; 2011) — Sound Designers
- 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 (as Fumio Itoh)
- Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Sound Design
- Soul Reverse Zero (iOS; 2016) — Sound Designers (as 伊藤 二三雄)
- Soul Reverse Zero (Android; 2016) — Sound Designers (as 伊藤 二三雄)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Sound (as Fumio Itoh)
- Soul Reverse (ALLS UX; 2018) — Sound Designers (as Fumio Itoh)
- Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Sound Artist
- Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Origins (Xbox One; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Origins (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Frontiers (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Frontiers (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Special Thanks
- Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (iOS; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Apple TV; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go (Mac App Store; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Composers (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Composers (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Composers (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Superstars (Epic Games Store; 2023) — Composers (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Superstars (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Superstars (Nintendo Switch; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Sonic Superstars (Epic Games Store; 2023) — Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Arcade Game Development Cooperation (as Fumio Itoh)
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Arcade Game Development Cooperation (as Fumio Itoh)
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Arcade Game Development Cooperation (as Fumio Itoh)
- Virtua Fighter 3tb Online (Arcade; 2023) — Sound Artist
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Arcade Game Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Arcade Game Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Arcade Game Development Support (as Fumio Itoh)
Music
- Virtua Fighter 3 Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — All Songs Composed&Arrenged (as Fumio Itoh)
- Virtua Striker & Virtua Striker 2 (CD; 1997) — BGM (as Fumio Itoh)
- Virtua Striker & Virtua Striker 2 (CD; 1997) — S.E. (as Fumio Itoh)
- Daytona USA 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 1998) — Sound Team
- Daytona USA 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 1998) — Composer & Arranger
- Daytona USA 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 1998) — ささて (as 伊藤 二三雄)
- OutRun 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 2004) — Director (as Fumio Itoh)
- OutRun 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 2004) — Composer (as Fumio Itoh)
- Quest of D Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Composer & Sound Staff
- After Burner Climax Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Composer & Sound Staff
- OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Supervisor (as Fumio Itoh)
- OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Commentator (as Fumio Itoh)
- Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box (CD; 2009) — Original Music by[2] (as Fumio Itoh)
- Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box (CD; 2009) — Commentator[2] (as Fumio Itoh)
- 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 (CD; 2019) — Commentary (as 伊藤 二三雄)
- 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
- Go Sega: 60th Anniversary Album (CD; 2021) — Product Adviser[3]
- Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (CD; 2021) — Sound Designer
- Virtua Fighter 3tb Online Premium Music Collection (CD; 2023) — Sound Designer
- Virtua Fighter 3tb Online Premium Music Collection (CD; 2023) — Commentary
- Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Original Sound Tracks (CD) (2002) (as fi)
- Quest of D (2004) — Composer & Sound Staff
- Yakuza (2005) — Special Thanks
- MJ4 (2008)
- Border Break (2009) — Sound Staff
- Border Break Airburst (2010) — Sound Staff
- Shining Force Cross Raid (2010) — Sound Staff
- Border Break Union (2012)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (2013) — Sound
- Border Break Scramble (2014)
- Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (2015) — Sound Design
- Border Break X (2016)
- Border Break (PlayStation 4) (2018) — Sound Designer
- Border Break Music Collection Type-03 (CD) (2020) — Mastering Supervisor
Song credits
Virtua Fighter 3
- Tedium "Lion in the Library" — Music, Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Gostroptosis "In the Cave" — Music
- Modesty "Extra Stage" — Music, Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Impudence "Extra Stage" — Music, Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Persevering "Extra Stage" — Music, Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Scud Race
- Goal — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Virtua Striker 2
- selector1 - Team Select BGM — Music & Arrangement
- howto1 - Tutorial BGM — Music & Arrangement
- goal1 - Long Shot Goal Replay BGM — Music & Arrangement
- goal3 - Goal Replay BGM (Default) — Music & Arrangement
- jisatuten1 - Own Goal Replay BGM — Music & Arrangement
- goalrush1 - Goal Rush BGM (Default) — Music & Arrangement
- continue3 - Continue BGM — Music & Arrangement
- nameentry1 - Name Entry BGM — Music & Arrangement
- orc3 - Ending BGM (Default) — Music & Arrangement
- ending4short - Ending (FC SEGA Won) BGM — Music & Arrangement
- finalrush - Final Match Goal Rush (orc3, vs2miya3short) BGM — Music & Arrangement
- finalrush2 - Final Match Goal Rush (ending4short) BGM — Music & Arrangement
- bestgoal2 - Best Goal Replay BGM — Music & Arrangement
Daytona USA 2
- Battle on the Edge — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
- Tips to Win — Music & Arrangement
- Selector — Music & Arrangement
- Sling Shot — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
- Beginner Goal — Music & Arrangement
- Beginner Ending — Music & Arrangement
- I Can Do It — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa)
- Advanced Ending — Music & Arrangement
- Skyscraper Sequence — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
- Expert Goal — Music & Arrangement
- Expert Ending — Music & Arrangement
- Extra Ending — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Wait (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
- Extra Ending 2 (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
- Beginner Goal 2 (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
- Expert Goal 2 (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
- Battle on the Edge - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
- Sling Shot - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
- I Can Do It - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa)
- Skyscraper Sequence - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Ryoichi Hasegawa), Music & Arrangement
- U.N. (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
- Palm Rock Valley (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
- Tryno Bass No. 173 (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
- Forest Island (No Use) — Music & Arrangement
F355 Challenge
- Crave for Ride — Music
Shenmue II
- Magical Sound Shower — Arrangement
- Passing Breeze — Arrangement
- Splash Wave — Arrangement
- Last Wave — Arrangement
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
- evolve — Music & Arrangement
- a philanthropist — Music & Arrangement
- push your luck — Music & Arrangement
- confusion — Music & Arrangement
- without hesitation — Music & Arrangement
- It's mine, mine, mine! — Music & Arrangement
- a nursery rhyme — Music & Arrangement
- arise — Music & Arrangement
- ever changing — Music & Arrangement
- princess in the pandemonium — Music & Arrangement
- act with reason — Music & Arrangement
- unreasonableness — Music & Arrangement
- flowers to dead spirits — Music & Arrangement
- concentration — Music & Arrangement
- wail — Music & Arrangement
Aero Elite: Combat Academy
- Next Generation — Music & Arrangement
- Break Silence — Music & Arrangement
- Impractical Theroy — Music & Arrangement
- Loop — Music & Arrangement
- Wave Mechanics — Music & Arrangement
- Anti Air Raid — Music & Arrangement
- Grow Strained — Music & Arrangement
- Sea Urchin Eggs — Music & Arrangement
- Instructions — Music & Arrangement
- A Morning Calm — Music & Arrangement
- Tryno Bass #041 — Music & Arrangement
- Turn Round — Music & Arrangement
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Original Sound Tracks
- It's mine, mine, mine! (b.track) — Music & Arrangement
- push your luck (b.track) — Music & Arrangement
OutRun 2 (Arcade version)
- Risky Ride — Music & Arrangement
- Shiny World — Music & Arrangement
- Night Flight — Music & Arrangement
- Life was a bore — Music & Arrangement
- Ending-A — Music & Arrangement
- Ending-B — Music & Arrangement
- Ending-C — Music & Arrangement
- Ending-D — Music & Arrangement
- Ending-E — Music & Arrangement
OutRun 2 (Xbox Version)
- Risky Ride Guitar Mix — Music & Arrangement
- Shiny World Prototype — Music & Arrangement
- Night Flight Prototype — Music & Arrangement
- Night Flight Instrumental — Music & Arrangement
- Life was a bore Instrumental — Music & Arrangement
Yakuza
- Extract Medley from Original Score — Music & Arrangement (with Hidenori Shoji & Yuri Fukuda)
- 男達の会話 — Music & Arrangement
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
- Night Bird — Music & Arrangement
- Shake the Street 2006 Arrange Ver. — Arrangement
- Rush a Difficulty 2006 Arrange Ver. — Arrangement
Virtua Fighter 5
- Beginning Ver. B — Music & Arrangement
- Beginning Ver. C — Music & Arrangement
- Selector (VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Statues (Akira VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Great Wall (Lau VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Snow Mountain (Wolf VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Island (Jeffry VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Aurora (Sarah VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- City (Jacky VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Shrine (Aoi VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Waterfalls (Vanessa VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Terrace (Brad VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Broken House (Goh VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Ending (VF5 Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
After Burner Climax
- After Burner Climax - Opening - — Music & Arrangement
- After Burner Climax — Music & Arrangement
- Vertical Hot Air — Music & Arrangement
- Sleepless Sanctuary — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
- The End — Music & Arrangement
MJ4
- Default BGM — Music & Arrangement
Virtua Fighter 5 R
- Park (Sarah VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Deep Mountain (Lei-Fei VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
- Arena (El Blaze VF5R Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
Border Break
- 揺曳(ようえい) — Music & Arrangement
- Urban Crusher — Music & Arrangement
- Kadath — Music & Arrangement
- 矢筈(やはず) — Music & Arrangement
- 廃都(はいと) — Music & Arrangement (with AM R&D 2 Sound Staff)
Shining Force Cross
- 穏やかな始動 — Music & Arrangement
- 灼熱の凶奏曲 — Music & Arrangement
- 煌びやかなPain — Music & Arrangement
- 渇きの地表 — Music & Arrangement
- 傷痕 — Music & Arrangement
- ヘル・グランド — Music & Arrangement
- 序曲 — Music & Arrangement
Border Break Airburst
- Rush Tactics — Music & Arrangement
- Beginning of the End — Music & Arrangement (with Megumi Takano)
- 焔(ほむら) — Music & Arrangement
- 鬼会(おにだまり) — Music & Arrangement
- 集簇(しゅうぞく) — Music & Arrangement (with AM R&D 2 Sound Staff)
- Curved Dimensions — Music & Arrangement
Shining Force Cross Raid
- Danger Zone — Music & Arrangement
- 栄華の翼 — Music & Arrangement
- 楼閣 — Music & Arrangement
- 追憶は砂塵に散り — Music & Arrangement
- Lilith -Istria- — Music & Arrangement
Border Break Union
- Hollow Out — Music & Arrangement (with Makito Nomiya)
- 纏(まとい) — Music & Arrangement
Border Break Scramble
- 淘金(ゆりがね) — Music & Arrangement
- Tectorium — Music & Arrangement
- 息壌(そくじょう) — Music & Arrangement
- Varying Hare — Music & Arrangement (with Makito Nomiya)
- 徒跣(かちはだし) — Music & Arrangement
- Escape from the presence — Music & Arrangement (with Megumi Takano)
Border Break X
- Epicurean pleasures — Music & Arrangement
- 火鑽(ひきり) — Music & Arrangement
- Warheads (BBX) — Arrangement
- Silly Walks — Music & Arrangement
- 蒼惶(そうこう) — Music & Arrangement
- Noisy and Revelry — Music & Arrangement (with Yasuyuki Nagata)
- Partisan — Music & Arrangement
- Hypocentre — Music & Arrangement
- 息壌・即妙(そくじょう・そくみょう) — Music & Arrangement
Border Break (PlayStation 4)
- Beginning <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement
- Craftsmanship <大攻防戦 防衛陣営> — Music & Arrangement
- Imminent Disaster <ユニオンバトル アルド・シャウラ戦> — Music & Arrangement
- Looser & Loser <ユニオンバトル ANOTHER BOSS アルド・シャウラ戦> — Music & Arrangement
- Tense <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement
- Ominous <シナリオ> — Music & Arrangement
Border Break Music Collection Type-04
- Craftsmanship~Beat Rock Mix~ — Music, Arrangement & Remixing
Interviews
- Fumio Ito interview by Weekly-AM2 (January 4, 2002)
- Fumio Ito & Keisuke Tsukahara interview by Weekly-AM2 (January 20, 2004)