Tohru Nakabayashi

Tohru Nakabayashi

Place of birth: Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan^[1]
Date of birth: 1957-12-25 (age 66)
Employment history: Sega of Japan
Role(s): Composer, Musician
Education: Chiba Institute of Technology Tsudanuma Campus^[2]

Tohru "Master" Nakabayashi (中林亨) is a former Sega sound designer who composed for many of the company's arcade games in the 80s, as well as various medal games and prize games. He was also a member of Team Shinobi.

Towards the 90's his role had shifted into sound system development and management for AM2.^[3] For an unknown number of years, he worked under Sega AM5^[4] and Sega Mechatronics^[5]. He currently works for FPS.^[2]

Production history

Games

Doki Doki Penguin Land (SG-1000; 1985) — Sound
Choplifter (System 1; 1985) — Sound
Body Slam (System 16; 1986) — Music
Action Fighter (System 16; 1986) — Music
Dunk Shot (System 16; 1987) — Music
Time Scanner (System 16; 1987) — Sound Designer
Super Hang-On (Hang-On hardware; 1987) — Sound Programmer
Alien Syndrome (System 16; 1987)
Ghostbusters (Master System; 1987) — Sound
Bullet (System 16; 1987) — Music^[6]
Super League (System 16; 1987) — Music
Thunder Blade (X Board; 1987) — Sound Effects, Music^[7]
Altered Beast (System 16; 1988) — Team Shinobi 1988 Summer (as NAK.)
Passing Shot (System 16; 1988) — Music
Scramble Spirits (System 24; 1988) — Sound Design (as Professor Tohru)
Bloxeed (System 16; 1989) — Music
Wrestle War (System 16; 1989) — Music
Golden Axe (System 16; 1989) — Sound
Super Masters (System 24; 1989) — Music^[8]
M.V.P. (System 16; 1990) — Music
CyberBall (Mega Drive; 1990) — Sound
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (System 18; 1990) — Sound
Hyper Marbles (Mega Drive; 1991) — 音楽^[9] (as T.N)
Streets of Rage (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Assisted^[10] (as T.N)
Arabian Fight (System 32; 1991) — Sound
Burning Rival (System 32; 1993) — S.E. & Sound Program (as 中林亨)
Virtua Racing (Mega Drive; 1994) — Music Composers^[11] (as Thoru Nakabayashi)
Victory Goal '96 (Saturn; 1996) — Special thanks to^[12]
Die Hard Arcade (Sega Titan Video; 1996)
Scud Race (Model 3; 1996) — Sound (as Toru Nakabayashi)
Die Hard Arcade (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[13]
Scud Race Plus (Model 3; 1997) — Sound (as Toru Nakabayashi)
Dynamite Cop (Model 2; 1998) — Special Thanks
Sega Tetris (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks to (as Toru Nakabayashi)
StarHorse 2 Fourth Ambition (Medal game; 2008) — ??? (as Toru Nakabayashi)

Videos

CGMV Virtua Fighter 2 (VHS; 1995) — Special Thanks

Music

Virtua Fighter 2 Sound Track (CD; 1995) — Executive Producer (as 中林亨)
Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows (CD; 1995) — Special Thanks^[14] (as 中林亨)
Fighting Vipers Sega Saturn Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Directed by
Psyched: Club-Mix From Sega Racing Games (CD; 1997) — Supervision & Special Support
Le Mans 24 (CD; 1997) — Sound A&R (as Toru Nakabayashi)
Virtua Striker & Virtua Striker 2 (CD; 1997) — Sound A&R
Yu Suzuki Produce OutRun (CD; 1997) — Sound A&R
Yu Suzuki Produce Power Drift (CD; 1998) — Sound A&R
Motor Raid/Water Ski (CD; 1998) — Sound A&R^[15] (as Tohru Nakabayasi)
Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders (CD; 1998) — Sound A&R^[16]
Sega Rally 2 (CD; 1998) — Sound A&R^[17]
Fighting Vipers 2 The Sound Album (CD; 1998) — Sound A&R
Sega Racing Best (CD; 1999) — Sound Producer
Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks^[18]
Galaxy Force II & Thunder Blade Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks^[19]
Fantasy Zone Ultra Super Big Maximum Great Strong Complete Album (CD; 2008) — Special Thanks^[20]
StarHorse Original Sound Track (CD; 2021) — Composed by

Girl's Garden (1984)
Choplifter^[3] (Arcade version) (1985)
Body Slam (1986) — Music^[21]
Action Fighter (Arcade version) (1986) — Music^[21] (as NAK)
Alien Syndrome (Arcade version) (1987) — Sound^[21]
Dunk Shot (1987) — Music (Reportedly)^[21]
Time Scanner (1987) — Sound^[21] (as NKB)
Bullet (1987) — Music^[21]
Super League (1987) — Music^[22]
Thunder Blade (Arcade version) (1987) (as Master)
Ghostbusters (Master System) (1987)
Passing Shot (1988) — Music^[22]
Golden Axe (Arcade version) (1989) (as Master)
Flash Point (1989) — Music^[23]
Bloxeed (1989) — Music^[23]
M.V.P. (1990) — Music^[23]
CyberBall (1990)
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker^[3] (Arcade version) (1990)
Cyber Dome (1991) (as Master)
Arabian Fight^[3] (1991)
StarHorse 2 Fourth Ambition (2008) — Sound Director (as Toru Nakabayashi)

Song credits

Doki Doki Penguin Land (SG-1000 Version)

Title — Music & Arrangement
Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Alien Syndrome (Arcade version)

Title — Music & Arrangement
Credit — Music & Arrangement
Round Start — Music & Arrangement
Dooms Day (Main BGM) — Music & Arrangement
Killer Instinct (Boss) — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
BGM 2 — Music & Arrangement
Boss 2 — Music & Arrangement
Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
BGM 4 — Music & Arrangement
Boss 3 — Music & Arrangement
Ending 2 — Music & Arrangement
Test BGM — Music & Arrangement

Dunk Shot

Credit — Music & Arrangement
Team Select — Music & Arrangement
Demo — Music & Arrangement
Winning Song — Music & Arrangement
Beat Away (Round 1) — Music & Arrangement
Winning Ceremony (Coffee Break) — Music & Arrangement
Toast! (Round 2) — Music & Arrangement
Hide and Seek (Round 3) — Music & Arrangement
One on One (Round 4) — Music & Arrangement
The Fight (Round 5) — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Ranking — Music & Arrangement

Time Scanner (Arcade version)

Credit — Music & Arrangement
Volcano Stage — Music & Arrangement
Saqqarah Stage — Music & Arrangement
Saqqarah Multi Ball — Music & Arrangement
Monster Stage — Music & Arrangement
Ruins Stage — Music & Arrangement
Multi Ball — Music & Arrangement
Final Stage — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Not Use — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Thunder Blade (Arcade version)

Coin — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Extra BGM 1 ~Take Off~ — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
Extra BGM 2 ~Primary Attack~ — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
Extra BGM 3 ~In Conclusion~ — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Altered Beast (Arcade version)

Credit — Music & Arrangement
Rise from Your Grave (Round 1, 4) — Music & Arrangement
Altered Beast (Power Up) — Music & Arrangement
Gaum-Hammer (Boss Theme) — Music & Arrangement
Crystal Ball Theme (Round Clear) — Music & Arrangement
Closed in Upon Me (Round 2, 5) — Music & Arrangement
I'll Be Back (Round 3) — Music & Arrangement
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (Ending) — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Arcade version)

Title — Arrangement
Cavern (Round 1, 5-1, 5-2) — Arrangement
Amusement Quarter (Round 2-1, 2-2) — Arrangement
Boss 1 (Round 2-3) — Music & Arrangement
Night Street (Round 3) — Arrangement
Graveyard (Round 4-1, 4-2) — Arrangement
Boss 2 (Round 4-3) — Music & Arrangement
Boss 3 (Round 5-3) — Music & Arrangement
Dance Magic 1 — Music & Arrangement
Dance Magic 2 — Arrangement
Dance Magic 3 — Arrangement
Ending — Arrangement

Magazine articles

Main article: Tohru Nakabayashi/Magazine articles.

External links

References

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[:File:Bullet_Ranking.png_p-6] File:Bullet Ranking.png

[:File:ThunderBlade_Best10Ranking.png_p-7] File:ThunderBlade Best10Ranking.png

[:File:SuperMasters_System24_TodaysBestRankers.png_p-8] File:SuperMasters System24 TodaysBestRankers.png

[:File:Hyper_Marbles_MD_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Hyper Marbles MD credits.pdf

[:File:Streets_of_Rage_MD_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Streets of Rage MD credits.pdf

[:File:Virtua_Racing_MD_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Virtua Racing MD credits.pdf

[:File:Victory_Goal_.2796_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Victory Goal '96 Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Die_Hard_Arcade_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Die Hard Arcade Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:VF2DancingShadows_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p15-14] File:VF2DancingShadows CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15

[:File:MotorRaid_WaterSki_Booklet.pdf_p6-15] File:MotorRaid WaterSki Booklet.pdf, page 6

[:File:HDaLAR_Album_JP_Booklet.pdf_p8-16] File:HDaLAR Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 8

[:File:SegaRally2_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p10-17] File:SegaRally2 CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 10

[:File:SHO20A_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p11-18] File:SHO20A CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11

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