Chikako Kamatani

Chikako Kamatani

Employment history: Sega of Japan
Role(s): Musician

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Chikako Kamatani (鎌谷千佳子) is a former Sega sound member employed from 1987^[1] to the early '90s who originally worked on the music for Mega Drive titles Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle and Mystic Defender and the Sega Game Toshokan title Pyramid Magic. She later shifted to Master System titles such as OutRun 3D, Danan: The Jungle Fighter and Golden Axe Warrior, before becoming a sound coordinator for several Mega-CD titles such as Quiz Scramble Special and Game no Kanzume. She is credited for most of these by her alias, Tarnya, which is also the name of a boss character in Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle.^[2]

Years after her last known Sega work, Kamatani joined Artoon and worked on Game Boy Advance title Pinobee: Wings of Adventure. She has since worked with her husband, Kazuhiko Nagai, on the Oshare Majo series.

Kamatani is married to fellow Sega Sound Team member Kazuhiko Nagai. She mentored Naofumi Hataya when he was a new employee at the company, thus they appear together for several games.^[3]

Production history

Aztec Adventure: The Golden Road to Paradise (Master System; 1987) — Music
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (Master System; 1987) — Music
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (Mega Drive; 1989) — Music (as Tarnya)
Phantasy Star II (Mega Drive; 1989) — Sound Effects^[4] (as Tarnya)
OutRun 3D (Master System; 1989) — Composer
Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf (Mega Drive; 1989) — ターニャ^[5] (as Tarnya)
Super Hang-On (Mega Drive; 1989) — Sound
Kujaku Ou 2: Geneijou (Mega Drive; 1989) — All Songs Written by^[6] (as Tarnya)
Cyber Police ESWAT (Master System; 1990) — Sound (as Tarnya)
G-LOC: Air Battle (Game Gear; 1990) — Sound^[7] (as Tarnya)
16t (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to^[8] (as Tarnya)
Pyramid Magic III (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Coordinate (as Tarnya)
Gain Ground (Master System; 1991) — Sound (as Tarnya)
Quiz Shukudai o Wasuremashita! (System 24; 1991) — Music
Golden Axe Warrior (Master System; 1991) — Sound (as Tarnya)
Pyramid Magic (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Coordinate (as Tarnya)
Pyramid Magic Special (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Coordinate (as Tarnya)
Pro Yakyuu Super League '91 (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound design^[9] (as Tarnya)
Teddy Boy Blues (Mega Drive; 1992) — Sound Effects^[10] (as Tarnya)
G-LOC: Air Battle (Master System; 1992) — Sound (as Chikako)
Wondermega Collection (Mega-CD; 1992) — Sound Work (as Tarnya)
Wondermega Collection (Mega-CD; 1992) — Sound Coordinate (as Tarnya)
Wondermega Collection (Mega-CD; 1992) — サウンド (as Tarnya)
Quiz Scramble Special (Mega-CD; 1992) — Sound Work^[11] (as Tarnya)
Doraemon: Yume Dorobou to 7 Nin no Gozans (Mega Drive; 1993) — Assist^[12]
Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks to^[8] (as Tarnya)
Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Sound Effects^[10] (as Tarnya)
Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 (Mega-CD; 1994) — サウンド^[13] (as Tarnya)
Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Sound Coordinate^[14] (as Tarnya)
Love and Berry: Dress Up and Dance! (System SP; 2004) — Music Composer
Devi & Pii (Mega Drive; 2022) — Sound Support (as Tarnya)

Aztec Adventure: The Golden Road to Paradise (1987)
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa^[15] (1987)
Tensai Bakabon (1998) — Music^[16]
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (1989)
California Games (Master System Version) (1989)
OutRun 3D (1989)
Danan: The Jungle Fighter^[17] (1991)
Pinobee: Wings of Adventure (2001) — Sound Designer (Development Staff)
Oshare Majo Love and Berry (2004)

Song credits

Aztec Adventure: The Golden Road to Paradise

Title — Music & Arrangement
Game Start — Music & Arrangement
Forest — Music & Arrangement
Valley — Music & Arrangement
Desert — Music & Arrangement
Wetlands — Music & Arrangement
Ruins — Music & Arrangement
Nazca — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Title — Music & Arrangement
Opening — Music & Arrangement
Start — Music & Arrangement
Vigna Town / Harappa Plains (Main Theme) — Arrangement
Scopaco Cycle — Music & Arrangement
Alto Sea — Music & Arrangement
Petit-Copter — Music & Arrangement
Lahore Desert / Pyramid Oasis — Music & Arrangement
Kikori Forest / Rock Mountain — Music & Arrangement
Pogo Stick — Music & Arrangement
Sky Demon Castle — Music & Arrangement
Honorable Meeting with the Boss — Music & Arrangement
Marching Song — Music & Arrangement
Win!! — Music & Arrangement
Lose!! — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Epilogue — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Mystic Defender (Mega Drive Version)

Opening — Music & Arrangement
Title — Music & Arrangement
Intro — Music & Arrangement
Scene 1 — Music & Arrangement
Scene Clear — Music & Arrangement
Scene Start — Music & Arrangement
Scene 2 — Music & Arrangement
Scene 3 — Music & Arrangement
Scene 4 — Music & Arrangement
Scene 5 — Music & Arrangement
Scene 6 — Music & Arrangement
Scene Boss — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

OutRun 3D

Magical Sound Shower — Arrangement
Shining Wind — Music & Arrangement
Color Ocean — Music & Arrangement
Midnight Highway — Music & Arrangement
Last Wave — Arrangement

ESWAT (Master System Version)

Title — Music & Arrangement
Wanted — Arrangement
Round 1 — Arrangement
Boss — Arrangement
ESWAT — Arrangement
Round 2 — Arrangement
Round 3 — Arrangement
Round 4 — Music & Arrangement
Round 5 — Music & Arrangement
Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Gain Ground (Master System Version)

Title — Music & Arrangement
Round 1 — Arrangement
Boss — Music & Arrangement
Round Clear — Arrangement
Round 2 — Arrangement
Round 3 — Arrangement
Round 4 — Arrangement
Round 5 — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Danan: The Jungle Fighter

Opening — Music & Arrangement
Title — Music & Arrangement
Intro — Music & Arrangement
Round 1 — Music & Arrangement
Demo — Music & Arrangement
Boss — Music & Arrangement
Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
Round 2 — Music & Arrangement
Round 3-1 — Music & Arrangement
Round 3-2 — Music & Arrangement
Round 4 — Music & Arrangement
Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Golden Axe Warrior

Opening — Music & Arrangement
Title — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Village — Music & Arrangement
Room — Music & Arrangement
Overworld — Music & Arrangement
Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
Item Get — Music & Arrangement
Magic Room — Arrangement
Boss — Music & Arrangement
Ending Demo — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

References

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[https:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2Fhatayatoday.2Fstatus.2F618428810065645568-3] @hatayatoday on Twitter

[:File:Phantasy_Star_II_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf

[:File:Ozaki_Naomichi_no_Super_Masters_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Ozaki Naomichi no Super Masters MD credits.pdf

[:File:Kujaku_Ou_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Kujaku Ou 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:G-LOC_GG_credits.pdf_p-7] File:G-LOC GG credits.pdf

[:File:16t_MD_credits.pdf_p-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:16t MD credits.pdf

[:File:Pro_Yakyuu_Super_League_91_MD_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Pro Yakyuu Super League 91 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Teddy_Boy_Blues_MD_credits.pdf_p-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:Teddy Boy Blues MD credits.pdf

[:File:Quiz_Scramble_Special_MCD_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Quiz Scramble Special MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Doraemon_MD_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Doraemon MD credits.pdf

[:File:Paddle_Fighter_MCD_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Paddle Fighter MCD credits.pdf

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[https:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2Fokunari.2Fstatus.2F694193686528196609-15] @okunari on Twitter

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