Yuzo Koshiro

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Yuzo Koshiro
Place of birth: Hino, Tokyo, Japan
Date of birth: 1967-12-20 (age 56)
Employment history:
Role(s): Musician, Producer
Education: Nihon University Sakuragaoka High School

Yuzo Koshiro (古代 祐三) is one of the well-known faces of Japanese video game music. In the 1980s and 1990s, he created the soundtracks for games including the popular Mega Drive titles The Revenge of Shinobi (with his name appearing on the title screen), Streets of Rage and Beyond Oasis, following up with the score for the Super Nintendo game ActRaiser. His latest work includes compositions for the highly acclaimed games Shenmue and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2.

Koshiro is also partially responsible for composing the original soundtrack for Ys, a popular series of role-playing games. Unfortunately, he does not own the rights to any of his famous Ys compositions, and has indicated in interviews that he is bitter about that fact and finds their resulting international acclaim ironic.

Yuzo Koshiro is one of the pioneers in releasing soundtracks with his own music. The live orchestral version of ActRaiser was one of the industry's first of its kind. A live performance of this music could be heard in 2004 at the second Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany and in 2005 at the first Chamber Music Game Concert in Leipzig, Germany. Koshiro is participating on PLAY! A Video Game Symphony, a symphonic world-tour featuring video game music. His arrangement of music from the Sonic the Hedgehog series is presented in every concert all over the world. He attended the concert on May 27, 2006, in Chicago. On August 23, 2006, his music from Revenge of Shinobi was performed at the fourth Symphonic Game Concert in Leipzig, Germany, in an arrangement done by himself.

His sister, Ayano Koshiro, is responsible for many of the character designs in the games for which Yuzo has composed music. One of the more popular examples is the Bare Knuckle (Streets of Rage) series on the Sega Mega Drive. She also worked on character design of Ys and ActRaiser.

Production history

Games

Videos

Music

Hardware

Song credits

Romancia

  • Opening — Music & Arrangement

Ys: The Vanished Omens (PC-88 version)

  • Feena (Title) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Syonin (Shop 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Tears of Sylph (Shop 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • First Step Towards Wars (Grasslands) — Music & Arrangement
  • Palace (Temple 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Holders of Power (Powerful Character 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Palace of Destruction (Temple 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Beat of the Terror (Abandoned Mine) — Music & Arrangement
  • Tower of the Shadow of Death (Tower) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Last Moment of the Dark (Top Floor of the Tower) — Music & Arrangement
  • Final Battle (Powerful Character 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Rest in Peace (After the Final Battle) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Morning Glow (Ending 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • See You Again (Ending 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Devil's Wind (Devil's Wind) — Music & Arrangement
  • Dreaming — Music & Arrangement
  • Chase of Shadow — Music & Arrangement
  • Church — Music & Arrangement
  • Over Drive — Music & Arrangement
  • Departure — Music & Arrangement
  • Crossroad of Sadness — Music & Arrangement
  • Battle Ground — Music & Arrangement
  • Mysterious Moment — Music & Arrangement
  • Theme of Adoru — Music & Arrangement
  • Dead-End Street — Music & Arrangement
  • Sub-Mission — Music & Arrangement
  • Tension — Music & Arrangement
  • Fly with Me — Music & Arrangement

The Revenge of Shinobi

  • Opening — Music & Arrangement
  • Long Distance (Demo) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Shinobi (Round 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Terrible Beat (Boss) — Music & Arrangement
  • Sunrise Blvd. (Round 2-1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Make Me Dance (Round 2-2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Like a Wind (Round 3-1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Run or Die (Round 3-2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Ninja Step (Round 4) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Dark City (Round 5) — Music & Arrangement
  • China Town (Round 6) — Music & Arrangement
  • Over the Bay (Round 7) — Music & Arrangement
  • Labyrinth (Round 8) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Ninja Master (Final Boss) — Music & Arrangement
  • Silence Night (Bad Ending) — Music & Arrangement
  • My Lover (Good Ending) — Music & Arrangement
  • Failure — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

The Super Shinobi & Works

~Arranged version~

  • Flash Flash Flash — Music & Arrangement, Computer Programming & Keyboard
  • Make Me Dance — Music & Arrangement, Computer Programming & Keyboard
  • China Town — Music & Arrangement, Computer Programming & Keyboard
  • Blast Power — Music & Arrangement, Computer Programming & Keyboard

The GG Shinobi

  • Opening — Music & Arrangement
  • Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Rush (Highway 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Joe (Highway 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Spirit (Valley 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Darkside (Valley 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • First Step (Harbor 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Distant Thunder (Harbor 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Cavern (Woodland 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Forest (Woodland 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Last Dungeon (Neo City) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Miss — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Harakeri — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
  • Far Away — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused - later used in The GG Shinobi II]
  • Contact — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Streets of Rage (Mega Drive version)

  • The Street of Rage — Music & Arrangement
  • Player Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Fighting in the Street (Round 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Attack the Barbarian (Boss) — Music & Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Dilapidated Town (Round 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Moon Beach (Round 3) — Music & Arrangement
  • Keep the groovin' (Round 4) — Music & Arrangement
  • Beatnik on the Ship (Round 5) — Music & Arrangement
  • Stealthy Steps (Round 6) — Music & Arrangement
  • Violent Breathing (Round 7) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Last Soul (Round 8) — Music & Arrangement
  • You Became the Bad Guy! (Bad Ending) — Music & Arrangement
  • Big Boss (Last Boss) — Music & Arrangement
  • My Little Baby (Good Ending) — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Up & Up — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
  • The Super Threc — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System and Game Gear versions)

  • Title — Rearrangement
  • Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Green Hill — Rearrangement
  • Power Up — Rearrangement
  • Stage Clear — Rearrangement
  • Bridge — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Also known as "Stage BGM A"]
  • Jungle — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Also known as "Stage BGM B"]
  • Labyrinth — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Also known as "Stage BGM C"]
  • Scrap Brain — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Also known as "Stage BGM D"]
  • Sky Base — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Miss — Rearrangement
  • Bonus Stage — Music & Arrangement
  • Chaos Emerald — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Rearrangement
  • Marble — Rearrangement [NOTE: Unused]

The GG Shinobi II

  • Far Away (Building 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Enemy's Base — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Streets of Rage 2

  • S.O.R Super Mix — Music & Arrangement
  • Player Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Go Straight — Music & Arrangement
  • Go Straight (Beat Mix) — Music & Arrangement
  • In the Bar — Music & Arrangement
  • In the Bar (Slow Mix) — Music & Arrangement
  • Never Return Alive — Music & Arrangement
  • Spin on the Bridge — Music & Arrangement
  • Ready Funk — Music & Arrangement
  • Dreamer — Music & Arrangement
  • Alien Power — Music & Arrangement
  • Under Logic — Music & Arrangement
  • Too Deep — Music & Arrangement
  • Slow Moon — Music & Arrangement
  • Wave 131 — Music & Arrangement
  • Jungle Base — Music & Arrangement (with Motohiro Kawashima)
  • Back to the Industry — Music & Arrangement
  • Revenge of Mr. X — Music & Arrangement
  • Good End — Music & Arrangement
  • Walking Bottom — Music & Arrangement

Slap Fight MD

  • Sortie (Shutu-Geki) — Music & Arrangement
  • Flight (Hi-Syou) — Music & Arrangement
  • Rush (Tos-Shin) — Music & Arrangement
  • Strategy (Saku-Sen) — Music & Arrangement
  • Conflict (Kat-Tou/unused) — Music & Arrangement
  • Contact (Ses-Syoku/unused) — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
  • Hope (Ki-Bou) — Music & Arrangement

The Stickman is Back

  • Demon — Music & Arrangement
  • History & Roots — Music & Arrangement
  • Local, etc... — Music & Arrangement
  • Rogue in the palace — Music & Arrangement
  • Bee's Eye — Music & Arrangement
  • In the Mountain — Music & Arrangement
  • Pop & Deep — Music & Arrangement
  • Get More Tea — Music & Arrangement
  • Catman — Music & Arrangement
  • Born Again — Music & Arrangement
  • Who Am I ? — Music & Arrangement
  • Clone & Taboo — Music & Arrangement
  • Eat Max — Music & Arrangement
  • Boo! Pee! — Music & Arrangement

Streets of Rage 3

  • Beat Ambiance — Music & Arrangement
  • Spinning Machine — Music & Arrangement
  • Kama de Coco — Music & Arrangement
  • Disco — Music & Arrangement
  • Random Cross — Music & Arrangement
  • Happy Paradise — Music & Arrangement
  • Shinobi Reverse — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM II (Mr. X) — Music & Arrangement
  • Robo X — Music & Arrangement
  • Crazy Train — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM III (Bad Ending) — Music & Arrangement
  • Inga Rasen — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM IV — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Streets of Rage 4

  • Main Theme - Composer / Producer
  • Character Select Theme - Composer / Producer
  • They're Back - Composer / Producer
  • Mr. Y - Composer / Producer
  • Mrs. Y - Composer / Producer

Shenmue

  • The Sadness I Carry on My Shoulders — Music & Arrangement
  • Rain — Music & Arrangement
  • Setting off anew / Arranged by Y.Koshiro — Arrangement
  • Shenmue ~Sedge Tree~ / Arranged by Y.Koshiro — Arrangement
  • Shenhua ~Sedge Flower~ / Arranged by Y.Koshiro — Arrangement
  • Hip De Hop — Music & Arrangement

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

  • Main Theme (The Legend of Zelda) — Arrangement
  • Norfair — Arrangement

Bare Knuckle Original Soundtrack

  • Bare Knuckle - Legend Mix - — Music (with Motohiro Kawashima), Remixed by [NOTE: From Game Music Club Event "Legend" in 2002]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

  • Battle! Trainer (Pokémon X / Y) — Arrangement
  • Wrath of the Reset Bomb — Arrangement
  • Pac-Man — Arrangement

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

  • Now or Never! — Arrangement
  • Guile Stage — Arrangement
  • Psycho Soldier Theme — Arrangement
  • Psycho Soldier Theme (Overseas Version) — Arrangement

Mega Drive Mini

  • Menu Theme — Music & Arrangement

Interviews

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Photographs

Main article: Photos of Yuzo Koshiro

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:Revenge of Shinobi MD credits.pdf
  2. ↑ File:Sorcerian MD credits.pdf
  3. ↑ File:GG Shinobi GG credits.pdf
  4. ↑ File:Streets of Rage MD credits.pdf
  5. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog SMS credits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog v1.1 GG credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:Batman Returns GG credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Streets of Rage GG credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:GG Shinobi II GG credits.pdf
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:Streets of Rage 2 MD credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Batman Returns SMS credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Slap Fight MD credits.pdf
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:Streets of Rage 2 GG credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Bare Knuckle III MD credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Streets of Rage 3 MD credits.pdf
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 File:Streets of Rage 2 SMS credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:Advanced D&D Eye of the Beholder MCD credits.pdf
  18. ↑ File:Story of Thor MD credits.pdf
  19. ↑ File:Zork I Sat JP Manual.pdf, page 10
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 File:Thor Seireioukiden Saturn credits.pdf
  21. ↑ File:Legend of Oasis Saturn credits.pdf
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 File:Vatlva Saturn credits.pdf
  23. ↑ File:Sega Ages Columns Arcade Collection Saturn credits.pdf
  24. ↑ File:ShenmueOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15
  25. ↑ File:VBoS CD US back.jpg
  26. ↑ File:ShinobiMusicCollection CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
  27. ↑ File:BareKnuckleOriginalSoundtrack CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7
  28. ↑ File:StreetsofRage Vinyl UK back.jpg
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 File:SoR2 Vinyl UK back.png
  30. ↑ File:RoS vinyl UK back.jpg
  31. ↑ File:SoR3 Vinyl UK back.jpg
  32. ↑ File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 20
  33. ↑ File:Sega60th CD JP booklet.pdf
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