Keisuke Tsukahara (composer)
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- Not to be confused with Keisuke Tsukahara (Engineer).
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Keisuke Tsukahara |
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Keisuke Tsukahara (塚原 啓介) is a long-time (but less prominent) member of the Sega sound team. He is best known for composing the music for Shinobi series title Shadow Dancer. During the late 80's and early 90's, he mainly worked on console titles, though occasionally composed for arcade titles. Many of the Master System games he worked on, such as American Baseball and The Cyber Shinobi, wouldn't see releases in Japan.
Sometime in the mid 90's, his focus shifted towards attractions found exclusively in Sega-inspired theme parks such as Joypolis and Sega World Sydney. This would last until being relocated to the AM2 department around 1998 or 1999, where he works as a sound designer to this day.
Psychedelic Chung is often mistaken to be an alias of Tsukahara's, despite very little evidence to suggest this.
Contents
- 1 Production history
- 2 Song credits
- 2.1 Shadow Dancer (Arcade version)
- 2.2 Galaxy Force (Master System Version)
- 2.3 Alien Storm (Arcade version)
- 2.4 Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
- 2.5 Shadow Dancer (Master System Version)
- 2.6 F1 Super Lap
- 2.7 F355 Challenge
- 2.8 Aero Elite: Combat Academy
- 2.9 Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
- 2.10 OutRun 2 (Arcade version)
- 2.11 After Burner Climax
- 2.12 Shining Force Cross Raid
- 3 Interviews
- 4 References
Production history
- Chouon Senshi Borgman (Master System; 1988) — Music Composed by (as Key)
- Galaxy Force (Master System; 1989) — Sound (as K.Tukaara)
- Sword of Vermilion (Mega Drive; 1989) — Chief Designer (as Key)
- Sword of Vermilion (Mega Drive; 1989) — Background Design (as Key)
- Sword of Vermilion (Mega Drive; 1989) — Title Design (as Key)
- Sword of Vermilion (Mega Drive; 1989) — ASCII Design (as Key)
- Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (Mega Drive; 1990) — Music Composer[1] (as Tsukachan)
- Pyramid Magic III (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Coordinate (as Thukachan)
- Bahamut Senki (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound[2] (as MUCHO&Comp.)
- The Cyber Shinobi (Master System; 1991) — Composer[3] (as Shirige Nuki)
- Shadow Dancer (Master System; 1991) — Sound[4] (as K.T.)
- Dark Wizard (Mega-CD; 1993) — Music Composer[5] (as Tsukachan)
- Dark Wizard (Mega-CD; 1993) — Sound Programmer[5] (as Tukachan)
- OutRun Online Arcade (Xbox 360; 2009) — Special Thanks
- OutRun Online Arcade (PlayStation 3; 2009) — Special Thanks
- Virtua Tennis 4 (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Artists
- Reggie Jackson Baseball[6] (1988)
- Shadow Dancer (Arcade version) (1989)
- Flash Point[6] (1989)
- World Championship Soccer[6] (1989)
- World Games[6] (Master System version) (1989)
- Bloxeed[7] (1989)
- Alien Storm (Arcade version) (1990) — Sound (as Juuou Tsukachan)
- Cyber Dome (1990) (as Delmo Tsukachan)
- VR-1[6] (1994)
- Critter Crusher[6] (1995)
- Boat Race GP[6] (1996)
- Aqua Nova[6] (1997)
- Royal Ascot 2[6] (1998)
- Quest of D (2004)
- Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ3[6] (2005)
- Border Break (2009) — Sound Staff
- Border Break Airburst (2010) — Sound Staff
- Shining Force Cross Raid (2010) — Sound Staff
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f (2012) — SE/Sound Direction
- Border Break (PlayStation 4) (2018) — Sound Designer
~Other (unsorted) work (Theme Parks)~
- Various Joypolis BGM[6]
- Ichikawa Galbo BGM[6]
- Shocking Maze[6]
Song credits
- Main article: Keisuke Tsukahara (composer)/Song credits.
Shadow Dancer (Arcade version)
- Demo — Music & Arrangement
- Title — Music & Arrangement
- Credit — Music & Arrangement
- Mission Start — Music & Arrangement
- Map — Music & Arrangement
- Stage 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Stage 1 Boss — Music & Arrangement
- Bonus Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Perfect — Music & Arrangement
- Failed — Music & Arrangement
- Miss — Music & Arrangement
- Stage 2-1,3 — Music & Arrangement
- Stage 2-2 — Music & Arrangement
- Stage 2 Boss — Music & Arrangement
- Stage 3-1,2 — Music & Arrangement
- Stage 3-3 — Music & Arrangement
- Stage 3 Boss — Music & Arrangement
- Stage 4 — Music & Arrangement
- Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
- Ending — Music & Arrangement
- Continue — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Not Use — Music & Arrangement
Galaxy Force (Master System Version)
- Scene Select — Arrangement
- Beyond the Galaxy [Scene A] — Arrangement
- Defeat [Scene B] — Arrangement
- Alone Fighter [Scene C] — Arrangement
- Take Back [Scene D] — Arrangement
- TRY-Z [Stronghold Tunnel] — Arrangement
- Stage Clear — Arrangement
- Ending [Name Entry] — Arrangement
Alien Storm (Arcade version)
- Break Out (Advertise) — Music & Arrangement
- Player Select — Music & Arrangement
- Theme of "Busters" — Music & Arrangement
- 100 Yen — Music & Arrangement
- Noise of Art! — Music & Arrangement
- That's G.G — Music & Arrangement
- We Are "Busters" — Music & Arrangement
- Speed Queen! — Music & Arrangement
- Dark Alley — Music & Arrangement
- Tastes Great! (Stage Clear) — Music & Arrangement
- Here We Go Go! — Music & Arrangement
- Neuropath — Music & Arrangement
- Cybernate-P — Music & Arrangement
- Tireless — Music & Arrangement
- Ulcer — Music & Arrangement
- Nuclear Dance! (Ending) — Music & Arrangement
- Oh My Buddha! (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement
- 100 Yen Part 2 — Music & Arrangement
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
- Prologue — Music & Arrangement
- Title — Music & Arrangement
- Start — Music & Arrangement
- Burning Downtown 1 (Round 1-1) — Music & Arrangement
- Burning Downtown 2 (Round 1-2) — Music & Arrangement
- Boss — Music & Arrangement
- Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
- Bonus Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Result-Extra Players — Music & Arrangement
- Result-Score Bonus — Music & Arrangement
- Battle on the Railway 1 (Round 2-1) — Music & Arrangement
- Battle on the Railway 2 (Round 2-2) — Music & Arrangement
- Miss — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
- Statue of Liberty (Round 3-2) — Music & Arrangement
- In the Darkness (Round 4-2) — Music & Arrangement
- Union Lizard (Final Boss) — Music & Arrangement
- Ending — Music & Arrangement
- Options — Music & Arrangement
Shadow Dancer (Master System Version)
- Demo — Music & Arrangement
- Title — Music & Arrangement
- Start — Music & Arrangement
- Round 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Miss — Music & Arrangement
- Boss — Music & Arrangement
- Bonus Stage 1 (AC) — Music & Arrangement
- Result-Miss — Music & Arrangement
- Round 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Bonus Stage 2 (MD) — Music & Arrangement
- Result-Extra Player — Music & Arrangement
- Round 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
- Round 4 — Music & Arrangement
- Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
- Ending — Music & Arrangement
F1 Super Lap
- Advertise — Music & Arrangement
- Machine Select — Music & Arrangement
- Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
F355 Challenge
- Keep on Rolling — Music
- Scarlatto — Music
- Seize the Moon — Music
Aero Elite: Combat Academy
- Aftershock — Music & Arrangement
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
- disintegration — Music & Arrangement
- real image — Music & Arrangement
OutRun 2 (Arcade version)
- Opening — Music & Arrangement
After Burner Climax
- The Lure of the Sky — Music & Arrangement
- Great River Valley — Music & Arrangement
- A Moment of Peace — Music & Arrangement
- Cleared for Takeoff — Music & Arrangement
- RTB — Music & Arrangement
Shining Force Cross Raid
- Defend the Crystal -3- — Music & Arrangement
Interviews
References
- ↑ File:Shadow Dancer MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Bahamut Senki MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Cyber Shinobi SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Shadow Dancer SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Dark Wizard MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 https://media.vgm.io/albums/86/4768/4768-1191149488.jpg
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/db/covers.php?do=view&cover=262229