Takayuki Nakamura
From Sega Retro
Takayuki Nakamura (中村 隆之), born July 1967, is a guitarist and a sound designer and engineer. Regarding his work with Sega (which began in August 1989), he is perhaps best known for composing the music for the original Virtua Fighter.
Following his departure from Sega in September 1996, Nakamura joined Dream Factory Co., Ltd., through which he composed the music for a few Square titles.
He later became a head member of Brainstorm Co., Ltd. in October 1999, joined by artist Katsumi Yokota (from Sega) and recording engineer Kenzi Nagashima (from Light Link Music), all of whom helped create the music for the hit PSP title Lumines. He is still a member of Brainstorm to this day.
Contents
- 1 Production History
- 2 Song Credits
- 2.1 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System Version)
- 2.2 F1 Exhaust Note
- 2.3 Stadium Cross
- 2.4 OutRunners (Arcade Version)
- 2.5 Virtua Fighter (Arcade Version)
- 2.6 Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)
- 2.7 Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version)
- 2.8 Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising
- 2.9 Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)
- 2.10 Virtua Fighter Kids
- 2.11 Virtua Fighter 3
Production History
- E-SWAT: City Under Siege (Mega Drive Version) (1990) — Music by (as Middle Village)
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive Version) (1990) — Sound Assistant (as Middle Village)
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System Version) (1990) — Sound Programmer (as T N)
- F1 Exhaust Note (1991)
- The GG Shinobi (1991) — Sound Management (as TN)
- Streets of Rage (Mega Drive Version) (1991) — Sound Assisted (as T.N)
- Astérix (Master System Version) (1991) — Sound (as Takayuki)
- Stadium Cross (1992)
- OutRunners (Arcade Version) (1993)
- Virtua Fighter (Arcade Version) (1993) — Music Composer
- Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version) (1994) — Sound Designer
- Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version) (1994)
- Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (CD) (1994)
- Daytona USA (Saturn Version) (1995) — Sound Engineer
- Virtua Fighter Remix (Saturn Version) (1995) — Sound Designer (Virtua Fighter Remix Staff)
- Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version) (1995) — Producer (Sound Staff)
- Virtua Fighter Kids (1996)
- Virtua Fighter 3 (1996)
- Tobal 2 (1997) — Music (Dream Factory Staff), Sound Effect (Dream Factory Staff)
- Ehrgeiz (1998) — Music & Sound Effects (DreamFactory Co., Ltd.)
- Guilty Gear Petit (2001) — Sound
- Star Ocean: Blue Sphere (2001) — Sound
- Guilty Gear Petit 2 (2001) — Sound
- The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood (2002) — Sound Composed by
- WWE Raw (Xbox Version) (2002) — Sound Director, SE and Music Designer
- Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2002) — PRO FIGHTER (Matsui Enterprise Co. Ltd), Event Sound Effects (Matsui Enterprise Co. Ltd)
- Pride FC: Fighting Championships (2003) — Sound Director (Brainstorm Inc.), SFX (Brainstorm Inc.), Music (Brainstorm Inc.)
- Tube Slider (2003) — Sound Director
- WWE Raw 2 (2003) — SE & Music Designer (Brainstorm Inc.)
- Custom Robo: Battle Revolution (2004) — Sound Director & Composer (Brainstorm)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (2004) — Commentary Designer
- Lumines (2004) — Sound Designer & Engineer
- Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (2005) — Sound Designer
- Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (2006) — Sound Designer
- Every Extend Extra (2006) — Special Thanks (Brainstorm)
- Lumines Live! (2006) — Sound Designer (Brainstorm), Sound Engineer (Brainstorm)
- Custom Robo Arena (2006) — Music (Brainstorm)
- Gunpey DS (2006) — Sound Products Team (Brainstorm)
- Lumines II (2006) — Sound Designer & Engineer (Brainstorm)
- Lumines Plus (2007) — Sound Designer & Engineer (Brainstorm) (Original Lumines)
- Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle (2007) — Sound Editor
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (2007) — Sound
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (2008) — Sound :Editor
- Peggle: Dual Shot (2009) — Sound Direction and Creation (Brainstorm Co. Ltd)
Song Credits
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System Version)
- Club 30 (Round 1) — Arrangement
- Mr. Big (Boss Demo) — Arrangement
- Boss — Arrangement
- Dance Magic 1 (Smooth Criminal) — Arrangement
- Street (Round 2) — Arrangement
- Dance Magic 2 (Beat It) — Arrangement
- Woods (Round 3) — Arrangement
- Dance Magic 3 (Another Part of Me) — Arrangement
- Cavern (Round 4) — Arrangement
- Dance Magic 4 (Billie Jean) — Arrangement
- The Enemy Hideout (Round 5) — Arrangement
- Dance Magic 5 (Bad) — Arrangement
- Final Boss (Round 6) — Arrangement
F1 Exhaust Note
- Advertise — Music & Arrangement
- BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Main Theme — Music & Arrangement
- Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Stadium Cross
- Advertise — Music & Arrangement
- Credit — Music & Arrangement
- Waiting for Competitors — Music & Arrangement
- Checker Point — Music & Arrangement
- Lap 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Final Lap — Music & Arrangement
- Goal — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
OutRunners (Arcade Version)
- Mega Driver — Music & Arrangement
- Checker Point — Music & Arrangement
- Game Start — Music & Arrangement
- Picture the Rivers — Music & Arrangement
- Blow Your Cool — Music & Arrangement
- Looking for the Rainbow — Music & Arrangement
- Speed King — Music & Arrangement
- Sonic Control — Music & Arrangement
- Check Point — Music & Arrangement
- South America — Music & Arrangement (w/Hiroshi Kawaguchi)
- China — Music & Arrangement
- Mediterranean Sea — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Jingle Bells [Secret Track] — Arrangement
- Final Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Dream Flying — Music & Arrangement
- Last Wave (1993) — Arrangement
Virtua Fighter (Arcade Version)
- Advertise — Music & Arrangement
- Game Start — Music & Arrangement
- Jacky — Music & Arrangement
- Jeffry — Music & Arrangement
- Sarah — Music & Arrangement
- Kage — Music & Arrangement
- Pai — Music & Arrangement
- Wolf — Music & Arrangement
- Lau — Music & Arrangement
- Akira — Music & Arrangement
- Ending — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)
- Advertise — Music, Guitar
- Game Start — Music, Guitar
- Jacky — Music, Guitar
- Jeffry — Music, Guitar
- Sarah — Music, Guitar
- Kage — Music, Guitar
- Pai — Music, Guitar
- Wolf — Music, Guitar
- Lau — Music, Guitar
- Akira — Music, Guitar
- Ending — Music, Guitar
- Name Entry — Music, Guitar
Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version)
- Begin New Challenge — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Virtua Fighter 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Man of the Fist — Music & Arrangement
- Black Cat Moon — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Young Knight — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Secret Hiding in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Escape — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Ride the Tiger — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi & Akiko Hashimoto)
- Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Music & Arrangement
- Jacky ~V.F2 Arrange Version~ — Music & Arrangement
- Sarah ~V.F2 Arrange Version~ — Music & Arrangement
- Moment of Eternity — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising
- Wolf — Lyrics
Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)
- Evolution — Arrangement
- Man of the Fist — Music
- Black Cat Moon — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Young Knight — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Secret Hiding in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Escape — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Ride the Tiger — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Music
- Duralumin — Music & Arrangement
Virtua Fighter Kids
- We are Virtua Fighter Kids (Advertise Movie) — Music & Arrangement
- Selector — Music & Arrangement
- Lau — Music & Arrangement
- Sarah — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
- Shun — Arrangement
- Pai — Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Lion — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
- Jeffry — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
- Kage — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
- Jacky — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
- Wolf — Arrangement
- Akira — Music (w/Maki Morrow & Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
- Chicago — Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
- Dural — Music, Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
- Moment of Eternity ~ Kids Version — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
- Lion ~ Ending Movie — Music & Arrangement
- Advice — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Virtua Fighter 3
- Virtua Fighter 3 — Music
- Mai "Aoi in the Snow" — Music
- Underground "Sarah in the Subway" — Music
- Hiding "Kagemaru in the Castle" — Music
- Drunk man in Hong Kong "Shun on the Raft" — Music
- Game over — Music
- Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
- The Killer Mantis "Extra Stage" — Music