Shinichi Sakamoto

Shinichi Sakamoto

Employment history: Westone (1986^[1] – 2011^[1]) impact (2012^[1] – 2013^[1]) Media vision (2013-01^[1] – 2013-09^[1]) Amata K.K. (2013-10^[1] – )
Role(s): Composer, Director

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Shinichi Sakamoto (坂本慎一) is a game developer with roles as a director and composer since the early 80's. He has also been a producer and programmer.^[1]

He is best known for his time at Westone, particularly for his work on the Wonder Boy franchise, creating music and sound effects for Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap and Wonder Boy in Monster World. His skill with guitar can also be heard in Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track.^[2]

He retired from sound creation in the mid-2000's in favor of directing and managing mobile games,^[1] but returned to the field in the 2021 with Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World, the Game Gear Micro, and Clockwork Aquario, which holds the Guiness World Record for the longest time between a videogame project start and final release.^[3]

Production history

Games

Wonder Boy in Monster Land (System 2; 1987) — Composer
Aurail (System 16; 1990) — Music Composer (as Sinichi Sakamoto)
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Mega Drive; 1990) — Composer & Sound Effects
Wonder Boy in Monster World (Mega Drive; 1991) — Music / Effect^[4]
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Game Gear; 1992) — Sound Composer
Dungeon Explorer (Mega-CD; 1995) — Music^[5]
Dungeon Explorer (Mega-CD; 1995) — FX Creator^[5]
Dungeon Explorer (Mega-CD; 1995) — Voice Actors^[5]
Wachenröder (Saturn; 1998) — 制作協力^[6] (as 坂本慎一)
Akihabara Dennou-gumi Pata Pies! (Dreamcast; 1999) — ディレクター (as 坂本慎一)
Akihabara Dennou-gumi Pata Pies! (Dreamcast; 1999) — サウンド (as 坂本慎一)
Reel Fishing: Wild (Dreamcast; 2001) — ディレクター (as 坂本慎一)
Reel Fishing: Wild (Dreamcast; 2001) — スチル写真 (as 坂本慎一)
Reel Fishing: Wild (Dreamcast; 2001) — サウンドディレクション (as 坂本慎一)
Reel Fishing: Wild (Dreamcast; 2001) — オーディオ (as 坂本慎一)
Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World (Xbox 360; 2012) — Special Thanks
Clockwork Aquario (Nintendo Switch; 2021) — Special Thanks
Clockwork Aquario (Nintendo Switch; 2021) — Remake Music
Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Special Thanks
Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Special Thanks

Music

Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Composed^[7]
Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol. 2 (CD; 2011) — Commentary^[8]
Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol. 3 (CD; 2012) — Commentary^[9]
Go Sega: 60th Anniversary Album (CD; 2021) — Special Thanks^[10]

Magazine articles

Main article: Shinichi Sakamoto/Magazine articles.

Interviews

External links

References

[https:.2F.2Fwww.linkedin.com.2Fin.2Fshin-ichi-sakamoto-09435369.2F-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 https://www.linkedin.com/in/shin-ichi-sakamoto-09435369/

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080228093907.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fsegavoice.2Fvol64.2F-2] ttp://sega.jp/segavoice/vol64/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-02-28 09:39)

[https:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2Fsintan_jp.2Fstatus.2F1468818736199368705-3] @sintan_jp on Twitter

[:File:Wonder_Boy_in_Monster_World_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Wonder Boy in Monster World MD credits.pdf

[:File:Dungeonexplorer_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p26-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:Dungeonexplorer mcd us manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:Wachenroder_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-6] File:Wachenroder_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:MWCCOST_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p7-7] File:MWCCOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7

[:File:SS16CSTV2_Album_JP_Booklet.pdf_p12-8] File:SS16CSTV2 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 12

[:File:SS16CSTV3_Album_JP_Booklet.pdf_p8-9] File:SS16CSTV3 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 8

[:File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p20-10] File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 20

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