Tomoya Koga

Tomoya Koga
Place of birth: Chiba prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1970-06-08 (age 54)
Employment history: Sega of Japan (2005 – 2009) Divisions: Sega AM2
Role(s): Composer, Musician
Education: Seikei University (Political Science)

Tomoya Koga (古賀 友彌) is a guitarist and sound composer who formerly worked for Sega. After graduating from university, he began working as a session musician, first with Melodie Sexton. He played guitar and bass as well as composed for Sega games starting in 1996, but did not join the company until 2005. Since 2009 he has been a freelance musician.

Production history

Games

• NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Guitar
• Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — E.Guitar (as 古賀 友彌)
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2 (Saturn; 1997) — Musician (as 古賀 友彌)
• F355 Challenge (Dreamcast; 2000) — Music
• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (Dreamcast; 2000) — Sound Composers
• F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition (NAOMI Multiboard; 2001) — Music
• Virtua Fighter 4 (NAOMI 2; 2001) — Sound Creator
• Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Guitar Player
• The King of Route 66 (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Music
• Aero Elite: Combat Academy (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Guitar
• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (PlayStation 2; 2001) — Sound Composer
• Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Guitar Player
• The King of Route 66 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Music Composers
• OutRun 2 (Chihiro; 2003) — Sound
• Virtua Quest (PlayStation 2; 2004) — ゲームBGMギター (as 古賀 友彌)
• Virtua Quest (GameCube; 2004) — Guiter of Game BGM
• Virtua Fighter 5 (Lindbergh; 2005) — Sound Team
• After Burner Climax (Lindbergh; 2006) — Sound Creators
• Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360; 2007) — Sound Creators
• Sega Race TV (Lindbergh; 2008) — Sound Team
• Virtua Fighter 5 R (Lindbergh; 2008) — Sound Creator
• Sega Racing Classic (RingWide; 2009) — Sound Designers
• Border Break (RingEdge; 2009) — Sound Staff
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Lindbergh; 2010) — Guitar Arr.
• Shining Force Cross Raid (RingEdge; 2010) — Sound Staff
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Wii; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Windows PC; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Virtua Tennis 4 (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Xbox 360; 2011) — Sound Artists
• Daytona USA (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Sound Designers
• Daytona USA (Xbox 360; 2011) — Sound Designers
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Xbox 360; 2012) — Guitar Arr.
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Guitar Arr.
• Propeller Arena: Aviation Battle Championship (Dreamcast; unreleased) — Composers

Music

• NiGHTS Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Guitar
• OutRun 2 Sound Tracks (CD; 2004) — Musicians
• After Burner Climax Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Composer & Sound Staff
• NiGHTS into Dreams: Perfect Album (CD; 2008) — Guitar
• Border Break Original Sound Track (CD; 2009) — Sound Staff
• Shining Force Cross Raid Original Sound Track (CD; 2011) — Sound Staff
• Border Break Soundtrack Complete CD-Box (CD; 2018) — Theme Song
• Border Break Music Collection Type-02 (CD; 2019) — Sound Designer
• Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (CD; 2021) — Add Composed

• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (1996) — Guitar
• F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa (Arcade version) (1999) [NOTE: Uncredited]
• Virtua Tennis (1999) — Guitar
• CR Virtua Fighter (2007) — Composition, Arrangement, Guitar & Bass
• Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ4 (2008)
• Border Break (2009)
• Shining Force Cross Raid (2010)
• Border Break Union (2012)
• Shining Force Cross Exlesia (2013)
• Border Break X (2016)
• Border Break Music Collection Type-02 (CD; 2019)
• Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (2021) — Add Composed
• Rent A Hero — Arrangement & Guitar (possibly Rent A Hero No.1)
• Fantasy Zone — Guitar (possibly Sega Ages Fantasy Zone)

Song credits

Main article: Tomoya Koga/Song credits.

NiGHTS into Dreams

• Dreams Dreams — Guitar (with Akira Sasaki)
• Dreams Dreams : Kids Ver. — Guitar (with Akira Sasaki)

Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression

• Get it on! ～Doppelgangerに口づけを～ — Electric Guitar

F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition

• Nature — Music
• Promised Land — Music

OutRun 2 (Arcade version)

• Opening — Guitars
• Magical Sound Shower — Guitars
• Passing Breeze — Guitars
• Splash Wave — Guitars
• Shiny World — Guitars
• Night Flight — Guitars
• Life was a bore — Guitars
• Ending-A — Guitars
• Ending-B — Guitars
• Ending-C — Guitars
• Ending-D — Guitars
• Ending-E — Guitars

OutRun 2 (Xbox Version)

• Risky Ride Guitar Mix — Guitars
• Night Flight Instrumental — Guitars
• Life was a bore Instrumental — Guitars

After Burner Climax

• After Burner Climax - Opening - — Guitars
• Cleared for Take Off — Guitars
• After Burner Climax — Guitars
• The Lure of the Sky — Guitars
• Volcanic Islands — Guitars
• Great River Valley — Guitars
• Vertical Hot Air — Guitars
• A Bolt from the Blue — Guitars
• Clouds of Twilight — Guitars
• Sleepless Sanctuary — Guitars
• A Moment of Peace — Guitars
• RTB — Guitars

Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ4

• 【リーチ】Default BGM — Music & Arrangement

Shining Force Cross Raid

• Tribe (Cross Raid Ver.) — Music & Arrangement

Border Break Union

• Catch The Future — Arrangement

Shining Force Cross Exlesia

• R.E.D — Music, Arrangement & Guitar

Border Break X

• STAIRWAY TO GENERATION — Arrangement

Border Break Music Collection Type-02

• ELVS/Arr — Guitars
• Crystal Works/Arr — Guitars
• Pole Shift/Arr — Guitars
• 開闢・即妙 — Guitars

Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown

• Beginning — Music (with Fumio Ito, Yasuyuki Nagata)
• Lau — Music (with Fumio Ito)
• Jeffry — Music (with Fumio Ito)
• Lei-Fei — Music (with Kazuki Takagi)
• Goh — Music (with Junpei Mishima)
• Ending2 — Music (with Fumio Ito)

Interviews

• Tomoya Koga interview by RadioSEGA (February 15, 2023)

External links

• Tomoya Koga on Myspace
• Tomoya Koga on Facebook