Tohru Nakabayashi
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Tohru Nakabayashi |
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Place of birth: Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan[1] |
Date of birth: 1957-12-25 (age 66) |
Employment history:
Divisions:
FPS
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Role(s): Composer, Musician |
Education: Chiba Institute of Technology Tsudanuma Campus[2] |
Tohru "Master" Nakabayashi (中林 亨) is a former Sega sound designer who composed for many of the company's arcade games in the 80s, as well as various medal games and prize games,[3] to games on the Mega Drive and Game Gear.[4] He was also a member of Team Shinobi.
From May to December of 1991 he wrote the Game Music Course series for Mega Drive Fan, explaining to readers key concepts in game music, from basics such as equipment, composing to visuals and writing a score, to more specific topics such as porting from arcade to consoles, the sound of the Mega Drive and Mega-CD and how to get a job as a video game music composer.
Towards the 90's his role had shifted into sound system development and management for AM2.[3] For an unknown number of years, he worked under Sega AM5[5] and Sega Mechatronics[6]. He currently works for FPS.[2]
Contents
Equipment
As humbly bragged about in Mega Drive Fan (1991).[4]
- Computer: MAC-SE+Performer
- Sampler: Akai S1000
- Sampler (used as Master Keyboard): Korg DSS-1
- MIDI controller, Sample-playback device: E-mu Proteus
- MIDI controller: Oberheim Xpander
- Rhythm Machine: Roland RBM [NOTE: Rhythm and Bass Machine]
Production history
Games
- Doki Doki Penguin Land (SG-1000; 1985) — Sound
- Choplifter (System 1; 1985) — Sound
- Body Slam (System 16; 1986) — Music
- Action Fighter (System 16; 1986) — Music
- Dunk Shot (System 16; 1987) — Music
- Time Scanner (System 16; 1987) — Sound Designer
- Super Hang-On (Hang-On hardware; 1987) — Sound Programmer
- Alien Syndrome (System 16; 1987)
- Ghostbusters (Master System; 1987) — Sound
- Bullet (System 16; 1987) — Music[7]
- Super League (System 16; 1987) — Music
- Thunder Blade (X Board; 1987) — Sound Effects, Music[8]
- Altered Beast (System 16; 1988) — Team Shinobi 1988 Summer (as NAK.)
- Passing Shot (System 16; 1988) — Music
- Scramble Spirits (System 24; 1988) — 音楽・効果音 (as とおるせんせい)
- Scramble Spirits (System 24; 1988) — Sound Design (as Professor Tohru)
- Bloxeed (System 16; 1989) — Music
- Wrestle War (System 16; 1989) — Music
- Golden Axe (System 16; 1989) — Sound
- Super Masters (System 24; 1989) — Music[9]
- M.V.P. (System 16; 1990) — Music
- CyberBall (Mega Drive; 1990) — Sound
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (System 18; 1990) — Sound
- Hyper Marbles (Mega Drive; 1991) — 音楽[10] (as T.N)
- Streets of Rage (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Assisted[11] (as T.N)
- Arabian Fight (System 32; 1991) — Sound
- Burning Rival (System 32; 1993) — S.E. & Sound Program (as 中林 亨)
- Virtua Racing (Mega Drive; 1994) — Music Composers[12] (as Thoru Nakabayashi)
- Victory Goal '96 (Saturn; 1996) — Special thanks to[13]
- Die Hard Arcade (Sega Titan Video; 1996)
- Scud Race (Model 3; 1996) — Sound (as Toru Nakabayashi)
- Die Hard Arcade (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks[14]
- Scud Race Plus (Model 3; 1997) — Sound (as Toru Nakabayashi)
- Dynamite Cop (Model 2; 1998) — Special Thanks
- Sega Tetris (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks to (as Toru Nakabayashi)
- StarHorse 2 Fourth Ambition (Medal game; 2008) — ??? (as Toru Nakabayashi)
Videos
- CGMV Virtua Fighter 2 (VHS; 1995) — Special Thanks
Music
- Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (CD; 1994) — Many special thanks to[15] (as 中林亨)
- Virtua Fighter 2 Sound Track (CD; 1995) — Executive Producer (as 中林 亨)
- Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows (CD; 1995) — Special Thanks[16] (as 中林 亨)
- Fighting Vipers Sega Saturn Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Directed by
- Psyched: Club-Mix From Sega Racing Games (CD; 1997) — Supervision & Special Support
- Le Mans 24 (CD; 1997) — Sound A&R (as Toru Nakabayashi)
- Virtua Striker & Virtua Striker 2 (CD; 1997) — Sound A&R
- Yu Suzuki Produce Power Drift (CD; 1998) — Sound A&R
- Motor Raid/Water Ski (CD; 1998) — Sound A&R[17] (as Tohru Nakabayasi)
- Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders (CD; 1998) — Sound A&R[18]
- Sega Rally 2 (CD; 1998) — Sound A&R[19]
- Sega Racing Best (CD; 1999) — Sound Producer
- Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks[20]
- Galaxy Force II & Thunder Blade Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks[21]
- Golden Axe The Music (CD; 2008) — Commentator[22]
- Fantasy Zone Ultra Super Big Maximum Great Strong Complete Album (CD; 2008) — Special Thanks[23]
- StarHorse Original Sound Track (CD; 2021) — Composed by
- Choplifter[3] (Arcade version) (1985)
- Ghostbusters (Master System) (1987)
- Flash Point[24] (1990)
- CyberBall (1990)
- Cyber Dome (1991) (as Master)
- Arabian Fight[3] (1991)
- StarHorse 2 Fourth Ambition (2008) — Sound Director (as Toru Nakabayashi)
Song credits
- Main article: Tohru Nakabayashi/Song credits.
Doki Doki Penguin Land (SG-1000 Version)
- Title — Music & Arrangement
- Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
- Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Alien Syndrome (Arcade version)
- Title — Music & Arrangement
- Credit — Music & Arrangement
- Round Start — Music & Arrangement
- Dooms Day (Main BGM) — Music & Arrangement
- Killer Instinct (Boss) — Music & Arrangement
- Ending — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- BGM 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Boss 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
- BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
- BGM 4 — Music & Arrangement
- Boss 3 — Music & Arrangement
- Ending 2 — Music & Arrangement
- Test BGM — Music & Arrangement
Dunk Shot
- Credit — Music & Arrangement
- Team Select — Music & Arrangement
- Demo — Music & Arrangement
- Winning Song — Music & Arrangement
- Beat Away (Round 1) — Music & Arrangement
- Winning Ceremony (Coffee Break) — Music & Arrangement
- Toast! (Round 2) — Music & Arrangement
- Hide and Seek (Round 3) — Music & Arrangement
- One on One (Round 4) — Music & Arrangement
- The Fight (Round 5) — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
- Ranking — Music & Arrangement
Time Scanner (Arcade version)
- Credit — Music & Arrangement
- Volcano Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Saqqarah Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Saqqarah Multi Ball — Music & Arrangement
- Monster Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Ruins Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Multi Ball — Music & Arrangement
- Final Stage — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Not Use — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
Thunder Blade (Arcade version)
- Coin — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Extra BGM 1 ~Take Off~ — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
- Extra BGM 2 ~Primary Attack~ — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
- Extra BGM 3 ~In Conclusion~ — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]
Altered Beast (Arcade version)
- Credit — Music & Arrangement
- Rise from Your Grave (Round 1, 4) — Music & Arrangement
- Altered Beast (Power Up) — Music & Arrangement
- Gaum-Hammer (Boss Theme) — Music & Arrangement
- Crystal Ball Theme (Round Clear) — Music & Arrangement
- Closed in Upon Me (Round 2, 5) — Music & Arrangement
- I'll Be Back (Round 3) — Music & Arrangement
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (Ending) — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
- Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Arcade version)
- Title — Arrangement
- Cavern (Round 1, 5-1, 5-2) — Arrangement
- Amusement Quarter (Round 2-1, 2-2) — Arrangement
- Boss 1 (Round 2-3) — Music & Arrangement
- Night Street (Round 3) — Arrangement
- Graveyard (Round 4-1, 4-2) — Arrangement
- Boss 2 (Round 4-3) — Music & Arrangement
- Boss 3 (Round 5-3) — Music & Arrangement
- Dance Magic 1 — Music & Arrangement
- Dance Magic 2 — Arrangement
- Dance Magic 3 — Arrangement
- Ending — Arrangement
Magazine articles
- Main article: Tohru Nakabayashi/Magazine articles.
External links
References
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/tohru.nakabayashi/about_places
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.facebook.com/tohru.nakabayashi/about_work_and_education
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://media.vgm.io/albums/74/2047/2047-1506489755.jpg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mega Drive Fan, "May 1991" (JP; 1991-04-08), page 60
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/db/covers.php?do=view&cover=88334
- ↑ https://media.vgm.io/albums/30/6203/6203-1474808399.jpg
- ↑ File:Bullet Ranking.png
- ↑ File:ThunderBlade Best10Ranking.png
- ↑ File:SuperMasters System24 TodaysBestRankers.png
- ↑ File:Hyper Marbles MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Streets of Rage MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Virtua Racing MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Victory Goal '96 Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Die Hard Arcade Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:VirtuaFighterNeoRising CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15
- ↑ File:VF2DancingShadows CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15
- ↑ File:MotorRaid WaterSki Booklet.pdf, page 6
- ↑ File:HDaLAR Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 8
- ↑ File:SegaRally2 CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 10
- ↑ File:SHO20A CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
- ↑ File:GF2TBOST Booklet.pdf, page 2
- ↑ File:GoldenAxeTheMusic CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 12
- ↑ File:FZUSBMGSCA CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
- ↑ File:SS16CSTV3 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 6