Osamu Murata

Osamu Murata
Place of birth: Ota, Tokyo, Japan
Date of birth: 1965-04-12 (age 59)
Employment history: Sega of Japan (1998 – ) Divisions: Sega AM2 DigitalRex Sega of Japan Divisions: Sales Dept.
Role(s): Composer, Musician, Marketing, Producer
Twitter: @osmmrt10

Osamu Murata (村田 理) was a sound designer at Sega. He has been active in the industry since 1997, being primarily involved with cinematics. He is best-known for his work on the Shenmue series, and is the only musician known to have been part of Yu Suzuki's short-lived studio DigitalRex. He seems to have gone uncredited for much of his work.

Production credits

Games

• Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Music Composers
• Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Chief Voice Recording Editor
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Music Composers
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Voice Recording Chief
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Music Composers
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound Effects & Editors
• Aero Elite: Combat Academy (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Composer
• Virtua Cop 3 (Chihiro; 2003) — Special Thanks

Music

• Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Original Sound Track (CD; 2000) — Sound Creator
• OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks
• Shenmue (Vinyl; 2015) — Music by

• Fighting Vipers 2 (1998)
• Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge (1998)
• Spikeout: Digital Battle Online (1998)
• F355 Challenge (1999)
• Virtua Fighter 4 (2000)
• OutRun 2 (2003)
• Shenmue Online (Unreleased)
• Bokura no Pelelandia (Unreleased)
• Mushiking World (2005) — Planner
• Mushiking Jet (2005) — Planner
• 009 Re:Cyborg (2012) — Commercial Music
• Hyrule Warriors (2014) — Cinematics Audio Design
• Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days (2014)
• Disney Magical World 2 (2015)
• Pro Yakyuu Royale (2016)
• Data Carddass Aikatsu Stars series (2016)
• Idol Memories (2016)
• Aozora Under Girls (2017)
• Fishing Star World Tour (2019)
• Shenmue III (2019)
• Family Trainer (2020)

Discography

• Gekijou-ban Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi Original Soundtrack (2005)
• From Loud 2 Low Too: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works (2009)
• Shenmue II (2021) — Composed by

Song credits

Main article: Osamu Murata/Song credits.

Shenmue

• Encounter With Destiny — Music & Arrangement
• Cherry Blossom Wind Dance — Music & Arrangement
• Nozomi's Confession — Music & Arrangement
• Nozomi and Ryo — Music & Arrangement
• Sadness and Hope — Music & Arrangement
• Departure — Music & Arrangement
• Departure For Hope — Music & Arrangement
• To Fly Vacantly, Like An Eagle — Music & Arrangement
• Memories of Distant Days — Music & Arrangement
• Memories of Distant Days ver.2 — Music & Arrangement
• The Place Where the Sun Sets — Music & Arrangement
• The Place Where the Sun Sets ver.2 — Music & Arrangement
• Working Man — Music & Arrangement
• Snack Linda Theme — Music & Arrangement
• Secret of a Warehouse — Music & Arrangement
• Borrowing Naoyuki's Bike — Music & Arrangement

Shenmue II

• A Gaze of Elegance — Music & Arrangement
• A Mesmerizing Knife — Music & Arrangement
• Encounter with Lan Di — Music & Arrangement
• Views of Scenic Beauty — Music & Arrangement
• Idle Seasons — Music & Arrangement

Mushiking World

• Fly High — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• 元祖! ムシキング音頭 — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• ムシキング・ザ・ライド 飛行のテーマ — Music & Arrangement
• バトルのテーマ1 — Music & Arrangement
• バトルのテーマ2 — Music & Arrangement
• 勝利のテーマ — Music & Arrangement
• 元祖! ムシキング音頭 — Music & Arrangement
• アダーのテーマ — Music & Arrangement
• 神秘の泉・サウンドトラック — Music & Arrangement
• 神秘の泉・バトル1 — Music & Arrangement
• 神秘の泉・バトル2 — Music & Arrangement
• 神秘の泉・復活 — Music & Arrangement
• アダーの逆襲・サウンドトラック — Music & Arrangement

Interviews

• SEGA VOICE interview (August 11, 2005)

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Osamu Murata

External links

• Osamu Murata on Facebook