Keitaro Hanada

Keitaro Hanada

Date of birth: 1969-12-20^[1] (age 54)
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1993^[1] – 2000) Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega AM4 Sega Rosso (2000 – 2003) Hitmaker (2003 – 2004) Sega (2004 – 2015) Divisions: Sega AM3 Sega AM1 Sega R&D1 Sega Interactive (2015 – 2020) Divisions: R&D1 Sega (2020 – )
Role(s): Musician

Keitaro Hanada (花田啓太朗, written as 花田啓太郎 in earlier works) is a guitarist, a member of former [H.] and a Sega sound composer whose contributions range back to the System 32 library. He has recently become notable for being the main composer of Sengoku Taisen, the follow-up to the Sangokushi Taisen series.

Influences

Keitaro Hanada has cited the artists TOTO, Queen, Hall & Oates, Yes, Kajagoogoo, Extreme, U.K., Manic Street Preachers, Level 42 and John Scofield as influences, as well as Django Reinhardt, whose first name Django he has used as a nickname.^[1] Hiroshi Kawaguchi has also claimed that Hanada worships Steve Vai.^[2]

Production history

Games

Burning Rival (System 32; 1993) — Special Thanks (as 花田啓太郎)
SegaSonic the Hedgehog (System 32; 1993) — Sound (as K.Hanada)
Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (System 32; 1994) — 音楽 (as 花田啓太郎)
Star Wars Arcade (Model 1; 1993) — Sound
UFO Catcher Excellent (Prize game; 1994)
Aqua Nova (Large attraction; 1996)
Mograpper (Sega Titan Video; 1999) — Sound
Star Wars Racer Arcade (Hikaru; 2000) — Sound Engineer (as Keitarou Hanada)
Cosmic Smash (Dreamcast; 2001) — Sound (as Keitarou Hanada)
Soul Surfer (NAOMI 2; 2002) — Sound Designer (as Keitarou Hanada)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Guitar (as Keitarou Hanada)
Yakuza (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Guitars (as Keitarou Hanada)
Hummer Extreme Edition (Lindbergh; 2009) — Sound
Initial D Arcade Stage 5 (Lindbergh; 2009) — Sound Creators
Sengoku Taisen (RingEdge; 2010) — Sound Staff (as 花田啓太朗)
Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA (RingEdge; 2011) — Sound Creators
StarBoat Progress (RingEdge; 2013) — DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS
Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 3; 2014) — 音楽制作 (as 花田啓太朗)
Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2014) — 音楽制作 (as 花田啓太朗)
Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity (RingEdge; 2014) — Supporters (as Keitarou Hanada)
StarHorse 3 Season IV: Dream on the Turf (RingEdge 2; 2015) — Sound Designers
World Chain (Android; 2016)
House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (ALLS UX; 2018) — Sound Director (as Keitarou Hanada)
StarHorse4 (Medal game; 2019) — Sound Designer
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Sound Artist
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Windows PC; 2021) — Sound Effects (as Keitarou Hanada)
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Xbox One; 2021) — Sound Effects (as Keitarou Hanada)
Lost Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Music Production
Lost Judgment (PlayStation 5; 2021) — Music Production
Lost Judgment (Xbox One; 2021) — Music Production
Eiketsu Taisen (ALLS UX; 2022) — Music
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Xbox One; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Steam; 2023) — Music Production
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Music Production (as Keitarou Hanada)
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Music Production (as Keitarou Hanada)
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Music Production (as Keitarou Hanada)
Virtua Fighter 3tb Online (Arcade; 2023) — Sound Artist
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Music Composers (as Keitarou Hanada)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Music Composers (as Keitarou Hanada)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Music Composers (as Keitarou Hanada)

Music

NiGHTS Original Soundtrack (CD; 1996) — Thanks to (as Keitarou Hanada)
Mograpper (CD; 1999) — Sound Producer
Mograpper (CD; 1999) — Sound
After Burner Climax Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Composer & Sound Staff (as Keitarou Hanada)
After Burner Climax Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Sales Promoter (as Keitarou Hanada)
Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection (CD; 2007) — Guitars^[3] (as Keitarou Hanada)
Dennou Senki Virtual-On Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Guitars^[4]
Fantasy Zone Ultra Super Big Maximum Great Strong Complete Album (CD; 2008) — Guitars^[5]
After Burner II (Vinyl; 2018) — SEGA Sound Unit (H.) are^[6]
House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2019) — Sound Director (as Keitarou Hanada)
House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2019) — Sound Staff (as Keitarou Hanada)
Sega World Drivers Championship: Original Sound Track (CD; 2020) — Sound Creator (as Keitarou Hanada)
StarHorse Original Sound Track (CD; 2021) — Composed by
Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (CD; 2021) — Sound Designer
Virtua Fighter 3tb Online Premium Music Collection (CD; 2023) — Sound Designer

BGM for large stores^[1]
Star Wars Arcade^[1] (1993)
VR-1^[1] (1994)
IZAM Fortune Telling^[1] (1999/2000)
After Burner Climax (2006/2010)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (2008)
Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin! (2014) — Music Production
Sega World Drivers Championship (2018) — Sound Creator

Song credits

Main article: Keitaro Hanada/Song credits.

World Club Championship Football

Be Renewed Winners — Guitar [NOTE: Also known as "World Club Champion Football 'The Winner's song'"]

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet ~Sega System 16 Collection~

Quartet Medley 2005 — Guitar

Yakuza

son of a gun — Music & Arrangement
The End of the Drama — Music & Arrangement

After Burner Climax

After Burner - Climax Remix - — Guitars
After Burner - Climax Remix Full - — Guitars

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II Special Extended Edition

Beyond the Galaxy -[H.] Arrange Ver.- — Guitars (with Takahiro Kai)

Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection

Fantasy Zoneメドレー2008 Version — Guitars (with Takahiro Kai)

Sengoku Taisen

大活劇 Main theme — Music
賤ヶ岳 The Seven Spear — Music & Arrangement
深志桜 Deep Aim Blossoms — Music & Arrangement
虎口 Attack the castle! — Music & Arrangement
静森 Forest of arrow — Music & Arrangement
洛中 Street Fighting — Music & Arrangement
超絶! Superlative — Music & Arrangement
流雪 Snow river — Music & Arrangement
采配の刻 Power of order — Music & Arrangement (with Susumu Tsukagoshi)
宿命 Fallen leaf — Music & Arrangement
終焉 The hero's death — Music & Arrangement
驀進 A Marching Song — Music & Arrangement
剛敵 The Tough — Music & Arrangement
小春日和 A Balmy Autumn Day — Music & Arrangement
大戦国 Theme of great war — Music & Arrangement
彼方の桜島 Far Beyond The Volcano — Music & Arrangement
関ヶ原 Battle of destiny — Music & Arrangement

Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA

Burn Inside^[7] — Music

Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin!

今宵の虎徹 — Music & Arrangement
任侠狂詩曲 — Music & Arrangement
Receive and Doubt You — Music (with Hidenori Shoji), Arrangement
我が為に — Music (with Sachio Ogawa), Arrangement
恕曲 — Music & Arrangement
嘩 — Music & Arrangement
玥 — Music & Arrangement

Sega World Drivers Championship

Technical Drive with Momotaro — Music & Arrangement

House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn

The Chariot — Music & Arrangement
Tutorial — Music & Arrangement
Nightmare — Music & Arrangement
Player Entry — Music & Arrangement
Stage Select — Music & Arrangement
惨劇 — Music & Arrangement
Beginning of the End — Music & Arrangement
前進 — Music & Arrangement
Count Down — Music & Arrangement
Kateの着信音 — Music & Arrangement
気配 — Music & Arrangement
疾走 — Music & Arrangement
脅威 — Music & Arrangement
滅亡 — Music & Arrangement
Silent Dark — Music & Arrangement
The High Priestess — Music & Arrangement
決断 — Music & Arrangement
結束 — Music & Arrangement
過去 — Music & Arrangement
疑念 — Music & Arrangement
Dark Water — Music & Arrangement
模索 — Music & Arrangement
メモ — Music & Arrangement
飛来 — Music & Arrangement
疲弊 — Music & Arrangement
Burn — Music & Arrangement
The Moon — Music & Arrangement
歪み — Music & Arrangement
進化 — Music & Arrangement
希望 — Music & Arrangement
For the SCARLET DAWN — Music & Arrangement
試練 — Music & Arrangement
安堵 — Music & Arrangement
Stage Clear — Arrangement
Overall Rating — Music & Arrangement
Mission — Music & Arrangement
経路 — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Arrangement
Ranking — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement

External links

References

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