Masaru Setsumaru

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Masaru Setsumaru
Place of birth: Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1970-08-07 (age 54)
Employment history:
Sega Enterprises (1991-04-01[1] – )
Divisions:
Role(s): Composer, Musician
Education: Ishikawa College
Twitter: @MasaruSetsumaru

Masaru Setsumaru (瀬津丸 勝) is known (among other things) for doing sound effects for many Mega Drive games, including Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island. He is also known as Bossanova Oyz, M.Sets. and Setsu.

Along with Tatsuyuki Maeda, Setsumaru is one of Sega's main sound designers for consumer games, as well as an occasional music composer.

Setsumaru is a big fan of retro Sega game such as Pengo[2] and late 80's game soundtrack is general[3], which has to him helping out with retro releases by Wave Master and even writing the commentary for SNK Arcade Sound Digital Collection Vol.10[4]. His love of the game Gain Ground lead to him being involved with Sega Ages Gain Ground.[5]

Production history

Games

Videos

Music

Hardware

Song credits

Main article: Masaru Setsumaru/Song credits.

Sonic Eraser

  • Puzzle — Music & Arrangement
  • V.S — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement

Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Game Gear and Master System Versions)

  • Title — Arrangement
  • Mode — Arrangement
  • Select — Arrangement
  • Setting — Arrangement
  • Result — Arrangement
  • Ending — Arrangement

SING!! Sega Game Music Presented by B.B. Queens

  • Funky Brothers ~Image from "Teddy boy blues" — Music[41]

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

  • 1-Up — Arrangement
  • All Clear — Arrangement

Sonic & Knuckles

  • Title — Arrangement
  • Knuckles' Theme — Arrangement
  • Invincible — Arrangement
  • 1-Up — Arrangement
  • All Clear — Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Arranged & Remixed by

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

  • Staff Roll [Unused] — Arranged & Remixed by [NOTE: 517 beta version]

Virtua Fighter (32X Version)

  • Sega Logo — Arrangement
  • Opening — Arrangement
  • Selector — Arrangement
  • Theme of Jacky — Arrangement
  • Win — Arrangement
  • Theme of Jeffry — Arrangement
  • Theme of Sarah — Arrangement
  • Theme of Kage — Arrangement
  • Theme of Pai — Arrangement
  • Theme of Wolf — Arrangement
  • Theme of Lau — Arrangement
  • Theme of Akira — Arrangement
  • Theme of Dural — Arrangement
  • Ending — Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Arrangement
  • Result — Music & Arrangement
  • Lose — Arrangement
  • Continue — Arrangement
  • Begin Tournament — Music & Arrangement
  • Victory — Music & Arrangement
  •  ??? — Music & Arrangement
  •  ???? — Music & Arrangement
  •  ????? — Music & Arrangement

Shadow Squadron

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Mission 4 Original — Music & Arrangement (with Teruhiko Nakagawa)

Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive Version)

  • Boss 2 — Arrangement
  • Boss 2 [Unused] — Arrangement [NOTE: 825 beta version; 819 version reused in Sonic the Hedgehog 4]
  • The Final Fight — Music & Arrangement
  • All Clear — Arrangement

Sonic Jam

  • Opening — Music & Arrangement, Voice
  • Sonic World — Music & Arrangement
  • Gallery — Arrangement
  • Mission List — Arrangement
  • Mission Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Mission Result 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Mission Result 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Burning Rangers

  • Darkness — Music & Arrangement
  • Myriad Crisis — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Adventure

  • Welcome to Station Square — Music (with Jun Senoue)
  • Event: Fanfare for "Dr. Eggman" — Music & Arrangement, Programming
  • Tornado Scramble ...for Sky Chase — Music & Arrangement, Programming
  • Danger is Imminent — Music & Arrangement, Programming
  • Militant Missionary ...Boss: Egg Walker & Egg Viper — Music (with Kenichi Tokoi)

Radio DC

Samba de Amigo

  • El Camino al Maestro — Music & Arrangement
  • Ahora Si! — Music & Arrangement
  • Miro Lo Bien! — Music & Arrangement
  • Oiga Lo Bien! — Music & Arrangement
  • Juego Poco Segundo — Music & Arrangement
  • Jugamos Mas — Music & Arrangement
  • Minigame End — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare 5 — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare 6 — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare 7 — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare 8 — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare 9 — Music & Arrangement
  • Fanfare 10 — Music & Arrangement
  • Result — Music & Arrangement
  • Sonic Team Jingle — Music & Arrangement
  • Title Call — Music & Arrangement
  • Hey! We're the Sonic Team! — Music & Arrangement, Voice
  • Bienvenido a Samba de Amigo — Music & Arrangement
  • Mambo de Verano — Music, Arrangement & Lyrics
  • Que Alto! — Music & Arrangement
  • Costa Del Oeste La — Music & Arrangement
  • Salsa De Amigo Segunda — Music & Arrangement
  • Juego Poco — Music & Arrangement
  • Jugamos Con Fuego — Music & Arrangement
  • Que Es Su Nombre? — Music & Arrangement
  • Salsa De Amigo — Music & Arrangement

OutRun (Mobile Version)

  • Magical Sound Shower — Arrangement
  • Passing Breeze — Arrangement
  • Splash Wave — Arrangement

Shinobi

  • Ceremony — Music & Arrangement
  • Reminiscence — Music & Arrangement
  • Swift Hand ~ Executioner — Music & Arrangement

Nightshade

  • Ascetic Practice — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Mega Collection Plus

  • Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star 0

  • Take a Breather — Music & Arrangement

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Masaru Setsumaru

External links

References

  1. ↑ @MasaruSetsumaru on Twitter (archive.today)
  2. ↑ http://www.wave-master.com/promo/sega/segakon1.html (Wayback Machine: 2002-06-15 21:42)
  3. ↑ https://www.4gamer.net/games/296/G029627/20201217034/index_3.html#31 (Wayback Machine: 2020-12-29 01:06)
  4. ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/93016
  5. ↑ https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/1159665.html
  6. ↑ File:Sonic Eraser MD credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MD credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Switch MCD credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Panic MCD credits.pdf
  10. ↑ File:Sonic CD MCD JP credits.pdf
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:Dark Wizard MCD JP credits.pdf
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:Dark Wizard MCD credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Heavenly Symphony MCD credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:Tempo 32X credits.pdf
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 File:Stellar Assault 32X credits.pdf
  18. ↑ File:Tempo Jr GG credits.pdf
  19. ↑ File:Pro Striker Final Stage MD credits.pdf
  20. ↑ File:Virtua Fighter 32X credits.pdf
  21. ↑ File:Sonic CD PC DirectX good ending credits.pdf
  22. ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
  23. ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf
  24. ↑ File:Riglordsaga 2 Saturn credits.pdf
  25. ↑ File:Virtua Fighter 2 MD credits.pdf
  26. ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
  27. ↑ File:ZenNihonProWres Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
  28. ↑ File:Sega Ages Columns Arcade Collection Saturn credits.pdf
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 File:Burning Rangers JP Saturn credits.pdf
  30. ↑ File:Sakura Taisen 2 Saturn credits.pdf
  31. ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf
  32. ↑ File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf
  33. ↑ File:Sonic Advance 3 GBA credits.pdf
  34. ↑ File:ShinobiOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
  35. ↑ File:Sega01 book.pdf
  36. ↑ File:PS1SCA CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 8
  37. ↑ File:LGATVGDUSAAB Music JP inlay back.jpg
  38. ↑ File:Super32X15thAA Booklet.pdf, page 15
  39. ↑ File:SpaceHarrier VinylUK le back.jpg
  40. ↑ File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 20
  41. ↑ @okunari on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-12-03 14:17)
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