Tomoya Koga

Tomoya Koga

Place of birth: Chiba prefecture, Japan^[1]
Date of birth: 1970-06-08^[2] (age 54)
Employment history: Sega of Japan (2005^[2] – 2009^[2]) Divisions: Sega AM2
Role(s): Composer, Musician
Education: Seikei University (Political Science)^[3]

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.^[2]

Production history

Games

NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Guitar^[4]
Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — E.Guitar^[5] (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^[6]
The King of Route 66 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Music Composers
The King of Route 66 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Music
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^[7]
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^[8]
F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa (Arcade version) (1999) [NOTE: Uncredited]
Virtua Tennis (1999) — Guitar^[8]
Sega Network Casino Club^[9] (2007)
CR Virtua Fighter (2007) — Composition, Arrangement, Guitar & Bass^[8]
Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ4 (2008)
Border Break Union (2012)
Shining Force Cross Exlesia (2013)
Border Break X (2016)
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (2021) — Add Composed
Rent A Hero — Arrangement & Guitar (possibly Rent A Hero No.1)^[8]
Fantasy Zone — Guitar (possibly Sega Ages Fantasy Zone)^[8]

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^[8]

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

Interview: Tomoya Koga (2022) by Nicolaas Hamman

External links

References

[https:.2F.2Fwww.radiosega.net.2Fnews.2Ffeatures.2F2023.2F02.2Fan-interview-with-tomoya-koga-an-individual-part-one.2F-1] ttps://www.radiosega.net/news/features/2023/02/an-interview-with-tomoya-koga-an-individual-part-one/

[https:.2F.2Fboogie-music.com.2Fkogatomoya.2F-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 https://boogie-music.com/kogatomoya/

[https:.2F.2Fwww.facebook.com.2Ftomoya.koga.2Fabout-3] ttps://www.facebook.com/tomoya.koga/about

[:File:NiGHTS_into_Dreams_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-4] File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Shinseiki_Evangelion_2nd_Impression_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Shinseiki Evangelion 2nd Impression Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-6] File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:NiGHTSPerfectAlbum_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p11-7] File:NiGHTSPerfectAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11

[https:.2F.2Fmyspace.com.2Ftomoyakoga.2Fbio-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 https://myspace.com/tomoyakoga/bio

[https:.2F.2Fwww.radiosega.net.2Fnews.2Ffeatures.2F2023.2F02.2Fan-interview-with-tomoya-koga-an-individual-part-two.2F-9] ttps://www.radiosega.net/news/features/2023/02/an-interview-with-tomoya-koga-an-individual-part-two/

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