Hirofumi Murasaki

From Sega Retro

Hirofumi "Shinnosuke" Murasaki (村崎 弘史) is a former Sega sound designer. Along with Masayuki Nagao and Morihiko Akiyama, he originally worked for Santos, which was renamed Megasoft upon Sega's acquisition of the company in December 1991. During this time he is notable for managing the music for Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master.

Following the group's separation in 1993, Murasaki would become the sound director for the company's Saturn and Dreamcast soccer and baseball titles with the Victory Goal/Sega Worldwide Soccer series and Let's make!! series and later manage the football and basketball titles in the 2K Sports series. He also directed the sound for Dragon Force and the majority of the early titles in the Sakura Wars (Sakura Taisen) series. He is best known, however, for directing the sound and composing the music for the Clockwork Knight series.

Murasaki has since become a voice-over director for titles developed by Artoon.

Production History

Song Credits

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

  • Izayoi (Round 6-2) — Music & Arrangement

Clockwork Knight

  • Clockwork Knight — Music
  • Never Say Die! — Music
  • Pretty Please Boogie — Music
  • Happiness is always around you — Music
  • Clockwork Knight (Reprise) — Music
  • Salsa de Pepperouchau -Fiesta de los Amigos- — Music
  • A Lullaby — Music

Dragon Force

  • The Future — Electric Bass

Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression

  • Kimi ga, Kimi ni Umareta Wake — Arrangement (w/Akira Sasaki)

Radio DC

  • A Lullaby — Music, Re-arrangement

Daytona USA 2001

  • Greatfall in the Sky-Race — Music & Arrangement
  • Greatfall in the Sky-Mirror — Music & Arrangement
  • Greatfall in the Sky-Goal — Music & Arrangement
  • Greatfall in the Sky-Clear — Music & Arrangement

Ryoko Sensei no Shinryoshitsu

  • Nayameru Kohitsuji niwa Ai no Muchi yo — Composition & Lyrics
  • Ryoko no Blues — Lyrics
  • Hello!! — Lyrics (w/Chiho Okamoto)
  • Shinryoshitsu ha Paradise — Composition & Lyrics

Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection

  • Izayoi (Arrange Version) — Music & Arrangement

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