Izuho Numata

From Sega Retro

Izuho Numata (沼田 出穂) is a former Sega sound composer best known for her lead composition roles for the latter half of the first Phantasy Star series (succeeding Tokuhiko Uwabo). She was known by her maiden name Izuho Takeuchi (竹内 出穂) during her employment and has since married.

She was usually credited by her alias Ippo, which resulted in some confusion between her and Ippo Yamada, a male Capcom employee (who is now an employee of Inti Creates Co., Ltd.) who used the same alias.

Production history

Song Credits

American Pro Football

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Mode Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Team Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Kickoff BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Play Select — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 2 — Music & Arrangement

Ghouls'n Ghosts (Mega Drive Version)

  • Credit — Arrangement
  • Game Start — Arrangement
  • Title Back (Map) — Arrangement
  • 1st BGM — Arrangement
  • 1st Boss BGM — Arrangement
  • 2nd BGM — Arrangement
  • 2nd Boss BGM — Arrangement
  • 3rd BGM — Arrangement
  • 3rd Boss BGM — Arrangement
  • 4th BGM — Arrangement
  • 4th Boss BGM — Arrangement
  • 5th BGM — Arrangement
  • 5th Boss BGM — Arrangement
  • 1st Lap End — Arrangement
  • 6th BGM — Arrangement
  • Stage Clear (Key) — Arrangement
  • End — Arrangement
  • Ending — Arrangement
  • Ranking Top — Arrangement
  • Display Top — Arrangement
  • Ranking Under 2nd — Arrangement
  • Display Under 2nd — Arrangement
  • Hurry Up — Arrangement
  • Death — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement
  • Continue — Arrangement

Battle OutRun

  • Map — Music & Arrangement
  • Demo — Music & Arrangement
  • 62.4 (BGM 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • 74.6 (BGM 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • 82.4 (BGM 3) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • 86.6 (BGM 4) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Shop — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Forgotten Worlds (Mega Drive Version)

  • Opening — Arrangement
  • Round 1 — Arrangement
  • Round 2 — Arrangement
  • Boss 1 — Arrangement
  • Round 3 — Arrangement
  • Boss 2 — Arrangement
  • Round 4 — Arrangement
  • Round 5 — Arrangement
  • Boss 3 — Arrangement
  • Shoppin' — Arrangement
  • Round 6 — Arrangement
  • Round 7 — Arrangement
  • Final Boss — Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Arrangement
  • Ending — Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement

Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom

  • Main Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Shop — Music & Arrangement
  • Town 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Castle 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Oath of Love — Music & Arrangement
  • Wing of Evil — Music & Arrangement
  • Labyrinth — Music & Arrangement
  • The Ground (Solo) — Music & Arrangement
  • Encount — Music & Arrangement
  • Battle ~normal~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Battle ~hard~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Battle ~easy~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Victory — Music & Arrangement
  • The Ground (Duet) — Music & Arrangement
  • Barcarolle ~Legendary song~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Labyrinth ~Long corridor~ — Music & Arrangement
  • The Ground (Trio) — Music & Arrangement
  • Town 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Church — Music & Arrangement
  • Fortune-telling — Music & Arrangement
  • The Ground (Quartet) — Music & Arrangement
  • Castle 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • The Ground (Quintet) — Music & Arrangement
  • Spaceship — Music & Arrangement
  • Field — Music & Arrangement
  • Searren ~Type 386~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Dome of Laya — Music & Arrangement
  • Shrine — Music & Arrangement
  • Aerial city — Music & Arrangement
  • Lowering town — Music & Arrangement
  • Dark Force ~Cause of the dark~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Laya — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending 1 ~successor~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending 2 ~start anew~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement
  • Game over — Music & Arrangement

Aerial Assault (Master System Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Mode Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Round 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Round 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Round 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Round 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Round 5 — Music & Arrangement
  • Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Assault City

  • Opening — Music & Arrangement
  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Demo 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Demo 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 5 — Music & Arrangement
  • Final Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Medal City

  • Title — Music & Arrangement

Psychic World (Game Gear and Master System Versions)

  • Main Theme — Arrangement
  • Title — Arrangement
  • Round Intro — Arrangement
  • Prairie (Round 1) — Arrangement
  • Boss — Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Arrangement
  • Volcanic Area (Round 2) — Arrangement
  • Ice Field (Round 3) — Arrangement
  • Ruins (Round 4) — Arrangement
  • Fortress (Round 5) — Arrangement
  • Final Boss — Arrangement
  • Ending — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement

Ghouls'n Ghosts (Master System Version)

  • Game Start — Arrangement
  • Title Back (Map) — Arrangement
  • 1st BGM — Arrangement
  • Shop — Music & Arrangement
  • 1st Boss BGM — Arrangement
  • 2nd BGM — Arrangement
  • 2nd Boss BGM — Arrangement
  • 3rd BGM — Arrangement
  • 3rd Boss BGM — Arrangement
  • 4th BGM — Arrangement
  • 4th Boss BGM — Arrangement
  • 5th BGM — Arrangement
  • 5th & 6th Boss BGM — Arrangement
  • Stage Clear (Key) — Arrangement
  • 1st Lap End — Arrangement
  • Ending — Arrangement
  • Death — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement
  • Continue — Arrangement

Forgotten Worlds (Master System Version)

  • Title — Arrangement
  • Game Start — Arrangement
  • Round 1 — Arrangement
  • Boss 1 — Arrangement
  • Round 2 — Arrangement
  • Boss 2 — Arrangement
  • Round 3 — Arrangement
  • Round 4 — Arrangement
  • Boss 3 — Arrangement
  • Shoppin' — Arrangement
  • Round 5-1 — Arrangement
  • Round 5-2 — Arrangement
  • Final Boss — Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Arrangement
  • Ending — Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement

Phantasy Star IV

  • The end of millennium — Music & Arrangement
  • Motavia town — Music & Arrangement
  • Field Motavia — Music & Arrangement
  • In the cave — Music & Arrangement
  • Meet them head-on! — Music & Arrangement
  • Winners! — Music & Arrangement
  • Inn — Music & Arrangement
  • Now on sale — Music & Arrangement
  • Motavia village — Music & Arrangement
  • Tonoe de pon — Music & Arrangement
  • Jijy no rag — Music & Arrangement
  • Behind the circuit — Music & Arrangement
  • Pao-Pao — Arrangement
  • Organic beat — Music & Arrangement
  • The Black blood — Music & Arrangement
  • Laughter — Music & Arrangement
  • Red alert — Music & Arrangement
  • Pain — Music & Arrangement
  • Machine center — Music & Arrangement
  • Land master AXV-25 — Music & Arrangement
  • PS1 Dungeon arrange 2 — Arrangement
  • Her last breath — Music & Arrangement
  • Dezoris town 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Dezoris de don — Music & Arrangement
  • Requiem for Lutz — Music & Arrangement
  • Tower — Music & Arrangement
  • Ryucross field — Music & Arrangement
  • Ooze — Music & Arrangement
  • The Promising Future 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • The Promising Future 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Music & Arrangement

Super Mega Drive Fan Vol. 2 - Mega Drive Super Music Collection

  • The end of the millennium — Music & Arrangement