Jun Senoue

Fast Facts on Jun Senoue

Birthday: 8/2/1970 Place of birth: Matsushima, Japan Current Location: Tokyo, Japan Education: Economic Science at Aoyama Gakuin University Blood type: A Vehicle: Dodge Stealth R/T Favourite beverage: Cactus Cooler, Dr. Pepper Favourite foods: Mexican, Pizza Favourite TV shows: Saturday Night Live, Tonight Show Favourite video games: Sonic video games Favourite music: Skirt music Equipment: Many guitars, Macintosh with Logic or Pro Tools, many sound modules

Jun Senoue was born and raised in Japan. He started playing piano at the early age of 3 and became devoted to rock music while living in Panama at the age of 12. He tried to play keyboards and bass, but finally he got his first electric guitar at 15, rocking to records and the radio. He joined and formed several bands in Japan. Since the debut album from Hardline was released in 1992, Jun has dreamt of teaming up with a singer like Johnny.

After graduating from college in 1993, Jun joined Sega as a music composer for videogames. He wrote hard rockin' songs with Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Tony Harnell (TNT, Westworld), Ted Poley (Danger Danger, Melodica) and Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt). Jun has also released several albums in Japan. As the sound producer and main music composer of the videogame Sonic Adventure, he was able to contact Johnny through Doug Aldrich and they tracked their 1st song, "Open Your Heart", in Los Angeles.

The relationship between Jun and Johnny was born as they kept in contact, creating more music for the arcade game NASCAR Rubbin' Racing (released as NASCAR Arcade in the US), which they released in the album "Thrill of the Feel" under the name Sons of Angels in 2000 from JVC records for Japanese market. They later wrote the song "Live & Learn" as the main theme of Sonic Adventure 2 in 2001.

Production History

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — SEGA Sound Team
• Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — SEGA Sound Team
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994) — SEGA Sound Team
• Metal Head (1994) — Sound Designer
• Sega Rally Championship (Saturn Version) (1995) — Special Thanks
• Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive Version) (1996) — Music and Sound Effects (SOJ)
• Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn Version) (1996) — Special Thanks to Mega Drive Version Music SFX Composers
• Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition
• Victory Goal series
• In the Hunt
• Sega Rally 2
• NASCAR Rubbin' Racing
• Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit
• Burning Rangers (1997) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Adventure (1998) — Lead Music Composer, Sound Director, Music Producer
• Sonic Shuffle (2000) — Voice Acting Supervisor
• Space Channel 5 (2000) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) — Music Composer & Lyrics, Sound Director, Music Producer
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2002) — Music Composer & Lyrics, Sound Director, Music Producer
• Space Channel 5: Special Edition (2002) — Special Thanks
• Crush 40 (2003) — Guitars, Music, Lyrics, Arrangements
• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Sound Director, Lead Music Composer
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Heroes (2004) — Sound Director, Lead Music Composer, Sound Effects, Recording Coordinator, Crush 40
• Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) — Sound Director, Lead Music Composer, Sound Effects, Recording Coordinator
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Music Composer, Recording Coordinator
• Sonic Rivals (2006) — Sound Supervisor
• Sonic Rivals 2 (2007) — Sound Supervisor
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (2007) — Music Composer & Arranger, Sound Effects, Recording Coordinator
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) — Sound Section Special Thanks(Sound Effects)
• Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Vocal Tracks Coordinator
• Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Sound Director
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) — Music Composer, Guitar (Tokyo Session)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (2010) — Sound Producer & Music Composer
• Sonic Free Riders (2010) — Music ("Free")
• Sonic Colors (2010) — Vocal Tracks Coordinator

And otherwise a few CDs for the Japanese market

Song Credits

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

• Act Clear — Music & Arrangement
• Bonus Stage (Gumball Machine) — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement
• Continue — Music & Arrangement

Sonic & Knuckles

• Bonus Stage (Magnetic Orbs) — Music & Arrangement

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

• Opening — Music & Arrangement
• Menu — Music & Arrangement
• Introduction/Panic Puppet Zone Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Green Grove Zone Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Green Grove Zone Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Spring Stadium Zone Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Spring Stadium Zone Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Special Stage — Music & Arrangement
• Invincibility — Music & Arrangement
• Boss 1 — Music
• Boss 1 [Unused] — Music [NOTE: Reused for "Boss" in Sonic the Hedgehog 4]
• Ending — Music
• Credits — Arrangement

Sonic Adventure

• It Doesn't Matter ...Theme of "Sonic" — Music, Words (w/Takahiro Fukuda), Arrangement, Guitars
• Believe in Myself ...Theme of "Miles" — Music, Words & Arrangement, Guitars
• Lazy Days ~Livin' in Paradise~ ...Theme of "Big" — Music, Words (w/Fumie Kumatani), Arrangement
• Introduction ...featuring "Open Your Heart" — Music & Arrangement (w/Fumie Kumatani), Words (w/Takahiro Fukuda) Guitars, Programming (w/Fumie Kumatani)
• Welcome to Station Square — Music (w/Masaru Setsumaru), Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Boss: Chaos ver. 0, 2, 4 — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Azure Blue World ...for Emerald Coast — Music & Arrangement, Guitars, E. Sitar & Programming
• Windy and Ripply ...for Emerald Coast — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Big fishes at Emerald Coast... — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• and... Fish Hits! — Guitars (w/Kenichi Tokoi)
• Hey You! It's Time to Speed Up!!! — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Twinkle Cart ...for Twinkle Park — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Pleasure Castle ...for Twinkle Park — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Twinkle Circuit — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Run Through the Speed Highway ...for Speed Highway — Music, Arrangement (w/Fumie Kumatani), Guitars, Programming (w/Fumie Kumatani)
• At Dawn ...for Speed Highway — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Choose Your Buddy! -Slap Bass ver.- — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Dilapidated Way ...for Casinopolis — Music & Arrangement, Guitars, Organ & Programming
• Challenge for Another Aim — Music & Arrangement, Guitars, Bass, Organ & Programming
• Theme of "Dr. Eggman" — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Egg Mobile ...Boss: Egg Hornet — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Windy Hill ...for Windy Valley — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Tornado ...for Windy Valley — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• The Air ...for Windy Valley — Music & Arrangement, Guitars, e-Sitar & Programming
• Fight for My Own Way ...Boss: Event — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Snowy Mountain ...for Icecap — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Be Cool, Be Wild and Be Groovy ...for Icecap — Music (w/Kenichi Tokoi), Arrangement, Guitars, Programming (w/Kenichi Tokoi)
• Invincible ...No Fear! — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Choose Your Buddy! -Finger Bass ver.- — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Mt. Red: a Symbol of Thrill ...for Red Mountain — Guitars
• Red Hot Skull ...for Red Mountain — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Heartless Colleague ...Boss: E-Series Targets — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Funky Groove Makes U Hot!? ...for Options — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• ZERO the Chase-master ...Boss: Eggman Robot -ZERO- — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Skydeck A Go! Go! ...for Sky Deck — Music & Arrangement, Guitars, Organ & Programming
• General Offensive ...for Sky Deck — Music & Arrangement (w/Kenichi Tokoi), Guitars
• Bad Taste Aquarium ...for Hot Shelter — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Mechanical Resonance ...for Final Egg — Guitars
• Crank the Heat Up!! ...for Final Egg — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Boss: Chaos ver.6 — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Will You Continue? — Music & Arrangement, Programming
• Open Your Heart -Main Theme of "Sonic Adventure"- — Music (w/Kenichi Tokoi), Words (w/Takahiro Fukuda), Arrangement, Guitars

Sonic Adventure 2

• It Doesn't Matter (SA2 Version) ...Theme of "Sonic" — Music, Words & Arrangement, Guitars
• Believe in Myself (SA2 Version) ...Theme of "Tails" — Music, Words & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• E.G.G.M.A.N. ...Theme of "Dr. Eggman" — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• SA2 ...Main Riff for "Sonic Adventure 2" — Music & Arrangement, Guitars
• Event: Let's Make It — Music & Arrangement, Guitars
• Escape from the City ...for City Escape — Music & Arrangement, Guitars
• The Mad Convoy Race ...for City Escape — Music & Arrangement, Guitars
• That's the Way I Like It ...for Metal Harbor — Music & Arrangement, Guitars
• Can't Stop, So What!? ...for Metal Harbor — Music & Arrangement, Guitars
• Won't Stop, Just Go! ...for Green Forest — Music & Arrangement, Guitars
• Keys the Ruin ...for Pyramid Cave — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Unstable World ...for Crazy Gadget — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Highway in the Sky ...for Final Rush — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Boss: -GUN- Mobile — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Advertise: SA2 ...in the groove — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• This Way Out ...for Prison Lane — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Rumbling HWY ...for Mission Street — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Chasing Drive ...for Kart — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Down in the Base ...for Hidden Base — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• On the Edge ...for Eternal Engine — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Advertise: SA2 ver.B — Music & Arrangement, Guitars
• Boss: Masters of the Desert — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Advertise: Prof. Omochao — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Vengeance is Mine ...for Radical Highway — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Mr. Unsmiley ...for Sky Rail — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Hey You! It's Time to Speed Up Again!!! — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Still Invincible... No Fear! — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Advertise: Rhythmic Passage — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Boss: Suitable Opponent — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Remember Me? - M.F.M. ...for Iron Gate — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Way to the Base ...for Sand Ocean — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Trespasser ...for Lost Colony — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Crush'em All ...for Weapons Bed — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Soarin' Over the Space ...for Cosmic Wall — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Advertise: SA2 ver.C — Music & Arrangement, Guitars
• Boss: Shut Up Faker! — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Scramble for the Core ...for Cannon's Core ver.1 — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Cooperation ...for Cannon's Core ver.2 — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Deep Inside of ...for Cannon's Core ver.3 — Music & Arrangement, Guitars & Programming
• Live & Learn ...Main Theme of "Sonic Adventure 2" — Music & Arrangement, Guitars

Sonic the Hedgehog

• All Hail Shadow ~Theme of Shadow the Hedgehog~ — Written by (w/Mike Szuter), Guitars & Programming
• [Event] Shadow's Infiltration — Guitars
• [Jingle] Mission Clear — Music

Sonic Rivals 2

• Race to Win — Music, Guitars

True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog

• Angel Island Zone (SSBB Remix) — Remixed by, Produced & Arranged by, Guitars & Programming
• Seven Rings in Hand (Crush 40 Version) — Produced & Arranged by, Guitars & Programming
• Open Your Heart (Crush 40 vs. Bentley Jones Remix) — Guitars (w/the Remix Factory)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

• Dream Gliding - Sky Sanctuary Zone — Arrangement

Sonic Free Riders

• Free - Main Theme of Sonic Free Riders — Music
• Free (Crush 40 Version) — Music

External Links

• J's Guitar Shop