Katsuhiro Hayashi

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Katsuhiro Hayashi
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Musician

Katsuhiro "Funky K.H" Hayashi (林 克洋), born October 28 1965, is a former Sega sound composer. While working at Sega, he was best known for composing the music for Quartet and SDI, along with a few tracks for Super Hang-On. Following his departure, he joined Media Rings and composed music for a few SNES titles. He then became the main composer of the Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku series. He has quit composing since 2005.

Production history

Games

Music

  • Uranai Angel Cutie (1984)
  • Girl's Garden (1984)
  • Zaxxon (SG-1000 Version) (1985)
  • Zoom 909 (SG-1000 Version) (1985)
  • Hang-On (Master System Version) (1985)
  • Quartet (Arcade version) (1986)
  • Quartet 2 (1986)
  • Hokuto no Ken (Master System Version) (1986)
  • Black Belt (Master System Version) (1986) [NOTE: Overseas edition of Hokuto no Ken (Master System Version)]
  • Secret Command (1986) — Music by (Staff) (as Wooper Katsu), Music by ('We Fight for Friends') (as Wooper Katsu)
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II (Master System Version) (1986) — Music by (Staff) (as Wooper Katsu), Music by ('We Fight for Friends') (as Wooper Katsu) [NOTE: U.S edition of Secret Command]
  • High School! Kimengumi (Master System Version) (1986)
  • Quartet (Master System Version) (1987)
  • Super Hang-On (Arcade version) (1987) (as Funky K.H)
  • Sonic Boom (Arcade version) (1987)
  • Galaxy Force (Arcade version) (1988) (as Funky K.H)
  • Galaxy Force II (Arcade version) (1988) (as Funky K.H)
  • Gain Ground (Arcade version) (1988) — Music & SE
  • Final Lap Twin (1989)
  • Times of Lore (1990) — Music & Arrangement
  • Thunder Blade (PC-Engine Version) (1990) — Sound (as Funky)
  • Sanrio Carnival (Game Boy Version) (1991) — Sound Program
  • Road Spirits (1991)
  • Hihou Densetsu: Chris no Bouken (1991)
  • Minesweeper (PC-Engine CD Version) (1992)
  • Forgotten Worlds (PC-Engine CD Version) (1992) — Sound (as K.Hayashi)
  • Terraforming (1992) — Music (as K.Hayashi)
  • Aguri Suzuki F-1 Super Driving (1992) — Music
  • Quiz DNA no Hanran (1992)
  • Ozumou Damashii (1992)
  • Sand Scorpion (1992)
  • Suzuka 8 Hours (SNES Version) (1993)
  • Zero-4 Champ RR (1994) — Sound
  • Tsuri Taro (1994)
  • Wild Trax ~ Rare Tracks for Driving (CD) (1994)
  • Zero-4 Champ RR Complete Music Collection (CD) (1994)
  • Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 2 (1994)
  • Battle Racers (1995) — Sound (as Year Hayashi)
  • Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story (1995) — Sound Programmer
  • Chaos Seed: Fuusui Kairouki (SNES Version) (1996) — Sound Composer
  • Hyper Tennis: Final Match (1996)
  • Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku (Saturn Version) (1997) — Music, SE, Lyrics (Ending Theme "I Want to Be a Pearl")
  • Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku (PSX Version) (1997) — Music, SE
  • Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album (1998) — Sound Engineer
  • Nushi Tsuri 64 (1998)
  • Beast Wars: Transmetals (PSX Version) (1999) — Sound Composer (Wavedge Staff), Localization Sound Composer (Wavedge Staff)
  • Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 3: Perpetual Blue (1999)
  • Mushi Taro (2000)
  • D->A: Black (2003)
  • School Days Vocal Album (CD) (2005)
  • SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection: Original Soundtrack (CD) (2005)

Song credits

Zaxxon (SG-1000 Version)

  • Game Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Outer Space BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Clear — Music & Arrangement

Zoom 909 (SG-1000 Version)

  • Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Hang-On (Master System Version)

  • Title — Arrangement
  • Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Hidden Music — Arrangement

Quartet (Arcade version)

  • Credit — Music & Arrangement
  • Miami Samba Machine (Start) — Music & Arrangement
  • Quartet Theme (Stage-01) — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • FM Funk (Stage-03) — Music & Arrangement
  • sky (Stage-05) — Music & Arrangement
  • Oki RAP (Stage-10) — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Miami Samba Machine (Without Voice Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
  • FM Piano Test — Music & Arrangement
  • RAP Test — Music & Arrangement
  • Oki RAP (Without Voice Ver.) — Music & Arrangement
  • RAP Test (Without Voice Ver.) — Music & Arrangement

Hokuto no Ken (Master System Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Power Up BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Miss — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Black Belt (Master System Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss — Music & Arrangement

Secret Command

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • We Fight for Friends (Odd Number Screen BGM) — Music & Arrangement
  • Barricade (Boss) — Music & Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Rambo: First Blood Part II (Master System Version)

  • Rambo Main Theme (Title) — Arrangement

Quartet (Master System Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 5 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 6 — Music & Arrangement
  • Last Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Super Hang-On (Arcade version)

  • Outride a Crisis — Music & Arrangement
  • Sprinter — Music & Arrangement
  • Goal — Music & Arrangement

SDI (Arcade version)

  • Credit — Music & Arrangement
  • System Down (Stage 1, 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Satellite Attack (Stage 3, 4) — Music & Arrangement
  • Sky Sun (Stage 5, 8) — Music & Arrangement
  • Illusion (Stage 6, 7) — Music & Arrangement
  • An Imminent War (Stage 9, 10, 11) — Music & Arrangement
  • Perfect — Music & Arrangement
  • We Are Desirous of Peace (Ending) — Music & Arrangement
  • Blue Moon (Name Entry) — Music & Arrangement
  • Illusion (Ranking) — Music & Arrangement

Heavyweight Champ (Arcade version)

  • Credit — Music & Arrangement
  • Title 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Level Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Announce — Music & Arrangement
  • Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Arrangement
  • Ranking — Music & Arrangement
  • Title 2 — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Sonic Boom (Arcade version)

  • Credit — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 1, 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 2, 6 — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage 3, 5 — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

Galaxy Force (Arcade version)

  • Coin [Galaxy Force] — Music & Arrangement
  • Defeat [Scene B] — Music & Arrangement
  • Take Back [Scene C] — Music & Arrangement
  • Alone Fighter [Scene D] — Music & Arrangement
  • Take Back [Long Ver.] — Music & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

Galaxy Force II (Arcade version)

  • Coin [Galaxy Force II] — Music & Arrangement

Gain Ground (Arcade version)

  • Europe in the Middle Ages ~Receiving~ [BGM 2] — Music & Arrangement
  • Future Robot ~Contract~ [BGM 4] — Music & Arrangement
  • Warrior's Rest [Round Clear] — Music & Arrangement

Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku

  • Wake Up!! — Music & Arrangement
  • Shy Boy — Music & Arrangement
  • Workingmen — Music & Arrangement
  • Are You Ready? — Music & Arrangement
  • Crying Shadows — Music & Arrangement
  • On My Honor — Music & Arrangement
  • Raise a War Cry — Music & Arrangement
  • Imitate Blue — Music & Arrangement
  • Rest in Peace — Music & Arrangement
  • Boneheads — Music & Arrangement
  • Stumble-Scramble — Music & Arrangement
  • It's All Right — Music & Arrangement
  • In Our Usual Sunny Place — Music & Arrangement
  • Daylight Bossa — Music & Arrangement
  • I'm at My Limit! ('Wake Up!!' vocal version) — Music
  • Go Easy — Music & Arrangement
  • Unchanged Happy Life — Music & Arrangement
  • Nocturne in C sharp major — Music & Arrangement
  • Earnest Hope — Music & Arrangement
  • A Smile Is Your Protection ('Shy Boy' vocal version) — Music
  • Red-Eyed Revenger — Music & Arrangement
  • Road to Nowhere — Music & Arrangement
  • Face a Crisis — Music & Arrangement
  • Under the Strain — Music & Arrangement
  • Fantasia Everlasting — Music & Arrangement
  • Anytime — Music & Arrangement
  • I Want to Be a Pearl (Sega Saturn Ending) — Music

SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection: Original Soundtrack

  • SDI Remix 2005 — Music & Arrangement

References