Masafumi Ogata

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Masafumi Ogata (尾形 雅史), born 24 August, 1968 in Akita Prefecture, Japan, is a former Sega composer.

He has composed music for two Sonic games and one related CD (alongside Naofumi Hataya) and is notable for composing the opening theme song to Sonic CD, Sonic - You Can Do Anything (also known as Toot Toot Sonic Warrior). He is also credited under the alias "Gatao" (which is an anagram of Ogata) in the 8-bit version of Sonic 2, which contains a version of that song as the background music for the stage Green Hills Zone, almost certainly made before the version in Sonic CD.

Other than Sonic games, he composed the song "Crying World", the Round 6-1 theme in Ristar. This was not known until a soundtrack album Mega Drive Last Action Heroes, containing music from various Mega Drive games, was released; Tomoko Sasaki is credited as the sole composer in the game's credits (although Ogata is credited under Special Thanks as "Masashi Ogata").

Aside from Sega titles, he has also composed music for a few Japan-exclusive games developed by C's Ware.

Furthermore, from the notes of the CD albums Platina Selection and Radio DC, it has been determined that Ogata's main company is AIMS co., ltd, as "Brand-new World" (originally produced in 1994) was said to be "Re-arranged...for AIMS" in the latter album. This means that Ogata had been a part of AIMS from at least late 1994 to mid 1999.

He has also worked with Hitomi Momoi (better known as simply "MOMO") on occasion, as she provided the main vocals for "Brand-new World" from Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix (which Ogata arranged) and sang the ending theme of Death Crimson 2, "Maybe someday" (she also voiced the game's protagonist, Yuri Rosenberg).

Production History

Song Credits

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear and Master System Versions)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Green Hills Zone — Music & Arrangement
  • Gimmick Mountain Zone — Music & Arrangement
  • Crystal Egg Zone — Music & Arrangement
  • Invincibility — Music & Arrangement
  • Miss — Music & Arrangement
  • Chaos Emerald — Music & Arrangement
  • Bad Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Good Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Sonic CD (Japanese edition)

  • Sonic - You Can Do Anything — Music & Arrangement
  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Palmtree Panic (Bad Future) — Arrangement
  • Collision Chaos (Present) — Music & Arrangement
  • Collision Chaos (Past) — Music & Arrangement
  • Collision Chaos (Good Future) — Music
  • Collision Chaos (Bad Future) — Music & Arrangement
  • Tidal Tempest (Present) — Music & Arrangement
  • Tidal Tempest (Past) — Music & Arrangement
  • Tidal Tempest (Good Future) — Music
  • Tidal Tempest (Bad Future) — Music & Arrangement
  • Quartz Quadrant (Bad Future) — Arrangement
  • Wacky Workbench (Present) — Music & Arrangement
  • Wacky Workbench (Past) — Music & Arrangement
  • Wacky Workbench (Good Future) — Music
  • Wacky Workbench (Bad Future) — Music & Arrangement
  • Stardust Speedway (Bad Future) — Arrangement
  • Speed Up!! — Music & Arrangement
  • Invincible!! — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Special Stage — Music & Arrangement
  • Little Planet — Music & Arrangement

Super Mega Drive Fan - Mega-CD Super Music Collection Vol.1

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

  • Sonic After-6290 Mix — Original Music & Arrangement

Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix

  • Techno power mix — Music (w/Naofumi Hataya), Arrangement
  • Brand-new World — Music & Arrangement
  • #8th SPACE — Music & Arrangement
  • Miracle Blue ~Little Planet~ — Music (w/Naofumi Hataya)
  • Sonic Stream — Music & Arrangement

Ristar (Mega Drive Version)

  • Crying World (Round 6-1) — Music & Arrangement

luv wave

  • WorldCom — Music
  • chemical — Music
  • variations — Music
  • luv_wave — Music
  • fast metro — Music
  • underground — Music
  • digital leaf — Music
  • chemical — Music & Arrangement
  • variations — Music & Arrangement
  • luv_wave — Music & Arrangement
  • fast metro — Music & Arrangement
  • underground — Music & Arrangement

Dream Generation ~Koi Ka? Shigoto Ka!?...~

  • Dream Wings — Arrangement
  • You are not Enough — Arrangement
  • Totally Secret — Arrangement
  • December Magic — Arrangement
  • Gentle Breeze — Music & Arrangement
  • image — Music & Arrangement
  • STEP! — Music & Arrangement
  • try it on — Music & Arrangement
  • The Moon by the Window — Music & Arrangement
  • Dream Generation ~Koi Ka? Shigoto Ka!? ...~ — Arrangement

Platina Selection

  • Introduction — Arrangement
  • Mirage — Arrangement
  • sharabe — Arrangement
  • Moon — Arrangement
  • kaze — Arrangement
  • Neo miyabi — Arrangement
  • Theme — Arrangement
  • Parallel — Arrangement
  • sakebi — Music & Arrangement
  • Desire — Arrangement
  • wave — Music & Arrangement
  • kibou — Arrangement
  • Releaf — Arrangement
  • Chiruhana — Arrangement
  • yayoi — Arrangement
  • Shizuku — Music & Arrangement

Death Crimson 2

  • Maybe someday — Music & Arrangement
  • Power of Time — Music & Arrangement
  • Accrade — Music & Arrangement
  • Decision — Music & Arrangement
  • Grid of Century — Music & Arrangement
  • Scope — Music & Arrangement
  • antante — Music & Arrangement
  • Distant Thought — Music & Arrangement
  • Drop of Mind — Music & Arrangement
  • Impression — Music & Arrangement
  • Rhapsody — Music & Arrangement
  • Wind of the street — Music & Arrangement
  • True Story — Music & Arrangement
  • Path — Music & Arrangement

Death Crimson OX

  • Museum — Music
  • Porvenir — Music
  • Bamiya — Music
  • Disappearance — Music
  • OX Title — Music
  • OX Ending — Music


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