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Masanori Takeuchi

Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1991 – 2000) Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega AM1 Sega Software R&D Dept. 1 WOW Entertainment (2000 – 2003) Sega WOW (2003 – 2004) Sega (2004 – ) Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega AM1
Role(s): Composer, Musician

Masanori Takeuchi (竹内雅則) is a Japanese video game music composer and sound designer who may be retired, but typically worked with Sega developer AM1/WOW Entertainment from the early 90's to the late 00's. He most often composed rock^[1] and heavy metal^[2] soundtracks such as Title Fight, Sky Target, Sega Strike Fighter and Wild Riders. He is best-known for his work on Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder, Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders, Sega GT 2002 and After Burner Climax.

He is not to be confused with Masanori Takeuchi (竹内将典), the FromSoftware producer who has worked on a few Sega-published titles in the early 2000s.

Career

Masanori Takeuchi joined Sega in the early 90's, the same year as Tomoyuki Kawamura, who he collaborated with on his second-ever title, Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder,^[3] released in 1992. His earliest game is unknown, but it was worked on with Hiroshi Kawaguchi,^[4] so Air Rescue (also released in 1992 on the Sega System 32) has been pointed towards as a likely candidate.

He worked under AM2 when it housed all sound designers for arcade games, but frequently worked on titles developed by AM1, most notably Sky Target, Dynamite Baseball and Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders. He would officially join the division when AM2 Sound was split among several divisions and would continue to compose for them under WOW Entertainment and Sega WOW.

In 2005, he briefly moved to the AM2 division, but was credited as hailing from AM1 in 2007^[5] and 2008.^[3] The last known work he made music for is After Burner Climax, though in the commentary for Golden Axe The Music he mentioned he was still writing music for Sega.^[3]

Production history

Games

Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (System 32; 1992) — Sound
Title Fight (System 32; 1993) — Sound (as M.Takeuchi)
Sky Target (Model 2; 1995) — Music & Sound Effects
Fighting Vipers (Model 2; 1995) — Guitar
Dynamite Baseball (Model 2; 1996) — Sound^[6] (as M.Takeuchi)
Sega Ski Super G (Model 2; 1996) — Composer
Dynamite Baseball 97 (Model 2; 1997) — 音楽 (as 竹内雅則)
Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders (Model 3; 1997) — All Music, Lyrics & Arrangement
Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders (Model 3; 1997) — Sound Effects
The Ocean Hunter (Model 3; 1998) — Music composer & Sound effect
Airline Pilots (NAOMI Multiboard; 1999) — Sound Director
Zombie Revenge (NAOMI; 1999) — Special Thanks
Sega Strike Fighter (NAOMI Multiboard; 2000) — Music Composer
Wild Riders (NAOMI 2; 2001) — Music Composer
Virtua Golf (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2001) — Sound
Sega GT 2002 (Xbox; 2002) — Sound
Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Sound Coordination^[7]
Virtua Fighter 5 (Lindbergh; 2005) — Special Thanks
After Burner Climax (Lindbergh; 2006) — Sound Creators
Ai Sareruyori Ai Shitai: The House of the Dead EX (Lindbergh Red; 2008) — Special Thanks

Music

Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders (CD; 1998) — Sound Producer^[8]
Zombie Revenge (CD; 1999) — Special Thanks
Sega GT 2002 Original Soundtrack (CD; 2002) — Sound Produce (as MASANORI Takeuchi)
After Burner Climax Sound Track (CD; 2006) — Composer & Sound Staff
Golden Axe The Music (CD; 2008) — Commentator^[9]

Air Rescue (Arcade version) (1992)

Song credits

Main article: Masanori Takeuchi/Song credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Masanori Takeuchi/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Masanori Takeuchi

External links

Hitmaker Sound Page column (Backup) Vol.73

References

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[:File:DynamiteBaseball_MOD2_JP_credits.pdf_p-6] File:DynamiteBaseball MOD2 JP credits.pdf

[:File:BloodWillTell_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p28-7] File:BloodWillTell PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 28

[:File:HDaLAR_Album_JP_Booklet.pdf_p8-8] File:HDaLAR Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 8

[:File:GoldenAxeTheMusic_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p12-9] File:GoldenAxeTheMusic CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 12

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 ==Song credits==
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-[[Category:Old song credits]]
-{{multicol|
-===''[[Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder]]''===
-* character select — Music & Arrangement
-* main theme 1 — Music & Arrangement
-* Waterfall — Music & Arrangement
-* The theme of the boss — Music & Arrangement
-* Map indication — Music & Arrangement
-* cave — Music & Arrangement
-* The forest of the mushroom — Music & Arrangement
-* The dance of the soldier — Music & Arrangement
-* Bonus side in the town — Music & Arrangement
-* In a fortress — Music & Arrangement
-* On a ship — Music & Arrangement
-* DeathAdder1 — Music & Arrangement
-* DeathAdder2 — Music & Arrangement
-* Continue — Music & Arrangement
-* All_Clear — Music & Arrangement
-* Ending — Music & Arrangement
-* Result — Music & Arrangement
-===''[[Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders]]''===
-* All Around the World (Advertise) — Music & Arrangement
-* All Around the World (with Talking Box) — Music & Arrangement
-* Waiting Riders — Music & Arrangement
-* Player Select — Music & Arrangement
-* Beyond the Horizon — Music & Arrangement
-* L.A. Blue Sky — Music & Arrangement
-* Cowboys on the Freeway — Music & Arrangement
-* Boss the Roadmaster — Music & Arrangement
-* Head for the Wild World — Music & Arrangement
-* Winning Ball (from "Dynamite Baseball") — Music & Arrangement
-* Shine on the Top (from "Sega Ski Super-G") — Music & Arrangement
-* Through the Gate — Music & Arrangement
-* Time Is Up — Music & Arrangement
-* Result (Map Scene) — Music & Arrangement
-* Coming Home (Ending) — Music & Arrangement
-* Sun Goes Down (Name Entry) — Music & Arrangement
-* Sun Goes Down (extra version) — Music & Arrangement
-===''[[Zombie Revenge]]''===
-* isolated area — Music & Arrangement
-===''[[Airline Pilots]]''===
-* Overture - Stratosphere — Music & Arrangement
-* Entrance — Music & Arrangement
-* Introduction — Music & Arrangement
-* Mission! — Music & Arrangement
-* The Landing — Music & Arrangement
-* Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
-* Stage Clear Failed — Music & Arrangement
-* Order of the Airline — Music & Arrangement
-* Sunset — Music & Arrangement
-* Pilot of Glory — Music & Arrangement
-* Twilight — Music & Arrangement
-* Homebound — Music & Arrangement
-===''[[Sega Strike Fighter]]''===
-*{{rolloverText|アドバタイズ|Advertise}} — Music & Arrangement
-* A Conqueror of Sky — Music & Arrangement
-* Operation Explanation — Music & Arrangement
-* Level Select — Music & Arrangement
-* Daniel's Instruction — Music & Arrangement
-* The Departure to the Sky — Music & Arrangement
-* Leaving the Nest to an Ace Pilot — Music & Arrangement
-* Initiation — Music & Arrangement
-* Warning Call — Music & Arrangement
-* A Valley of the War — Music & Arrangement
-* Pursuit to the Stratosphere — Music & Arrangement
-* Sudden Attacks — Music & Arrangement
-* Scrambles From Dusk — Music & Arrangement
-* The Plant Which Is Burnt Down — Music & Arrangement
-* Air Walking — Music & Arrangement
-* Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
-* Stage Failed — Music & Arrangement
-* Mission Result — Music & Arrangement
-* High-Speed Dog Fighting Spirit — Music & Arrangement
-* Footsteps of Destruction — Music & Arrangement
-* A Spiral Flight to Turn — Music & Arrangement
-* Mop-Up Operation — Music & Arrangement
-* The Enemy Whom It Approaches — Music & Arrangement
-* Across That Hill — Music & Arrangement
-* Final Result — Music & Arrangement
-* After the War — Music & Arrangement
-* Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
-* Game Over — Music & Arrangement
-===''[[Sega GT 2002]]''===
-* Feel Your Heartbeat — Music & Arrangement
-* Down to Corner "segaGT 2002 Main Theme" — Music & Arrangement
-* Maned Beast — Music & Arrangement
-* Shading Corner — Music & Arrangement
-* Heroic Tapestry — Music & Arrangement
-* Melting Grid — Music & Arrangement
-* 70's Racing "Passion" — Music & Arrangement
-* 80's Racing "Evolution" — Music & Arrangement
-* 90's Racing "Thrill" — Music & Arrangement
-* The Smell of Dream ~Oil Sachet~ — Music & Arrangement
-* Stable Pulse — Music & Arrangement
-* Horizon — Music & Arrangement
-* Spiritual Uplift — Music & Arrangement
-* Beat of Emotion — Music & Arrangement
-* Thinking Around — Music & Arrangement
-* Round and Round — Music & Arrangement
-* Break Time — Music & Arrangement
-* Start Your Engines — Music & Arrangement
-* Part On — Music & Arrangement
-* Open Your Eyes — Music & Arrangement
-* Final Corner — Music & Arrangement
-* Congratulations! — Music & Arrangement
-* Checker Flag — Music & Arrangement
-* Legendary Course — Music & Arrangement
-* Dawn Purple — Music & Arrangement
-===''[[After Burner Climax]]''===
-* Volcanic Islands — Music & Arrangement
-* A Bolt from the Blue — Music & Arrangement
-* Clouds of Twilight — Music & Arrangement
-}}
 ==Magazine articles==