Takayuki Nakamura

Takayuki Nakamura (中村隆之), born July 1967, is a guitarist and a sound designer and engineer. Regarding his work with Sega, he is perhaps best known for composing the music for the original Virtua Fighter.

Production History

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System Version) (1989) — Sound Programmer (as T N)
E-SWAT: City Under Siege (1990) — Music (as Middle Village)
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive Version) (1990) — Sound Assistant (as Middle Village)
Streets of Rage (Mega Drive Version) (1991) — Sound Assistance (as T.N)
Astérix (Master System Version) (1991) — Sound (as Takayuki)
OutRunners (Arcade Version) (1993)
Virtua Fighter (Arcade Version) (1993)
Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version) (1994) — Sound Designer
Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version) (1994)
Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (CD) (1994)
Daytona USA (Saturn Version) (1995) — Sound Engineer
Virtua Fighter Remix (Saturn Version) (1995) — Sound Designer (Virtua Fighter Remix Staff)
Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version) (1995) — Producer (Sound Staff)
Virtua Fighter Kids (1996)
Virtua Fighter 3 (1996)
Tobal 2 (1997) — Music (Dream Factory Staff), Sound Effect (Dream Factory Staff)
Ehrgeiz (1998) — Music & Sound Effects (DreamFactory Co., Ltd.)
Guilty Gear Petit (2001) — Sound
Star Ocean: Blue Sphere (2001) — Sound
Guilty Gear Petit 2 (2001) — Sound
The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood (2002) — Sound Composed by
WWE Raw (Xbox Version) (2002) — Sound Director, SE and Music Designer
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2002) — PRO FIGHTER (Matsui Enterprise Co. Ltd), Event Sound Effects (Matsui Enterprise Co. Ltd)
WWE Raw 2 (2003)
Tube Slider (2003)
Pride FC: Fighting Championships (2003)
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (2004)
Lumines (2004)
Custom Robo (2004)
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (2005)
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (2006)
Lumines Live! (2006)
Lumines II (2006)
Gunpey DS (2006)
God Hand (2006)
Every Extend Extra (2006)
Custom Robo Arena (2006)
Blue Dragon (2006)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (2007)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007)
Final Fantasy Tactics (2007)
Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle (2007)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (2008)
Peggle: Dual Shot (2009)
The Last Remnant (2009)

Song Credits

OutRunners (Arcade Version)

Mega Driver — Music & Arrangement
Checker Point — Music & Arrangement
Game Start — Music & Arrangement
Picture the Rivers — Music & Arrangement
Blow Your Cool — Music & Arrangement
Looking for the Rainbow — Music & Arrangement
Speed King — Music & Arrangement
Sonic Control — Music & Arrangement
Check Point — Music & Arrangement
South America — Music & Arrangement (w/Hiroshi Kawaguchi)
China — Music & Arrangement
Mediterranean Sea — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Jingle Bells [Secret Track] — Arrangement
Final Stage — Music & Arrangement
Dream Flying — Music & Arrangement
Last Wave (1993) — Arrangement

Virtua Fighter (Arcade Version)

Advertise — Music & Arrangement
Game Start — Music & Arrangement
Jacky — Music & Arrangement
Jeffry — Music & Arrangement
Sarah — Music & Arrangement
Kage — Music & Arrangement
Pai — Music & Arrangement
Wolf — Music & Arrangement
Lau — Music & Arrangement
Akira — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)

Advertise — Guitar
Game Start — Guitar
Jacky — Guitar
Jeffry — Guitar
Sarah — Guitar
Kage — Guitar
Pai — Guitar
Wolf — Guitar
Lau — Guitar
Akira — Guitar
Ending — Guitar
Name Entry — Guitar

Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version)

Begin New Challenge — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Virtua Fighter 2 — Music & Arrangement
Man of the Fist — Music & Arrangement
Black Cat Moon — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Young Knight — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Secret Hiding in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Escape — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Ride the Tiger — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi & Akiko Hashimoto)
Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Music & Arrangement
Jacky ~V.F2 Arrange Version~ — Music & Arrangement
Sarah ~V.F2 Arrange Version~ — Music & Arrangement
Moment of Eternity — Music & Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)

Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising

Wolf — Lyrics

Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)

Evolution — Arrangement
Man of the Fist — Music
Black Cat Moon — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Young Knight — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Secret Hiding in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Escape — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Ride the Tiger — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Music
Duralumin — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter Kids

We are Virtua Fighter Kids (Advertise Movie) — Music & Arrangement
Selector — Music & Arrangement
Lau — Music & Arrangement
Sarah — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
Shun — Arrangement
Pai — Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Lion — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
Jeffry — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
Kage — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
Jacky — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
Wolf — Arrangement
Akira — Music (w/Maki Morrow & Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
Chicago — Arrangement (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Dural — Music, Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
Moment of Eternity ~ Kids Version — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
Lion ~ Ending Movie — Music & Arrangement
Advice — Music (w/Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)

Virtua Fighter 3

Virtua Fighter 3 — Music
Mai "Aoi in the Snow" — Music
Underground "Sarah in the Subway" — Music
Hiding "Kagemaru in the Castle" — Music
Drunk man in Hong Kong "Shun on the Raft" — Music
Game over — Music
Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
The Killer Mantis "Extra Stage" — Music