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 (which began in August, 1989), he is perhaps best known for composing the music for the original Virtua Fighter.

Following his departure from Sega in September, 1996, Nakamura joined Dream Factory Co., Ltd., through which is composed the music for a few Square titles.

He later became a head member of Brainstorm Co., Ltd. in October 1999, joined by artist Katsumi Yokota (from Sega) and recording engineer Kenzi Nagashima (from Light Link Music), all of whom helped create the music for the hit PSP title Lumines. He is still a member of Brainstorm to this day.

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) — Music Composer
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)
Pride FC: Fighting Championships (2003) — Sound Director (Brainstorm Inc.), SFX (Brainstorm Inc.), Music (Brainstorm Inc.)
Tube Slider (2003) — Sound Director
WWE Raw 2 (2003) — SE & Music Designer (Brainstorm Inc.)
Custom Robo: Battle Revolution (2004) — Sound Director & Composer (Brainstorm)
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (2004) — Commentary Designer
Lumines (2004) — Sound Designer & Engineer
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (2005) — Sound Designer
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (2006) — Sound Designer
Every Extend Extra (2006) — Special Thanks (Brainstorm)
Lumines Live! (2006) — Sound Designer (Brainstorm), Sound Engineer (Brainstorm)
Custom Robo Arena (2006) — Music (Brainstorm)
Gunpey DS (2006) — Sound Products Team (Brainstorm)
Lumines II (2006) — Sound Designer & Engineer (Brainstorm)
Lumines Plus (2007) — Sound Designer & Engineer (Brainstorm) (Original Lumines)
Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle (2007) — Sound Editor
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (2007) — Sound
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (2008) — Sound :Editor
Peggle: Dual Shot (2009) — Sound Direction and Creation (Brainstorm Co. Ltd)

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

Tobal 2

[Tobal 2] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[Checkered Career] (album original mix) — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[The Origin No.5] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[Amethyst] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[The Grody Boy] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[Knock My Door] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[In an unguarded moment] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[Grope after the truth] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[Beating Hard] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[a miracle's coming] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[China Dress] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[Hero's Looking Glass] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[The Speeder] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[A Crying Son] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[Knee Drop] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[On Your Dark Side] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[Dropout] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[H.N] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[Tobal 2 1st Ending] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by
[Tobal 2 2nd Ending] — Composed, Arranged & Synthesizer Programmed by

Ehrgeiz

The Title — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
The Tale of "Ehrgeiz." — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Victory — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Escape — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Run Away in the Airship! — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Hong Kong Reggae — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Continental Train — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
The End of the Journey — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Door of Truth — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Fate — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Those Who Fight (from FFVII) — Arranged & Produced by
Prelude (from FFVII) — Arranged & Produced by
An Elegy for the Man of the Future — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
The Legend. — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Der Ehrgeiz. — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
A self-service Selector. — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Elevator — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Fresh Fish — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Continue — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Stage Clear — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Map Song 1 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Map Song 2 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Map Song 3 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Map Song 4 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Opening (Short Version) — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Brand New Quest — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Ruined Town — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Dungeon 1 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Dungeon 2 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Dungeon 3 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Dungeon 4 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Dungeon 5 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Dungeon 6 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Dungeon 7 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Battle in a Trap — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Middle Boss — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Big Boss — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Phoenix — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Store 1 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Store 2 — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Hotel — Composed, Arranged & Produced by
Magic Store — Composed, Arranged & Produced by

~Arrange Version~

The Tale of "Ehrgeiz." — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Victory — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Escape — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Run Away in the Airship! — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Hong Kong Reggae — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Continental Train — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
The End of the Journey — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Door of Truth — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Fate — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Those Who Fight (from FFVII) — Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Prelude (from FFVII) — Arranged & Produced by, Piano
An Elegy for the Man of the Future — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
The Legend. — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Der Ehrgeiz. — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
A self-service Selector. — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Elevator — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Fresh Fish — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
11th — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano
Der Ehrgeiz (Long Version) — Composed, Arranged & Produced by, Piano

Lumines

welcome to the club — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Urbanization — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Roundabout — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Slipping — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Square Dance — Produced and Arranged by
Talk 2 You — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Just... — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Dark Side Beside the River — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Aback — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Working in the Hole — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Sister Walk — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Da-Di-Do — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Strangers — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Holiday in Summer — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Take a Dog Out a Walk — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Big Elpaso — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
My generation — Produced and Arranged by
Meguro — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Spirits — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Get up and go — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Fly into the Sky — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
45 degrees — Produced and Arranged by
Rodent — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Morning Beats — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Water, Flower & Lights — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Tin Toy — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
prime factor — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Japanese form — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Automobile Industry — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Please return my CD — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
The bird singing in the night — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Mekong — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Whoop-De-Do — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
The Spy loves me — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Brash — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Chinese restaurant — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Moon Beam — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Neodymium — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
Fanatic — Composition, Produced and Arranged by
merci — Composition, Produced and Arranged by

Lumines Live!

Flower Cards — Music & Arrangement
In Late Night — Music & Arrangement
no bird — Music & Arrangement
Flavor — Music & Arrangement
Freezing point — Music & Arrangement
Papa! — Music & Arrangement
Discoveries — Music & Arrangement

Lumines II

Cuckoo clock — Composed and Arranged by
T.S.L — Composed and Arranged by
You are not here. — Composed and Arranged by
Hikaru frame work — Composed and Arranged by
The mission to the moon. — Composed and Arranged by
Mental gymnastic — Composed and Arranged by
So that someone may visit you. — Composed and Arranged by
Hometown — Composed and Arranged by
Manager class — Composed and Arranged by
Machine Interface — Composed and Arranged by
xop — Composed and Arranged by
Inheritance — Composed and Arranged by