Takayuki Nakamura
From Sega Retro
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.
Contents
- 1 Production History
- 2 Song Credits
- 2.1 OutRunners (Arcade Version)
- 2.2 Virtua Fighter (Arcade Version)
- 2.3 Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)
- 2.4 Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version)
- 2.5 Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising
- 2.6 Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)
- 2.7 Virtua Fighter Kids
- 2.8 Virtua Fighter 3
- 2.9 Tobal 2
- 2.10 Ehrgeiz
- 2.11 Lumines
- 2.12 Lumines Live!
- 2.13 Lumines II
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)
- The GG Shinobi (1991) — Sound Management (as TN)
- 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