Takayuki Nakamura

Takayuki Nakamura

Place of birth: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan^[1]
Date of birth: 1967-07-19^[1] (age 56)
Employment history: Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega AM2
Role(s): Composer, Sound Programmer

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Takayuki Nakamura (中村隆之) is a Japanese guitarist and sound engineer, and former Sega of Japan composer and sound programmer, perhaps most known as the original composer of Sega's flagship Virtua Fighter series.

Career

Takayuki Nakamura's work with Sega began in August 1989, as a part-time job. He joined full-time in April 1990.^[2]

Following his departure from Sega in August 1996, Nakamura joined Dream Factory Co., Ltd. the following month, through which he composed the music for a few Square titles (namely Tobal 2 and Ehrgeiz).

He later became a head member of Brainstorm Co., Ltd. in October 1999 (having left Dream Factory two months prior), 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 (and later the Nintendo DS title Meteos). He is still a member of Brainstorm to this day.

Nakamura has also served as a freelancer between Brainstorm's main releases (developed by Q Entertainment, Inc.), having been associated with developers including Tomy Corporation (for Fighting Fury and Naruto), Genki (for Kabuki Warriors and the Kengo series), Anchor, Inc. (for Pride FC and the WWE Raw series) and StudioFAKE Co., Ltd. (for Custom Robo and Dynasty Warriors) as well as the publisher Sammy Corporation (for Guilty Gear and King of Fighters).

Aliases

While working part-time for Sega, Takayuki Nakamura initially used the alias Middle Village, a director translation of the characters in surname Nakamura (中村). After joining, he used the alias TN, seen in Streets of Rage^[2], which is simply his initials. Tohru Nakabayashi, a sound designer active at the same time, also has the initials TN, so the two are often mixed up in credits.

Production history

Games

ESWAT: City Under Siege (Mega Drive; 1990) — Music by^[3] (as Middle Village)
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive; 1990) — Sound Assistant^[4] (as Middle Village)
Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (System C; 1990) — Music & Sound Effects
Dick Tracy (Mega Drive; 1991) — Composer
Hyper Marbles (Mega Drive; 1991) — 音楽^[5] (as T.N)
The GG Shinobi (Game Gear; 1991) — Sound Management^[6] (as TN)
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System; 1991) — Sound Programmer^[7] (as T N)
Streets of Rage (Mega Drive; 1991) — Sound Assisted^[8] (as T.N)
F1 Exhaust Note (System 32; 1991) — Music
Astérix (Master System; 1991) — Sound^[9] (as Takayuki)
Wally wo Sagase! (System 18; 1992) — Sound Creator (as T.Nakamura)
Stadium Cross (System 32; 1992) — Sound Program
OutRunners (System 32; 1993) — Composers
Virtua Fighter (Model 1; 1993) — Music Composer
Ghost Hunters (Large attraction; 1994) — Sound Director
Virtua Fighter 2 (Model 2; 1994) — Sound designers
Virtua Fighter (Saturn; 1994) — Sound Designers^[10]
Daytona USA (Saturn; 1995) — Sound Engineers^[11]
Virtua Fighter Remix (Saturn; 1995) — Sound Designers^[12]
Mahou Kishi Rayearth 2: Making of Magic Knight (Game Gear; 1995) — Artist (as T.Nakamura)
Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Sound Producer^[13] (as 中村隆之)
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 5 Wolf Hawkfield (Saturn; 1995) — Director^[14]
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 6 Lau Chan (Saturn; 1995) — Director^[15]
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series The Final Dural (Saturn; 1996) — Director
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 7 Shun Di (Saturn; 1996) — Director^[16]
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 8 Lion Rafale (Saturn; 1996) — Director^[17]
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 9 Kage Maru (Saturn; 1996) — Director^[18]
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol. 10 Jeffry McWild (Saturn; 1996) — Director^[19]
Virtua Fighter PC (Windows PC; 1996) — Sound Designers
Virtua Fighter Kids (Saturn; 1996) — Sound Composers^[20] (as 中村隆之)
Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast; 1998) — Sound Designers (as Takashi Nakamura)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 16: Virtua Fighter 2 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Sound designers

Videos

CGMV Virtua Fighter 2 (VHS; 1995) — Sound designers
Sega Amusement CG World Best Collection (LaserDisc; 1995) — Sound designer
Sega Amusement CG World Best Collection (LaserDisc; 1995) — Sound designers

Music

Virtua Fighter: Saikyou no Senshi (CD; 1994)
Virtua Fighter: Saikyou no Senshi (CD; 1994) — Words by
Virtua Fighter: Saikyou no Senshi (CD; 1994) — Arrangement
Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter Maximum Mania (CD; 1994) — Producer
Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter Maximum Mania (CD; 1994) — All Songs Write
Virtua Fighter 2 Sound Track (CD; 1995) — すべての作曲/編曲 (as 中村隆之)
Virtua Fighter 2 Sound Track (CD; 1995) — Produced by (as 中村隆之)
Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows (CD; 1995) — Assistant Recording Director^[21] (as 中村隆之)
Virtua Cop Soundtracks (CD; 1996) — Producer (as 中村隆之)
Virtua Fighter Kids Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — Director & Manipulator
Virtua Fighter Kids Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — Recording Engineer
Virtua Fighter Kids Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — Sound Composers
Sonic the Fighters Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — Producer^[22]
Sonic the Fighters Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — Special Thanks^[22]
Virtua Fighter 3 Sound Tracks (CD; 1996) — All Sound Designed

Basketball (Master System)^[2] (1990) (possibly Pat Riley Basketball)
Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (CD) (1994)
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.1 Sarah Bryant (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.2 Jacky Bryant (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.3 Akira Yuki (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.4 Pai Chan (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
Virtua Fighter Kids (Arcade version) (1996)

Song credits

Main article: Takayuki Nakamura/Song credits.

E-SWAT: City Under Siege

Title — Music & Arrangement
BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
Boss 2 — Music & Arrangement
Ending — Music & Arrangement

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive Version)

Bad — Arrangement
Mr. Big (Boss Demo, Round 6) — Music & Arrangement
Boss — Music & Arrangement

Columns II: The Voyage Through Time

Coin — Music & Arrangement
Select — Music & Arrangement
Stage Start (Unused Tune) — Music & Arrangement
Desert Sun (Theme 1/Shellfish Screen) — Music & Arrangement
Danger I — Music & Arrangement
Drone (Theme 2/Shellfish Screen) — Music & Arrangement
Danger II — Music & Arrangement
Bonus — Music & Arrangement
Iron Head (Theme 3/Machine Screen) — Music & Arrangement
Arabian Jewelry (Theme 4/Columns Screen) — Arrangement
Danger III — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System Version)

Club 30 (Round 1) — Arrangement
Mr. Big (Boss Demo) — Music & Arrangement
Boss — Music & Arrangement
Dance Magic 1 (Smooth Criminal) — Arrangement
Street (Round 2) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 2 (Beat It) — Arrangement
Woods (Round 3) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 3 (Another Part of Me) — Arrangement
Cavern (Round 4) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 4 (Billie Jean) — Arrangement
The Enemy Hideout (Round 5) — Arrangement
Dance Magic 5 (Bad) — Arrangement
Final Boss (Round 6) — Arrangement

F1 Exhaust Note

Advertise — Music & Arrangement
BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
Main Theme — Music & Arrangement
Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Stadium Cross

Checker Point — Music

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 (with Hiroshi Kawaguchi)
China — Music & Arrangement
Mediterranean Sea — Music & Arrangement (with 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
Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Win — Music & Arrangement
Lose — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)

Advertise — Music
Game Start — Music, Guitar
Jacky — Music
Jeffry — Music, Guitar
Sarah — Music
Kage — Music
Pai — Music
Wolf — Music, Guitar
Lau — Music, Guitar
Akira — Music, Guitar
Ending — Music
Name Entry — Music
Game Over — Music
Win — Music
Lose — Music

Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade version)

Enbu ~Beginning of a New Challenge~ — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Virtua Fighter 2 — Music & Arrangement
Man of the Fist — Music & Arrangement
Black Cat Moon — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Young Knight — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Secret Hidden in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Escape — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Ride the Tiger — Music & Arrangement (with 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 (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
Kyu — Music & Arrangement
Dan — Music & Arrangement
Meijin — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)

Evolution — Arrangement
Man of the Fist — Music
Black Cat Moon — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Young Knight — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Secret Hidden in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Escape — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Ride the Tiger — Music (with 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 (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
Shun — Arrangement
Pai — Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Lion — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement (with Maki Morrow)
Jeffry — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement (with Maki Morrow)
Kage — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
Jacky — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
Wolf — Arrangement
Akira — Music (with Akiko Hashimoto & Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
Chicago — Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
Dural — Music, Arrangement (with Maki Morrow)
Moment of Eternity ~ Kids Version — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi), Arrangement
Lion ~ Ending Movie — Music & Arrangement
Advice — Music (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)

Virtua Fighter 3

Virtua Fighter 3 — Music
Mai "Aoi in the Snow" — Music
Underground "Sarah in the Subway" — Music
Hiding "Kage Maru 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

Magazine articles

Main article: Takayuki Nakamura/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Takayuki Nakamura

External links

References

[http:.2F.2Fvgmdb.net.2Fartist.2F1543-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://vgmdb.net/artist/1543

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080119005907.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.kk.iij4u.or.jp.2F.7Enakataka.2Fhistory.htm-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 http://www.kk.iij4u.or.jp/~nakataka/history.htm (Wayback Machine: 2008-01-19 00:59)

[:File:ESWAT_MD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf

[:File:Moonwalker_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Moonwalker MD credits.pdf

[:File:Hyper_Marbles_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Hyper Marbles MD credits.pdf

[:File:GG_Shinobi_GG_credits.pdf_p-6] File:GG Shinobi GG credits.pdf

[:File:Moonwalker_SMS_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Moonwalker SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Streets_of_Rage_MD_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Streets of Rage MD credits.pdf

[:File:Asterix_SMS_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Asterix SMS credits.pdf

[:File:VirtuaF1_Saturn_JP_SSOpening.pdf_p-10] File:VirtuaF1 Saturn JP SSOpening.pdf

[:File:Daytonausa_sat_us_manual.pdf_p18-11] File:Daytonausa sat us manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:VirtuaFR_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-12] File:VirtuaFR Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:VirtuaF2_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-13] File:VirtuaF2 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:VFCGP05_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-14] File:VFCGP05_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:VFCGP06_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-15] File:VFCGP06_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:VFCGP07_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-16] File:VFCGP07_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:VFCGP08_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-17] File:VFCGP08_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:VFCGP09_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-18] File:VFCGP09_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:VFCGP10_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-19] File:VFCGP10_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:VirtuaFK_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-20] File:VirtuaFK_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:VF2DancingShadows_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p15-21] File:VF2DancingShadows CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15

[:File:StFST_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p11-22] 22.0 ^22.1 File:StFST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 11

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