Takenobu Mitsuyoshi

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Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (光吉猛修), born 12 December 1967, is a composer of video game music. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including Virtua Fighter 2 and Shenmue.

Biography

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi started out in the field of sound creation by following his dream of creating music. He held a particular interest in the genre of game music, and was thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work in this field with Sega. Joining the Sega team in 1990 not only allowed him to create music in his favorite format, but it also offered him the chance to be a part of the celebrated S.S.T. Band (Sega Sound Team), a live performance band employed by Sega to perform games music of its arcade games.

Having done some work on previous Sega games, the first major project he wrote the majority of the music for was in 1994, working on the game, Virtua Fighter 2. It was around that time that he did the music and vocals for Daytona USA as well.

Mitsuyoshi’s work on these games propelled him even further on his musical path with Sega. In the 1999 highly acclaimed release, Shenmue, Mitsuyoshi once again demonstrated his expertise by creating a soundtrack of over 20 songs and more than 200 other pieces to be used throughout the game. Continuing this tradition of excellence, he went on to compose for Shenmue II, which was released in 2001.

Production History

• G-LOC: Air Battle (Arcade Version) (1990) (as R360)
• GP Rider (Arcade Version) (1990) (as R360)
• Strike Fighter (Arcade Version) (1991)
• Virtua Racing (Arcade Version) (1992)
• Sonic CD (1993) — Special Thanks
• OutRunners (Arcade Version) (1993)
• Virtua Racing (Mega Drive Version) (1994) — Special Thanks
• OutRunners (Mega Drive Version) (1994)
• Daytona USA (Arcade Version) (1994)
• Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version) (1994) — Sound Designer
• Virtua Racing Deluxe (1994) — Special Thanks
• Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version) (1995)
• Virtua Fighter Remix (1995) — Sound Designer (Virtua Fighter Remix Staff)
• Sega Rally Championship (Arcade Version) (1995) — Music
• Manx TT Superbike (1995)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version) (1995) — Music Arranger & Director
• Virtua Fighter 2 (PC Version) (1995) — Sound Designer
• Daytona USA (Saturn Version) (1995) — Sound Engineer
• Sega Rally Championship (Saturn Version) (1995) — Music Composed By (Original Sound Track)
• Victory Goal '96 (1996)
• Virtua Fighter Kids (1996)
• Sonic the Fighters (1996) — Special Thanks
• Virtua Fighter 3 (1996)
• Fighters Megamix (1996) — Sound Designer
• Burning Rangers (Japanese edition) (1998) — Lead vocal (Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~, We are Burning Rangers)
• Daytona USA 2 (1998)
• Shenmue (1999) — Sound Director, Music Composer, Shenmue Passport Sound & Music
• Rent-A-Hero No. 1 (2000)
• Daytona USA 2001 (2001)
• Shenmue II (2001) — Sound Section Assistant, Music Composer
• Space Channel 5: Part 2: Special Edition (2003) — Waver Master's Special Thanks
• Virtual-On Marz (2003) — Sound Designer
• World Club Champion Football Serie A (2003)
• Feel the Magic: XY/XX (2004)
• Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Sound Creator
• The Rub Rabbits! (2005)
• Sega Rally 2006 (2006)
• Sega Rally Championship (PS2 Release) (2006) — Music & Sound Effects
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Musician (Chorus)
• Sega Rally Revo (2007) — Special Thanks

Other Works

• Virtua Fighter (Anime)
• Mega Selection II -G.S.M. Sega- (1991) (as R Saburo)
• Daytona USA * B-univ (1994)
• Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix (1994) (as yasu)
• Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (1994)
• Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows (1995)
• Virtua Fighter 3 On The Vocal (1997)
• From Loud 2 Low ~Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works~ (2003)
• Street Fighter Tribute Album (2003)

• Cover of "Sonic Heroes", followed by "Happy Birthday" to Sonic the Hedgehog for Sonic's 17 anniversary (2008)

Song Credits

G-LOC: Air Battle

• Earth Frame G — Music

GP Rider

• Time Attack (Automatic) — Music

Strike Fighter

• Opening — Music
• Funky Bomb — Music
• Shuffle Cannon — Music
• Born Out — Music
• K-City — Music
• Lunar Ground — Music
• Hyper Hopper — Music
• Ending — Music
• What's Your Name? — Music
• One More Time — Music

Virtua Racing (Arcade Version)

• Waiting Your Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Course Select — Music & Arrangement
• Beginner — Music & Arrangement
• Medium — Music & Arrangement
• Expert — Music & Arrangement
• Extend Time - 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Best Lap - 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Extend Time - 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Best Lap - 3 — Music & Arrangement
• Extend Time - 3 — Music & Arrangement
• Best Lap - 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Extend Time - 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Best Lap - 5 — Music & Arrangement
• Extend Time - 5 — Music & Arrangement
• Pit Out — Music & Arrangement
• Pit In — Music & Arrangement
• Goal — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Congratulations - 2 — Music & Arrangement

OutRunners (Arcade Version)

• Pre Stage — Music & Arrangement
• Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Arrangement
• Passing Breeze (1993) — Arrangement
• Splash Wave (1993) — Arrangement
• Adventure — Music & Arrangement
• Grand Canyon — Music & Arrangement
• San Francisco — Music & Arrangement
• Niagara Falls — Music & Arrangement
• Hawaii — Music & Arrangement
• Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Music & Arrangement
• Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Music & Arrangement
• Switzerland — Music & Arrangement
• Japan — Music & Arrangement
• Hong Kong — Music & Arrangement
• Egypt — Music & Arrangement
• Mediterranean Sea — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• France — Music & Arrangement
• Germany — Music & Arrangement
• Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Racing (Mega Drive Version)

• Title Logo — Music
• Demonstration — Music
• Game Start — Music
• Mode Select — Music
• Course Select — Music
• Start — Music
• Beginner Start (Big Forest) — Music
• Time Extend 1 — Music
• Best Lap 2 — Music
• Time Extend 2 — Music
• Best Lap 3 — Music
• Time Extend 3 — Music
• Best Lap 4 — Music
• Time Extend 4 — Music
• Best Lap 5 — Music
• Time Extend 5 — Music
• Get Goal — Music
• Game Over — Music
• Name Entry — Music
• Replay — Music
• Result — Music
• Ending — Music
• Medium Start (Bay Bridge) — Music
• Expert Start (Acropolis) — Music
• Pit In — Music
• Pit Out — Music
• Records — Music
• Ending (Arcade Ver) — Music

OutRunners (Mega Drive Version)

• Pre Stage — Music
• Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Music
• Passing Breeze (1993) — Music
• Splash Wave (1993) — Music
• Adventure — Music
• Grand Canyon — Music
• San Francisco — Music
• Niagara Falls — Music
• Hawaii — Music
• Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Music
• Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Music
• Switzerland — Music
• Japan — Music
• Hong Kong — Music
• Egypt — Music
• Mediterranean Sea — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• France — Music
• Germany — Music
• Waiting Your Entry [Original] From Virtua Racing — Music
• Beginner Start [Original] From Virtua Racing — Music
• Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Music

Daytona USA (Arcade Version)

• Let's Go Away (Advertisement) — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Awaiting Other Challengers — Music & Arrangement
• Start Your Engines — Music & Arrangement
• The King of Speed — Music & Arrangement
• Breakdown — Music & Arrangement
• Rolling Start — Music & Arrangement
• Let's Go Away — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Bitchin' — Music & Arrangement
• Dreaming of Daytona USA — Music & Arrangement
• Sky High — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Check It Out! — Music & Arrangement
• Could You Fly? — Music & Arrangement
• Pounding Pavement — Music & Arrangement
• Sweat — Music & Arrangement
• Pounding Pavement (reprise) — Music & Arrangement
• G,A,M,E,O,V,E,R — Music & Arrangement
• David Goes to Victory Lane — Arrangement
• A.B — Arrangement
• EXN — Arrangement
• G.F — Arrangement
• GLC — Arrangement
• GPR — Music & Arrangement
• H.O — Arrangement
• ORS — Music & Arrangement
• O.R — Arrangement
• P.D — Arrangement
• R.M — Arrangement
• S.C — Arrangement
• S.F — Music & Arrangement
• S.H — Arrangement
• SMG — Arrangement
• TOR — Arrangement
• V.F — Arrangement
• V.R — Music & Arrangement
• SHO — Arrangement
• VMO — Arrangement
• E.R — Arrangement
• T.B — Arrangement
• QTT — Arrangement
• SDI — Arrangement
• Coming Soon — Music & Arrangement
• Jingle [Magical Sound Shower] — Arrangement
• Jingle [Rush a Difficulty] — Arrangement
• Jingle [Adventure] — Music & Arrangement
• Jingle [After Burner] — Arrangement

Daytona USA * B-univ

• Let's Go Away — Lyrics (w/David Leytze), Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard, Vocals (w/David Leytze)
• Pounding Pavement — Lyrics (w/David Leytze), Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard, Vocals
• Daytona in the Night — Lyrics, Music, Keyboard, Vocals (w/David Leytze)
• Sky High — Lyrics (w/David Leytze), Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard, Vocals
• Tornado — Music, Arrangement (w/Koichi Namiki), Keyboard
• The Queen of Speed — Lyrics, Music, Keyboard, Vocals

Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)

• Advertise — Arrangement
• Game Start — Arrangement
• Jacky — Arrangement
• Jeffry — Arrangement
• Sarah — Arrangement
• Kage — Arrangement
• Pai — Arrangement
• Wolf — Arrangement
• Lau — Arrangement
• Akira — Arrangement
• Ending — Arrangement
• Name Entry — Arrangement, Vocals (w/Akiko Hashimoto)

Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix

• Love you "Sonic" — Vocals
• Brand-new World — Vocals (w/momo)
• When we reach for you ~Could it be right~ — Vocals

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

• Virtua Fighter "You are the Master" — Vocals, organ
• Wolf — Vocals, electric piano
• The Moon is the White Gate's Light — Vocals
• Wounds by Design — Synthesizer solo
• Ocean Crystal Ship — Glottal Noises
• Stand Tall — Organ solo

Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade Version)

• Begin New Challenge — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Black Cat Moon — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Young Knight — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Secret Hiding in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Escape — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• The Woodcutter's Dirge — Music & Arrangement
• Ride the Tiger — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura & Akiko Hashimoto)
• Chicago — Music & Arrangement
• Afterimage — Music & Arrangement
• Moment of Eternity — Music & Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)

Sega Rally Championship (Arcade Version)

• Power Games — Music
• Conditioned Reflex — Music
• Desert Land — Music
• Getting Muddy — Music
• My Dear Friend, Rally — Music
• Reckless Running — Music
• Ignition — Music
• Welcome to Sega Rally — Music (w/Tomoyuki Kawamura)

Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)

• Man of the Fist — Arrangement
• Black Cat Moon — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
• Mountain Hermit Shun Di — Arrangement
• Star from Hong Kong — Arrangement
• Young Knight — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
• Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
• Secret Hiding in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
• Escape — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
• The Woodcutter's Dirge — Music & Arrangement
• Ride the Tiger — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
• Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Arrangement
• Chicago — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows

• Believe In Love - Jacky — Vocals
• Go Beyond That Wave - Jeffry — Vocals
• Summer Tempest - Akira — Vocals
• Everyone is a Stranger - Kage — Vocals
• Golden Rain - Lau — Vocals
• Embrace the Unreachable Heart - Dural — Vocals
• Confusing Dreams - Shun — Vocals

Daytona USA (Saturn Version)

• Let's Go Away (Advertisement) — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Awaiting Other Challengers — Music & Arrangement
• Start Your Engines — Music & Arrangement
• The King of Speed — Music & Arrangement
• Breakdown — Music & Arrangement
• Rolling Start — Music & Arrangement
• Let's Go Away — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Bitchin' — Music & Arrangement
• Dreaming of Daytona USA — Music & Arrangement
• Sky High — Lyrics, Music & Arrangement
• Check It Out! — Music & Arrangement
• Could You Fly? — Music & Arrangement
• Pounding Pavement — Music & Arrangement
• Sweat — Music & Arrangement
• Pounding Pavement (reprise) — Music & Arrangement
• G,A,M,E,O,V,E,R — Music & Arrangement
• David Goes to Victory Lane — Arrangement
• Jingle [Magical Sound Shower] — Arrangement
• Jingle [Vivacious] — Arrangement
• Jingle [Rush a Difficulty] — Arrangement
• Jingle [Adventure] — Music & Arrangement
• Jingle [After Burner] — Arrangement

Victory Goal '96

• Victory Goal '96:opening theme - The Sky Continuing Towards the Future — Lyrics (w/Jun Senoue), Vocals
• Victory Goal '96:ending theme - Overcoming a Thousand Nights — Lyrics (w/Jun Senoue), Vocals

Virtua Fighter Kids

• Sarah — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
• Pai — Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Lion — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Jeffry — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Kage — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Jacky — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Wolf — Music
• Akira — Music (w/Maki Morrow & Takayuki Nakamura)
• Chicago — Music, Arrangement (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Moment of Eternity ~ Kids Version — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• Sarah ~ Ending Movie — Music & Arrangement
• Jacky ~ Ending Movie — Music & Arrangement
• Akira ~ Ending Movie — Music & Arrangement
• Advice — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura), Arrangement
• Afterimage ~ Kids Version — Music & Arrangement

Sonic the Fighters

• Character Select [Get into the Wave 2] — Arrangement
• Aurora Icefield [Black Bed] — Arrangement
• Canyon Cruise [Blue Garden] — Music & Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
• You Are Winner [Winner's Fanfare] — Music
• Continue [Continue] — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over [Game Over] — Music & Arrangement
• Sunset Town [Bonus Track 2] — Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)

Virtua Fighter 3

• Rowdy — Music & Arrangement
• Virtua Fighter 3 — Arrangement
• Next Challenger — Music & Arrangement
• Keen Head "Jacky in the Building" — Music & Arrangement
• Tedium "Leon in the Library" — Arrangement (w/Fumio Ito)
• Mai "Aoi in the Snow" — Arrangement
• Coral Groove "Jeffry in the Sea" — Music & Arrangement
• Underground "Sarah in the Subway" — Arrangement
• Gostroptosis "In the Cave" — Arrangement
• Hiding "Kagemaru in the Castle" — Arrangement
• Open the Deadgate "Pai on the Roof" — Music & Arrangement
• Drunkman in Hong Kong "Shun on the Raft" — Arrangement
• Raging Wind "Lau in the Great Wall" — Music & Arrangement
• Ancient times "Wolf in the Desert" — Music & Arrangement
• On the Circle "Takaarashi on the Ring" — Music & Arrangement
• The Hall "Akira in the Bamboo Grove" — Music & Arrangement
• Tender Steel "Dural" — Music & Arrangement
• After image 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Tell me your memories — Music & Arrangement
• Game over — Arrangement
• Try to Next Level — Music & Arrangement
• Modesty "Extra Stage" — Arrangement (w/Fumio Ito)
• Impudence "Extra Stage" — Arrangement (w/Fumio Ito)
• The Killer Mantis "Extra Stage" — Arrangement
• Blandish Fist "Extra Stage" — Music & Arrangement
• Persevering "Extra Stage" — Arrangement (w/Fumio Ito)
• Cool Bell "Extra Stage" — Music & Arrangement
• Tears of Falling "Extra Stage" — Music & Arrangement
• For You... — Music & Arrangement

Fighters Megamix

• Fighters MegaMix — Music & Arrangement
• Welcome to Festival — Music & Arrangement
• Continue — Music & Arrangement
• Win — Music & Arrangement
• Virtua Fighter 3 Game Over — Arrangement
• Ending A "Light" — Music & Arrangement
• Ending B "Virtua Fighter Ending Ver. II" — Music & Arrangement
• Ending C "Hard Vipers" — Music & Arrangement
• Ending D "Girls" — Music & Arrangement
• Ending E "Muscle Power" — Music & Arrangement
• Ending F "Young Guys" — Music & Arrangement
• Ending G "Hate" — Music & Arrangement
• Ending H "Last" — Music & Arrangement
• Ending I "With Mother" — Music & Arrangement

Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition

• Daytona USA Medley — Music, Vocals, Lyrics (w/David Leytze)

Virtua Fighter 3 On The Vocal

• Heat Haze ◊ Kage — Vocals
• Beyond The Mirage ◊ Lau — Music, Vocals
• ZERO ◊ Dural — Music, Vocals
• Alone ◊ Akira — Music, Vocals
• Brave It Out ◊ Jacky — Music, Vocals
• The Wall ◊ Wolf — Music, Vocals
• Wild Blood ◊ Jeffry — Music, Vocals
• Mysterious ◊ Sarah — Vocals
• A Night Without You ◊ Lion — Music, Vocals
• My Lover ◊ Pai — Music, Vocals

Burning Rangers (Japanese edition)

• Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~ — Vocal Performance
• We are Burning Rangers — Vocal Performance
• Burning Hearts ~Short Track~ — Vocal Performance

Sega Rally 2 (Arcade Version)

• Ignition '98 ...4 select — Music
• Ignition '98 ...in the groove — Music

Daytona USA 2

• I Can Do It — Music

Shenmue

• Shenmue Main Theme — Music
• Shenmue ~Sedge Tree~ / Original Version — Music & Arrangement
• Setting off anew / Original Version — Music & Arrangement
• Antiquity Tree — Music & Arrangement
• Setting off anew / Arranged by Y.Koshiro — Music
• Shenmue ~Sedge Tree~ / Arranged by Y.Koshiro — Music

Rent-A-Hero No. 1

• Can You Become a Rent-a-Hero for Mankind's Sake? — Vocals

Street Fighter Tribute Album

• Ryu Stage — Arrangement, Vocals

Sonic Gems Collection

• Are You Brave? — Arrangement
• Fairy of A.I.F. — Arrangement, Vocals

Sega Rally 2006

• Wild instinct Remix — Music & Arrangement
• Temptation of Speed — Music & Arrangement
• Getting Muddi'n Bass — Music & Arrangement
• Iron Bullfight — Music & Arrangement
• Hyper Conditioned Reflex — Music & Arrangement
• Storm of Technique — Music & Arrangement
• Wild instinct — Music & Arrangement
• Ignition the 2nd Generation — Music & Arrangement
• Moment When Last Time Stops — Music & Arrangement
• Everything Ended — Music & Arrangement
• Lose a Race — Music & Arrangement
• Waltz of Victory — Music & Arrangement
• Moment When Time Stops — Music & Arrangement
• Funky Spin — Music & Arrangement
• The Glory — Music & Arrangement

Sonic the Hedgehog

• Tropical Jungle ~The Jungle ~ The Swamp~ — Chorus (w/Miho Fujiwara)
• Tropical Jungle ~The Ruins~ — Chorus (w/Miho Fujiwara)

After Burner 20th Anniversary Box

• After Burner [H.] Live Studio Edition Version - 42nd Amusement Machine Show, 9 Sep. 2004 — Bass
• After Burner 20th Anniversary Medley [H.] Arrange Version — Bass

Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box

• Let's Go Away - Piano Ver. - — Lyrics (w/David Leytze), Music, Piano & Vocal
• Pounding Pavement - Unplugged Ver . - — Lyrics (w/David Leytze), Music, Bass, Vocal

External links

• Composer profile at OverClocked ReMix