Norihiro Furukawa
Norihiro Furukawa is a Japanese composer and sound designer veteran who has been in the game industry for over 30 years. He is known for games like Grid Seeker and Densha de GO!.
Furukawa started in the game industry in 1988 when he joined Taito's sound team Zuntata. During his time there, he worked on the music and sound effects to many of their arcade games, as well as a few console titles. In addition, he also did the audio for many of Taito's amusement games. In 2000, he left Taito as an in-house employee to go freelance, but continued to work with the company.
He is known for his complex musical style, being able to compose for a wide variety of musical genres.
Since 2011, he has also been working as an instructor at HAL Tokyo Music Department, a vocational school.
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Gameography
Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
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1988-??-?? | Fighting Hawk (ARC) (ファイティングホーク) | Shot Sound | |
1989-06-30 | The NinjaWarriors (PCE) (ニンジャウォーリアーズ) | Sound Editor | |
1989-07-?? | Plotting (ARC) (フリップル) | Main BGM, Sound Effects | |
1989-??-?? | Dynamite League (ARC) (ダイナマイトリーグ) | With Naoto Yagishita and Shiro Imaoka. | |
1989-??-?? | Sagaia (ARC) (ダライアスII) | Sound Editor with Yasuhisa Watanabe. | |
1990-12-?? | Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (ARC) (マジェスティックトゥエルブ) | With Yasuhisa Watanabe, Shiro Imaoka, and Kazuko Umino. | |
1990-??-?? | The Ninja Kids (ARC) (ニンジャキッズ) | With Shiro Imaoka and Hiroshige Tonomura. | |
1990-??-?? | Space Gun (ARC) (スペースガン) | With Naoto Yagishita. | |
1991-03-29 | Darius Twin (SNES) (ダライアスツイン) | With Kazuyuki Onui. | |
1991-??-?? | Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III (ARC) (ウォーリアーブレイド) | Sound Creator: S.E. and Data Programming with Yasuhiro Watanabe. | |
1992-03-27 | Super Soccer Champ (SNES) (ハットトリックヒーロー) | With Katsuhisa Ishikawa and Kazuyuki Onui. | |
1992-??-?? | Arabian Magic (ARC) (アラビアンマジック) | With Naoto Yagishita. | |
1992-??-?? | Galactic Storm (ARC) (ギャラクティックストーム) | Support Staff with Naoto Yagishita, Yasuhisa Watanabe, and Yasuko Yamada. | |
1992-??-?? | Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer (ARC) (グリッドシーカー) | With Naoto Yagishita. | |
1993-02-26 | Gensou Tairiku Auleria (PCCD) (幻蒼大陸オーレリア) | ||
1993-02-?? | Hit the Ice (SNES) | Sound Editor | |
1994-02-?? | Dungeon Magic (ARC) (ライトブリンガー) | ||
1994-03-?? | The Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock (SNES) | With Kennosuke Suemura. | |
1995-09-?? | Bust-A-Move Again (ARC) (パズルボブル2) | With Kazuko Umino, Yasuko Yamada, and Shuichiro Nakazawa. | |
1995-??-?? (Unreleased) |
Twin Qix (ARC) (ついんくいっくす) | ||
1996-03-29 | Bust-A-Move Again (PS1) (パズルボブル2) | With Kazuko Umino, Yasuko Yamada, and Shuichiro Nakazawa. | |
1996-06-07 | Darius II (SAT) (ダライアスII) | Sound Editor with Yasuhisa Watanabe. | |
1996-07-26 | Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition (SAT) (パズルボブル2) | With Kazuko Umino, Naoto Yagishita, Yasuko Yamada, and Shuichiro Nakazawa. | |
1996-??-?? | Magical Date - Dokidoki Kokuhaku Daisakusen (ARC) (まじかるで~と ドキドキ告白大作戦) | With Hiroyuki Misawa. | |
1997-10-02 | Psychic Force: Puzzle Taisen (PS1) (サイキックフォースパズル大戦) | Original BGM Composition and Arrangement | |
1997-??-?? | Densha de Go! (ARC) (電車でGO!) | ||
1998-04-30 | Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition (N64) | With Kazuko Umino, Yasuko Yamada, and Shuichiro Nakazawa. | |
1998-??-?? | Chaos Heat (ARC) (カオスヒート) | ||
1999-12-09 | Builder's Block (PS1) (ランドメーカー) | Title Demo | |
1999-12-09 | Densha de Go! Professional Shiyou (PS1) (電車でGO! プロフェッショナル仕様) | ||
1999-??-?? | Densha de Go! 2 (ARC) (電車でGO!2 高速編 量産車) | ||
2000-01-27 | Chaos Break (PS1) (カオスブレイク) | With Takahiro Wakuta. | |
2000-02-?? | Mawasun Da!! (ARC) (まわすんだ~!!) | ||
2000-05-18 | CosmoWarrior Zero (PS1) (コスモウォーリアー零) | With Masahiko Takagi | |
2000-??-?? | Soutenryuu (ARC) (蒼天龍) | ||
2001-07-05 | The Kaiten: Mawasun Da!! (PS1) (SIMPLE 1500 シリーズ Vol.66 THE 回転 まわすんだ~!!) | ||
2001-07-?? | Doki Doki Idol Star Seeker (ARC) (どきどきアイドル スターシーカー) | ||
2001-09-20 | Densha de Go! Shinkansen: Sanyou Shinkansen-hen (PS2) (電車でGO!新幹線 山陽新幹線編) | Unten BGM 1ch, Unten Shuuryou | |
2002-01-31 | Doki Doki Idol Star Seeker Remix (DC) (どきどきアイドル スターシーカー) | ||
2002-11-07 | Technic Beat (PS2) (テクニクビート) | With Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Yousuke Yasui, and Hiroto Saito. | |
2003-10-24 | Mama-san Valley: Chichi Yuremansee (W32) | ||
2003-11-20 | Magatama (XBOX) (魔牙霊) | ||
2004-03-25 | Konjiki no Gash Bell: Yuujou Tag Battle (PS2) (金色のガッシュベル!! 友情タッグバトル) | With Masashi Yano, Yousuke Yasui, and Takayuki Aihara. | |
2004-08-05 | Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Yuujou no Tag Battle Full Power (GC) (金色のガッシュベル!! 友情タッグバトル フルパワー) | With Masashi Yano, Yousuke Yasui, and Takayuki Aihara. | |
2005-03-24 | Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Battles (PS2) (金色のガッシュベル!! 友情タッグバトル2) | With Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Yousuke Yasui, Masashi Yano, and Takayuki Aihara. | |
2005-12-01 | SD Gundam Gashapon Wars (GC) (SDガンダム ガシャポンウォーズ) | With Ayako Saso and Shinji Hosoe. | |
2006-01-19 | Lost Magic (NDS) (ロストマジック) | ||
2007-03-15 | Lost in Blue 2 (NDS) (サバイバルキッズ Lost in BLUE 2) | With Yousuke Yasui. | |
2007-04-05 | Watashi no Happy Manner Book (NDS) (私のハッピーマナーブック) | ||
2008-02-07 | L: The Prologue to Death Note - Rasen no Wana (NDS) (L the proLogue to DEATH NOTE 螺旋の罠) | With Shoichiro Sakamoto. | |
2009-05-21 | Takt of Magic (WII) (タクトオブマジック) | ||
2009-08-17 | Bust-A-Move (IOS) (バストアムーブ) | With Kazuko Umino, Yukiharu Urita, and Shouhei Tsuchiya. | |
2009-11-05 | 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3) (3Dドットゲームヒーローズ) | With Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Yousuke Yasui, Shoichiro Sakamoto, Teruo Taniguchi, and Takahiro Eguchi. | |
2010-06-24 | SD Gundam Gashapon Wars (WII) (SDガンダム ガシャポンウォーズ) | With Ayako Saso and Shinji Hosoe. | |
2012-10-11 | Project X Zone (3DS) (プロジェクト クロスゾーン) | Sound & SFX Production: Salamander Factory Co., Ltd.: Sound Support with Shoichiro Sakamoto and Masashi Yano. | |
2014-01-22 | Pitapat-Beat (IOS) (てくてくビート) | With various others. | |
2020-03-05 | Kishi - Fujii Souta no Shougi Training (SW) (棋士・藤井聡太の将棋トレーニング) | Credited as 'Sound Director', but composed all music and sound effects. | |
2021-02-25 | Darius Cozmic Revelation (PS4) (ダライアス コズミックリベレーション) | KIMERA II "Shinka Suiron": Arrangement | |
2021-02-25 | Darius Cozmic Revelation (SW) (ダライアス コズミックリベレーション) | KIMERA II "Shinka Suiron": Arrangement |
Image Gallery
Aliases
He sometimes goes by the name Joutouhei Nakayama (中山上等兵), or Private First Class Nakayama.
Links
- facebook.com/nakayamaraiden/ - Facebook.
- twitter.com/nakayamaraiden - Twitter.
- w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/2760.html - Atwiki.jp (Japanese).
- ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/古川典裕 - Wikipedia (Japanese).