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| Name = Iku Mizutani | | Name = Iku Mizutani | ||
− | | Local = | + | | Local = 水谷郁 (みずたに いく) |
− | | Picture = | + | | Picture = Iku Mizutani - 1.jpg |
− | | Born = | + | | Born = 1960-10-11 (Age 57) |
| BirthPlace = Toyonaka-shi, Osaka, Japan | | BirthPlace = Toyonaka-shi, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Nationality = Japanese | | Nationality = Japanese | ||
| Flag = Japan | | Flag = Japan | ||
− | | | + | | Aliases = I. Mizutani, Ikky, Mizutani Iku, Funny Iku, Max Mizutani, Can Mizutani |
− | + | | Website = www.soundfountain.co.jp | |
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− | | Website = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | '''''Iku Mizutani''''' is a Japanese composer and musician. He was the main sound composer at [[Natsume]] but also wrote some music for [[Konami]]. Most of the time he worked with other composers. | + | '''''Iku Mizutani''''' is a Japanese composer and musician. He was the main sound composer/programmer at [[Natsume]] but also wrote some music for [[Konami]]. Most of the time he worked with other composers. |
+ | |||
+ | ==Music Composition== | ||
+ | ===NES/SMS=== | ||
+ | Mizutani created the sound driver at Natsume and the music was programmed in binary/hexadecimal. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===SNES=== | ||
+ | Mizutani created MIDI files. Then he loaded his MIDI files into a debugger where he would convert the MIDI file to text. Next, he would modify the music in the debugger. Then he would initialize it. Mizutani used instrument samples from many Roland devices such as the S-330, D-550, SC-55 Mk II and Yamaha TX-802. | ||
==Gameography== | ==Gameography== | ||
− | { | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
− | | | + | ! Released |
− | | | + | ! Title |
− | | | + | ! Sample |
− | | | + | ! Notes |
− | }} | + | |- |
− | | | + | | 1986-??-?? |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Rock 'n Rage (ARC)]] |
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Ferocious (MSX)]] (ウシャス) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Nemesis 2 (MSX)]] (グラディウス2) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Usas (MSX)]] (ウシャス) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-01-04 | ||
+ | | [[Hi no Tori: Gaou no Bouken (FC)]] (火の鳥 我王の冒険) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-04-?? | ||
+ | | [[Rush 'n Attack (NES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-04-10 | ||
+ | | [[Rush 'n Attack (NES)|Green Beret (FDS)]] (グリーン ベレー) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-07-07 | ||
+ | | [[Metal Gear (MSX)]] (メタルギア) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1988-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[King's Valley II: The Seal of El Giza (MSX)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Special Thanks | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1988-11-26 | ||
+ | | [[Snatcher (PC98)]] (スナッチャー) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Sound Effect | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1989-11-10 | ||
+ | | [[Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements (NES)]] (ダンジョン&マジック) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-08-09 | ||
+ | | [[Amazing Penguin (GB)]] (おさわがせ!ペンギンBOY) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-08-10 | ||
+ | | [[Shadow of the Ninja (NES)]] (影) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-09-08 | ||
+ | | [[World Boxing (FC)]] (ワールドボクシング) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1991-01-?? | ||
+ | | [[Heroes of the Lance (NES)]] | ||
+ | | {{Song-Box|01 - Heroes of the Lance - NES - Title.ogg}} | ||
+ | | Arranged [[Seiji Toda]]'s music. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1991-04-26 | ||
+ | | [[Spanky's Quest (GB)]] (ラッキー モンキー) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Sound Manager | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1991-06-?? | ||
+ | | [[Tail 'Gator (GB)]] (しっぽでぶん) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1991-10-25 | ||
+ | | [[Chaos World (FC)]] (ケイオスワールド) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1991-10-26 | ||
+ | | [[Shatterhand (NES)]] (特救指令ソルブレイン) | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 1991-12-21 |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Choujin Sentai Jetman (FC)]] |
| | | | ||
+ | | Sound Driver | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 1992-??-?? |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Sagaia (SMS)]] |
| | | | ||
+ | | Music Director | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 1992-??-?? |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Special Criminal Investigation (SMS)]] |
| | | | ||
+ | | Sound Programmer | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1992 | + | | 1992-01-?? |
− | | [[Dragon Fighter (NES)]] | + | | [[Dragon Fighter (NES)]] (ドラゴンファイター) |
+ | | | ||
| Sound Manager | | Sound Manager | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1992 | + | | 1992-01-31 |
− | | [[Don Doko Don 2 (FC)]] | + | | [[Don Doko Don 2 (FC)]] (ドンどこドン2) |
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1992-07-17 | ||
+ | | [[Mitsume ga Tooru (FC)]] (三つ目がとおる) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Sound Driver | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1992-07-24 | ||
+ | | [[Toukon Club (FC)]] (闘魂倶楽部) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1992-12-?? | ||
+ | | [[The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper (NES)]] (ジェットソン) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1993-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Renegade (SMS)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Music Director | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1993-04-23 | ||
+ | | [[Jantei Monogatari 3: Saver Angels (PCE)]] (雀偵物語3:セイバーエンジェル) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1993-07-16 | ||
+ | | [[Zen Nippon Pro Wrestling (SFC)]] (全日本プロレス) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1993-12-28 | ||
+ | | [[Zen Nippon Pro Wrestling Dash: Sekai Saikyō Tag (SFC)]] (全日本プロレス’ ダッシュ 世界最強タッグ) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Sound Effects | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1994-04-28 | ||
+ | | [[Fortune Quest: Quiz o Korogase (SFC)]] (フォーチュン・クエスト ダイスをころがせ) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1994-06-?? | ||
+ | | [[Natsume Championship Wrestling (SNES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1994-06-17 | ||
+ | | [[Pocky & Rocky 2 (SNES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Special Thanks | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1994-09-?? | ||
+ | | [[Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (SNES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1996-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Tetris Plus (SS)]] (テトリスプラス) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1996-04-?? | ||
+ | | [[Mark Davis' The Fishing Master (SNES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Sound Director | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1996-10-18 | ||
+ | | [[Tetris Plus (PS1)]] (テトリスプラス) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1996-12-27 | ||
+ | | [[Tetris Plus (GB)]] (テトリスプラス) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1997-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Cleopatra Fortune (ARC)]] (クレオパトラ フォーチュン) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Special Thanks | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1997-03-14 | ||
+ | | [[Casper (SNES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1998-12-18 | ||
+ | | [[Pocket Color Block (GBC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1999-04-23 | ||
+ | | [[Hole In One Golf (GBC)]] (ゴルフDEおはスタ) | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 1999-04-23 |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Real Pro Baseball! Central League Version (GBC)]] (リアルプロ野球!セントラルリーグ編) |
− | | | + | | |
+ | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 1999-04-23 |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Real Pro Baseball! Pacific League Version (GBC)]] (リアルプロ野球!パシフィックリーグ編) |
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 2001 | + | | 1999-11-15 |
+ | | [[WWF Wrestlemania 2000 (GBC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2000-06-?? | ||
+ | | [[Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue (GBC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2000-08-11 | ||
+ | | [[Tokoro-san no Setagaya Country Club (GBC)]] (所さん世田谷カントリークラブ) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2001-01-25 | ||
+ | | [[Croc 2 (GBC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2001-02-06 | ||
| [[Action Man: Search for Base X (GBC)]] | | [[Action Man: Search for Base X (GBC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2001-04-15 | ||
+ | | [[Saban's Power Rangers: Time Force (GBC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 2001 | + | | 2001-06-05 |
| [[Ultimate Surfing (GBC)]] | | [[Ultimate Surfing (GBC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2001-10-25 | ||
+ | | [[Disney•Pixar Monsters, Inc. (GBA)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
+ | | 2002-06-14 | ||
+ | | [[Family Tennis Advance (GBA)]] (ファミリーテニスアドバンス) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2002-10-23 | ||
+ | | [[WWE Road to Wrestlemania X8 (GBA)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2003-03-31 | ||
+ | | [[Medabots: Metabee (GBA)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Sound Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2003-06-24 | ||
+ | | [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wrath of the Darkhul King (GBA)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2003-12-14 | ||
+ | | [[Medabots: Infinity (GC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Sound Producer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2004-08-10 | ||
+ | | [[Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Assault (GBA)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2006-11-22 | ||
+ | | [[Curling DS (NDS)]] (日本カーリング協会公認:みんなのカーリング) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2010-07-14 | ||
+ | | [[The King of Fighters XIII (ARC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2011-03-24 | ||
+ | | [[Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection (PSP)]] (ファイナルファンタジーIV コンプリートコレクション) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2011-11-22 | ||
+ | | [[The King of Fighters XIII (X360)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2017-08-08 | ||
+ | | [[Mega Man: Legacy Collection 2 (PC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Unreleased | ||
+ | | [[Tetris Plus (FC)]] (テトリスプラス) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Picture Gallery== | ==Picture Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
− | + | Iku Mizutani - 0.png|Unknown Source. | |
− | + | Iku Mizutani - 1.jpg|Facebook Profile Picture. | |
+ | Iku Mizutani - 2.jpg|Unknown Source. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | * | + | * [http://www.soundfountain.co.jp www.soundfountain.co.jp] - Official. |
− | http://www.geocities.jp/natsume_game/ - Full gameography. | + | * [https://www.facebook.com/iku.mizutani.7 facebook.com/iku.mizutani.7] - Facebook. |
+ | * [http://www.geocities.jp/natsume_game geocities.jp/natsume_game] - Full gameography. | ||
+ | |||
− | [[Category:Composers]] | + | [[Category: Composers]] |
− | [[Category:Foley Artists]] | + | [[Category: Foley Artists]] |
+ | [[Category: Sound Programmers]] |
Revision as of 14:39, 27 April 2018
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Iku Mizutani is a Japanese composer and musician. He was the main sound composer/programmer at Natsume but also wrote some music for Konami. Most of the time he worked with other composers.
Music Composition
NES/SMS
Mizutani created the sound driver at Natsume and the music was programmed in binary/hexadecimal.
SNES
Mizutani created MIDI files. Then he loaded his MIDI files into a debugger where he would convert the MIDI file to text. Next, he would modify the music in the debugger. Then he would initialize it. Mizutani used instrument samples from many Roland devices such as the S-330, D-550, SC-55 Mk II and Yamaha TX-802.
Gameography
Picture Gallery
Links
- www.soundfountain.co.jp - Official.
- facebook.com/iku.mizutani.7 - Facebook.
- geocities.jp/natsume_game - Full gameography.