Kenichiro Isoda
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Kenichirō Isoda is a Japanese composer, sound designer, programmer, and music producer. He started working on music while he was in college. He played in bands and worked on music for several genres including New Wave, Okinawan, and healing music. In 1999, he served as music director for the film "Nabbie no Koi" and in 2002 for "Hotel Hibiscus," both of which won the Mainichi Film Concours Music Award. In 2000, he formed the band "Toybox" with saxophonist Shoji Oshiro and flutist Michimoto Kinowaki. He continues to work on film scoring and screenwriting. In addition, Isoda also writes books about music.
Starting in the late 80's, he started working on video game music alongside his brother Shigeharu Isoda. He is known for his arrangements for Ys, Galaga '88, and Darius. He has also contributed arrangements for Namco's Video Game Music Library.
In the mid-90's, Isoda left the industry, though returned to work on one game in 2004. His band, "Toybox" also released an album under the WaveMaster label for which his brother worked for.
Gameography
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
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| 1988-12-09 | Space Harrier (TG16) (スペースハリアー) | |
Music Editor |
| 1989-08-04 | Fantasy Zone (X68) (ファンタジーゾーン) | Music Composer / Arranger | |
| 1989-11-17 | Gozonji: Yaji Kita Chin Douchuu (FC) (御存知 弥次喜多珍道中) | With Tohru Inoue and Shigeharu Isoda; Arranged by Hideki Kanazashi and Hiroaki Suga. | |
| 1990-??-?? | Darius Alpha (PCE) (ダライアス・アルファ) | Music Driver with Shigeharu Isoda. | |
| 1990-03-16 | Super Darius (PCCD) (スーパーダライアス) | Music Driver with Shigeharu Isoda. | |
| 1990-06-30 | Galaga '88 (X68) (ギャラガ'88) | Arranger | |
| 1990-09-28 | After Burner II (PCE) (アフターバーナーⅡ) | With Shigeharu Isoda. | |
| 1990-09-21 | Darius Plus (PCE) (ダライアスプラス) | Music Driver with Shigeharu Isoda. | |
| 1991-09-25 | Cameltry (X68) (キャメルトライ) | Music Arrange | |
| 1992-06-26 | Tougi-Ou: King Colossus (SMD) (闘技王 キングコロッサス) | Sound Director | |
| 1992-10-30 | Bio-Hazard Battle (GEN) (クライング 亜生命戦争) | |
Sound Director |
| 2004-03-18 | Astro Boy (PS2) (ASTRO BOY 鉄腕アトム) | Music Advisor |
Links
- w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/8183.html - Atwiki.jp (Japanese).
