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+ | '''''Naoki Kodaka''''' (or '''Kotaka''') is a Japanese music composer. He is known for his numerous works for [[Sunsoft]]. He graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts in 1982. He has been responsible for the creation of many catchy and memorable soundtracks such as ''Blaster Master'', ''Fester's Quest'', ''Revenge of the Joker'' and many others. He is also known for the NES version soundtrack to ''Spy Hunter''. | ||
− | + | Kodaka joined Sunsoft around 1984. He originally scored music for the company's arcade games, but the company shortly after focused on development for the [[NES|Famicom]], and so it became his primary platform to work on. During his early years with Sunsoft, Kodaka would usually work solo. However, he would sometimes receive credit with [[Hiroaki Kai]]. | |
− | Currently he is a full time university teacher at the Nagoya College Of Music. | + | |
+ | He also made a DVD titled "Mushi Mushi no Shi: Rainforest Story". | ||
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+ | Currently he is a full time university teacher at the Daido University (he worked at Nagoya College Of Music before 2015). | ||
==Music Development== | ==Music Development== | ||
− | Kodaka would write either sheet music or would send tape recordings of his compositions to Sunsoft, which were then converted into the game to code by their sound team. | + | Kodaka would write either sheet music or would send tape recordings of his compositions to Sunsoft, which were then converted into the game to code by their sound team. These sound coders were unknown in the early Sunsoft games due to the lack of credits or the game developers using undecipherable aliases, though it was presumably a/the programmer. However, for the later games, Kodaka would have his compositions arranged by [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]]. |
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+ | His compositions were converted to a [[Akito Takeuchi (NES Driver)|sound driver]] by [[Akito Takeuchi]], where music was entered in a traditional [[MML]]. | ||
==Gameography== | ==Gameography== | ||
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! Notes | ! Notes | ||
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+ | | 1984-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Banbam (ARC)]] (Pettan Pyu) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Hiroaki Koi]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1985-07-25 | | 1985-07-25 | ||
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| 1986-12-18 | | 1986-12-18 | ||
− | | [[Madoola no Tsubasa | + | | [[Madoola no Tsubasa (FC)]] (マドゥーラの翼) |
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| 1987-09-?? | | 1987-09-?? | ||
| [[Spy Hunter (NES)]] | | [[Spy Hunter (NES)]] | ||
− | |||
| {{Song-Box|01 - Spy Hunter - NES - Spy Hunter Theme.ogg}} | | {{Song-Box|01 - Spy Hunter - NES - Spy Hunter Theme.ogg}} | ||
+ | | Arranged [[Henry Mancini]]'s [[Peter Gunn Theme]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1987-12-04 | | 1987-12-04 | ||
| [[Shanghai (FC)]] (上海) | | [[Shanghai (FC)]] (上海) | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | With [[Naohisa Morota]]. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1988-01-23 | | 1988-01-23 | ||
| [[Ripple Island (FC)]] (リップル アイランド) | | [[Ripple Island (FC)]] (リップル アイランド) | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | With another unidentified composer. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1988-04-?? | | 1988-04-?? | ||
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| 1988-06-17 | | 1988-06-17 | ||
| [[Blaster Master (NES)]] | | [[Blaster Master (NES)]] | ||
+ | | {{Song-Box|02 - Blaster Master - NES - Area 1.ogg}} | ||
| | | | ||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1988-12-?? | | 1988-12-?? | ||
| [[Platoon (NES)]] | | [[Platoon (NES)]] | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | Arranged [[Jonathan Dunn]]'s music. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1988-12-09 | | 1988-12-09 | ||
− | | [[Nankin | + | | [[Nankin no Adventure (FDS)]] (なんきんのアドベンチア) |
− | |||
| | | | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1989-02-10 | | 1989-02-10 | ||
| [[Sekiryuuou (FC)]] (赤龍王) | | [[Sekiryuuou (FC)]] (赤龍王) | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]]. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1989-03-30 | | 1989-03-30 | ||
| [[After Burner (FC)]] (アフターバーナー) | | [[After Burner (FC)]] (アフターバーナー) | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | Arranged [[Hiroshi Kawaguchi]]'s music. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1989-09-?? | | 1989-09-?? | ||
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| 1989-12-22 | | 1989-12-22 | ||
| [[Batman (NES)]] | | [[Batman (NES)]] | ||
− | |||
| {{Song-Box|04 - Batman - NES - Stages 1 & 5.ogg}} | | {{Song-Box|04 - Batman - NES - Stages 1 & 5.ogg}} | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1990-03-02 | | 1990-03-02 | ||
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| 1990-07-19 | | 1990-07-19 | ||
| [[Batman (GEN)]] | | [[Batman (GEN)]] | ||
− | | | + | | |
− | | | + | | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Batman: The Video Game (GB)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1990-08-10 | | 1990-08-10 | ||
| [[Journey to Silius (NES)]] (ラフ ワールド) | | [[Journey to Silius (NES)]] (ラフ ワールド) | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]], [[Naohisa Morota]], [[Shinichi Seya]], and [[Manabu Sakota]]. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1990-10-26 | | 1990-10-26 | ||
| [[Nantettatte!! Baseball (FC)]] (なんてったって!!ベースボール) | | [[Nantettatte!! Baseball (FC)]] (なんてったって!!ベースボール) | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | With other unidentified composers. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1990-12-14 | | 1990-12-14 | ||
| [[Gremlins II: The New Batch (NES)]] (グレムリン2:新種誕生) | | [[Gremlins II: The New Batch (NES)]] (グレムリン2:新種誕生) | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]]. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1991-09-20 | | 1991-09-20 | ||
| [[U-four-ia: The New Saga (NES)]] (へべれけ) | | [[U-four-ia: The New Saga (NES)]] (へべれけ) | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]]. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1991-09-27 | | 1991-09-27 | ||
| [[Super Spy Hunter (NES)]] (バトルフォーミュラ) | | [[Super Spy Hunter (NES)]] (バトルフォーミュラ) | ||
− | | | + | | {{Song-Box|01 - Super Spy Hunter - NES - Stage 1 & 4 (Part 1).ogg}} |
− | | | + | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]]. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1991-12-20 | | 1991-12-20 | ||
| [[Batman: Return of the Joker (NES)]] (ダイナマイトバットマン) | | [[Batman: Return of the Joker (NES)]] (ダイナマイトバットマン) | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]]. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1992-??-?? | | 1992-??-?? | ||
| [[Batman: Revenge of the Joker (GEN)]] | | [[Batman: Revenge of the Joker (GEN)]] | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | Arranged by [[Tommy Tallarico]]. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1992-01-14 | | 1992-01-14 | ||
| [[Super Fantasy Zone (GEN)]] (スーパーファンタジーゾーン) | | [[Super Fantasy Zone (GEN)]] (スーパーファンタジーゾーン) | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | With [[Shinichi Seya]] and [[Nobuyuki Hara]]. |
|- | |- | ||
| 1993-03-05 | | 1993-03-05 | ||
− | | [[Albert Odyssey (SNES)]] | + | | [[Albert Odyssey (SNES)]] (アルバートオデッセイ) |
− | | | + | | |
− | | | + | | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1991-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Gremlins 2: The New Batch (GB)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1994-03-11 | | 1994-03-11 | ||
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| [[Batman: Revenge of the Joker (SNES)]] | | [[Batman: Revenge of the Joker (SNES)]] | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | Arranged by [[David Whittaker]]. |
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Naoki Kodaka - 01.jpg|Unknown source. | Naoki Kodaka - 01.jpg|Unknown source. | ||
Naoki Kodaka - 02.jpg|http://www.jcaa1970.com/arrangers/konsakka24.htm. | Naoki Kodaka - 02.jpg|http://www.jcaa1970.com/arrangers/konsakka24.htm. | ||
+ | Naoki_Kodaka_05.png|Circa 1996. Saturn Fan (Issue 14/July 5, 1996) - Pg. 101 | ||
Naoki_Kodaka_-_03.jpg|http://www.meion.ac.jp/ | Naoki_Kodaka_-_03.jpg|http://www.meion.ac.jp/ | ||
Naoki_Kodaka_-_04.jpg|https://www.daido-it.ac.jp/dept/media/prof/ | Naoki_Kodaka_-_04.jpg|https://www.daido-it.ac.jp/dept/media/prof/ | ||
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* [http://www.jcaa1970.com/arrangers/konsakka24.htm jcaa1970.com/arrangers/konsakka24.htm] - Japan Composers and Arrangers Association. | * [http://www.jcaa1970.com/arrangers/konsakka24.htm jcaa1970.com/arrangers/konsakka24.htm] - Japan Composers and Arrangers Association. | ||
* [http://shmuplations.com/sunsoftmusic shmuplations.com/sunsoftmusic] - Interview. | * [http://shmuplations.com/sunsoftmusic shmuplations.com/sunsoftmusic] - Interview. | ||
− | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150727044606/http://www.daido-it.ac.jp/english/about/faculty/index.html daido-it.ac.jp/english/about/faculty/index.html] - Listed him as "NAOKI KOTAKA" as one of the professors. | |
+ | * [https://w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/2803.html w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/2803.html] - Atwiki.jp (Japanese). | ||
[[Category: Composers]] | [[Category: Composers]] | ||
[[Category: Foley Artists]] | [[Category: Foley Artists]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Sunsoft Staff]] |
Revision as of 07:53, 15 January 2024
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Naoki Kodaka (or Kotaka) is a Japanese music composer. He is known for his numerous works for Sunsoft. He graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts in 1982. He has been responsible for the creation of many catchy and memorable soundtracks such as Blaster Master, Fester's Quest, Revenge of the Joker and many others. He is also known for the NES version soundtrack to Spy Hunter.
Kodaka joined Sunsoft around 1984. He originally scored music for the company's arcade games, but the company shortly after focused on development for the Famicom, and so it became his primary platform to work on. During his early years with Sunsoft, Kodaka would usually work solo. However, he would sometimes receive credit with Hiroaki Kai.
He also made a DVD titled "Mushi Mushi no Shi: Rainforest Story".
Currently he is a full time university teacher at the Daido University (he worked at Nagoya College Of Music before 2015).
Music Development
Kodaka would write either sheet music or would send tape recordings of his compositions to Sunsoft, which were then converted into the game to code by their sound team. These sound coders were unknown in the early Sunsoft games due to the lack of credits or the game developers using undecipherable aliases, though it was presumably a/the programmer. However, for the later games, Kodaka would have his compositions arranged by Nobuyuki Hara and Shinichi Seya.
His compositions were converted to a sound driver by Akito Takeuchi, where music was entered in a traditional MML.
Gameography
Picture Gallery
Links
- mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,108684/ - MobyGames.
- gamefaqs.com/features/credit/23129.html - GameFAQs.
- vgmdb.net/artist/309 - VGMdb.
- jcaa1970.com/arrangers/konsakka24.htm - Japan Composers and Arrangers Association.
- shmuplations.com/sunsoftmusic - Interview.
- daido-it.ac.jp/english/about/faculty/index.html - Listed him as "NAOKI KOTAKA" as one of the professors.
- w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/2803.html - Atwiki.jp (Japanese).