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− | {{ | + | {{Infobox Composer |
| Name = Naoki Kodaka | | Name = Naoki Kodaka | ||
− | | Picture = | + | | Picture = Naoki_Kodaka_-_04.jpg |
− | | Born = | + | | Local = 小高 直樹 (こだか なおき) |
− | | BirthPlace = | + | | Born = 1957 |
− | | Nationality = | + | | BirthPlace = Japan |
− | | Flag = | + | | Nationality = Japanese |
− | | | + | | Flag = Japan |
− | | | + | | Aliases = N-Kodaka, Kodaka San, Kodaka Naoki and Guys, New, Naoki Kotaka, Chokkun |
+ | | Website = | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Kodaka, Naoki}} | ||
+ | '''''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]]. | |
− | + | 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 [[Akito Takeuchi (NES Driver)|sound driver]] by [[Akito Takeuchi]], where music was entered in a traditional [[MML]]. | ||
==Gameography== | ==Gameography== | ||
− | { | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
− | | | + | ! Released |
− | | | + | ! Title |
− | | | + | ! Sample |
− | | | + | ! Notes |
− | | | + | |- |
− | }} | + | | 1984-??-?? |
− | | | + | | [[Banbam (ARC)]] (Pettan Pyu) |
− | | | + | | |
− | | NES | + | | With [[Hiroaki Koi]] |
− | | | + | |- |
+ | | 1985-07-25 | ||
+ | | [[Super Arabian (FC)]] (スーパーアラビアン) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Hiroaki Koi]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1985-10-04 | ||
+ | | [[Route-16 Turbo (FC)]] (ルート16ターボ) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Composer? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1985-11-28 | ||
+ | | [[Ikki (FC)]] (いっき) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Hiroaki Koi]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1985-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Ikki (ARC)]] (いっき) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Hiroaki Koi]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1986-04-17 | ||
+ | | [[Atlantis no Nazo (FC)]] (アトランチスの謎) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1986-11-20 | ||
+ | | [[Dead Zone (FDS)]] (デッド ゾーン) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1986-12-12 | ||
+ | | [[Adian no Tsue (FDS)]] (アディアンの杖) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1986-12-18 | ||
+ | | [[Madoola no Tsubasa (FC)]] (マドゥーラの翼) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-02-06 | ||
+ | | [[Nazoler Land Soukangou (FDS)]] (ナゾラーランド 創刊号) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-03-27 | ||
+ | | [[Chisoko Tairiku Orudoora (FDS)]] (地底大陸オルドーラ) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-03-27 | ||
+ | | [[Super Boy Allan (FDS)]] (スーパーボーイ・アラン) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-06-12 | ||
+ | | [[Nazoler Land Dai 2 Gou (FDS)]] (ナゾラーランド第2号) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-09-?? | ||
+ | | [[Spy Hunter (NES)]] | ||
+ | | {{Song-Box|01 - Spy Hunter - NES - Spy Hunter Theme.ogg}} | ||
+ | | Arranged [[Henry Mancini]]'s [[Peter Gunn Theme]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1987-12-04 | ||
+ | | [[Shanghai (FC)]] (上海) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Naohisa Morota]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1988-01-23 | ||
+ | | [[Ripple Island (FC)]] (リップル アイランド) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With another unidentified composer. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1988-04-?? | ||
+ | | [[Freedom Force (NES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1988-06-17 | ||
+ | | [[Blaster Master (NES)]] | ||
+ | | {{Song-Box|02 - Blaster Master - NES - Area 1.ogg}} | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1988-12-?? | ||
+ | | [[Platoon (NES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Arranged [[Jonathan Dunn]]'s music. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1988-12-09 | ||
+ | | [[Nankin no Adventure (FDS)]] (なんきんのアドベンチア) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1989-02-10 | ||
+ | | [[Sekiryuuou (FC)]] (赤龍王) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1989-03-30 | ||
+ | | [[After Burner (FC)]] (アフターバーナー) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Arranged [[Hiroshi Kawaguchi]]'s music. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1989-09-?? | ||
+ | | [[Fester's Quest (NES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1989-12-22 | ||
+ | | [[Batman (NES)]] | ||
+ | | {{Song-Box|04 - Batman - NES - Stages 1 & 5.ogg}} | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-03-02 | ||
+ | | [[City Hunter (PCE)]] (シティーハンター) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Composer? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-07-19 | ||
+ | | [[Batman (GEN)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Batman: The Video Game (GB)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-08-10 | ||
+ | | [[Journey to Silius (NES)]] (ラフ ワールド) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]], [[Naohisa Morota]], [[Shinichi Seya]], and [[Manabu Sakota]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-10-26 | ||
+ | | [[Nantettatte!! Baseball (FC)]] (なんてったって!!ベースボール) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With other unidentified composers. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-12-14 | ||
+ | | [[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 | ||
+ | | [[U-four-ia: The New Saga (NES)]] (へべれけ) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1991-09-27 | ||
+ | | [[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 | ||
+ | | [[Batman: Return of the Joker (NES)]] (ダイナマイトバットマン) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1992-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Batman: Revenge of the Joker (GEN)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Arranged by [[Tommy Tallarico]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1992-01-14 | ||
+ | | [[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 | ||
+ | | [[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 | ||
+ | | [[Sugoi Hebereke (SFC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1994-12-22 | ||
+ | | [[Albert Odyssey II (SNES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1996-08-09 | ||
+ | | [[Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean (SAT)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 1997-07-24 |
− | | | + | | [[Out Live: Be Eliminate Yesterday (PS1)]] |
− | | | + | | |
− | | | + | | |
|- | |- | ||
+ | | Unreleased | ||
+ | | [[Batman: Revenge of the Joker (SNES)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Arranged by [[David Whittaker]]. | ||
|} | |} | ||
− | [[Category:Composers]] | + | ==Picture Gallery== |
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Naoki Kodaka - 01.jpg|Unknown source. | ||
+ | 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_-_04.jpg|https://www.daido-it.ac.jp/dept/media/prof/ | ||
+ | Kodakanaokiuni.jpg|http://www.meion.ac.jp/https://www.daido-it.ac.jp/dept/media/lab/ | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Links== | ||
+ | * [http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,108684/ mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,108684/] - MobyGames. | ||
+ | * [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/credit/23129.html gamefaqs.com/features/credit/23129.html] - GameFAQs. | ||
+ | * [http://www.vgmdb.net/artist/309 vgmdb.net/artist/309] - VGMdb. | ||
+ | * [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. | ||
+ | * [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: 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).