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| Name        = Naoki Kodaka
 
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| Picture    = Naoki_Kodaka_-_04.jpg
 
| Local      = 小高 直樹 (こだか なおき)
 
| Local      = 小高 直樹 (こだか なおき)
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| Born        = Unknown
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| Born        = 1957
 
| BirthPlace  = Japan
 
| BirthPlace  = Japan
 
| Nationality = Japanese
 
| Nationality = Japanese
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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''.
  
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'''''Naoki Kodaka''''' is a Japanese composer who was one of the main audio creators at [[Sunsoft]] and created music for their NES and Famicom titles since the company started making them. 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 first started off working on game soundtracks at Sunsoft by himself. Later in his career, he created soundtracks with [[Nobuyuki Hara]] and [[Shinichi Seya]], along with other composers. He also made a DVD titled "Mushi Mushi no Shi: Rainforest Story".
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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]].
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Currently he is a full time university teacher at the Nagoya College Of Music.
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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).
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==Music Development==
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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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! Title
 
! Title
 
! Sample
 
! Sample
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! Notes
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|-
 +
| 1984-??-??
 +
| [[Banbam (ARC)]] (Pettan Pyu)
 +
|
 +
| With [[Hiroaki Koi]]
 +
|-
 +
| 1985-07-25
 +
| [[Super Arabian (FC)]] (スーパーアラビアン)
 +
|
 +
| With [[Hiroaki Koi]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1985-10-04
 
| 1985-10-04
 
| [[Route-16 Turbo (FC)]] (ルート１６ターボ)
 
| [[Route-16 Turbo (FC)]] (ルート１６ターボ)
 +
|
 
| Composer?
 
| Composer?
 +
|-
 +
| 1985-11-28
 +
| [[Ikki (FC)]] (いっき)
 +
|
 +
| With [[Hiroaki Koi]].
 +
|-
 +
| 1985-??-??
 +
| [[Ikki (ARC)]] (いっき)
 +
|
 +
| With [[Hiroaki Koi]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1986-04-17
 
| 1986-04-17
 
| [[Atlantis no Nazo (FC)]] (アトランチスの謎)
 
| [[Atlantis no Nazo (FC)]] (アトランチスの謎)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1986-11-20
 
| 1986-11-20
 
| [[Dead Zone (FDS)]] (デッド ゾーン)
 
| [[Dead Zone (FDS)]] (デッド ゾーン)
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1986-12-12
 
| 1986-12-12
 
| [[Adian no Tsue (FDS)]] (アディアンの杖)
 
| [[Adian no Tsue (FDS)]] (アディアンの杖)
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1986-12-18
 
| 1986-12-18
−
| [[Madoola no Tsubasa: The Wing of Madoola (FC)]] (マドゥーラの翼)
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| [[Madoola no Tsubasa (FC)]] (マドゥーラの翼)
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1987-02-06
 
| 1987-02-06
 
| [[Nazoler Land Soukangou (FDS)]] (ナゾラーランド 創刊号)
 
| [[Nazoler Land Soukangou (FDS)]] (ナゾラーランド 創刊号)
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1987-03-27
 
| 1987-03-27
 
| [[Chisoko Tairiku Orudoora (FDS)]] (地底大陸オルドーラ)
 
| [[Chisoko Tairiku Orudoora (FDS)]] (地底大陸オルドーラ)
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1987-03-27
 
| 1987-03-27
 
| [[Super Boy Allan (FDS)]] (スーパーボーイ・アラン)
 
| [[Super Boy Allan (FDS)]] (スーパーボーイ・アラン)
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1987-06-12
 
| 1987-06-12
 
| [[Nazoler Land Dai 2 Gou (FDS)]] (ナゾラーランド第２号)
 
| [[Nazoler Land Dai 2 Gou (FDS)]] (ナゾラーランド第２号)
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[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}}
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| Arranged [[Henry Mancini]]'s [[Peter Gunn Theme]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1987-12-04
 
| 1987-12-04
 
| [[Shanghai (FC)]] (上海)
 
| [[Shanghai (FC)]] (上海)
 
|  
 
|  
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| 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)
 
|  
 
|  
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| With another unidentified composer.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1988-04-??
 
| 1988-04-??
 
| [[Freedom Force (NES)]]
 
| [[Freedom Force (NES)]]
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Blaster Master (NES)]]
 
| [[Blaster Master (NES)]]
 
| {{Song-Box|02 - Blaster Master - NES - Area 1.ogg}}
 
| {{Song-Box|02 - Blaster Master - NES - Area 1.ogg}}
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|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1988-12-??
 
| 1988-12-??
 
| [[Platoon (NES)]]
 
| [[Platoon (NES)]]
 
|  
 
|  
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| Arranged [[Jonathan Dunn]]'s music.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1988-12-09
 
| 1988-12-09
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| [[Nankin's Adventure (FDS)]] (なんきんのアドベンチア)
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| [[Nankin no Adventure (FDS)]] (なんきんのアドベンチア)
 
|  
 
|  
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| With [[Nobuyuki Hara]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1989-02-10
 
| 1989-02-10
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| [[Red Dragon King (FC)]] (赤龍王)
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| [[Sekiryuuou (FC)]] (赤龍王)
 
|  
 
|  
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| 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)
 
|  
 
|  
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| Arranged [[Hiroshi Kawaguchi]]'s music.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1989-09-??
 
| 1989-09-??
 
| [[Fester's Quest (NES)]]
 
| [[Fester's Quest (NES)]]
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Batman (NES)]]
 
| [[Batman (NES)]]
 
| {{Song-Box|04 - Batman - NES - Stages 1 & 5.ogg}}
 
| {{Song-Box|04 - Batman - NES - Stages 1 & 5.ogg}}
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| With [[Nobuyuki Hara]].
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1990-03-02
 
| 1990-03-02
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| [[City Hunter (PCE)]] シティーハンター
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| [[City Hunter (PCE)]] (シティーハンター)
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|
 
| Composer?
 
| Composer?
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1990-07-19
 
| 1990-07-19
 
| [[Batman (GEN)]]
 
| [[Batman (GEN)]]
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|  
+
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| 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)
 
|  
 
|  
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| 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)
 
|  
 
|  
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| 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)
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|  
+
| {{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)]]
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| Original Music
+
|  
 +
| 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)]]
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| [[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
 
| [[Sugoi Hebereke (SFC)]]
 
| [[Sugoi Hebereke (SFC)]]
 +
|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1994-12-22
 
| 1994-12-22
 
| [[Albert Odyssey II (SNES)]]
 
| [[Albert Odyssey II (SNES)]]
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1996-08-09
 
| 1996-08-09
 
| [[Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean (SAT)]]
 
| [[Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean (SAT)]]
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1997-07-24
 
| 1997-07-24
 
| [[Out Live: Be Eliminate Yesterday (PS1)]]
 
| [[Out Live: Be Eliminate Yesterday (PS1)]]
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|
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Unreleased
 
| Unreleased
 
| [[Batman: Revenge of the Joker (SNES)]]
 
| [[Batman: Revenge of the Joker (SNES)]]
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| Composer
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|  
 +
| Arranged by [[David Whittaker]].
 
|}
 
|}
  
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Naoki Kodaka - 01.jpg|Unknown source.
 
Naoki Kodaka - 01.jpg|Unknown source.
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Naoki Kodaka - 02.jpg|Unknown source.
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Naoki Kodaka - 02.jpg|http://www.jcaa1970.com/arrangers/konsakka24.htm.
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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/
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Naoki_Kodaka_-_04.jpg|https://www.daido-it.ac.jp/dept/media/prof/
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Kodakanaokiuni.jpg|http://www.meion.ac.jp/https://www.daido-it.ac.jp/dept/media/lab/
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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==Links==
 
==Links==
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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.
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* [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.
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* [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]]
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[[Category:Sunsoft Staff]]

Revision as of 07:53, 15 January 2024

Naoki Kodaka
Naoki Kodaka - 04.jpg
Local 小高 直樹 (こだか なおき)
Born 1957
Birth Place Japan
Nationality Japanese   Japan.svg
Aliases N-Kodaka, Kodaka San, Kodaka Naoki and Guys, New, Naoki Kotaka, Chokkun

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

Released Title Sample Notes
1984-??-?? Banbam (ARC) (Pettan Pyu) 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)
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)
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)
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)
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.

Picture Gallery


Links

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