Toshiko Tasaki
Toshiko Tasaki is a Japanese composer and sound designer who has worked for various game companies including Taito, Vic Tokai, Aicom, and Atlus. She has been in the industry for over 30 years.
She started in the game industry around 1989 when she worked for Aicom. There, she primarily worked on the NES, and Astyanax appears to be her first game. Around 1995, she started working for Atlus. There, she worked on the sound to many of their popular series of games including Megami Tensei, Persona, and Devil Summoner. She later left Atlus to become a freelance composer, and is known for her work for the Osawari Tantei series. However, when Tasaki was working on Acquire's title Dan ← Dam, she ended up joining the company. At Acquire, she is known for working on series like Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. and AKIBA'S.
Tasaki continues to work at Acquire to this day.
Music Development
NES
According to Toshiko, she wrote the music in Music Macro Language which was assembled on the NES. She used a sound driver by Hiroshi Yamazaki for Astyanax, Michiya Hirasawa for Downtown Special and possibly Masayoshi Koyama for Totally Rad.
Gameography
Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
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1989-12-21 | Astyanax (NES) (ザ・ロードオブキング) | ||
1990-05-26 | Whip Rush (GEN) (ウィップラッシュ) | Sound Effects | |
1990-06-?? | The Mafat Conspiracy (NES) (ゴルゴ13 第二章 イカロスの謎) | ||
1990-09-28 | Totally Rad (NES) (マジックジョン) | ||
1990-12-15 | DecapAttack (GEN) (まじかるハットのぶっとびターボ!大冒険) | ||
1991-06-27 | Saint Sword (GEN) (セイントソード) | ||
1991-07-26 | Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! (NES) (ダウンタウンスペシャル くにおくんの時代劇だよ全員集合) | ||
1992-??-?? | Cadash (GEN) (カダッシュ) | ||
1992-10-?? | Hit the Ice: The Video Hockey League (GB) (ヒット ジ アイス) | ||
1993-04-09 | Action Pachio (SFC) (アクションパチ夫) | ||
1993-09-?? | Super Widget (SNES) | Special Thanks | |
1995-12-25 | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (SS) (真・女神転生デビルサマナー) | ||
1996-??-?? | Heaven's Gate (ARC) (ヘヴンズゲート) | With Kenichi Tsuchiya and Misaki Okibe. | |
1996-12-13 | Heaven's Gate (PS1) | ||
1997-11-13 | Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (SS) (デビルサマナー ソウル ハッカーズ) | Sound Creater | |
1999-04-08 | Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (PS1) (デビルサマナー ソウル ハッカーズ) | Sound Creater | |
1999-06-24 | Persona 2: Tsumi - Innocent Sin (PS1) | ||
2000-06-29 | Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PS1) | ||
2003-02-09 | Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PS2) (真・女神転生 NOCTURNE) | With Kenichi Tsuchiya. | |
2003-02-20 | Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PS2) (真・女神転生 NOCTURNE マニアクス) | ||
2006-04-13 | Touch Detective (NDS) | ||
2008-01-24 | Exit DS (NDS) (非常口) | ||
2008-11-13 | Way of the Samurai 3 (PS3) | Special Thanks | |
2009-04-29 | Dun-Dam: Dungeons & Dam (NDS) | ||
2009-12-09 | Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (PS3) (Wizardry 囚われし魂の迷宮) | ||
2010-01-14 | Gladiator Begins (PSP) (剣闘士 グラディエーター ビギンズ) | Additional Music | |
2011-05-19 | Akiba's Trip (PSP) (アキバズトリップ) | ||
2013-11-07 | Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (PS3) (アキバズトリップ2) | ||
2015-05-01 | Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (3DS) (パズル&ドラゴンズ スーパーマリオブラザーズ エディション) | ||
2018-07-13 | Octopath Traveler (SW) | Sound Designer |
Picture Gallery
Links
- facebook.com/toshiko.tasaki - Facebook.
- twitter.com/toshiko_tasaki - Twitter.
- w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/2408.html - Atwiki.jp (Japanese).