Masaki Hashimoto
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Masaki Hashimoto was a former composer, sound designer, and audio programmer, known for his works with Human Entertainment. He was often credited with Takahiro Wakuta. He is perhaps best known for contributing the soundtrack to the game Monster Party. He joined Human around 1988 and left somewhere around 1993, in which he appears to have retired from the game industry.
Hashimoto received a special thanks mention in Sorcerer's Kingdom for the Genesis, but it is currently unclear whether his contribution to the game was audio-related.
Audio Development
NES
Masaki used Tohru Hayashi's sound driver, in which the music was written in a custom MML.
Gameography
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-11-12 | Athletic World (NES) (ファミリー トレーナーシリーズ アスレチックワールド) | Composer? | |
| 1987-07-31 | Family Trainer: Meiro Daisakusen (FC) (迷路大作戦) | Composer? | |
| 1987-12-16 | Exciting Boxing (FC) (エキサイティング ボクシング) | Composer? | |
| 1987-12-28 | Family Trainer: Totsugeki! Fuuun Takeshi-jou (FC) (突撃！風雲たけし城) | Composer? | |
| 1988-08-?? | World Class Track Meet (NES) (ファミリートレーナー ランニングスタジアム) | With T. Mikumo. | |
| 1988-12-09 | Michael Andretti's World Grand Prix (NES) (中嶋悟F-1 HERO) | With T. Mikumo. | |
| 1989-03-?? | Dance Aerobics (NES) (エアロビスタジオ) | ||
| 1989-06-?? | Monster Party (NES) (パロディ ワールド モンスター パーティ) | With T. Mikumo. | |
| 1989-08-08 | Meimon! Dai San Nodama Bu (FC) (名門！第三野球部) | With "Chappy" (T. Mikumo?) | |
| 1989-10-14 | Venus Senki (FC) (ヴィナス戦記：イオ・シティ奪回) | Composer? (As Metldon) with T. Mikumo. | |
| 1990-04-27 | Formation Soccer '90: Human Cup (PCE) (フォーメーションサッカー：HUMAN CUP ’９０) | With Takahiro Wakuta. | |
| 1990-07-?? | The Adventures of Gilligan's Island (NES) | With Takahiro Wakuta. | |
| 1990-12-21 | Kabuki Quantum Fighter (NES) (地獄極楽丸) | With Takahiro Wakuta. | |
| 1991-09-27 | Satoru Nakajima: F-1 Hero 2 (FC) (中嶋悟：監修 F-１ヒーロー２) | With T. Mikumo. Game reuses soundtrack from Michael Andretti's World Grand Prix. | |
| 1992-03-13 | Mamono Hunter Yoko: Makai Kara no Tenkousei (PCCD) (魔物ハンター妖子 魔界からの転校生) | ||
| 1993-04-09 | Ultraman: Kuusou Tokusatsu Series (SMD) (ウルトラマン 空想特撮シリーズ) |
Aliases
Possibly at the behest of Human Entertainment, Hashimoto used several aliases throughout his career.
In Michael Andretti's World Grand Prix, he is credited as M. Bridgeroot. the M is simply his given name initial, and Bridgeroot is simply a translation of the kanji of his surname.
In the Japanese version of Monster Party, he is credited as Misquamacus Hashimoto. In that game, the developers are, fittingly, named after famous horror characters. Hashimoto's name is a reference to the main antagonist of the movie The Manitou. The American version on Monster Party credits him as Hashimotoravolta, which may be a portmanteau of his last name and actor John Travolta, as the game has many pop-culture references in it.
