Shinji Hosoe

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Shinji Hosoe
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Local 細江 慎治 (ほそえ しんじ)
Born February 28, 1967
Birth Place Gero Hot Springs, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Nationality Japanese   Japan.svg
Aliases Megaten, S. Hosoe, SamplingMasters MEGA, Yuji Yamada
Website hosoe.cocoebiz.com

Shinji Hosoe is a Japanese video game musician. His career spans over thirty years. Hosoe was not interested in music until Junior High where he got a synthesizer and began to play on it and joined a cover band. He attended the Japan Electronics Collenge in 1985 for computer graphics and graduated in 1987. In August 1985 at age 18, he started working for Namco, testing music for some of their games. A couple years down the road, he started composing music for some of their arcade games, and eventually some arrangements for their PS1 games. He also formed many units, most notably Sampling Masters, which consists of Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano and Takayuki Aihara. He left in March 1996 and started working at Arika the next month alongside Saso and Aihara who wanted to continue working with him. In February 2000, he left Arika and founded SuperSweep, a company that produces music and sound for games. Hosoe still composes music for games to this day.

Gameography

Released Title Sample Notes
1987-??-?? Blazer (ARC) (ブレイザー) With "Rainbow Cherry" and "Takoshi".
1987-??-?? Dragon Spirit (ARC) (ドラゴンスピリット)
1987-??-?? Final Lap (ARC)
1987-??-?? Quester (ARC) (クエスター)
1988-09-23 Dragon Spirit (X68) (ドラゴンスピリット)
1988-12-26 Dragon Spirit (TG16) (ドラゴンスピリット) With Etsuo Ishii, Yoshinori Kawamoto, and Kazuo Noguchi.
1988-??-?? Assault (ARC) (アサルト) With Kazuo Noguchi.
1988-??-?? Metal Hawk (ARC)
1988-??-?? Ordyne (ARC) (オーダイン)
1989-??-?? Dirt Fox (ARC)
1989-09-08 Ordyne (PCE) (オーダイン)
1990-??-?? Dragon Saber (ARC) (ドラゴンセイバー)
1990-??-?? Pistol Daimyou Bouken (ARC)
1991-??-?? Final Lap 2 (ARC)
1991-??-?? Starblade (ARC) (スターブレイド)
1992-??-?? F-A: Fighter and Attacker (ARC)
1992-03-21 Galaxian 3 (ARC)
1992-03-21 Star Blade (ARC)
1992-06-18 Eye of the Beholder (PC98) (アイ・オブ・ザ・ビホルダー) With Yuzo Koshiro.
1993-??-?? Cyber Sled (ARC)
1993-??-?? Ridge Racer (ARC) (リッジレーサー) With Etsuo Ishii, Yuri Misumi, Keiichi Okabe, Ayako Saso, and Nobuyoshi Sano.
1994-10-28 Starblade (MCD) (スターブレード)
1994-12-03 Ridge Racer (PS1)
1994-12-16 Starblade (3DO) (スターブレード)
1995-03-31 Starblade Alpha (PS1) (スターブレードα)
1995-03-31 Tekken (PS1) (鉄拳) Music Recording Engineer
Sound Creator with Yoshie Takayanagi, Yoshie Arakawa, Takayuki Aihara, Nobuyoshi Sano, and Hiroto Sasaki.
1995-12-03 Ridge Racer Revolution (PS1) (リッジレーサー レボリューション) "Ridge Racer 2" Original Sound with Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano, Takayuki Aihara, and Etsuo Ishii.
1995-??-?? Dirt Dash (ARC) (ダートダッシュ) With Nobuyoshi Sano, Yuri Misumi, Hiroto Sasaki, [[Ayako Saso], and Takayuki Aihara.
1995-??-?? Rave Racer (ARC) (レイブレーサー) With Etsuo Ishii, Ayako Saso, Takayuki Aihara, and Nobuyoshi Sano.
1995-??-?? Speed Racer (ARC)
1996-03-29 Tekken 2 (PS1) (铁拳2) Recording & Mixing Engineer
BGM Arrange with Yoshie Arakawa, Nobuyoshi Sano, Hiroto Sasaki, Ayako Saso, Takayuki Aihara, and Keiichi Osabe.
1996-04-26 Galaxian^3 (PS1) (ギャラクシアン³) With Ayako Saso.
1996-11-30 Street Fighter EX (ARC) (ストリートファイターEX) With Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara.
1996-??-?? Xevious 3D/G (ARC) With Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano, and Hiroto Sasaki.
1997-03-11 Street Fighter EX Plus (ARC) (ストリートファイターEX PLUS) With Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara.
1997-03-14 Bushido Blade (PS1) (ブシドーブレード) With Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara.
1997-07-17 Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha (PS1) (ストリートファイターEX PLUS α) Sound Producer & Director
Compose & Arrange with Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara.
1998-12-?? Fighting Layer (ARC) (ファイティングレイヤー) With Takayuki Aihara and Ayako Saso.
1998-??-?? Tetris: The Grand Master (ARC) (テトリス ザ・グランドマスター) With Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara.
1998-03-12 Street Fighter EX2 (ARC) (ストリートファイターEX2) With Takayuki Aihara and Ayako Saso.
1999-01-14 Deep Freeze (PS1) (ディープフリーズ) With Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara.
1999-01-28 iS: internal section (PS1) With Ayako Saso.
1999-06-11 Street Fighter EX2 Plus (ARC) (ストリートファイターEX2 PLUS) With Takayuki Aihara and Ayako Saso.
1999-12-08 Custom Robo (GC) (カスタムロボ) Track 19
1999-12-22 Street Fighter EX2 Plus (PS1) (ストリートファイターEX2 PLUS) With Takayuki Aihara and Ayako Saso.
2000-03-04 Street Fighter EX3 (PS2) (ストリートファイターEX3) With Ayako Saso, Takayuki Aihara, and Yasuhisa Watanabe.
2000-03-30 Driving Emotion Type-S (PS2) (ドライビング・エモーション・タイプエス) With Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara.
2000-07-25 Prodigy Racing (W64) With Yosuke Yasui.
2000-11-10 Custom Robo V2 (N64) (カスタムロボV2) Track 27
2000-12-14 Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to Glory (PS2) (はじめの一歩) With Takayuki Aihara and Naoki Tsuchiya.
2000-??-?? Tetris: The Grand Master 2 - The Absolute PLUS (ARC) With Ayako Saso.
2001-08-09 Everblue (PS2) (エバーブルー) Sound Executive Producer
2001-08-30 BeatMania IIDX 5th Style: New Songs Collection (PS2) (ビートマニアⅡDX) Composer with various others.
2002-07-18 BeatMania IIDX 6th Style: New Songs Collection (PS2) (ビートマニアⅡDX) Composer with various others.
2002-07-18 Gungrave (PS2) (ガングレイヴ) Sound Director
2002-08-08 Everblue 2 (PS2) (エバーブルー2) With Ayako Saso, Yosuke Yasui, and Kaori Okoshi.
2002-11-07 Technic Beat (PS2) (テクニクビート) With Ayako Saso, Yosuke Yasui, Hiroto Saito, and Norihiro Furukawa.
2003-03-06 Mega Man Network Transmission (GC) (ロックマン エグゼ トランスミッション) With Ayako Saso and Yosuke Yasui.
2003-04-11 Naruto: Clash of Ninja (GC) (ナルト 激闘忍者対戦!) With Ayako Saso and Yosuke Yasui.
2003-12-04 Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 (GC) (ナルト 激闘忍者対戦!2) With Ayako Saso, Yosuke Yasui, and Masashi Yano.
2004-06-21 Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose (PS2) (ゼノサーガ エピソード II 善悪の彼岸)
2004-07-29 The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigi no Dungeon (PS2) (ザ・ナイトメア・オブ・ドルアーガ 不思議のダンジョン) With Masashi Yano, Ayako Saso, and Takayuki Aihara.
2004-11-?? Mushihimesama (ARC)
2004-12-12 Ridge Racer (PSP) (リッジレーサーズ) With Ayako Saso, Takayuki Aihara, Nobuyoshi Sano, Nobuyoshi Sano, and Asuka Sakai.
2005-02-?? Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror-Instinct (ARC) With Ayako Saso.
2005-03-24 BeatMania IIDX 9th Style (PS2) (ビートマニアⅡDX 9th Style) Composer and Remixer with various others.
2005-03-24 Spikeout: Battle Street (XBOX) (スパイクアウト バトルストリート) With Ayako Saso.
2005-03-24 Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Battles (PS2) (金色のガッシュベル!!友情タッグバトル2) With Ayako Saso, Yosuke Yasui, Masashi Yano, Norihiro Furukawa, and Takayuki Aihara.
2005-06-24 Ibara (ARC) (鋳薔薇)
2005-11-17 BeatMania IIDX 10th Style (ARC) (ビートマニアⅡDX 10th Style) Composer with various others.
2006-02-10 Ibara Kuro: Black Label (ARC)
2006-02-21 Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner (PSP) (モンスターキングダム・ジュエルサモナー) With various others.
2006-02-23 Ibara (PS2) (鋳薔薇)
2006-03-23 Under Defeat (DC) (アンダーディフィート)
2006-06-29 Super Dragon Ball Z (PS2) (超ドラゴンボールZ) With various others.
2006-09-14 Ridge Racer 2 (PSP) (リッジレーサーズ2) With Ayako Saso, Takayuki Hara, Nobuyoshi Sano, Kota Takahashi, and Asuka Sakai.
2006-11-11 Ridge Racer 7 (PS3) (リッジレーサー7) With Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano, and Jinbae Park.
2007-06-21 Folklore (PS3) (FolksSoul -失われた伝承) With Kenji Kawai, Ayako Saso, and Hiroto Saito.
2007-07-12 Memories Off #5: Encore (PS2) (メモリーズオフ#5 アンコール サウンドトラック同梱版) Ending Theme "Romancing Story", Trance Version Arrange
2007-08-02 Endless Ocean (WII) (フォーエバーブルー) Sound Executive Producer
2007-10-23 Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution (WII) Sound Supervising
Music Composer with Ayako Saso, Yosuke Yasui, Masashi Yano, and Kazuhiro Kobayashi.
2007-11-15 Anata o Yurusanai (PSP) (アナタヲユルサナイ) Sound Effects with Shoichiro Sakamoto.
2008-12-18 Beatmania IIDX 15: DJ Troopers (PS2) (ビートマニアⅡDX 15 DJ TROOPERS) Composer and Arranger with various others.
2008-12-18 Let's TAP (WII) (レッツタップ) Rhythm Tap Sound Creator: Supersweep Co., Ltd. with Ayako Saso.
2009-04-21 Starblade (WII) (スターブレイド)
2009-09-02 Metal Torrent (NDS) (あぁ無情 刹那)
2009-09-17 Endless Ocean: Blue World (WII) (FOREVER BLUE 海の呼び声) Sound Executive Producer
2009-11-05 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3) (3Dドットゲームヒーローズ) With Ayako Saso, Yosuke Yasui, Shoichiro Sakamoto, Teruo Taniguchi, Takahiro Eguchi, and Norihiro Furukawa.
2009-11-24 Tekken 6 (PSP) (鉄拳6) With various others.
2009-12-10 Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (NDS)
2010-01-12 Walk It Out! (WII) Happy in Comet
2010-06-03 Prismatic Solid (X360) (プリズマティック・ソリッド) With Ayako Saso.
2011-02-26 Bust-A-Move Universe (3DS) (とびだす!パズルボブル 3D) Sound Executive Producer
2011-02-26 Ridge Racer 3D (3DS) (リッジレーサー3D) With Ayako Saso.
2012-02-14 Tekken 3D Prime Edition (3DS) (鉄拳3Dプライムエディション) Sound Executive Producer
2012-02-16 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (3DS) (極限脱出ADV 善人シボウデス)
2012-03-29 Ridge Racer Unbounded (W64) With Hiroshi Okubo, Akitaka Toyama, Rio Hamamoto, and Ayako Saso.
2013-05-29 999: The Novel (IOS)
2014-01-22 Pitapat-Beat (IOS) With various others.
2014-04-29 Raiden IV: Overkill (PS3) (雷電IV) "Lightning Strikes" (Level 1 BGM) Arranger
2016-06-28 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma (3DS) (Zero Escape: 刻のジレンマ)
2016-06-28 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma (W64)
2016-08-08 Giga Wrecker (W64) With Takahiro Eguchi and Teruo Taniguchi.
2016-09-29 The Metronomicon (W64) Zombie Chase
2017-03-10 Cosmic Batter Defense (IOS) (地球防衛バット)
2017-03-24 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (W64)
2018-05-29 Pokemon Quest (SW) (ポケモンクエスト) With Teruo Taniguchi, Takahiro Eguchi, and Fumihisa Tanaka.
2019-02-13 Tetris 99 (SW) (テトリス99) Supersweep Co., Ltd.: Composer with Teruo Taniguchi, Takahiro Eguchi, Fumihisa Tanaka, and Ayako Saso.
2019-04-12 Giga Wrecker Alt. (PS4) (ギガレッカーオルト) With Takahiro Eguchi and Teruo Taniguchi.
2019-10-16 Little Town Hero (SW) (リトルタウンヒーロー) Recording Engineer
2019-12-19 ESP Ra.De. Psi (SW) SuperSweep Co., Ltd. with Atsushi Ohara.
"Drive Waves 2019" Sound Arranger with various others.
2020-09-24 Ginga Force (W64) (ギンガフォース) With various others.
2021-02-25 Cotton Reboot! (SW) (コットン リブート!) Stage 5, Stage 5 Boss Music.
Sound Mastering with Atsushi Ohara.
2021-04-07 Pac-Man 99 (SW) (パックマン99) Supersweep Co., Ltd.: Sound Director
Composer with Ayako Saso
2022-02-22 Sol Cresta (W64) Sound Designer

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