Yutaka Minobe

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Yutaka Minobe
Yutake Minobe - 01.jpg
Local 蓑部 雄崇 (みのべ ゆたか)
Born 1972-11-07
Birth Place Yokohama, Japan
Nationality Japanese   Japan.svg
Aliases Mino Y.T.K

Yutaka Minobe is a self-taught musician who learned to play the piano at four years old and was composing original works by the age of eight. Minobe's gameography includes Skies of Arcadia, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Sonic Advance and Rule of Rose. Minobe began working with Sega in 1996, producing sound effects and arranging music beginning with the original Sakura Taisen and later composing and performing his own music from 1998 on, usually for Sonic Team titles. His main instrument is the piano.

In 2005, Minobe left Sega to join Delfi Sound Inc., a subsidiary of Marvelous Entertainment. This, however, has not prevented him from working with his former company, especially when it comes to the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Minobe has also worked on anime soundtracks, most notably that of the 2003 Astro Boy TV series and Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's, the latter of which he produced alongside Wall 5 Project (of which Heigo Tani, another former Sega music associate, is a member).

Music Development

Saturn / Dreamcast / PlayStation 2 / GameCube

Minobe wrote music using Logic and then he adapted and converted his MIDI files to game disk.

Game Boy Advance

Minobe used Nintendo's MP2K sound driver.

Nintendo DS

Minobe composed music using Nitro Composer tool, which included in Nintendo's DS Nitro devkit.

Gameography

Released Title Sample Notes
1997-11-20 J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurō! 2 (SAT) (Jリーグ プロサッカークラブをつくろう!2) Sound Effects with Hideki Abe.
1998-04-04 Sakura Taisen 2 (SAT) (サクラ大戦2 ~君、死にたもうことなかれ~) Sound Effects with Tatsuyuki Maeda.
1998-09-23 Kidō Senkan Nadesico: The Blank of 3 Years (SAT) (機動戦艦ナデシコ The blank of 3 years) Support.
1998-12-23 Sonic Adventure (DC) (ソニック アドベンチャー) Sound Effects with Masaru Setsumaru, Tatsuyuki Maeda, and Takashi Endo.
1999-09-23 Atsumare! GuruGuru Onsen (DC) (あつまれ! ぐるぐる温泉) With Hideki Abe, Masaru Setsumaru, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Seirou Okamoto, Fumie Kumatani, Hideki Naganuma and Hideaki Kobayashi.
2000-10-05 Skies of Arcadia (DC) (エターナル アルカディア) With Tatsuyuki Maeda.
2001-03-22 Sakura Taisen 3 (DC) (サクラ大戦3 〜巴里は燃えているか〜) Mini Game Arrangements with Hideki Abe.
2001-12-22 Sonic Advance (GBA) (ソニックアドバンス) With Tatsuyuki Maeda.
2002-02-14 Space Channel 5: Part 2 (DC) (スペースチャンネル5 パート2) "This is my happiness" arrangement.
2002-02-14 Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PS2) (スペースチャンネル5 パート2) "This is my happiness" arrangement.
2002-05-12 Shinobi (PS2) (忍) Sound Creator with Teruhiko Nakagawa, Fumie Kumatani, Tatsuyuki Maeda, and Seiro Okamoto.
2002-07-04 Ghost Vibration (PS2) (ゴーストヴァイブレーション) Sound Creator with Tatsuya Kōzaki and Seirō Okamoto.
2002-09-12 Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II (GC) (ファンタシースターオンライン エピソード1&2 Plus) Additional Support.
2002-11-15 From TV animation - One Piece: Nanatsu Shima no Daihihou (GBA) (From TV animation - One Piece: ナナツ島の大秘宝) With Yoshiaki Kashima, Tatsuyuki Maeda and Nobuyoshi Sano.
2002-12-19 Panzer Dragoon Orta (XBOX) (パンツァードラグーン オルタ) With Saori Kobayashi.
2002-12-19 Sonic Advance 2 (GBA) (ソニックアドバンス2) With Tatsuyuki Maeda and Teruhiko Nakagawa.
2002-12-26 Skies of Arcadia: Legends (GC) (エターナルアルカディア レジェンド) BGM with Tatsuyuki Maeda.
Sound Effects with various others.
2003-01-16 Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II (XBOX) (ファンタシースターオンライン エピソード1&2 Plus) Additional Support.
2003-03-20 New Roommania: Porori Seishun (PS2) (ニュールーマニア ポロリ青春) Guest Musician.
2003-05-27 Sonic Pinball Party (GBA) (ソニックピンボールパーティー) With Teruhiko Nakagawa and Tatsuyuki Maeda.
2003-06-17 Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GC) (ソニックアドベンチャーDX) Sound Effects with Masaru Setsumaru, Tatsuyuki Maeda, and Takashi Endo.
2003-07-?? Dragon Treasure (ARC) (ドラゴントレジャー) With Hideki Abe and Teruhiko Nakagawa.
2003-10-06 Sonic N (NGAG) With Tatsuyuki Maeda.
2003-11-27 Onimusha Blade Warriors (PS2) (鬼武者 無頼伝) Wavemaster: Sound Production with Masaru Setsumaru, Junko Shiratsu, Hideki Abe, Hideaki Kobayashi and Tomonori Sawada.
2003-12-04 Nightshade (PS2) (くのいち) BGM with Fumie Kumatani, Tomonori Sawada and Keiichi Sugiyama.
2003-12-18 Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (W32) (ソニックアドベンチャーDX) Sound Effects with Masaru Setsumaru, Tatsuyuki Maeda, and Takashi Endo.
2003-12-30 Sonic Heroes (GC) (ソニック ヒーローズ) Music Composer with Naofumi Hataya, Tomoya Ohtani, Keiichi Sugiyama, Hideaki Kobayashi, Mariko Nanba, Teruhiko Nakagawa and Fumie Kumatani.
2003-12-30 Sonic Heroes (PS2) (ソニック ヒーローズ) Music Composer with Naofumi Hataya, Tomoya Ohtani, Keiichi Sugiyama, Hideaki Kobayashi, Mariko Nanba, Teruhiko Nakagawa and Fumie Kumatani.
2003-12-30 Sonic Heroes (XBOX) (ソニック ヒーローズ) Music Composer with Naofumi Hataya, Tomoya Ohtani, Keiichi Sugiyama, Hideaki Kobayashi, Mariko Nanba, Teruhiko Nakagawa and Fumie Kumatani.
2004-11-16 Sonic Heroes (W32) (ソニック ヒーローズ) Music Composer with Naofumi Hataya, Tomoya Ohtani, Keiichi Sugiyama, Hideaki Kobayashi, Mariko Nanba, Teruhiko Nakagawa and Fumie Kumatani.
2005-02-17 Swords of Destiny (PS2) (天星 SWORDS OF DESTINY) With Fumie Kumatani.
2005-11-15 Shadow the Hedgehog (GC) (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ) With Jun Senoue, Tomoya Ohtani and Mariko Nanba.
2005-11-15 Shadow the Hedgehog (PS2) (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ) With Jun Senoue, Tomoya Ohtani and Mariko Nanba.
2005-11-15 Shadow the Hedgehog (XBOX) (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ) With Jun Senoue, Tomoya Ohtani and Mariko Nanba.
2006-01-19 Rule of Rose (PS2) (ルールオブローズ)
2006-03-29 Let's Make a Soccer Team! (PS2) (プロサッカークラブをつくろう!ヨーロッパチャンピオンシップ) Sound Creator with Junko Shiratsu, Seirou Okamoto and Hiroyuki Hamada.
2006-03-31 Odama (GC) (大玉) Sound Editor with Keiichi Sugiyama.
2006-04-27 Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (PSP) (イノセントライフ ~新牧場物語~) With Yasufumi Fukuda.
2006-11-13 Yoshi's Island DS (NDS) (ヨッシー アイランド DS) Music Composition with Masayoshi Ishi.
Sound Effects with Tomomitsu Matsushita and Yutaka Takahashi.
2007-03-29 Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon - Special Edition (PS2) (新牧場物語:ピュア イノセントライフ) With Yasufumi Fukuda.
2007-06-07 Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (WII) (牧場物語 やすらぎの樹) Delfi Sound Inc.: Sound Artist with Masatoshi Moriwaki, Hideaki Miyamoto, Kaori Komuro, Yasufumi Fukuda, Yasuaki Matsumoto.
2007-12-13 NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (WII) (ナイツ 〜星降る夜の物語〜) Music Composer & Arranger with Naofumi Hataya, Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi, Tomoya Ohtani, Hideaki Kobayashi, Teruhiko Nakagawa and Tatsuyuki Maeda.
2008-10-16 Away: Shuffle Dungeon (NDS) (アウェイ シャッフルダンジョン) Music & Sound Design.
2008-11-06 Akagawa Jirou Mystery: Tsuki no Hikari ~Shizumeru Kane no Satsujin~ (NDS) (赤川次郎 月の光 ~沈める鐘の殺人~) "Sakenai Hana".
2008-11-18 Sonic Unleashed (PS2) (ソニックワールドアドベンチャー) Piano with Takahito Eguchi.
2008-11-18 Sonic Unleashed (WII) (ソニックワールドアドベンチャー) Piano with Takahito Eguchi.
2008-11-18 Sonic Unleashed (X360) (ソニックワールドアドベンチャー) Piano with Takahito Eguchi.
2008-12-09 Sonic Unleashed (PS3) (ソニックワールドアドベンチャー) Piano with Takahito Eguchi.
2009-03-03 Sonic and the Black Knight (WII) (ソニックと暗黒の騎士) Delfi Sound Inc.: Composer & Arranger.
2009-04-22 Little King's Story (WII) (王様物語) Music Arranger and Composer.
2009-11-01 echoshift (PSP) (時限回廊)
2010-04-22 NieR (PS3) (ニーア) Pianist.
2010-04-22 NieR (X360) (ニーア) Pianist.
2010-11-07 FlingSmash (WII) (たたいて弾む スーパースマッシュボール・プラス With Mariko Nanba.
2010-11-11 Sonic Colors (NDS) (ソニックカラーズ) Delfi Sound Inc.: Sound Editor with Shinpei Yamashita.
2011-11-01 Sonic Generations (PS3) (ソニック ジェネレーションズ 白の時空) Delfi Sound Inc.: Remix Artist & Composer.
2011-11-01 Sonic Generations (X360) (ソニック ジェネレーションズ 白の時空) Delfi Sound Inc.: Remix Artist & Composer.
2011-11-04 Sonic Generations (W64) (ソニック ジェネレーションズ 白の時空) Delfi Sound Inc.: Remix Artist & Composer.
2011-11-22 Sonic Generations (3DS) (ソニック ジェネレーションズ 青の冒険) Delfi Sound Inc.: Remix Artist & Composer.
2011-11-15 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (WII) (マリオ&アンドソニック ATアット ロンドンオリンピック) Delfi Sound Inc.: Composer with Shinpei Yamashita.
2012-01-19 Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (3DS) (リズム怪盗R 皇帝ナポレオンの遺産) Arranger.
2012-02-09 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS) (マリオ&アンドソニック ATアット ロンドンオリンピック) Delfi Sound Inc.: Composer.
2013-10-18 Sonic Lost World (3DS) (ソニックロストワールド) Arranger with Takeshi Watanabe.
2013-10-18 Sonic Lost World (WIIU) (ソニックロストワールド) Arranger with Takeshi Watanabe.
2013-10-30 Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper (IOS) (リズム怪盗R プリミアムライブ) Arranger.
2013-11-08 Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (WIIU) (マリオ&アンドソニック ATアット ソチオリンピック) Delfi Sound Inc.: Composer.
2015-08-06 Luminous Arc Infinity (PSV) (ルミナスアーク インフィニティ) With Yasufumi Fukuda.
2015-09-03 THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS: STARLIGHT STAGE (AND) (アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ スターライトステージ) Arranger.
2016-02-18 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS) (マリオ&ソニック AT リオオリンピック) Delfi Sound Inc.: Composer & Arranger.
2016-06-23 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (WIIU) (マリオ&ソニック AT リオオリンピック) Delfi Sound Inc.: Composer & Arranger.
2016-06-23 Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (3DS) (牧場物語 3つの里の大切な友だち) Opening Music.
2017-11-07 Sonic Forces (PS4) (ソニックフォース) Additional Arranger.
2017-11-07 Sonic Forces (SW) (ソニックフォース) Additional Arranger.
2017-11-07 Sonic Forces (W64) (ソニックフォース) Additional Arranger.
2017-11-07 Sonic Forces (XONE) (ソニックフォース) Additional Arranger.
2019-06-13 Doraemon Story of Seasons (SW) (ドラえもん のび太の牧場物語)
2019-06-13 Doraemon Story of Seasons (W64) (ドラえもん のび太の牧場物語)
2020-02-20 Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash (VR) (スペースチャンネル5 VR あらかた★ダンシングショー) Music & Arrangements with Kenichi Tokoi, Mariko Nanba, Tomoya Ohtani, Tomoko Sasaki and Naofumi Hataya.
2020-07-30 Doraemon Story of Seasons (PS4) (ドラえもん のび太の牧場物語)
2022-11-02 Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom (PS5) (ドラえもん のび太の牧場物語2 大自然の王国とみんなの家) Delfi Sound Inc.: Sound Designer.
2022-11-02 Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom (SW) (ドラえもん のび太の牧場物語2 大自然の王国とみんなの家) Delfi Sound Inc.: Sound Designer.
2022-11-02 Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom (W64) (ドラえもん のび太の牧場物語2 大自然の王国とみんなの家) Delfi Sound Inc.: Sound Designer.
2024-11-01 FARMAGIA (PS5) (ファーマギア) Sound Production with Takafumi Nishimura, Kana Konemura, Kohei Takahashi, Daisuke Nishimura and Yuri Okubo.
2024-11-01 FARMAGIA (SW) (ファーマギア) Sound Production with Takafumi Nishimura, Kana Konemura, Kohei Takahashi, Daisuke Nishimura and Yuri Okubo.
2024-11-01 FARMAGIA (W64) (ファーマギア) Sound Production with Takafumi Nishimura, Kana Konemura, Kohei Takahashi, Daisuke Nishimura and Yuri Okubo.

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