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Tatsuyuki Maeda (前田龍之), born June 11, 1968, in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese musician and sound producer with Wave Master. He graduated from school with an electric organ player course. He is best known for composing the music for Dragon Force, Skies of Arcadia, and Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island.

Alongside Masaru Setsumaru, he created the majority of the sound effects utilized in various Sega games. He was also the sound director for two handheld gaming systems: the Pico (for various titles) and the Game Boy Advance (for the Sonic the Hedgehog titles. (e.g. the Sonic Advance series))

Production History

Kuni-chan no Game Tengoku Part 2 (1992) — Sound
Golden Axe III (1993) — Music and Sound Effect (as Ryunosuke) [NOTE: Music, Sound Effects]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — Sega Sound Team [NOTE: Music, Sound Effects]
J. League Pro Striker 2 (1994) — Music, Sound Effects
Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — Sega Sound Team
Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1994) — Sega Sound Team
Victory Goal (1995) — Special Thanks To
Panzer Dragoon (1995) — Voices
Astal (1995) — Music/Sound Effects (Sound Staff), Music by ("Let me try again!", "Shining World") (Opening/Ending Theme Music), Arranged by ("Let me try again!", "Shining World") (Opening/Ending Theme Music), Ending/Event Animation Production (Opening/Ending Theme Music)
Super Columns (1995) — Sound Composer (as T.Maeda)
Ninku (Game Gear Version) (1995) — Sound
Ninku Gaiden: Hiroyuki Daikatsugeki (1995) [NOTE: Sound Director]
Mickey to Ooki na Furudokei (Korean Version) (1995) [NOTE: Sound Director]
Yukai na Mori no Packet (1995) [NOTE: Sound Director]
Anpanman 2 (アンパンマン2) (Unknown Year) [NOTE: Sound Director]
Victory Goal '96 (1996) — Music
Dragon Force (1996) — Music
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive Version) (1996) — Music and Sound Effects (SOJ)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn Version) (1996) — Special Thanks to Mega Drive Version Music SFX Composers (as Taksuyuki Maeda)
Drive Pico (1996) [NOTE: Sound Effects]
Manx TT Superbike (1997)
Dumbo (1997) [NOTE: Sound Effects, Sound Director]
Sanrio Puroland (1997) [NOTE: Music, Sound Effects]
Peter Pan (1997) [NOTE: Sound Director]
Sakura Wars 2 (Saturn Version) (1998) — Sound Effects
Sonic Adventure (1998) — Sound effects
Radio DC (CD) (1999) (as T.Maeda)
Skies of Arcadia (2000) — BGM & Sound Effects (Original Development Staff)
Daytona USA 2001 (2000) — Composer
Sonic Advance (2001) — Sound Creator
Gunvalkyrie (2002) — Sound Creator
Shinobi (2002) — Sound Creator
Sonic Advance 2 (2002) — Sound Creator
Skies of Arcadia: Legends (2002) — BGM & Sound Effects (Original Development Staff)
Sonic Pinball Party (2003) — Sound Creator
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Sound Effects (Sonic Adventure Original Staff)
Drakengard (2003) — Sound Effects (Wavemaster, Inc.)
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003) — Special Thanks
Sonic Battle (2003) — Sound Creator
Sonic Heroes (2003) — Sound Effects
Sonic Advance 3 (2004) — Sound Creator
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (2004) — Sound
Tian Xing: Swords of Destiny (2005) — Sound Director
Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Sound Creator
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 18: Dragon Force (2005) — Music, Music & Arrangement (Ending Theme "Mirai")
Phantasy Star Universe (2006) — Acoustic Effects
Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) — Sound Effects (as Tatsuya Maeda)
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (2007) — Acoustic Effects
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (2007) — Music Composer & Arranger
Valkyria Chronicles (2008) — Sound (Original Development Staff)
Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Sound Editor (Game Sound Department)
Yakuza 3 (2009) — Sounds Production ("Yakuza 3" Sound Team)
Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Game Sound Department
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii Version) (2009) — Movie Sound Effects (as Tatsuya Maeda)
Phantasy Star Portable 2 (2009) — Sound Effect (Sound Section)
Yakuza 4 (2010) — Sound Effects Production ("Yakuza 4" Sound Team) (Staff)
Yakuza: Dead Souls (2011) — Sound Effect Production ("Yakuza: Dead Souls" Sound Team) (Staff)
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii Version) (2011) — Sound Editor (Game Sound Department) (Sound Section) (as Tatsuya Maeda)
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (2012) — Sound Editor (Movie Sound Department)
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS Version) (2012) — Sound Editor (Sound) (as Tatsuya Maeda)

Song Credits

Astal

Let me try again! — Music & Arrangement
Shining World — Music & Arrangement

Victory Goal '96

Theme of S-League '96 — Music

Dragon Force

Dragon Force -Main Theme- — Music & Arrangement
Legend of Legendra "Legendra~Wicked God Madruk~Star Dragon Hasgard" — Music & Arrangement
Dragon Force Opening Theme "Courage" — Music & Arrangement
8 Warriors of the Dragon Star — Music & Arrangement
Land of the Sleeping Dragon — Music & Arrangement
Astea's Voice — Music & Arrangement
Wein's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Warning — Music & Arrangement
Beginning of the Battle — Music & Arrangement
Win — Music & Arrangement
Field Start — Music & Arrangement
Teiris' Theme — Music & Arrangement
Enemy — Music & Arrangement
Cheerfulness — Music & Arrangement
Nice to See You — Music & Arrangement
Leon's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Ally — Music & Arrangement
To Search — Music & Arrangement
Desert Battle — Music & Arrangement
Reluctance — Music & Arrangement
Junon's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Grassland Battle — Music & Arrangement
Reinhardt's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Alarm — Music & Arrangement
Snow Land Battle — Music & Arrangement
Lose 1 — Music & Arrangement
Lose 2 — Music & Arrangement
Gongos' Theme — Music & Arrangement
Battle for the Castle — Music & Arrangement
Draw — Music & Arrangement
Mikhal's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Duel — Music & Arrangement
Friends — Music & Arrangement
Goldark's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Field End — Music & Arrangement
At Rest — Music & Arrangement
Discovery — Music & Arrangement
Calling — Music & Arrangement
Rebellion — Music & Arrangement
Level Up — Music & Arrangement
Tool of the Wicked God — Music & Arrangement
Lose 3 — Music & Arrangement
Madruk's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Wicked God Madruk — Music & Arrangement
A New History — Music & Arrangement
Dragon Force Ending Theme "The Future" — Music & Arrangement

Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive Version)

Rusty Ruin Zone Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
Rusty Ruin Zone Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
Diamond Dust Zone Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
Diamond Dust Zone Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
Volcano Valley Zone Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
Volcano Valley Zone Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
Gene Gadget Zone Act 1 — Music & Arrangement
Gene Gadget Zone Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
Panic Puppet Zone Act 2 — Music & Arrangement
Boss 1 — Music & Arrangement

Radio DC

Switch Again — Switch Agains

Skies of Arcadia

Sky Pirate Island — Music & Arrangement
Galcian's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Theme of "Reflection" — Music & Arrangement
Sky Pirate Hideout — Music & Arrangement
Dungeon of Searing Heat — Music & Arrangement
Battle 1 — Music & Arrangement
Cave Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
Black Sky Pirates' Theme — Music & Arrangement
Bombardment — Music & Arrangement
Drachma's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Theme of the Empire — Music & Arrangement
Valua City — Music & Arrangement
Military Facility Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
Victory in Battle — Music & Arrangement
Gilder's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Theme of "Hatred" — Music & Arrangement
Yafutoma Dawn — Music & Arrangement
"Nervous Crisis" Theme 2 — Music & Arrangement
Battle 2 — Music & Arrangement
Theme of "Rejoice" — Music & Arrangement
Ice Town — Music & Arrangement
Bombardment Victory — Music & Arrangement
The Great Silver Shrine — Music & Arrangement
Enrique's Theme — Music & Arrangement
Last Dungeon — Music & Arrangement

Daytona USA 2001

Winning Run — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Advance

Act Clear — Music & Arrangement
Game Over — Music & Arrangement
Drown — Arrangement
1-Up — Music & Arrangement
VS Success — Music & Arrangement
VS Miss — Music & Arrangement

Gunvalkyrie

Halley's Comet — Music & Arrangement
Power, glory and tragedy — Music & Arrangement
Valkyrie's launch — Music & Arrangement
Banquet, before, hereafter — Music & Arrangement
Valkyrie's launch II — Music & Arrangement
The bloom — Music & Arrangement
The pandemonium — Music & Arrangement
<inner voices> - Trick or treat - — Music & Arrangement

Shinobi

Transfiguration — Music & Arrangement
Moritsune — Music & Arrangement
Shinobi Boss — Music & Arrangement
Yatsurao — Music & Arrangement
Azure Dragon — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Advance 2

Unrival — Music & Arrangement
Message — Music & Arrangement
Time Attack 2 — Music & Arrangement
Time Attack 3 — Music & Arrangement
VS 1 — Music & Arrangement
VS 3 — Music & Arrangement
VS 4 — Music & Arrangement
VS End — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Advance 3

Clear 1 — Music & Arrangement
VS BGM 8 — Music & Arrangement

Sonic Gems Collection

Can You Feel the Sunshine ACID Mix — Remixed by
Living in the City LTN Mix — Remixed by
Open Your Heart MJZ Mix — Remixed by
Sonic Heroes No-GTR Mix — Remixed by

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

<Event> Reala Returns — Music & Arrangement
<Event> Captive — Music & Arrangement
<Event> Suspicion — Music & Arrangement

External Links

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 * ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Sega Sound Team
 * ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Sega Sound Team
-* ''[[Manx TT Superbike]]'' (1995)
+* ''[[Victory Goal]]'' (1995) — Special Thanks To
-* ''[[Astal]]'' (1995) — Music/Sound Effects (Sound Staff), Music by, Arranged by ("Let me try again!", "Shining World"), Ending/Event Animation Production (Opening/Ending Theme Music)
 * ''[[Panzer Dragoon]]'' (1995) — Voices
+* ''[[Astal]]'' (1995) — Music/Sound Effects (Sound Staff), Music by ("Let me try again!", "Shining World") (Opening/Ending Theme Music), Arranged by ("Let me try again!", "Shining World") (Opening/Ending Theme Music), Ending/Event Animation Production (Opening/Ending Theme Music)
 * ''[[Super Columns]]'' (1995) — Sound Composer (as '''T.Maeda''')
 * ''[[Ninku]]'' (Game Gear Version) (1995) — Sound
 * ''[[Ninku Gaiden: Hiroyuki Daikatsugeki]]'' (1995) [NOTE: Sound Director]
-* ''[[Mickey to Ooki na Furudokei]] -Korean Version- ('ミッキーと大きな古時計-韓国版')'' (1995) [NOTE: Sound Director]
+* ''[[Mickey to Ooki na Furudokei]]'' (Korean Version) (1995) [NOTE: Sound Director]
-* ''[[Yukai na Mori no Packet]] (''ゆかいな森のパケット')'' (1995) [NOTE: Sound Director]
+* ''[[Yukai na Mori no Packet]]'' (1995) [NOTE: Sound Director]
-* ''[[Anpanman 2]] '(アンパンマン2')'' (Unknown Year) [NOTE: Sound Director]
+* ''[[Anpanman 2]]'' (''アンパンマン2'') (Unknown Year) [NOTE: Sound Director]
 * ''[[Victory Goal '96]]'' (1996) — Music
 * ''[[Dragon Force]]'' (1996) — Music
 * ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1996) — Music and Sound Effects (SOJ)
 * ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996) — Special Thanks to Mega Drive Version Music SFX Composers (as '''Taksuyuki Maeda''')
-* ''[[Drive Pico]]'' (1996) [NOTE: Music, Sound Director]
+* ''[[Drive Pico]]'' (1996) [NOTE: Sound Effects]
+* ''[[Manx TT Superbike]]'' (1997)
 * ''[[Dumbo]]'' (1997) [NOTE: Sound Effects, Sound Director]
-* ''Sanrio Puroland' (1997) [NOTE: Music, Sound Effects]
+* ''[[Sanrio Puroland]]'' (1997) [NOTE: Music, Sound Effects]
 * ''[[Peter Pan]]'' (1997) [NOTE: Sound Director]
 * ''[[Sakura Wars 2]]'' (Saturn Version) (1998) — Sound Effects