Takayuki Nakamura

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Takayuki Nakamura
Place of birth: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Date of birth: 1967-07-19[1] (age 56)
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Musician, Composer

Takayuki Nakamura (中村 隆之), born July 1967, is a guitarist and a sound designer and engineer. Regarding his work with Sega (which began in August 1989), he is perhaps best known for composing the music for the original Virtua Fighter.

Following his departure from Sega in August 1996, Nakamura joined Dream Factory Co., Ltd. the following month, through which he composed the music for a few Square titles (namely Tobal 2 and Ehrgeiz).

He later became a head member of Brainstorm Co., Ltd. in October 1999 (having left Dream Factory two months prior), joined by artist Katsumi Yokota (from Sega) and recording engineer Kenzi Nagashima (from Light Link Music), all of whom helped create the music for the hit PSP title Lumines (and later the Nintendo DS title Meteos). He is still a member of Brainstorm to this day.

Nakamura has also served as a freelancer between Brainstorm's main releases (developed by Q Entertainment, Inc.), having been associated with developers including Tomy Corporation (for Fighting Fury and Naruto), Genki (for Kabuki Warriors and the Kengo series), Anchor, Inc. (for Pride FC and the WWE Raw series) and StudioFAKE Co., Ltd. (for Custom Robo and Dynasty Warriors) as well as the publisher Sammy Corporation (for Guilty Gear and King of Fighters).

Production history

Games

Videos

Music

  • Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (1990)
  • Dick Tracy (Mega Drive Version) (1990) [NOTE: Composition]
  • F1 Exhaust Note (1991) [NOTE: Composition]
  • Wally wo Sagase! (Arcade version) (1992)
  • Stadium Cross (1992) [NOTE: Sound program]
  • Ghost Hunters[21] (1994)
  • Virtua Fighter "The Strongest Warrior" (CD) (1994)
  • Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (CD) (1994)
  • Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.1 Sarah Bryant (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
  • Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.2 Jacky Bryant (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
  • Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.3 Akira Yuki (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
  • Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.4 Pai Chan (1995) [NOTE: Direction]
  • Virtua Fighter Kids (Arcade version) (1996)
  • Virtua Fighter 3 (1996)
  • Tobal 2 (1997) — Music & Sound Effect (Dream Factory Staff)
  • Ehrgeiz (Arcade version) (1998) — Music & Sound Effect (Dream Factory Staff)
  • Ehrgeiz (PlayStation Version) (1998) — Music & sound effect (Dream Factory Staff)
  • Fighting Fury (2000)
  • Kengo: Master of Bushido (2000)
  • Guilty Gear Petit (2001) — Sound
  • Star Ocean: Blue Sphere (2001) — Sound [NOTE: Sound program]
  • Guilty Gear Petit 2 (2001) — Sound
  • Kabuki Warriors (2001)
  • The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood (2002) — Sound Composed by
  • WWE Raw (Xbox Version) (2002) — Sound Director, SE and Music Designer
  • Kengo: Legacy of the Blade (2002)
  • Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (2002) — Event Sound Effects (Matsui Enterprise Co. Ltd)
  • Pride FC: Fighting Championships (2003) — Sound Director (Brainstorm Inc.), SFX (Brainstorm Inc.), Music (Brainstorm Inc.)
  • Tube Slider (2003) — Sound Director
  • Naruto: Ninja Council (2003)
  • WWE Raw 2 (2003) — SE & Music Designer (Brainstorm Inc.)
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (PS2 and Xbox Versions) (2003)
  • Custom Robo: Battle Revolution (2004) — Sound Director & Composer (Brainstorm)
  • Kengo 3 (2004)
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (2004) — Commentary Designer
  • Lumines (2004) — Sound Designer & Engineer
  • Meteos (2005) — Sound Director (Brainstorm)
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (2005) — Sound Designer
  • Ninety-Nine Nights (2006) — Sound Director (Brainstorm Co., Ltd.)
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (2006) — Sound Designer
  • Alteil (2006)
  • Every Extend Extra (2006) — Special Thanks (Brainstorm)
  • Lumines Live! (2006) — Sound Designer (Brainstorm), Sound Engineer (Brainstorm)
  • Custom Robo Arena (2006) — Music (Brainstorm)
  • Gunpey DS (2006) — Sound Products Team (Brainstorm)
  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (2006)
  • Lumines II (2006) — Sound Designer & Engineer (Brainstorm)
  • Lumines Plus (2007) — Sound Designer & Engineer (Brainstorm) (Original Lumines)
  • Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle (2007) — Sound Editor
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (2007) — Sound
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (2008) — Sound :Editor
  • Meteos Wars (2008)
  • Lumines Supernova (2008)
  • Peggle: Dual Shot (2009) — Sound Direction and Creation (Brainstorm Co. Ltd)
  • Disney Stitch Jam (2009)
  • Motto! Stitch! DS Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen (2010)
  • Dream Trigger 3D (2011)
  • Rodea the Sky Soldier (2015)

Song credits

E-SWAT: City Under Siege

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive Version)

  • Bad — Arrangement
  • Mr. Big (Boss Demo, Round 6) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss — Music & Arrangement

Columns II: The Voyage Through Time

  • Coin — Music & Arrangement
  • Select — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage Start (Unused Tune) — Music & Arrangement
  • Desert Sun (Theme 1/Shellfish Screen) — Music & Arrangement
  • Danger I — Music & Arrangement
  • Drone (Theme 2/Shellfish Screen) — Music & Arrangement
  • Danger II — Music & Arrangement
  • Bonus — Music & Arrangement
  • Iron Head (Theme 3/Machine Screen) — Music & Arrangement
  • Arabian Jewelry (Theme 4/Columns Screen) — Arrangement
  • Danger III — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System Version)

  • Club 30 (Round 1) — Arrangement
  • Mr. Big (Boss Demo) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boss — Music & Arrangement
  • Dance Magic 1 (Smooth Criminal) — Arrangement
  • Street (Round 2) — Arrangement
  • Dance Magic 2 (Beat It) — Arrangement
  • Woods (Round 3) — Arrangement
  • Dance Magic 3 (Another Part of Me) — Arrangement
  • Cavern (Round 4) — Arrangement
  • Dance Magic 4 (Billie Jean) — Arrangement
  • The Enemy Hideout (Round 5) — Arrangement
  • Dance Magic 5 (Bad) — Arrangement
  • Final Boss (Round 6) — Arrangement

F1 Exhaust Note

  • Advertise — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Main Theme — Music & Arrangement
  • Congratulations — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Stadium Cross

  • Checker Point — Music

OutRunners (Arcade version)

  • Mega Driver — Music & Arrangement
  • Checker Point — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Picture the Rivers — Music & Arrangement
  • Blow Your Cool — Music & Arrangement
  • Looking for the Rainbow — Music & Arrangement
  • Speed King — Music & Arrangement
  • Sonic Control — Music & Arrangement
  • Check Point — Music & Arrangement
  • South America — Music & Arrangement (with Hiroshi Kawaguchi)
  • China — Music & Arrangement
  • Mediterranean Sea — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
  • Jingle Bells [Secret Track] — Arrangement
  • Final Stage — Music & Arrangement
  • Dream Flying — Music & Arrangement
  • Last Wave (1993) — Arrangement

Virtua Fighter (Arcade version)

  • Advertise — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Jacky — Music & Arrangement
  • Jeffry — Music & Arrangement
  • Sarah — Music & Arrangement
  • Kage — Music & Arrangement
  • Pai — Music & Arrangement
  • Wolf — Music & Arrangement
  • Lau — Music & Arrangement
  • Akira — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Win — Music & Arrangement
  • Lose — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter "The Strongest Warrior"

~Arrange Version~

  • Fighter's eyes — Music
  • Virtua Fighter — Music
  • Kage — Music
  • Wolf — Music, Words
  • Jeffry — Music
  • Jacky — Music
  • Akira — Music

Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version)

  • Advertise — Music
  • Game Start — Music, Guitar
  • Jacky — Music
  • Jeffry — Music, Guitar
  • Sarah — Music
  • Kage — Music
  • Pai — Music
  • Wolf — Music, Guitar
  • Lau — Music, Guitar
  • Akira — Music, Guitar
  • Ending — Music
  • Name Entry — Music
  • Game Over — Music
  • Win — Music
  • Lose — Music

Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade version)

  • Enbu ~Beginning of a New Challenge~ — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
  • Virtua Fighter 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Man of the Fist — Music & Arrangement
  • Black Cat Moon — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
  • Young Knight — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
  • Fisherman of the Seven Seas — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
  • Secret Hidden in the Leaves ~A Heartless Law~ — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
  • Escape — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
  • Ride the Tiger — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi & Akiko Hashimoto)
  • Messenger from the Dark ~Dural~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Jacky ~V.F2 Arrange Version~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Sarah ~V.F2 Arrange Version~ — Music & Arrangement
  • Moment of Eternity — Music & Arrangement (with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement
  • Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Kyu — Music & Arrangement
  • Dan — Music & Arrangement
  • Meijin — Music & Arrangement

Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version)

Virtua Fighter Kids

Virtua Fighter 3

  • Virtua Fighter 3 — Music
  • Mai "Aoi in the Snow" — Music
  • Underground "Sarah in the Subway" — Music
  • Hiding "Kage Maru in the Castle" — Music
  • Drunk man in Hong Kong "Shun on the Raft" — Music
  • Game Over — Music
  • Stage Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • The Killer Mantis "Extra Stage" — Music

Magazine articles

Main article: Takayuki Nakamura/Magazine articles.

External links

References