Takenobu Mitsuyoshi

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Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (光吉猛修), born 12 December 1967, is a composer of video game music. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including Virtua Fighter 2 and Shenmue.

Biography

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi started out in the field of sound creation by following his dream of creating music. He held a particular interest in the genre of game music, and was thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work in this field with Sega. Joining the Sega team in 1990 not only allowed him to create music in his favorite format, but it also offered him the chance to be a part of the celebrated S.S.T. Band (Sega Sound Team), a live performance band employed by Sega to perform games music of its arcade games.

Having done some work on previous Sega games, the first major project he wrote the majority of the music for was in 1994, working on the game, Virtua Fighter 2. It was around that time that he did the music and vocals for Daytona USA as well.

Mitsuyoshi’s work on these games propelled him even further on his musical path with Sega. In the 1999 highly acclaimed release, Shenmue, Mitsuyoshi once again demonstrated his expertise by creating a soundtrack of over 20 songs and more than 200 other pieces to be used throughout the game. Continuing this tradition of excellence, he went on to compose for Shenmue II, which was released in 2001.

Production History

• Virtua Racing (Arcade Version) (1992)
• Sonic CD (1993) — Special Thanks
• OutRunners (Arcade Version) (1993)
• Virtua Racing (Mega Drive Version) (1994) — Special Thanks
• OutRunners (Mega Drive Version) (1994)
• Daytona USA (Arcade Version) (1994)
• Virtua Fighter (Saturn Version) (1994) — Sound Designer
• Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn Version) (1995) — Music Arranger & Director
• Virtua Fighter 2 (PC Version) (1995) — Sound Designer
• Sega Rally Championship (Arcade Version) (1995) — Music
• Daytona USA (Saturn Version) (1995)
• Sega Rally Championship (Saturn Version) (1995) — Music Composed By (Original Sound Track)
• Sonic the Fighters (1996) — Special Thanks
• Fighters Megamix (1996) — Sound Designer
• Burning Rangers (Japanese edition) (1997) — Lead vocal (Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~, We are Burning Rangers)
• Shenmue (1999) — Sound Director, Music Composer, Shenmue Passport Sound & Music
• Shenmue II (2001) — Sound Section Assistant, Music Composer
• Space Channel 5: Part 2: Special Edition (2003) — Waver Master's Special Thanks
• Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Sound Creator
• Sega Rally 2006 (2006)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Musician (Chorus)

Video Game Soundtracks

• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
• World Club Champion Football Serie A (2003)
• Shenmue II (2001)
• Shenmue (1999)
• Virtua Fighter 3 (1996)
• Sega Rally Championship (1995)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (1994)
• Daytona USA (1993 Japan/1994 U.S.)
• Virtua Fighter (1993)
• Manx TT Superbike
• Daytona USA 2
• Daytona USA 2001
• Rent-a-Hero
• Feel the Magic: XY/XX
• The Rub Rabbits!

Other Works

• Virtua Fighter (Anime)
• Street Fighter Tribute Album
• Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix (as yasu)
• From Loud 2 Low ~Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works~

• Cover of "Sonic Heroes", followed by "Happy Birthday" to Sonic the Hedgehog for Sonic's anniversary.

Song Credits

Virtua Racing (Arcade Version)

• Waiting Your Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Course Select — Music & Arrangement
• Beginner — Music & Arrangement
• Medium — Music & Arrangement
• Expert — Music & Arrangement
• Extend Time - 1 — Music & Arrangement
• Best Lap - 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Extend Time - 2 — Music & Arrangement
• Best Lap - 3 — Music & Arrangement
• Extend Time - 3 — Music & Arrangement
• Best Lap - 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Extend Time - 4 — Music & Arrangement
• Best Lap - 5 — Music & Arrangement
• Extend Time - 5 — Music & Arrangement
• Pit Out — Music & Arrangement
• Pit In — Music & Arrangement
• Goal — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over — Music & Arrangement
• Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
• Congratulations - 2 — Music & Arrangement

OutRunners (Arcade Version)

• Pre Stage — Music
• Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Arrangement
• Passing Breeze (1993) — Arrangement
• Splash Wave (1993) — Arrangement
• Adventure — Music
• Grand Canyon — Music
• San Francisco — Music
• Niagara Falls — Music
• Hawaii — Music
• Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Music
• Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Music
• Switzerland — Music
• Japan — Music
• Hong Kong — Music
• Egypt — Music
• Mediterranean Sea — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• France — Music
• Germany — Music
• Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Music

Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix

• Love you "Sonic" — Vocals
• Brand-new World — Vocals
• When we reach for you ~Could it be right~ — Vocals

Virtua Racing (Mega Drive Version)

• Title Logo — Music
• Demonstration — Music
• Game Start — Music
• Mode Select — Music
• Course Select — Music
• Start — Music
• Beginner Start (Big Forest) — Music
• Time Extend 1 — Music
• Best Lap 2 — Music
• Time Extend 2 — Music
• Best Lap 3 — Music
• Time Extend 3 — Music
• Best Lap 4 — Music
• Time Extend 4 — Music
• Best Lap 5 — Music
• Time Extend 5 — Music
• Get Goal — Music
• Game Over — Music
• Name Entry — Music
• Replay — Music
• Result — Music
• Ending — Music
• Medium Start (Bay Bridge) — Music
• Expert Start (Acropolis) — Music
• Pit In — Music
• Pit Out — Music
• Records — Music
• Ending (Arcade Ver) — Music

OutRunners (Mega Drive Version)

• Pre Stage — Music
• Magical Sound Shower (1993) — Music
• Passing Breeze (1993) — Music
• Splash Wave (1993) — Music
• Adventure — Music
• Grand Canyon — Music
• San Francisco — Music
• Niagara Falls — Music
• Hawaii — Music
• Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge — Music
• Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel — Music
• Switzerland — Music
• Japan — Music
• Hong Kong — Music
• Egypt — Music
• Mediterranean Sea — Music (w/Takayuki Nakamura)
• France — Music
• Germany — Music
• Waiting Your Entry [Original] From Virtua Racing — Music
• Beginner Start [Original] From Virtua Racing — Music
• Meaning of the Light - Game Over — Music

Daytona USA (Arcade Version)

• Jingle [Magical Sound Shower] — Arrangement
• Jingle [Rush a Difficulty] — Arrangement
• Jingle [Adventure] — Music & Arrangement

Sega Rally Championship (Arcade Version)

• Power Games — Music
• Conditioned Reflex — Music
• Desert Land — Music
• Getting Muddy — Music
• My Dear Friend, Rally — Music
• Reckless Running — Music
• Ignition — Music
• Welcome to Sega Rally — Music (w/Tomoyuki Kawamura)

Daytona USA (Saturn Version)

• Jingle [Magical Sound Shower] — Arrangement
• Jingle [Vivacious] — Arrangement
• Jingle [Rush a Difficulty] — Arrangement
• Jingle [Adventure] — Music & Arrangement

Sonic the Fighters

• Character Select [Get into the Wave 2] — Arrangement
• Aurora Icefield [Black Bed] — Arrangement
• Canyon Cruise [Blue Garden] — Music & Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)
• You Are Winner [Winner's Fanfare] — Music
• Continue [Continue] — Music & Arrangement
• Game Over [Game Over] — Music & Arrangement
• Sunset Town [Bonus Track 2] — Arrangement (w/Maki Morrow)

Burning Rangers (Japanese edition)

• Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~ — Vocal Performance
• We are Burning Rangers — Vocal Performance
• Burning Hearts ~Short Track~ — Vocal Performance

Sega Rally 2 (Arcade Version)

• Ignition '98 ...4 select — Music
• Ignition '98 ...in the groove — Music

Street Fighter Tribute Album

• Ryu Stage — Arrangement, Vocals

Sonic Gems Collection

• Fairy of A.I.F. — Arrangement, Vocals

Sega Rally 2006

• Wild instinct Remix — Music
• Temptation of Speed — Music
• Getting Muddi'n Bass — Music
• Iron Bullfight — Music
• Hyper Conditioned Reflex — Music
• Storm of Technique — Music
• Wild instinct — Music
• Ignition the 2nd Generation — Music
• Moment When Last Time Stops — Music
• Everything Ended — Music
• Lose a Race — Music
• Waltz of Victory — Music
• Moment When Time Stops — Music
• Funky Spin — Music
• The Glory — Music

Sonic the Hedgehog

• Tropical Jungle ~The Jungle ~ The Swamp~ — Chorus (w/Miho Fujiwara)
• Tropical Jungle ~The Ruins~ — Chorus (w/Miho Fujiwara)

External links

• Composer profile at OverClocked ReMix