Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
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Takenobu Mitsuyoshi 光吉 猛修 | |
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| Born | December 25, 1967[1][2] Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Sega Digital Studio |
Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (光吉 猛修, Mitsuyoshi Takenobu) is a Japanese composer of video game music, singer, and video game voice actor. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including Virtua Fighter 2 and Shenmue.[3] His younger brother, Kenji Mitsuyoshi (光吉 賢司, Mitsuyoshi Kenji), is a manga artist and member of the artist-writer duo Ark Performance along with Kōichi Ishikawa.[4]
Mitsuyoshi's name first gained major recognition after the release of Daytona USA, for which he had written all music and personally sang all vocals.[5]
With the arcade games, Derby Owners Club, World Club Champion Football and Star Horse, he also recorded live orchestras.
Aside from original compositions, he also arranges, provides vocals, and is a performer for a variety of projects, including S.S.T from 1988 to 1993, and [H.] from 2004 onwards. He is well-known voicing the character Kage-Maru of Virtua Fighter franchise.
Works
Video games
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1990 | R360 G-LOC | "Earth Frame G" |
| GP Rider | With Hiroshi Kawaguchi | |
| 1991 | Rent a Hero | |
| Strike Fighter | ||
| 1992 | Virtua Racing | |
| OutRunners | With Takayuki Nakamura | |
| 1993 | Daytona USA | [5] |
| Sonic CD | Special thanks | |
| 1994 | Virtua Racing Deluxe | |
| Virtua Fighter 2 | With Takayuki Nakamura and Akiko Hashimoto | |
| Virtua Striker | ||
| 1995 | Sega Rally Championship | |
| Manx TT Superbike | ||
| Virtua Fighter Remix | Sound design | |
| Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition | Special thanks | |
| 1996 | Sonic the Fighters | With Maki Morrow |
| Virtua Fighter Kids | With Takayuki Nakamura and Maki Morrow | |
| J.League Victory Goal '96 | Musicians | |
| Virtua Fighter 3 | ||
| 1997 | Virtua Striker 2 | |
| Fighters Megamix | Sound design | |
| J.League Victory Goal '97 | Musicians | |
| Digital Dance Mix: Namie Amuro | Sound director | |
| Sega Worldwide Soccer '98 | Special thanks | |
| 1998 | Daytona USA 2 | Vocals |
| Burning Rangers | ||
| Virtua Fighter 3tb | With Fumio Ito and Hidenori Shoji | |
| 1999 | Shenmue | With various others |
| 2000 | F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa | |
| 2001 | Crackin' DJ Part 2 | |
| Shenmue II | ||
| 2002 | World Club Champion Football | |
| Space Channel 5: Part 2 | Special thanks | |
| 2003 | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz | Sound design |
| 2005 | Sega Ages 2500: Vol.21 - SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection | Played bass guitar |
| 2006 | Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice | |
| Sega Rally 2006 | With various others | |
| 2007 | Sega Ages 2500: Vol.30 - Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition | Sound Director |
| SEGA Rally Revo | Special thanks | |
| 2009 | Yakuza 3 | Sound Production |
| Hummer | ||
| 2010 | Yakuza 4 | Interpretation Assistance |
| Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics | With Junpei Mishima and Keisuke Tsukahara | |
| 2011 | Daytona 2011 | |
| 2011 | Ridge Racer | [6]"Ridge Racer USA Mix" - DLC |
| 2012 | Maimai | With various others |
| Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure | Special thanks | |
| Samurai Bloodshow | ||
| 2013 | Transformers: Human Alliance | Special thanks |
| 2015 | Chunithm: Seelisch Tact | "Angry Hammer" |
| Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX | Motion actor | |
| 2017 | Daytona 3 Championship USA | [7] |
| 2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | "F-Zero Medley"[8] |
Voice acting
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
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| 1993 | Burning Rival | Bill |
| 1993 | Virtua Fighter | Akira Yuki, Kage-Maru |
| 1996 | Virtua Fighter 3 | Kage-Maru |
| 2001 | Virtua Fighter 4 | |
| 2003 | Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz | Sgt. Hatter |
| 2005 | 3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the Galaxy | Apharmd the Hatter[9] |
| 2006 | Virtua Fighter 5 | |
| 2012 | Phantasy Star Online 2 | Himself (English and Japanese) |
| 2012 | Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed | Announcer (Japanese) |
| 2015 | Project X Zone 2 | Kage-Maru[9] |
| 2017 | Sonic Mania | Competition Announcer[9] |
Concerts
Mitsuyoshi's music from Shenmue was performed live at the first Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany in 2003. It was the first time that a concert featuring video game music was held outside Japan.[10]
Mitsuyoshi attended the world-premiere of Play! A Video Game Symphony at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, Illinois in May 2006. His music from the Shenmue series was performed by a full symphony orchestra. This event drew nearly 4000 attendees.[citation needed]
In 2007, his music from the World Club Champion Football series was presented at the fifth Symphonic Game Music Concert. Takenobu Mitsuyoshi joined the choir during the performance.[10]
For Symphonic Shades – Hülsbeck in Concert in 2008, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi arranged music from Apidya, by German composer Chris Hülsbeck. The event was performed by the WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne in Cologne, Germany and marked the first live radio broadcast of a video game music concert.[11]
His first dinner show was scheduled for March 22, 2020, but was postponed to August 23 of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then rescheduled again to January 24, 2021, due to the spread of the second wave of infection. He did an online dinner show livestream on August 23, 2020 to make room for the reschedule.
References
- ^ "Takenobu Mitsuyoshi's profile". Ameba.
- ^ "光吉猛修さんらが「セガ・サターン」の魅力を語る。11月2日に新宿で開催". 4Gamer.net.
- ^ Jeriaska. "GameSetInterview: Sega's Mitsuyoshi On Giving Voice To Arcade Classics". gamesetwatch.com. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ ザ・インタビュー 漫画読みますか？一番好きな漫画を教えて下さい。
- ^ a b Ramos, Jeff (July 7, 2010). "Takenobu Mitsuyoshi & Rony Barrak perform "Let's Go Away" from Daytona USA". Gameculturalist.com. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ Takenobu Mitsuyoshi - Ridge Racer (USA MIX), retrieved December 5, 2021
- ^ Barry the Nomad. "SEGA Amusements reveals Daytona 3 Championship USA plus more details!". SEGAbits. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ^ "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch system".
- ^ a b c "Takenobu Mitsuyoshi – 11 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b Symphonic Game Music Concerts, The Concert Programs Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Symphonic Shades, Symphonic Shades live im Radio
External links
- Official blog
- Takenobu Mitsuyoshi on LinkedIn
- Takenobu Mitsuyoshi on Twitter
- Takenobu Mitsuyoshi on Facebook
- GameSetWatch Takenobu Mitsuyoshi composer interview
- Composer profile at OverClocked ReMix
- Video on YouTube
| International | |
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- Japanese male composers
- Japanese male musicians
- Japanese male singer-songwriters
- Japanese singer-songwriters
- Japanese male video game actors
- Japanese male voice actors
- Living people
- Sega people
- Video game composers
- 20th-century Japanese composers
- 20th-century Japanese male actors
- 21st-century Japanese composers
- 21st-century Japanese male actors
- 1967 births
- 20th-century Japanese male singers
- 21st-century Japanese male singers