Yuu Miyake
Yuu Miyake 三宅 優 | |
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| Also known as | eutron |
| Born | November 19, 1973 Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
Yuu Miyake (三宅 優, Miyake Yū, born November 19, 1973 in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese composer and sound engineer formally for Bandai Namco Entertainment. His most known work surfaced with Katamari Damacy soundtracks, on which he served as a sound director. Other notable works include various tracks in the Tekken and Ridge Racer series.[1]
Biography
Prior to joining Namco, Miyake was a university student specializing in management information. His first game with the company was Tekken 3.[2] In 2000, Miyake worked with Namco director Keita Takahashi on a video project called "Texas 2000". Takahashi was so impressed with his work that he gave him full responsibility as sound director on the 2004 release Katamari Damacy.[3] Miyake attended MAGFest 13 in January 2015, holding a QA conference and performing various Katamari Damacy series songs under his DJ handle of "eutron".[4] Friend and Bandai Namco sound designer Yoshihito Yano also attended the event.[5]
Works
- Tekken 3 (PS1) (1998)
- Tekken Tag Tournament (1999)
- Ridge Racer V (2000)
- Tekken 4 (2002)
- R:Racing Evolution (2003)
- Katamari Damacy (2004)
- Ridge Racers (2004)
- We Love Katamari (2005)
- Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (2005)
- Ridge Racer 6 (2005)
- Me & My Katamari (2005)
- Ridge Racer 7 (2006)
- Beautiful Katamari (2007)
- Katamari Forever (2009)
- Ridge Racer (2011)
- Touch My Katamari (2011)
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (2012)
- Tekken Revolution (2013)
- Persona 4: Dancing All Night (2015)
- Tekken 7 (2017)
- Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight (2018)
References
- ^ Napolitano, Jayson. "Katamari Music Maestro Yu Miyake Interview". originalsoundversion.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ Davies, Paul (August 15, 2001). "PlayStation News: Tekken 3 musicians choose Big Beat - ComputerAndVideoGames.com". ComputerandVideoGames.com. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Kazuhito Udetsu (August 21, 2009). "Katamari Forever's Blog - The Music of Katamari Forever". IGN.com. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "Yuu Miyake (三宅優) | MAGFest - Music and Gaming Festival". MAGFest. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Kulikowski, Patrick. "MAGFest 13: Maryland, January 2015". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
External links
- Yuu Miyake at IMDb
- Yuu Miyake at MobyGames
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