Jun Chikuma

Jun Chikuma
竹間淳^{[nb 1]}
Jun Chikuma 竹間淳
Also known as	June Chikuma; Chiki;
Born	Japan
Genres	Chiptune; video game music; Arabic music;
Occupations	Musician; composer; arranger;
Instruments	Piano; ney; riq;
Years active	1985–present

Jun Chikuma (竹間淳, Chikuma Jun)^{[nb 1]} is a Japanese music composer and musician. She is most known for her various contributions to the Bomberman series, amongst other video game soundtracks.^[2]

She has studied ney performance and Tunisian style composition under professors Slah Manaa, Ali Sriti and Zakia Hannashi at l'Institut Superieur de la Musique de Tunis, and studied riq under Haytham Farghaly of the same institute.^[3] She currently curates arab-music.com, and has also made music for many TV shows, films, and commercials.^[3] She is also a part-time lecture at Kokushikan University^[3], and has since performed many concerts with the classical Arabic music ensemble Le Club Bachraf, with oud player Yoshiko Matsuda and darbuka player Takako Nomiya.^[4]

Musical style

Her soundtrack for Bomberman Hero features drum and bass and acid techno styles, heavily incorporating fast breakbeats and sub-bass lines from the former genre.^[5]^[6]

Works

Video games

Bomberman (NES) (1985)
Adventure Island (1986)
Doraemon (1986)
Faxanadu (1987)
Jaseiken Necromancer (1988)
The Legendary Axe (1988) - with Toshiaki Takimoto
Military Madness (1989)
Doraemon Meikyu Daisakusen (1989)
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (PC Engine, 1989) - arrangements
Atomic Punk (1990) - with Noriyuki Nakagami and Yasuhiko Fukuda
Bomberman (1990)
Bomberman II (1991)
Bomberman '93 (1992)
Super Bomberman (1993)
Bomberman '94 (1993)
Bomberman: Panic Bomber (1994)
Super Bomberman 3 (1995) - with Keita Hoshi
DoReMi Fantasy: Milon no Dokidoki Daibouken (1996)
Super Bomberman 4 (1996)
Saturn Bomberman (1996)
Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna: Mika Akitaka Illust Works (1996)
Bomberman B-Daman (1996) (supervisor)
Nectaris (1997)
Super Bomberman 5 (1997) - with Yasuhiko Fukuda
Saturn Bomberman Fight!! (1997) - with Yoshio Tsuru
Pocket Bomberman (1997) - with Yoshio Tsuru
Bomberman World (1998) - with Hironao Yamamoto
Bomberman Hero (1998)
Bomberman Party Edition (1998)
Bomberman Quest (1998) - "Battle Theme" only
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden (anime, 1998)
Bomberman Tournament (2001) - "Battle Theme" only
Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) - with Sega Digital Studio

Other works

"Samai Bayati Al Aryan" on Music Design (1994) - with Le Club Bachraf
"Ismael Hayat" on Ten Plants (1998)
Musique classique de Tunisie et d'Egypte (2000) - with Le Club Bachraf
Concert at Dar Rachidia (2013) - with Le Club Bachraf

Notes

^ ^a ^b She often writes her first name name in katakana, i.e. Jun Chikuma (竹間ジュン, Chikuma Jun).^[1]

References

^ "Chikuma Jun purofiiru" 竹間ジュン・プロフィール [Jun Chikuma profile] (in Japanese). Arab-music.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ Ten Plants (booklet) (in Japanese). Various Artists. Biosphere Records. 1998. p. 16.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jun Chiki Chikuma, Nay player and Composer". Arab-music.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ "Imēji no chikara - Kokuritsu Minzoku-gaku Hakubutsukan korekushon ni saguru: Kaimaku kinen ibento miru・kiku・asobu imēji no chikara uiikuendo" 「イメージの力－国立民族学博物館コレクションにさぐる」開幕記念イベントみる・きく・あそぶ　イメージの力ウィークエンド [The Power of Image — National Ethnographic Museum Collection: Opening Event — See, Listen, Play — The Power of Image Weekend] (in Japanese). The National Art Center, Tokyo. 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ Corcoran, Nina (August 1, 2016). "Nintendo 64's Hidden Musical Gems". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ Stabler, Brad; Twells, John; Bowe, Miles; Wilson, Scott; Lea, Tom (April 28, 2015). "The 100 Best Video Game Soundtracks of All Time". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. sec. 80. Bomberman Hero. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

External links

Artist profile on arab-music.com
Bomberman music profile on arab-music.com
Discography on arab-music.com

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[katakana-2] She often writes her first name name in katakana, i.e. Jun Chikuma (竹間ジュン, Chikuma Jun).^[1]

[1] "Chikuma Jun purofiiru" 竹間ジュン・プロフィール [Jun Chikuma profile] (in Japanese). Arab-music.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[3] Ten Plants (booklet) (in Japanese). Various Artists. Biosphere Records. 1998. p. 16.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Bio-4] "Jun Chiki Chikuma, Nay player and Composer". Arab-music.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[5] "Imēji no chikara - Kokuritsu Minzoku-gaku Hakubutsukan korekushon ni saguru: Kaimaku kinen ibento miru・kiku・asobu imēji no chikara uiikuendo" 「イメージの力－国立民族学博物館コレクションにさぐる」開幕記念イベントみる・きく・あそぶ　イメージの力ウィークエンド [The Power of Image — National Ethnographic Museum Collection: Opening Event — See, Listen, Play — The Power of Image Weekend] (in Japanese). The National Art Center, Tokyo. 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[6] Corcoran, Nina (August 1, 2016). "Nintendo 64's Hidden Musical Gems". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[7] Stabler, Brad; Twells, John; Bowe, Miles; Wilson, Scott; Lea, Tom (April 28, 2015). "The 100 Best Video Game Soundtracks of All Time". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. sec. 80. Bomberman Hero. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

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