Motohiro Kawashima
Motohiro Kawashima | |
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| Born | Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | Mvorak (in Japanese) |
Motohiro Kawashima (川島 基宏, Kawashima Motohiro) is a Japanese music producer and DJ. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Yuzo Koshiro on several video games, such as Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage 3.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kawashima was born in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He grew up listening to artists such as George Gershwin, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Haruomi Hosono.[citation needed] He later moved to Tokyo and got interested in techno culture. During his time at Kunitachi College of Music he began producing techno music and was introduced to Yuzo Koshiro, who was looking for staff at his company, Ancient.[2] He would go on to join his company in 1992, where he composed for Shinobi II: The Silent Fury and the Game Gear and Master System versions of Batman Returns, with Koshiro assisting him on both projects. The two would work together again for Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage 3, with him composing approximately half of the latter's soundtrack. During this time they would also frequently go to nightclubs together for musical inspiration.[3]
In addition to his work on video games, Kawashima has also composed for other productions, including songs for artists, commercials and anime. He currently works as a lecturer in the computer music department at Kuntachi College of Music.[4] In 2010, he used the pen name Kashii while working as a commissioned composer for the music label D-topia Entertainment, as part of the duo Kylie & Kashii.[5][6] He would also compose for the Brandon Sheffield-designed game Oh, Deer!, which released in 2015.[7] He also returned to compose for Streets of Rage 4 (2020) along with Koshiro and several others.[8]
Kawashima has also released solo albums of instrumental electronic music, including Prepared Wave (2019) and Acrobatizm (2023).[9]
Works
[edit]Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1992 | Gage | Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Ayako Yoda |
| Batman Returns | Sega 8-bit versions; music | |
| The G.G. Shinobi II: The Silent Fury | Music with Yuzo Koshiro | |
| Streets of Rage 2 | Music with Yuzo Koshiro | |
| 1994 | Streets of Rage 3 | Music with Yuzo Koshiro |
| Eye of the Beholder | Mega CD version; music with Yuzo Koshiro | |
| 1995 | Manji: Psy Yuuki | Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Ayako Yoda |
| 1996 | Zork I: The Great Underground Empire | Music with Yuzo Koshiro |
| Vatlva | Music with Yuzo Koshiro | |
| 1998 | Fox Junction | Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Ryuji Iuchi |
| 2003 | Group S Challenge | Music with TJD, Takeshi Yanagawa and C‑Robots |
| 2004 | Amazing Island | Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Tomonori Hayashibe |
| 2006 | The Law of Ueki | Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Takeshi Yanagawa |
| 2007 | Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle! | Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Takeshi Yanagawa |
| 2008 | Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena | Music with Takeshi Yanagawa |
| 2009 | Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 | Music with Takeshi Yanagawa |
| 2010 | Dead Heat | Music with Yuzo Koshiro |
| 2013 | Momoiro Billionaire! | Music with Yuzo Koshiro |
| 2015 | Oh, Deer! | Music |
| 2020 | Streets of Rage 4 | Music with various others |
Other
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2002 | Pour La Vie / Fuschia | Music |
| 2005 | Mure ni Kaerenai Tori / Akiko Kawase | "D-Day" |
| Colorful / Saori Gotō | "Angel Sign" | |
| 2008 | Chaos;Head | "Blood Tune" and "ESO"; with tOkyO |
| 2010 | Kor=girl I / Kor=girl | "Nanba" |
| Three Questions / Aira Mitsuki | "Human Future" | |
| 2011 | ×~Park of the Safari / Aira Mitsuki x Saori@destiny | "Gate or Exit" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Motohiro Kawashima worklist". Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "川島 基宏". ancient.co.jp. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Dwyer, Nick (17 October 2017). "Interview: Motohiro Kawashima". daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "川島 基宏 東京の音楽学校・音楽専門学校 国立音楽院（くにたちおんがくいん）". Kunitachi Music Academy (in Japanese).
- ^ Kawashima, Motohiro [@mvorak] (March 15, 2023). "そうですよ、kylie&kashiiは僕ともう1人のコライトユニットの名義です。" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Composer & Arranger 作曲アレンジ科" (PDF). Kunitachi Music Academy.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Why The Streets Of Rage Composer Was The Only Musician For Oh, Deer!". 13 July 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ Hussain, Tamoor (July 17, 2019). "Streets Of Rage 4's Soundtrack Has Four Legendary Artists Including Yuzo Koshiro". GameSpot. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Jerry (August 10, 2023). "Motohiro Kawashima publishes "Prepared Wave" successor "Acrobatizm"". The Ongaku.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Ancient.co.jp worklist (in Japanese)
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