Hiroyuki Namba
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese musician. He has composed for and arranged songs from Japanese anime
, OVA and video games. Notably, Hiroyuki Namba composed for Dallos
, the first anime
Original video animation
. However, in the United States
, he is known for composing the soundtrack to the Armitage III
film. Namba plays keyboards
in Sense of Wonder, a Japanese progressive rock
band.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese musician. He has composed for and arranged songs from Japanese anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, OVA and video games. Notably, Hiroyuki Namba composed for Dallos
Dallos
is a Japanese science fiction OVA released in 1983, directed by Mamoru Oshii and created by Oshii and Hisayuki Toriumi . It is widely considered the first OVA ever released. The storyline focuses on Moon pioneers and the evolution of mankind.- Story :In a near future, mankind has moved from a...
, the first anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Original video animation
Original video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
. However, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he is known for composing the soundtrack to the Armitage III
Armitage III
is a 1995 cyberpunk anime series centred around Naomi Armitage, a highly advanced "Type-III" android.The series began with the four-part original video animation Armitage III and spawned two movies. The first film is a shortened version of the OVA entitled , redubbed in English and it is presented...
film. Namba plays keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
in Sense of Wonder, a Japanese progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band.
Works
- 1983 - DallosDallosis a Japanese science fiction OVA released in 1983, directed by Mamoru Oshii and created by Oshii and Hisayuki Toriumi . It is widely considered the first OVA ever released. The storyline focuses on Moon pioneers and the evolution of mankind.- Story :In a near future, mankind has moved from a...
(OVA) - 1987 - Ladius (OVA)
- 1987 - Digital Devil Story: Megami TenseiDigital Devil Story: Megami Tenseiis the first game of the popular Megami Tensei series of console role-playing video games. Although Atlus has published a majority of the series, the first two games were created by Namco , after it bought the video game rights to the Japanese horror novel series by Aya Nishitani, the first named...
(OVA) - 1988 - Starship TroopersStarship Troopers (OVA)is a six part anime OVA produced by Sunrise/Bandai Visual and released in 1988. It is based on the book Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein that was published in 1959.-Production:...
(OVA) - 1989 - BaohBaohis a manga series and anime OVA created by Hirohiko Araki, most famous for his epic JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It is licensed in English by Viz Media. The manga lasted only two collected volumes and was adapted into a single-episode original video animation...
(OVA) - 1989 - Wrestler Gundan Seisenshi Robin Jr. (TV series)
- 1991 - Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon KingsSohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kingsis a set of novels based loosely on Chinese mythology.It was written by Yoshiki Tanaka in collaboration with Japanese illustrator Yoshitaka Amano and manga artist group Clamp . It is written with a humorous and satirical tone...
(OVA) - 1995 - Armitage IIIArmitage IIIis a 1995 cyberpunk anime series centred around Naomi Armitage, a highly advanced "Type-III" android.The series began with the four-part original video animation Armitage III and spawned two movies. The first film is a shortened version of the OVA entitled , redubbed in English and it is presented...
(OVA) - 1996 - Burn Up WBurn Up Wis an anime OVA directed by Hiroshi Negishi and released in 1996. It was soon followed by a series version called Burn Up Excess though it occasionally lacks continuity with the series. The OVA consists of four episodes, chronicling Team Warrior through more missions...
(OVA) - 1997 - Armitage III: Poly-Matrix (Movie)
- 2000 - Transformers: Car Robot (TV series)
Associated acts
- Sense of Wonder (1987-)
- Tatsuro YamashitaTatsuro Yamashitais a Japanese singer-songwriter, and record producer. He has been known by his musical style deeply influenced from 1960s American pop and rock music....
(1991-) - Horii Katsumi Project
- Nuovo Immigrato (1997-)
- Yajuh Ohkoku (1997-)
- Acoustic Progressive Jazz (2000-)
- ExhiVision (2003?)
Hiroyuki Namba solo
| Date | Title | ||
| 1979 | September 21 | Sense of Wonder | |
| 1981 | May 21 | Party Tonight | |
| 1982 | January 21 | ||
| 1985 | March 21 | ||
| 1986 | April 21 |
Sense of Wonder
| Date | Title | ||
| 1987 | April 21 | Synphobeat | |
| 1988 | September 7 | Aquaplanet |
Image albums (Hiroyuki Namba and Sense of Wonder)
| Date | Title | ||
| 1984 | March 25 | 真幻魔大戦 | |
| 1984 | April 21 | グリーンレクイエム | |
| 1985 | December 15 | 銀河ネットワークで歌を歌ったクジラ |
Hiroyuki Namba and Sense of Wonder
| Date | Title | ||
| 2001 | November 25 | Earth Side |
Arrangements
- 1988 - Music from Ys IIYs II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapteris an action role-playing game developed and published by the Nihon Falcom Corporation, and first released on June 24, 1988 for the NEC PC-8801. It is the sequel to Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished, and takes place immediately following the end of the first game....
(tracks 26~29) - 1988 - SorcerianSorcerianis an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom, and the fifth in the Dragon Slayer line of games. It was originally released for the NEC PC-8801 in 1987, and was later ported to other PC platforms such as the NEC PC-9801, the NEC PC-88VA, the Sharp X1 Turbo, and the MSX 2, for which it...
Super Arrange Version - 1988 - Sorcerian Super Arrange Version II Plus Sorcerian System Vol. 1 (tracks 1~7)
- 1989 - Sorcerian Super Arrange Version III Sengoku Sorcerian vs. Pyramid Sorcerian (tracks 1~3)
- 1989 - Falcom Sound Catalog Special Digest Disc (tracks 1, 5~11)
- 1989 - Ys III: Wanderers from YsYs III: Wanderers from Ysis an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom Corporation. It is the third game in the Ys series.Ys III was initially released for the NEC PC-8801 and NEC PC-9801 in 1989, and versions for the MSX 2 and Sharp X68000 soon followed. In 1991, a number of console ports were produced:...
-Super Arrange Version- (tracks 1, 2, 4~9) - 1992 - Falcom "NAMBA" Collection
- 1998 - Very Best of Ys (track 11)
- 2001 - Genso Suikoden Music Collection Produced by Hiroyuki Namba
- 2003 - Ys Special Collection -All About Falcom- Memorial Sounds (tracks 1, 4)
- 2005 - Heavy Metal ThunderHeavy Metal Thunder (video game)- Reception :The game sold 3,367 copies the week of its release. It received a score of 30 out of 40 by the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. American multimedia website IGN considered the gameplay simple, but praised the amount of animation used and called the theme song "catchy"...
-The Recordings- (composed and arranged track 9)