Masafumi Takada
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese video game music composer. His most notable work is the soundtrack composition for the three video games killer7
, God Hand
and No More Heroes
. Takada often partners up with musician and guitar player Jun Fukuda, and has produced five soundtracks for video game producer Goichi Suda
.
In 2007, Masafumi Takada was one of 36 composers selected by Masahiro Sakurai
to provide music for Super Smash Bros. Brawl
. Takada chose to arrange renditions of "Ending (Yoshi's Story
)", "Lip's Theme (Panel de Pon
), "Marionation Gear", and "Shin Onigashima
" for the game.
Starting in 2006, Masafumi Takada has also contributed tracks in Konami
's music simulation series beatmania IIDX
, with a track appearing in each installment of the series' home console releases since HAPPY SKY. He remixed "QUANTUM TELEPORTATION", for Toshiyuki Kakuta's 電人K album, which was released on May 29, 2008.
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 video game music composer. His most notable work is the soundtrack composition for the three video games killer7
Killer7
is an action-adventure video game for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2. It was developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Capcom. The game was written and directed by Goichi Suda, also known by the nickname Suda51, and produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi...
, God Hand
God Hand
God Hand is a 2006 PlayStation 2 gameGod hand may also refer to:-Video games:* Ken "Godhand" Mishima, a character from the PlayStation game, Ehrgeiz* Godhand, the demonic version of Lenny from Shadow Hearts: Covenant...
and No More Heroes
No More Heroes (video game)
, is an action video game for the Wii video game system. It was directed by Goichi Suda , developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Marvelous Entertainment Inc., Ubisoft and Rising Star Games...
. Takada often partners up with musician and guitar player Jun Fukuda, and has produced five soundtracks for video game producer Goichi Suda
Goichi Suda
, is the CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture. The "51" in his nickname, Suda51, is a pun on his given name. In Japanese, "Go" means 5 and "ichi" means 1. His works include Moonlight Syndrome, The Silver Case, Flower, Sun and Rain, Michigan, killer7, the No More Heroes series, and most recently, Shadows...
.
In 2007, Masafumi Takada was one of 36 composers selected by Masahiro Sakurai
Masahiro Sakurai
is a Japanese video game designer, the creative force behind both the Kirby and the Super Smash Bros. series on Nintendo platforms. He is currently Director of Software Development for the video game developer's Sora Ltd. and Project Sora. He is also the author of a weekly column for Famitsu...
to provide music for Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts and staff from other developers, and published by...
. Takada chose to arrange renditions of "Ending (Yoshi's Story
Yoshi's Story
is a side-scrolling platform game, published and developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 entertainment system. It is the sequel to the Super Nintendo game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. It was released on December 21, 1997 in Japan, March 1, 1998 in North America and April 9, 1998 in Europe...
)", "Lip's Theme (Panel de Pon
Panel de Pon
, also known as Panel de Pon: Action Puzzle Game, is a puzzle video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Famicom home video game console. It was released on October 27, 1995 in Japan, and was later ported to the North American and European markets as Tetris...
), "Marionation Gear", and "Shin Onigashima
Shin Onigashima
, often simply referred to as , is a video game title developed by Nintendo EAD and Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo. It was first released on two disk cards for the Family Computer Disk System. The first disk was released on September 4, 1987, while the second disk was released September 30,...
" for the game.
Starting in 2006, Masafumi Takada has also contributed tracks in Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
's music simulation series beatmania IIDX
Beatmania IIDX
is a series of rhythm video games and the sequel to Beatmania that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on February 26, 1999. IIDX has since spawned over 19 arcade releases and over 13 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2...
, with a track appearing in each installment of the series' home console releases since HAPPY SKY. He remixed "QUANTUM TELEPORTATION", for Toshiyuki Kakuta's 電人K album, which was released on May 29, 2008.
Albums
- GOD TRACKS! (2006)
- killer7 Original Sound Track (2005)
- Michigan Original Sound Track (2004)
- No More Heroes Original Sound TracksNo More Heroes Original Sound TracksNo More Heroes Original Sound Tracks is a soundtrack album for the video game No More Heroes, and was released on January 23, 2008. It features all 70 original compositions by music director Masafumi Takada, spanning over a 3-disc set. The soundtrack met extremely positive acclaim to the fan...
(2008) - No More Heroes Sound Tracks: Dark SideNo More Heroes Sound Tracks: Dark SideNo More Heroes Sound Tracks: Dark Side is a remix soundtrack album for the video game No More Heroes, and was released on March 14, 2008. It features nine remixes of compositions by music director Masafumi Takada, interpreted by several Japanese artists, including Masafumi himself, and Jun Fukuda...
(Contributed "ANY MORE" (RX-Ver.S.P.L.)) (2008) - 電人K (Contributed a remix of "QUANTUM TELEPORTATION" for Toshiyuki Kakuta's album.) (2008)
- Biohazard: The Umbrella Chronicles Original Sound Track (2007)
Video game soundtracks
- Beatmania IIDXBeatmania IIDXis a series of rhythm video games and the sequel to Beatmania that was first introduced by Konami in Japan on February 26, 1999. IIDX has since spawned over 19 arcade releases and over 13 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2...
(Contributed "IceCube Pf.(RX-Ver.S.P.L.)" for beatmaniaIIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS, "WaterCube Pf.(RX-Ver.S.P.L.)" for beatmaniaIIDX 13 DistorteD CS "PentaCube Gt.(RX-Ver.S.P.L.)" for beatmaniaIIDX 14 GOLD CS and "ToyCube Pf.(RX-Ver.S.P.L.)" for beatmaniaIIDX 16 EMPRESS CS (2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 respectively) - The Chikyuu Boueigun (2003)
- Chikyuu Boueigun 2Chikyuu Boueigun 2Global Defence Force , also known as Earth Defense Force 2, is a PlayStation 2 third-person shooter video game developed by Sandlot. The game was originally published as Chikyū Bōeigun 2 in Japan by D3 Publisher, as volume 81 of the Simple 2000 series of budget games...
(2005) - Chikyuu Boueigun 3 (2006)
- Chōsōjū Mecha MG (2006)
- ContactContact (video game)is a role-playing video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It was published by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan on March 30, 2006, by Atlus in North America on October 19, 2006, and by Rising Star Games in Australasia and Europe on January 25, 2007...
(With Jun Fukuda) (2006) - Earth Defense Force 2017Earth Defense Force 2017Earth Defense Force 2017, known in Japan as is a third-person shooter developed by Sandlot, and published by D3 Publisher, for the Xbox 360. It is the follow-up to Global Defence Force, and is the first game in the series to be released to North America...
(2006) - Fatal Frame IVFatal Frame IVis a survival horror video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console, and the fourth game in the Fatal Frame series.-Plot:...
(2008) - Flower, Sun, and RainFlower, Sun, and Rainis a video game developed by Goichi Suda for Grasshopper Manufacture. The game was initially released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on May 2, 2001, while an enhanced Nintendo DS remake entitled Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise was released in Japan on March 6, 2008, Europe on...
(2001) - God HandGod HandGod Hand is a 2006 PlayStation 2 gameGod hand may also refer to:-Video games:* Ken "Godhand" Mishima, a character from the PlayStation game, Ehrgeiz* Godhand, the demonic version of Lenny from Shadow Hearts: Covenant...
(With Jun Fukuda) (2006) - Infinite SpaceInfinite Space, initially announced as "Infinite Line",. is a science-fiction role-playing game developed by Nude Maker and Platinum Games for the Nintendo DS. It was the third of a four game publishing deal with Sega...
(2009) - killer7Killer7is an action-adventure video game for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2. It was developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Capcom. The game was written and directed by Goichi Suda, also known by the nickname Suda51, and produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi...
(With Jun Fukuda) (2005) - Michigan (2005)
- No More HeroesNo More Heroes (video game), is an action video game for the Wii video game system. It was directed by Goichi Suda , developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Marvelous Entertainment Inc., Ubisoft and Rising Star Games...
(With Jun Fukuda) (2007) - Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (With Jun Fukuda) (2007)
- Robot Alchemic DriveRobot Alchemic DriveRobot Alchemic Drive, known in Japan as , is a PlayStation 2 video game developed by Sandlot and published by Enix. It was released in Japan and North America....
(2002) - Samurai Champloo: SidetrackedSamurai Champloo: SidetrackedSamurai Champloo: Sidetracked, released in Japan as , is a beat 'em up video game for PlayStation 2. It has an original story based on the anime series Samurai Champloo though Bandai has stated it has no direct relation to the events depicted in the show.-Story:The game follows an original story...
(2005) - The Silver CaseThe Silver Caseis a video game developed by Goichi Suda for Grasshopper Manufacture. The game was originally released only in Japan for the PlayStation, although a planned worldwide re-release for the Nintendo DS is currently in development.-Gameplay:...
(1999) - Space Agency (2010)
- Super Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. BrawlSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as , often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series of crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts and staff from other developers, and published by...
(Contributed "Ending (Yoshi's Story)", "Marionation Gear", and "Shin Onigashima," among others.) (2008) - Zangeki no REGINLEIV (2010)
- VanquishVanquish (video game)is a third-person shooter video game developed by Platinum Games and published by Sega for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles. The game was released in October 2010, after having been in development since 2007....
(2010) Additional Composition
External links
- Interview at Gamasutra
- Masafumi Takada at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....