Hidenori Shoji
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is a video game music composer
who has contributed to such Sega titles as Fighting Vipers 2
(1998), Yakuza 2 (2006), and Yakuza Kenzan. He is a member of H., a band composed of Sega sound designers.
event. Together with H., he performed several rock arrangements of Out Run
and Fantasy Zone
themes at the October 13, 2008 EXTRA Hyper Game Music Event.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
who has contributed to such Sega titles as Fighting Vipers 2
Fighting Vipers 2
Fighting Vipers 2 is a 3D fighting game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for their Model 3 arcade board in 1998, and later the Dreamcast in 2001. It is the sequel to the 1995 game Fighting Vipers....
(1998), Yakuza 2 (2006), and Yakuza Kenzan. He is a member of H., a band composed of Sega sound designers.
Live performances
The musician performed two songs from the Yakuza series on the last day of the 2008 Tokyo Game ShowTokyo Game Show
The , commonly known as TGS, is a video game expo / convention held annually in the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan. It is presented by the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association and the Nikkei Business Publications, Inc...
event. Together with H., he performed several rock arrangements of Out Run
Out Run
is an arcade game released by Sega in 1986. It was designed by Yu Suzuki and Sega-AM2. The game was a critical and commercial success. It is notable for its innovative hardware , pioneering graphics and music, a choice in both soundtrack and route, and its strong theme of luxury and relaxation...
and Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone
thumb|Fantasy Zone arcade PCB is a surreal arcade game released by Sega in 1986. It was later ported to a wide variety of consoles, including the Sega Master System. The player controls a sentient spaceship named Opa-Opa who fights nonsensical invader enemies in the titular group of planets, full...
themes at the October 13, 2008 EXTRA Hyper Game Music Event.
Selected gameography
- Fighting Vipers 2Fighting Vipers 2Fighting Vipers 2 is a 3D fighting game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for their Model 3 arcade board in 1998, and later the Dreamcast in 2001. It is the sequel to the 1995 game Fighting Vipers....
(1998): Composer - SpikeOutSpikeOutSpikeout is a 3D beat 'em up developed by Sega-AM4 and published by Sega in 1998....
(1998): Composer (in collaboration with Shunsuke Suzuki) - F-Zero GXF-Zero GXis a futuristic racing video game for the Nintendo GameCube console. Developed by Sega's Amusement Vision department and supervised and published by Nintendo, it was released in Japan, Europe and North America . F-Zero AX, the arcade counterpart of GX, uses hardware conceived from a business...
(2003): Composer - YakuzaYakuza (video game)Yakuza, originally released in Japan as is an action-adventure fighter video game developed and published by Sega in 2005 for the Sony PlayStation 2...
(2005): Composer (in collaboration with Sachio Ogawa, Keitarō Hanada, Fumio Itō & Yuri Fukuda) - Yakuza 2 (2006): Composer (in collaboration with Hideki SakamotoHideki Sakamotois a video game music composer who has contributed songs to the soundtracks of Echochrome, Yakuza 2, and Yakuza: Kenzan!. He serves as the representative director of Noisycroak, a Tokyo-based sound design company focused on game soundtracks....
, Norihiko HibinoNorihiko Hibinois a Japanese video game composer and saxophonist.-Biography:After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he moved to Kansas City to start a career as a solo jazz musician...
& Takahiro IzutaniTakahiro IzutaniTakahiro Izutani is a composer of video game music and a guitarist.- Profile :...
) - Yakuza Kenzan (2008): Composer (in collaboration with Hideki SakamotoHideki Sakamotois a video game music composer who has contributed songs to the soundtracks of Echochrome, Yakuza 2, and Yakuza: Kenzan!. He serves as the representative director of Noisycroak, a Tokyo-based sound design company focused on game soundtracks....
, Hiroyoshi Katō, Keisuke Itō & Yuri Fukuda) - Ryū ga Gotoku 4 (2010): Composer (in collaboration with Hideki SakamotoHideki Sakamotois a video game music composer who has contributed songs to the soundtracks of Echochrome, Yakuza 2, and Yakuza: Kenzan!. He serves as the representative director of Noisycroak, a Tokyo-based sound design company focused on game soundtracks....
, Ken'ichi Tokoi, Mitsuharu Fukuyama, Yasuhiro Takagi, Chihiro Aoki & Minako Seki)