Hiroyuki Iwatsuki
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Hiroyuki Iwatsuki is a Japanese
video game music composer
who has contributed to the soundtracks of Ninja Warriors, Pocky & Rocky
, and Omega Five
. He has been composing and arranging songs for the game company Natsume beginning as early as the 1991 NES
title Chaos World.
For his score to the Xbox Live Arcade
shooter Omega Five, Iwatsuki employed his years of experience creating game soundtracks to fashion retro versions of his songs to simulate the feel of a 16-bit game. An album release was planned after game composer Manabu Namiki
listened to the soundtrack prior to the release and suggested the sound design team Super Sweep participate in arrangements for the album.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
video game music composer
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 the soundtracks of Ninja Warriors, Pocky & Rocky
Pocky & Rocky
Pocky & Rocky, known in Japan as , is a scrolling shooter video game with action elements licensed by Taito to Natsume, who developed and published the game for release in Japan in 1992 and the rest of the world in 1993...
, and Omega Five
Omega Five
Omega Five is a side-scrolling shooter developed by Natsume and published by Hudson Soft for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade. Hudson released the game on January 9, 2008 for 800 Microsoft Points . Various Japanese sites including Famitsu had listed Omega Five as also heading to the Nintendo 3DS...
. He has been composing and arranging songs for the game company Natsume beginning as early as the 1991 NES
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title Chaos World.
For his score to the Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
shooter Omega Five, Iwatsuki employed his years of experience creating game soundtracks to fashion retro versions of his songs to simulate the feel of a 16-bit game. An album release was planned after game composer Manabu Namiki
Manabu Namiki
is a Japanese video game composer who works mainly on shooter games. He has worked with game companies such as Allumer, NMK, Raizing and Cave...
listened to the soundtrack prior to the release and suggested the sound design team Super Sweep participate in arrangements for the album.
Selected Gameography
- Chaos WorldChaos Worldwas an RPG/strategy game for the Nintendo Family Computer created by Natsume, and released in Japan on October 25, 1991.-Story:The king's daughter is sick while the kingdom is occupied by monsters. The king needs the player, who happens to be the offspring of the great warrior Mars, to investigate...
(1991): Composer (in collaboration with Iku Mizutani) - Choujin Sentai JetmanChoujin Sentai Jetmanwas the fifteenth entry of the Super Sentai television series. Produced by the Toei Company and Bandai, the series aired on TV Asahi on February 15, 1991 to February 14, 1992, with a total of 51 episodes...
(Game Boy) (1991): Composer - Pocky & RockyPocky & RockyPocky & Rocky, known in Japan as , is a scrolling shooter video game with action elements licensed by Taito to Natsume, who developed and published the game for release in Japan in 1992 and the rest of the world in 1993...
(1992): Composer (in collaboration with Shunsuke Suzuki) - Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Gokuraku Daisakusen (1992): Composer
- Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi ha Nice BodyGhost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi ha Nice Bodyis a Japan-exclusive action video game based on the manga and anime Ghost Sweeper Mikami. It was developed by Natsume and published by Banalex, which was released in 1993.-Gameplay:...
(1993): Sound effect - Mighty Morphin Power RangersMighty Morphin Power Rangers (video game)Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the title of five different video games based on the television series of the same name, which were released for the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Game Gear, and Sega CD...
(1994): Composer - The Ninja Warriors AgainThe Ninja Warriors AgainNinja Warriors is a beat 'em up video game developed by Natsume and released by Taito Corporation for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994...
(1994): Composer (in collaboration with N. Tate) - Pocky & Rocky 2Pocky & Rocky 2Pocky & Rocky 2 is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Natsume in Japan and North America, and published in PAL regions by Ocean Software for the Super NES video game console...
(1994): Composer (in collaboration with Haruo Ohashi, Kinuyo Yamashita & A. Yamao) - Wild GunsWild GunsWild Guns is a fixed-view third-person shooter by Natsume for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in in Japan and in in North America. The PAL version was released in and published by Titus Software...
(1994): Composer (in collaboration with Haruo Ohashi) - Natsume Championship WrestlingNatsume Championship WrestlingNatsume Championship Wrestling is a 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game that was released in North America.This game is widely based on a conversion of , a Japanese video game for the Super Famicom....
(1994): Composer - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition (1995): Composer
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The MovieMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (video game)Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie is the title of four different video game adaptations of the film of the same name, which were released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Game Boy and Game Gear. While the games were ostensibly based on the film, they also featured...
(1995): Composer - Gekisō Sentai Carranger: Zenkai! Racer SenshiGekiso Sentai Carranger: Zenkai! Racer Senshiis the licensed video game of the Carranger series. It was released in Japan by Bandai in 1996, and required the Sufami Turbo accessory. Despite the fact that Carranger was adapted into Power Rangers: Turbo, the game was never brought to the U.S...
(1996): Composer - Gundam Wing Endless Duel (1996): Composer (in collaboration with Haruo Ohashi)
- Power Rangers Zeo: Battle RacersPower Rangers Zeo: Battle RacersPower Rangers Zeo: Battle Racers was a Super NES vehicular combat video game released in September 1996 by Bandai that has elements of a racing game.-Summary:...
(1996): Composer - Omega FiveOmega FiveOmega Five is a side-scrolling shooter developed by Natsume and published by Hudson Soft for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade. Hudson released the game on January 9, 2008 for 800 Microsoft Points . Various Japanese sites including Famitsu had listed Omega Five as also heading to the Nintendo 3DS...
(2008): Composer
External links
- MoonRock@MoonRock (Japanese)
- Composer profile at OverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMix, also known as OC ReMix and OCR, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and paying tribute to video game music through arranging and re-interpreting the songs with new technology and software, as well as by various traditional means...
- Iwadon - A tribute album to Hiroyuki Iwatsuki
- Hiroyuki Iwatsuki at SNESmusic.org