Takayuki Nakamura
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese video game music composer
who has contributed to Virtua Fighter (1993), Tobal 2
(1997), Ehrgeiz
(1998) and the Lumines
series of games. He is the director of Brainstorm Co. Ltd., the publisher of videogame music albums LUMINES remixes winter and L.II remixes.
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 Virtua Fighter (1993), Tobal 2
Tobal 2
is a 3D fighting game developed by Dream Factory and released by Square in Japan in 1997. It is the sequel to Tobal No. 1. Unlike the latter, Tobal 2 was not released in North America or PAL territories...
(1997), Ehrgeiz
Ehrgeiz
, fully titled Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring, is a 3D fighting game developed by DreamFactory and published by Namco in 1998 for the arcade platform. It was first ported to the PlayStation and published by Square Co...
(1998) and the Lumines
Lumines
is a puzzle video game based on sound and light patterns. Created by game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi and his company, Q Entertainment, it was first released as a launch title for the PlayStation Portable in Japan on December 12, and released in North America on March 23 and released in Europe on...
series of games. He is the director of Brainstorm Co. Ltd., the publisher of videogame music albums LUMINES remixes winter and L.II remixes.
Discography
- Dick TracyDick Tracy (video game)Dick Tracy appeared in three video games released as tie-ins for the motion picture, one for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Bandai, one for the Game Boy and also one the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Master System by Sega themselves.-NES version:thumb|left|Dick Tracy NES box art.Bandai...
(1990) - Virtua Fighter (1993)
- Virtua Fighter 2Virtua Fighter 2is a fighting game developed by Sega. It is the sequel to Virtua Fighter and the second game in the Virtua Fighter series. It was created by the Sega's Yu Suzuki-headed AM2 and was released in the arcade in 1994. It was subsequently ported to the Sega Saturn in 1995 and Microsoft Windows in 1997...
(1994) – with Takenobu MitsuyoshiTakenobu Mitsuyoshiis a Japanese composer of video game music. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including Virtua Fighter 2 and Shenmue. He was also the voice actor of Bill in Sega-AM2's 1993 fighting arcade game, Burning Rival.-Biography:...
and Akiko Hashimoto - Virtua Fighter 3Virtua Fighter 3is the third game in the Virtua Fighter series. Two new Japanese characters were added to the roster of fighters: Aoi Umenokoji, a beautiful Japanese woman and a childhood friend of Akira Yuki who used a nimble form of Aiki-jujutsu as her fighting style of choice, and Taka-Arashi, a Sumo wrestler...
(1996) - Virtua Fighter KidsVirtua Fighter KidsVirtua Fighter Kids is an installment in the Sega-AM2 Virtua Fighter fighting game series. It was released in the arcade and on the Sega Saturn in 1996....
(1996) - Tobal 2Tobal 2is a 3D fighting game developed by Dream Factory and released by Square in Japan in 1997. It is the sequel to Tobal No. 1. Unlike the latter, Tobal 2 was not released in North America or PAL territories...
(1997) - EhrgeizEhrgeiz, fully titled Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring, is a 3D fighting game developed by DreamFactory and published by Namco in 1998 for the arcade platform. It was first ported to the PlayStation and published by Square Co...
(1998) - Kengo 3 (2004)
- Custom RoboCustom Robo (Nintendo GameCube)Custom Robo, known in Japan as , is a science fiction action video game developed by Noise and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube...
(2004) - LuminesLuminesis a puzzle video game based on sound and light patterns. Created by game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi and his company, Q Entertainment, it was first released as a launch title for the PlayStation Portable in Japan on December 12, and released in North America on March 23 and released in Europe on...
(2004) with Katsumi YokotaKatsumi Yokotais a Japanese video game designer who has contributed to the visual design and music of the Lumines series of games. He served as the art director of the original PSP and as the director of Lumines Supernova for the Playstation 3... - Ninety-Nine NightsNinety-Nine NightsNinety-Nine Nights received mixed reviews from various media outlets. On the review aggregator GameRankings, the game had an average score of 63% based on 81 reviews...
(2006) – with Pinar Toprak, Shingo Yasumoto, Antonio VivaldiAntonio VivaldiAntonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe...
and Antonín DvořákAntonín DvorákAntonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many...
) - Lumines IILumines IILumines II is a sequel to the puzzle game Lumines. The game was released in November, 2006 in Europe and North America, and in February 2007 in Japan.-Gameplay:The gameplay in Lumines II is very similar to its predecessor, Lumines...
(2006) - Lumines Live! (2006-2007) – with Keiichi Sugiyama and H. Ueda
- Lumines Supernova (2008) – with Keiichi Sugiyama