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Hiroshi Kawaguchi (composer)

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Hiroshi Kawaguchi
川口 博史
Born
Hiroshi Miyauchi

(1965-04-12) April 12, 1965 (age 59)
Choshi, Chiba, Japan
Other namesHiro
Occupations
  • Composer
  • keyboardist
Years active1984–present
EmployerSega
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentKeyboards
Websitedekaris.sega.jp/team/hiro/

Hiroshi Kawaguchi (川口 博史, Kawaguchi Hiroshi, born April 12, 1965)[1] is a Japanese video game music composer and keyboardist who works for Sega. He is among the oldest of the Sega sound team members, and one of the few from the 1980s still active today. He joined Sega in 1984 as a programmer before transferring to the sound department the following year.[2]

He is also known as Hiro and Hiroshi Miyauchi (宮内 博史) (his pre-mukoyōshi name), and has been a part of both the S.S.T. Band and the sound unit [H.], the latter of which he leads.[3] He has also been a member of Chain Band,[4] a hybrid between the groups [H.] and Sonic Adventure Music Experience.

He worked closely with game designer Yu Suzuki and served as composer for some of the company's most recognized series, such as Space Harrier, Out Run, and After Burner, and has contributed music to many others.[5] He has often acted as a tutor to new Sega composers, such as Yasuhiro Takagi[6] and Keitaro Hanada.[7]

Works

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Year Title Role(s)
1984 Lode Runner Ending theme[1]
1985 Girl's Garden Programmer[1]
Dragon Wang Sound[6]
Hang-On Main theme[8]
Space Harrier Music with Yu Suzuki[9]
Pit Pot[1] Music
1986 Fantasy Zone Music[6]
Ghost House Music
Enduro Racer Main theme[1]
Out Run Music
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars Music
1987 After Burner Music
1988 Power Drift Music
Dynamite Düx Music
Hot Rod Music with N.Y[10]
1989 Super Monaco GP "Theme From Super Monaco GP"[11]
Turbo Outrun[12] Music with Yasuhiro Takagi
Sword of Vermilion[13] Music with Yasuhiro Takagi
1990 G-LOC: Air Battle[14] Music with Yasuhiro Takagi
GP Rider Music with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and Yasuhiro Takagi[15]
1991 Rent a Hero Music
1992 Speed Basketball[1] Music
Dream Palace[1] Music
Air Rescue Sound effects[1]
Stadium Cross Sound driver[1]
OutRunners Music with Takayuki Nakamura and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi[16]
1993 SegaSonic the Hedgehog Music with Keitaro Hanada and Naoki Tokiwa[17]
1994 Dragon Ball Z: V.R.V.S. Music with David Leytze and Keitaro Hanada
Star Wars Arcade Sound coordinator
Rail Chase The Ride: Eiyuu Fukkatsu Hen Music
1995 Cool Riders Arrangements
1996 Sega Touring Car Championship Music, sound programming
Fighters Megamix[18] Music
WaveRunner Sound with Makito Nomiya and Youichi Ueda
Virtua Fighter 3 Sound programming
Sega Ages: OutRun Arrangements
1997 Sega Ages: Fantasy Zone Vocal song arrangement[1]
Le Mans 24 Sound support
1998 Sega Ages: Power Drift Arrangements
1999 Toy Fighter Technical advice
2000 Rent a Hero No.1 Music with Kojiro Mikusa and Kayoko Matsushima[19]
Crackin' DJ Music with various others
2001 Crackin' DJ Part 2 Music with various others
Air Trix Sound design
2004 Derby Owners Club Online Music
2006 Sega Rally 2006 Music with various others
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
After Burner Climax Arrangement
2007 OutRun 2 SP Piano
Manic Panic Ghosts Sound director
2008 Dinosaur King Sound supervisor
2009 Tetris Giant Music with Susumu Tsukagoshi and Yuichi Kanatani
Yakuza 3 Sound production
Bayonetta Arrangements
2010 Yakuza 4 Sound support
2011 Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA Support
2012 maimai Music
2014 Gotta Protectors Music
2016 Sangokushi Taisen 4 Music with Susumu Tsukagoshi
2018 Border Break Music with several others
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise Special cooperation with Hideaki Kobayashi
Sega World Drivers Championship Music with Kazuhito Shimizu and Keitaro Hanada[20]
House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Sound with Keitaro Hanada and Ryohei Kohno[21]
2022 Sonic Frontiers "Hacking Mission", "Pinball"
2023 404 GAME RE:SET Music with several others
Sonic Superstars Music with several others
Like a Dragon Gaiden "Her Melancholy", "Hell’s Gate"
2024 Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble "Ba-BOOM", "Robot Smash"
Shadow Generations Music with several others

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Hitmaker sound team - Member 01". Hitmaker. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Making of OutRun". NowGamer. April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "[H.]10th/PROFILE". Wave-master.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  4. ^ "CHAIN CHRONICLE 5th Anniversary ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK p. 21-22". VGMdb. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "Hiroshi Kawaguchi". VGMdb. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Astro City Mini interview". 4Gamer. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Hitmaker sound team - Column vol. 57". Hitmaker. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "SUPER HANG-ON 20th Anniversary Collection Booklet p. 01-02". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "SEGA AGES Space Harrier - Staff Reflections". SegaAmerica. December 17, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "S.S.T.BAND -30th Anniversary Box- Booklet p. 25-26". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "SEGA SYSTEM24 SOUND COLLECTION Booklet p. 03-04". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "OutRun 20th Anniversary Box Booklet Disc 01". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "VERMILION VS RENT A HERO ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK Booklet p. 01-02". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "G-LOC AIR BATTLE -Series Music Collection- Booklet p. 01-02". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Hiro & Mitsuyoshi interview". S.S.T.BAND BACK-UP TEAM. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  16. ^ "OutRun 20th Anniversary Box Booklet Disc 02". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  17. ^ "SegaSonic The Hedgehog". MamEnd. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  18. ^ "Fighters MegaMix SOUND TRACKS Booklet p. 01-02". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  19. ^ "Renta no Kyoku: Rent A Hero No.1 Original Soundtrack Booklet p. 11-12". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  20. ^ "SEGA World Drivers Championship -Original Sound Track- Booklet p. 01-02". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  21. ^ "HOUSE OF THE DEAD ~SCARLET DAWN~ ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS Booklet Front & Back". VGMdb. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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