Jun Chikuma

Jun Chikuma
竹間淳^{[nb 1]}
Jun Chikuma 竹間淳
Also known as	June Chikuma; Chiki;
Born	Japan
Genres	Chiptune; video game music; Arabic music;
Occupations	Musician; composer; arranger;
Instruments	Piano; ney; riq;
Years active	1985–present

Jun Chikuma (竹間淳, Chikuma Jun)^{[nb 1]} is a Japanese music composer and musician. She is most known for her various contributions to the Bomberman series, amongst other video game soundtracks.^[2]

She has studied ney performance and Tunisian style composition under professors Slah Manaa, Ali Sriti and Zakia Hannashi at l'Institut Superieur de la Musique de Tunis, and studied riq under Haytham Farghaly of the same institute.^[3] She currently curates arab-music.com, and has also made music for many T.V. shows, films and commercials.^[3] She is also a part-time lecturer at Kokushikan University,^[3] and has since performed many concerts with the classical Arabic music ensemble Le Club Bachraf, with oud player Yoshiko Matsuda and darbuka player Takako Nomiya.^[4]

Musical style

Her soundtrack for Bomberman Hero features drum and bass and acid techno styles, heavily incorporating fast breakbeats and sub-bass lines from the former genre.^[5]^[6]

She has stated in interviews that she approaches her music with the philosophy of ‘art suprematism’ or ‘absolute music.’^[7]

Works

Video games

Year	Title	Notes
1985	Bomberman (NES version)
1986	Adventure Island
1986	Doraemon
1987	Faxanadu
1988	Jaseiken Necromancer
1988	The Legendary Axe	With Toshiaki Takimoto
1989	Military Madness
	Cratermaze (Japanese version)
	Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
1990	Atomic Punk	With Noriyuki Nakagami and Yasuhiko Fukuda
1990	Bomberman
1991	Bomberman II
1992	Bomberman '93
1993	Super Bomberman
1993	Bomberman '94
1994	Bomberman: Panic Bomber
1995	Super Bomberman 3	With Keita Hoshi
1996	Bomberman B-Daman	Supervisor
	Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna: Mika Akitaka Illust Works
	DoReMi Fantasy: Milon no Dokidoki Daibouken
	Super Bomberman 4
	Saturn Bomberman
1997	Nectaris
	Super Bomberman 5	With Yasuhiko Fukuda
	Saturn Bomberman Fight!!	With Yoshio Tsuru
	Pocket Bomberman	With Shinya Yano
1998	Bomberman World	With Hironao Yamamoto
	Bomberman Hero
	Bomberman Party Edition
	Bomberman Quest	With Keiji Ueno and Goro Takahashi
2001	Bomberman Tournament	With Koichi Seiyama
2007	Sonic and the Secret Rings	With various others.

Anime

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden (1998)

Other works

"Samai Bayati Al Aryan" on Music Design (1994) - with Le Club Bachraf
"Ismael Hayat" on Ten Plants (1998)
Musique classique de Tunisie et d'Egypte (2000) - with Le Club Bachraf
Concert at Dar Rachidia (2013) - with Le Club Bachraf
Les Archives (2019)
The Midas Touch (2022)
The Lantern Wheel (2024)

Notes

^ ^a ^b She often writes her first name in katakana, i.e. Jun Chikuma (竹間ジュン, Chikuma Jun).^[1]

References

^ "Chikuma Jun purofiiru" 竹間ジュン・プロフィール [Jun Chikuma profile] (in Japanese). Arab-music.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ Ten Plants (booklet) (in Japanese). Various Artists. Biosphere Records. 1998. p. 16.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jun Chiki Chikuma, Nay player and Composer". Arab-music.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ "Imēji no chikara - Kokuritsu Minzoku-gaku Hakubutsukan korekushon ni saguru: Kaimaku kinen ibento miru・kiku・asobu imēji no chikara uiikuendo" 「イメージの力－国立民族学博物館コレクションにさぐる」開幕記念イベントみる・きく・あそぶイメージの力ウィークエンド [The Power of Image — National Ethnographic Museum Collection: Opening Event — See, Listen, Play — The Power of Image Weekend] (in Japanese). The National Art Center, Tokyo. 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ Corcoran, Nina (August 1, 2016). "Nintendo 64's Hidden Musical Gems". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ Stabler, Brad; Twells, John; Bowe, Miles; Wilson, Scott; Lea, Tom (April 28, 2015). "The 100 Best Video Game Soundtracks of All Time". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. sec. 80. Bomberman Hero. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ Tieryas, Peter (2021-12-25). "The Unique Artist Behind Bomberman's Catchy Beats". Kotaku. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

External links

Artist profile on arab-music.com
Bomberman music profile on arab-music.com
Discography on arab-music.com

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[katakana-2] She often writes her first name in katakana, i.e. Jun Chikuma (竹間ジュン, Chikuma Jun).^[1]

[1] "Chikuma Jun purofiiru" 竹間ジュン・プロフィール [Jun Chikuma profile] (in Japanese). Arab-music.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[3] Ten Plants (booklet) (in Japanese). Various Artists. Biosphere Records. 1998. p. 16.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Bio-4] "Jun Chiki Chikuma, Nay player and Composer". Arab-music.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[5] "Imēji no chikara - Kokuritsu Minzoku-gaku Hakubutsukan korekushon ni saguru: Kaimaku kinen ibento miru・kiku・asobu imēji no chikara uiikuendo" 「イメージの力－国立民族学博物館コレクションにさぐる」開幕記念イベントみる・きく・あそぶイメージの力ウィークエンド [The Power of Image — National Ethnographic Museum Collection: Opening Event — See, Listen, Play — The Power of Image Weekend] (in Japanese). The National Art Center, Tokyo. 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[6] Corcoran, Nina (August 1, 2016). "Nintendo 64's Hidden Musical Gems". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[7] Stabler, Brad; Twells, John; Bowe, Miles; Wilson, Scott; Lea, Tom (April 28, 2015). "The 100 Best Video Game Soundtracks of All Time". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. sec. 80. Bomberman Hero. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[8] Tieryas, Peter (2021-12-25). "The Unique Artist Behind Bomberman's Catchy Beats". Kotaku. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

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