Tomoya Ohtani

Tomoya Ohtani
Tomoya Ohtani
大谷智哉
Born	July 1, 1974 (age 50); Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Composer; bassist;
Years active	1999–present
Employer	Sega
	Musical career
Genres	Video game music; rock; heavy metal; funk; electronic; drum and bass; synth-pop; orchestral;
Instruments	Bass guitar; keyboards; percussion;

Tomoya Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷智哉, Ōtani Tomoya; born July 1, 1974) is a Japanese composer and bassist. He has been involved with music since high school and produced audio for theater companies before joining the video game company Sega in 1999.^[1] He is a composer and sound director of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Works

Year	Title	Role(s)
1999	ChuChu Rocket!	Music
2000	Roommania #203	Music with several others
2000	Skies of Arcadia	Sound effects
2001	Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning?	Sound effects
2001	Sonic Adventure 2	Music with Jun Senoue, Fumie Kumatani, and Kenichi Tokoi
2002	Space Channel 5: Part 2	Music with Naofumi Hataya and Kenichi Tokoi
2003	Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg	Music with Mariko Nanba
2003	Sonic Heroes	"Stage 11: Hang Castle"
2004	Sega Superstars	Music with Mariko Nanba and Keiichi Sugiyama
2005	The Rub Rabbits!	Voice acting
2005	Shadow the Hedgehog	"The ARK"
2006	Sega Rally 2006	"Steppin' Pedal"
2006	Sonic the Hedgehog	Lead composer
2007	Brain Assist	Recording coordinator
	Sonic Rush Adventure	Music with Seirou Okamoto and Mariko Nanba
	Nights: Journey of Dreams	"Clashing Cerberus"
2008	Sonic Unleashed	Lead composer
2009	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games	Music with several others
2010	Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll	Music with Mariko Nanba
2010	Sonic Colors	Lead composer
2011	Sonic Generations	Arrangements with several others
2011	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games	Music with several others
2012	Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure	Lead composer
2013	Sonic Lost World	Lead composer
2013	Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper	Lead composer
2014	Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax	Music with several others
2015	Sonic Runners	Music
2016	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games	Music with several others
2017	Sonic Forces	Lead composer
2018	Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise	Sound effects
2018	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Arranged "Bomb Rush Blush [Splatoon]"^[5]
2019	Team Sonic Racing	"Sky Road"
2019	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	Music with several others
2020	Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash	Music with several others
2020	Sonic at the Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020	Music with Hidekuni Horita, Jun Senoue, and Kenichi Tokoi
2021	Sonic Colors: Ultimate	Remixes with Jun Senoue and Kenichi Tokoi
2022	Sonic Frontiers	Lead composer

References

^ Sonic Channel Creators Interview 009: Tomoya Ohtani (page 2)
^ Greening, Chris (January 27, 2013). "Tomoya Ohtani Profile". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
^ Greening, Chris (December 5, 2015). "Tomoya Ohtani Interview: Sonic Music for a New Generation". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
^ Napolitano, Jayson. "A Look Back At Sonic Unleashed With Lead Composer Tomoya Ohtani". Original Sound Version. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
^ Wong, Alistair (June 25, 2018). "Vega Stage, Bomb Rush Blush, And Brinstar Depths Get Arranged For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". Siliconera. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

External links

Tomoya Ohtani on Twitter

[1] Sonic Channel Creators Interview 009: Tomoya Ohtani (page 2)

[VGMO-2] Greening, Chris (January 27, 2013). "Tomoya Ohtani Profile". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

[3] Greening, Chris (December 5, 2015). "Tomoya Ohtani Interview: Sonic Music for a New Generation". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

[4] Napolitano, Jayson. "A Look Back At Sonic Unleashed With Lead Composer Tomoya Ohtani". Original Sound Version. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

[5] Wong, Alistair (June 25, 2018). "Vega Stage, Bomb Rush Blush, And Brinstar Depths Get Arranged For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". Siliconera. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

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v t e Sonic Team
Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 CD 3 & Knuckles 3D Blast Jam R Adventure Adventure 2 Pinball Party Battle Heroes Shadow the Hedgehog Riders '06 Secret Rings Zero Gravity Unleashed Black Knight 4: Episode I Free Riders Colors Generations 4: Episode II Lost World Runners Forces Frontiers
Nights	Nights into Dreams Journey of Dreams
Phantasy Star	Online Online: C.A.R.D. Revolution Universe Phantasy Star Portable
Puyo Puyo	Puyo Pop Puyo Pop Fever Fever 2 15th Anniversary 7 20th Anniversary Tetris Tetris 2
Other games	Burning Rangers ChuChu Rocket! Samba de Amigo Ulala's Channel J Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg Astro Boy Sega Superstars Feel the Magic: XY/XX The Rub Rabbits! Sakura Wars
Key people	Hirokazu Yasuhara Jun Senoue Kazuyuki Hoshino Naoto Ohshima Shun Nakamura Takashi Iizuka Tomoya Ohtani Yuji Naka
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