Takenobu Mitsuyoshi

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (光吉 猛修, Mitsuyoshi Takenobu) is a Japanese composer of video game music, singer, and video game voice actor. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including Virtua Fighter 2 and Shenmue.[3] His younger brother, Kenji Mitsuyoshi (光吉 賢司, Mitsuyoshi Kenji), is a manga artist and member of the artist-writer duo Ark Performance along with Kōichi Ishikawa.[4]

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
光吉 猛修
Born (1967-12-25) December 25, 1967[1][2]
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • vocalist
  • keyboardist
Instruments
  • keyboards
  • vocals
Years active1990–present
LabelsSega Digital Studio
Associated acts

Mitsuyoshi's name first gained major recognition after the release of Daytona USA, for which he had written all music and personally sang all vocals.[5]

With the arcade games, Derby Owners Club, World Club Champion Football and Star Horse, he also recorded live orchestras.

Aside from original compositions, he also arranges, provides vocals, and is a performer for a variety of projects, including S.S.T from 1988 to 1993, and [H.] from 2004 onwards. He is well-known voicing the character Kage-Maru of Virtua Fighter franchise.

Works

Video games
Year Title Notes
1990R360 G-LOC"Earth Frame G"
GP RiderWith Hiroshi Kawaguchi
1991Rent a Hero
Strike Fighter
1992Virtua Racing
OutRunnersWith Takayuki Nakamura
1993Daytona USA[5]
Sonic CDSpecial thanks
1994Virtua Racing Deluxe
Virtua Fighter 2With Takayuki Nakamura and Akiko Hashimoto
Virtua Striker
1995Sega Rally Championship
Manx TT Superbike
Virtua Fighter RemixSound design
Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal EditionSpecial thanks
1996Sonic the FightersWith Maki Morrow
Virtua Fighter KidsWith Takayuki Nakamura and Maki Morrow
J.League Victory Goal '96Musicians
Virtua Fighter 3
1997Virtua Striker 2
Fighters MegamixSound design
J.League Victory Goal '97Musicians
Digital Dance Mix: Namie AmuroSound director
Sega Worldwide Soccer '98Special thanks
1998Daytona USA 2Vocals
Burning Rangers
Virtua Fighter 3tbWith Fumio Ito and Hidenori Shoji
1999ShenmueWith various others
2000F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa
2001Crackin' DJ Part 2
Shenmue II
2002World Club Champion Football
Space Channel 5: Part 2Special thanks
2003Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MarzSound design
2005Sega Ages 2500: Vol.21 - SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 CollectionPlayed bass guitar
2006Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice
Sega Rally 2006With various others
2007Sega Ages 2500: Vol.30 - Galaxy Force II: Special Extended EditionSound Director
SEGA Rally RevoSpecial thanks
2009Yakuza 3Sound Production
Hummer
2010Yakuza 4Interpretation Assistance
Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of TropicsWith Junpei Mishima and Keisuke Tsukahara
2011Daytona 2011
2012MaimaiWith various others
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's TreasureSpecial thanks
Samurai Bloodshow
2013Transformers: Human AllianceSpecial thanks
2015Chunithm: Seelisch Tact"Angry Hammer"
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DXMotion actor
2017Daytona 3 Championship USA[6]
2018Super Smash Bros. Ultimate"F-Zero Medley"[7]

Voice acting
Title Role(s)
Burning RivalBill
Virtua FighterAkira Yuki, Kage-Maru
Virtua Fighter 2Kage-Maru
Virtua Fighter 3
Virtua Fighter 4
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MarzSgt. Hatter
3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the GalaxyApharmd the Hatter[8]
Virtua Fighter 5Kage-Maru
Phantasy Star Online 2Himself
Sonic and All-Stars Racing TransformedAnnouncer
Project X Zone 2Kage-Maru[8]
Sonic ManiaCompetition Announcer[8]

Concerts

Mitsuyoshi's music from Shenmue was performed live at the first Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany in 2003. It was the first time that a concert featuring video game music was held outside Japan.[9]

Mitsuyoshi attended the world-premiere of Play! A Video Game Symphony at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, Illinois in May 2006. His music from the Shenmue series was performed by a full symphony orchestra. This event drew nearly 4000 attendees.

In 2007, his music from the World Club Champion Football series was presented at the fifth Symphonic Game Music Concert. Takenobu Mitsuyoshi joined the choir during the performance.[9]

For Symphonic Shades – Hülsbeck in Concert in 2008, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi arranged music from Apidya, by German composer Chris Hülsbeck. The event was performed by the WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne in Cologne, Germany and marked the first live radio broadcast of a video game music concert.[10]

His first dinner show was scheduled for March 22, 2020, but was postponed to August 23 of that year due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, and then rescheduled again to January 24, 2021, due to the spread of the second wave of infection. He did an online dinner show livestream on August 23, 2020 to make room for the reschedule.

References
  1. "Takenobu Mitsuyoshi's profile". Ameba.
  2. "光吉猛修さんらが「セガ・サターン」の魅力を語る。11月2日に新宿で開催". 4Gamer.net.
  3. Jeriaska. "GameSetInterview: Sega's Mitsuyoshi On Giving Voice To Arcade Classics". gamesetwatch.com. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. ザ・インタビュー 漫画読みますか？一番好きな漫画を教えて下さい。
  5. Ramos, Jeff (July 7, 2010). "Takenobu Mitsuyoshi & Rony Barrak perform "Let's Go Away" from Daytona USA". Gameculturalist.com. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  6. Barry the Nomad. "SEGA Amusements reveals Daytona 3 Championship USA plus more details!". SEGAbits. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  7. https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/sound/index.html
  8. "Takenobu Mitsuyoshi – 11 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
  9. Symphonic Game Music Concerts, The Concert Programs Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Symphonic Shades, Symphonic Shades live im Radio
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