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Tomoya Ohtani

Tomoya Ohtani
大谷 智哉
Born (1974-07-01) July 1, 1974 (age 50)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active1999–present
EmployerSega
Musical career
Genres
Instruments

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

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Year Title Role(s)
1999 ChuChu Rocket! Music
2000 Roommania #203 Music with several others
Skies of Arcadia Sound effects
2001 Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? Sound effects
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
Sonic Heroes "Stage 11: Hang Castle"
2004 Sega Superstars Music with Mariko Nanba and Keiichi Sugiyama
2005 The Rub Rabbits! Voice acting
Shadow the Hedgehog "The ARK"
2006 Sega Rally 2006 "Steppin' Pedal"
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
Sonic Colors Lead composer
2011 Sonic Generations Arrangements with several others
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
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
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Arranged "Bomb Rush Blush [Splatoon]"[5]
2019 Team Sonic Racing "Sky Road"
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
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

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  1. ^ Sonic Channel Creators Interview 009: Tomoya Ohtani (page 2)
  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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