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] He first gained major recognition after the release of Daytona USA, for which he had written all music and personally sang all vocals.[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
Instrument(s)
  • keyboards
  • vocals
Years active1990–present
LabelsSega Digital Studio

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.

He has a younger brother named Kenji Mitsuyoshi (光吉 賢司, Mitsuyoshi Kenji), who is a manga artist and member of the artist-writer duo Ark Performance along with Kōichi Ishikawa.[5]

Works

Video games
Year Title Role(s)
1990G-LOC R360"Earth Frame G"
GP RiderMusic with Hiroshi Kawaguchi
1991Rent a Hero
Strike FighterMusic
1992Virtua Racing
OutRunnersMusic with Takayuki Nakamura
1993Daytona USAMusic[4]
1994 Virtua Fighter 2Music with Takayuki Nakamura and Akiko Hashimoto
Virtua StrikerMusic
1995Sega Rally Championship
Manx TT Superbike
Virtua Fighter RemixSound design
1996Sonic the FightersMusic with Maki Morrow
Virtua Fighter KidsMusic with Takayuki Nakamura and Maki Morrow
J.League Victory Goal '96Musicians
Virtua Fighter 3Music with Fumio Ito and Hidenori Shoji
1997Virtua Striker 2Sound director
Fighters MegamixSound design
J.League Victory Goal '97Musicians
Digital Dance Mix: Namie AmuroSound director
1998Daytona USA 2Vocals
Burning Rangers
1999ShenmueMusic with various others
2000F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa
2001Crackin' DJ Part 2
Shenmue II
2002World Club Champion FootballMusic
2003Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MarzSound design
2005 Sonic Gems Collection"Fairy of A.I.F."
2006Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of SpiceMusic
Sega Rally 2006Music with various others
2009Yakuza 3Sound production
HummerMusic
2010Yakuza 4Interpretation assistance
Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of TropicsMusic with Junpei Mishima and Keisuke Tsukahara
2011Daytona 2011Music
2011 Ridge Racer [6]"Ridge Racer USA Mix" - DLC
2012MaimaiMusic with various others
Samurai BloodshowMusic
2015Chunithm: Seelisch Tact"Angry Hammer"
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DXMotion actor
2017Daytona 3 Championship USAMusic[7]
2018Super Smash Bros. Ultimate"F-Zero Medley"[8]
2021Initial D The Arcade"Super Sonic"[9]
2022Sin Chronicle"A Reason of Unchosen"
2023Sonic Superstars"Battle Mode Medley"

Voice acting
Year Title Role(s)
1993Burning RivalBill
1993Virtua FighterAkira Yuki, Kage-Maru
1996Virtua Fighter 3Kage-Maru
2001Virtua Fighter 4Kage-Maru
2003Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MarzSgt. Hatter
20053rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the GalaxyApharmd the Hatter[10]
2006Virtua Fighter 5Kage-Maru
2012Phantasy Star Online 2Himself (English and Japanese)
2012Sonic & All-Stars Racing TransformedAnnouncer (Japanese)
2015Project X Zone 2Kage-Maru[10]
2017Sonic ManiaCompetition Announcer[10]
2022Party Quiz Sega QHimself

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.[11]

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.[11]

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.[12]

His first dinner show was scheduled for March 22, 2020, but was postponed to August 23 of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 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. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. Ramos, Jeff (July 7, 2010). "Takenobu Mitsuyoshi & Rony Barrak perform "Let's Go Away" from Daytona USA". Gameculturalist.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  5. 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。
  6. Takenobu Mitsuyoshi - Ridge Racer (USA MIX), retrieved December 5, 2021
  7. Barry the Nomad (November 2016). "SEGA Amusements reveals Daytona 3 Championship USA plus more details!". SEGAbits. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  8. "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch system".
  9. "頭文字D THE ARCADE" (in Japanese).
  10. "Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  11. Symphonic Game Music Concerts, The Concert Programs Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  12. Symphonic Shades, Symphonic Shades live im Radio
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