Kenichi Tokoi

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Kenichi Tokoi
Kenichi Tokoi
Overview
Gender	Male
Birthday	13 July 1969
Birthplace	Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Company(s)	Sega of Japan
Job	Composer, musician

Kenichi Tokoi (床井 健一, Tokoi Ken'ichi^?) is a Japanese composer who has contributed to the soundtracks of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

History

Kenichi Tokoi joined Sega in 1996, and the first game he composed for was Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition. His first work on the Sonic series was Sonic Jam in 1997, and he would go on to make many more music tracks for the Sonic series. Notably, he was the sound director for Sonic and the Secret Rings. Tokoi also worked alongside Tomoya Ohtani on Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colors. He also worked on Sonic Generations remixing some of his old tracks, including Planet Wisp. Later, in Sonic Forces, he remixed the American version of the theme for Stardust Speedway's Bad Future from Sonic the Hedgehog CD, which would be used for the Metal Sonic boss fight.

Credits

Soundtracks

• Sonic Jam - Compose & Arrange
• Sonic Adventure - Music composer, Guitars, Bass
• Sonic Adventure 2 - Music and Lyrics
• Sonic Battle - Sound Creator
  • "Main Title"
  • "Main Menu"
  • "Options"
  • "CHARASELECT"
  • "Sonic Stage"
  • "World Map - Holy Summit"
  • "Shadow Stage"
  • "Rouge Stage"
  • "CHAOS_NORMAL"
  • "Event - Hero Positive"
  • "ENDING2"
• Sonic Advance 3 - Sound Creator
• Sonic Riders - Music Composer
  • "Eggman Again!"
  • "Theme of Sand Ruins"
  • "Catch Me If You Can"
• Sonic and the Secret Rings - Sound Director, Music
  • "Seven Rings In Hand" - Music
  • "Let The Speed Mend It" - Music
  • "How It Started" - Music
  • "No Way Through" - Music
  • "Unawakening Float" - Music
  • "It Has Come to This" - Music, Bass & E.Guitar
  • "The Promise" - Music
  • "White Gloves" - Music
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Sound Director, Music
• Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity - Music Composer
  • "Un-gravitify" - Music
  • "The Divine Wings" - Music
  • "Give Me the Power" - Music
  • "Sealed Ground" - Music
  • "Full Speed Ahead" - Music
  • "The Core" - Music
  • "After the Storm" - Music
  • "Wish and Hope" - Music
  • "Catch Me If You Can" - Music & Bass
• Sonic Unleashed - Music Composer
  • "Spagonia - Night" - Music by
  • "Chun-nan - Night" - Music by
  • "Intro: Dragon Road - Night" - Music by
  • "Dragon Road - Night" - Music by
  • "Spagonia - Day" - Music by
  • "Chun-nan - Day" - Music by
  • "Dragon Road - Day" - Music by
  • "Shamar - Day" - Music by
  • "Shamar - Night" - Music by
  • "Intro: Arid Sands - Night" - Music by
  • "Arid Sands - Night" - Music by
  • "vs. Titan & Big Mother" - Music by
  • "Werehog Battle Theme" - Music by
  • "Adabat - Night" - Music by
  • "Intro: Jungle Joyride - Night" - Music by
  • "Jungle Joyride - Night" - Music by
  • "Adabat - Night" - Music by
  • "Eggmanland - Day" - Music by
  • "Eggmanland - Night" - Music by
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - Sound Special Thanks
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS) - Sound Creator
• Sonic Colors - Sound Producer, Music Composer
  • "Theme of Sonic Colors - Title ver." - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Cutscene - Robots & Wisps" - Arranged by
  • "Stage Clear" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Cutscene - Dr. Eggman Appears" - Music by
  • "Cutscene - Ferris Wheel Boss Appears" - Arranged by
  • "Cutscene - Yacker's Plea" - Arranged by
  • "Cutscene - Robot's Lost & Found" - Arranged by
  • "World Map" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Sweet Mountain - Act 1" - Music by, Electric Bass
  • "Sweet Mountain - Act 2" - Music by, Electric Bass
  • "Sweet Mountain - Act 3" - Music by, Electric Bass
  • "Cutscene - Sugar Armada Appears" - Arranged by
  • "vs. Captain Jelly & Admiral Jelly" - Music by
  • "Boss Stage Clear" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Result Screen" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Save Screen" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Sonic Colors - Jingle" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Theme of Sonic Colors" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Cutscene - S01 Frigate Appears" - Arranged by
  • "Planet Wisp - Act 1" - Music by, Electric Bass
  • "Cutscene - Wisp's Homeworld" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani), Arranged by
  • "Planet Wisp - Act 2" - Music by
  • "Planet Wisp - Act 3" - Music by, Electric Bass
  • "Game Land 2" - Music & Arranged by
  • "Game Land 4" - Music & Arranged by
  • "Game Land 6" - Music & Arranged by
  • "Game Land 7" - Music & Arranged by
  • "Game Over" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Option Screen" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Out of Breath" - Arranged by (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
  • "Asteroid Coaster - Act 1" - Music by, Electric Bass
  • "Asteroid Coaster - Act 2" - Music by, Electric Bass
  • "Cutscene - Nega-Wisp Factory" - Music by
  • "Asteroid Coaster - Act 3" - Music by, Electric Bass
  • "Cutscene - Free from Nega-Wisp Factory" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani), Arranged by
  • "Cutscene - Broken Chains" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani), Arranged by
  • "Cutscene - Finally go home?" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani), Arranged by
  • "Cutscene - Hyper-go-on Surge" - Arranged by
  • "Cutscene - The failed plan" - Music by
  • "Terminal Velocity - Act 1" - Music by, Electric Bass
  • "Cutscene - The Nega-Wisp Armor" - Arranged by
  • "Cutscene - The Core" - Arranged by
  • "Terminal Velocity - Act 2" - Music by, Electric Bass
  • "Cutscene - Yacker's Goodbye" - Music by (w/ Fumie Kumatani), Arranged by
• Sonic Colors (Nintendo DS) - Music Composer
• Sonic Generations - Remix Artist & Composer
  • "Planet Wisp: Act1" - Remixed by, Bass & Programming
  • "Planet Wisp: Act2" - Remixed & Sound Produced by, Bass & Programming
  • "Challenge / Mission 3" - Remixed & Sound Produced by, Programming
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Sound Producer
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS) - Composer
• Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games - Sound Producer
• Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS) - Co-sound Producer
  • "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Farandole"
• Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games - Sound Producer, Composer
• Sonic Forces - Additional Composer
  • "Action on the Rails" - Composed & Arranged by
  • "Battle with Death Queen [Battle with Zavok Remix]" - Remixed by
  • "Danger in the Sky" - Composed & Arranged by
  • "Coiled to Strike" - Composed & Arranged by
  • "Mark II Locks On" - Composed & Arranged by
  • "Battle with Metal Sonic [US ver. Remix]" - Remixed by
  • "Death Crab Pursuit" - Strings Arranged by
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Composer
• Sonic at the Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020 - Composer
• Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps - Original cut-scene music taken from Sonic Colors (w/ Fumie Kumatani)
• Sonic Colors: Ultimate - Composer & Remixer
  • "Sweet Mountain - Act 1 (Remix)" - Remixed by
  • "Sweet Mountain - Act 2 (Remix)" - Remixed by
  • "Sweet Mountain - Act 3 (Remix)" - Remixed by
  • "Rival Rush - Start" - Composed & Mixed by
  • "Rival Rush - vs. Metal Sonic" - Composed & Mixed by
  • "Rival Rush" - Composed & Mixed by
  • "Rival Rush - Win" - Composed & Mixed by
  • "Rival Rush - Lost" - Composed & Mixed by
  • "Planet Wisp - Act 1 (Remix)" - Remixed by
  • "Planet Wisp - Act 2 (Remix)" - Remixed by
  • "Planet Wisp - Act 3 (Remix)" - Remixed by
  • "Asteroid Coaster - Act 1 (Remix)" - Remixed by
  • "Asteroid Coaster - Act 2 (Remix)" - Remixed by
  • "Asteroid Coaster - Act 3 (Remix)" - Remixed by
• Sonic Origins - Sound Department
• Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence - Sonic Frontiers Music
• Sonic Frontiers - Composer
  • "Guardian: ASURA" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Jingle: Quest - Intro" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Jingle: Quest - Start" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Quest: SOS Backup" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Jingle: Quest - Clear" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Guardian: SQUID" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Guardian: SHARK" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Guardian: STRIDER" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Guardian: TANK" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Quest: The Best Defense" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Jingle: Quest - Fail" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Jingle: Quest - Result" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Guardian: SUMO" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Titan: WYVERN" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Guardian: SPIDER" - Composed & Arranged by (w/ Tomoya Ohtani), Mixed by
  • "Cutscene: Star Crossed" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Guardian: FORTRESS" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Quest: Bridge the Gap" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Titan: KNIGHT" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Guardian: CATERPILLAR" - Composed & Arranged by (w/ Tomoya Ohtani), Mixed by
  • "Guardian: GHOST" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
• Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon - Composer
  • "Guardian: CATERPILLAR - Alternate ver." - Arranged & Mixed by
  • "Jingle: Master Koco Trial - Start" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Jingle: Master Koco Trial - Clear" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Jingle: Master Koco Trial - Fail" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Master Koco Trial" - Composed & Arranged by, Mixed by
  • "Guardian: GHOST - Alternate ver." - Arranged & Mixed by
  • "Guardian: TANK - Alternate ver." - Arranged by, Mixed by
• Sonic Superstars - Sound Editor in Chief
• SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS: Dark Beginnings
  • "Score: Reminiscence" - Music & Arranged by
• Shadow Generations - Remix Artist & Composer
  • "Cut Scene 1" - Music & Arranged by
  • "Cut Scene 2" - Music & Arranged by
  • "Cut Scene 6" - Music & Arranged by

Trivia

• Tokoi's favorite character in the Sonic series is Knuckles. He is also the composer of the character's theme song from Sonic Adventure "Unknown from M.E.".

External links

• Kenichi Tokoi at VGMdb
• Kenichi Tokoi at the Internet Movie Database

Sonic Team members

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