Naofumi Hataya

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Naofumi Hataya
Naofumi Hataya
Overview
Gender	Male
Birthday	13 November 1966
Birthplace	Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Nickname(s)	Hata-bow Nao Chan
Company(s)	Sega
Job	Composer Musician

Naofumi Hataya (幡谷 尚史, Hataya Naofumi^?) is a Japanese composer who has done work for the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

History

Hataya is a graduate of Rikkyo University. Though he did not initially want a career in music, he was looking to improve his skills, so he sought a job at a music-related company. In 1990, he took a job at Sega, and continues to create sound and music for games to this day.

Hataya's first work in the Sonic series was for the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, where he was credited as "Nao Chan". He has since composed for numerous games in the Sonic series, including Sonic the Hedgehog CD with Masafumi Ogata and Sonic Heroes with Jun Senoue.

Credits

Soundtracks

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit) (as "Nao Chan") (w/ Masafumi Ogata and Tomonori Sawada)
• Sonic the Hedgehog CD (w/ Masafumi Ogata)
  • "Palmtree Panic"
  • "Quartz Quadrant"
  • "Stardust Speedway"
  • "Metallic Madness"
  • "Boss"
  • "Final Fever"
  • "Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself"
  • "Zone Clear"
• Sonic Heroes
  • "Mystic Mansion" (w/ Jun Senoue)
• Sonic Gems Collection
  • "Sonic 6290 Mix"
  • "Sonic After-6290 Mix"
  • "Sonic Goes UG Mix"
• Sonic and the Black Knight
  • "I'm the Black Smith" (w/ Jun Senoue)
• Sonic Colors
  • "Area - Tropical Resort"
  • "Area - Sweet Mountain"
  • "Area - Terminal Velocity"
• Sonic Generations
  • "Green Hill Act 1"
  • "Chemical Plant Act 1"
  • "Casino Night Act 1"
  • "Rival Battle: Metal Sonic "Stardust Speedway" Act 1"
  • "Mushroom Hill Act 1"
  • "Sky Sanctuary Act 1"
  • "Jingle: Invincible ver. 1"
  • "Menu 1"
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
• Sonic Lost World
  • "Sugar Lane"
• Sonic Forces
  • "Ghost Town"
  • "Battle with Egg Dragoon Mk. II"
  • "Death Prison - Death Egg"
  • "Iron Fortress"

Albums

• Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix (as "hata-bow")
  • "Love you "Sonic""
  • "Dr."Gigglymen""
  • "Miracle Blue~Little Planet~"
  • "When we reach for you~Could it be right~"

Trivia

• Hataya is married to Tomoko Sasaki.
• Hataya's original scores for the Space Channel 5 series appear in the Sega All-Stars series, two of which would later be remixed by Richard Jacques for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.

External links

• Official Twitter page
• Naofumi Hataya at VGMdb
• Naofumi Hataya at the Internet Movie Database

Sonic Team members

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