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|birthplace =Tokyo, Japan |
|birthplace =Tokyo, Japan |
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|birthday = 1 July 1974 |
|birthday = 1 July 1974 |
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|company = [[Sega]] |
|company = [[Sega]] |
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|job = Musician, composer, sound director |
|job = Musician, composer, sound director |
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==Credits== |
==Credits== |
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===Soundtracks=== |
===Soundtracks=== |
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+ | *''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) |
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+ | *''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) |
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+ | *''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) |
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+ | *''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) |
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+ | *''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007) |
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+ | *''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (2008) |
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+ | *''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (2010) |
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+ | *''[[Sonic Generations]]'' (2011) |
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+ | *''[[Sonic Lost World]]'' (2013) |
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+ | *''[[Sonic Runners]]'' (2015) |
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+ | *''[[Sonic Forces: Speed Battle]]'' (2017) |
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+ | *''[[Sonic Forces]]'' (2017) |
| + | *''[[Team Sonic Racing]]'' (2019) (composer) |
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| + | **"Sky Road: Intro Fly-by" |
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| + | **"Sky Road: Lap Music" |
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| + | **"Sky Road: Final Lap/Goal" |
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| + | **"Team Ultimate: Silver" |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| + | *Many notable tracks composed by Ohtani commonly feature the 'Amens-Break' drum beat such as in stage tracks from [[Wave Ocean]], [[Cool Edge]], [[Tropical Resort]], [[Aquarium Park]], [[Rooftop Run (Sonic Generations)|Rooftop Run]], [[Hang Castle]] and others.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPEs4eiMdzQ</ref> |
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*Tomoya Ohtani's favorite Sonic game is ''Sonic Unleashed'', and his favorite songs from the series are [[Rooftop Run (Sonic Generations)|Rooftop Run]] (Classic and Modern), both according to {{Plain link|https://twitter.com/Ohtanitter|his Twitter account}}. |
*Tomoya Ohtani's favorite Sonic game is ''Sonic Unleashed'', and his favorite songs from the series are [[Rooftop Run (Sonic Generations)|Rooftop Run]] (Classic and Modern), both according to {{Plain link|https://twitter.com/Ohtanitter|his Twitter account}}. |
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YN,TOandJS atSonic25th.jpg|[[Yuji Naka]], Tomoya Ohtani and [[Jun Senoue]] at the 2016 Game Symphony, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' 25th Anniversary event. |
YN,TOandJS atSonic25th.jpg|[[Yuji Naka]], Tomoya Ohtani and [[Jun Senoue]] at the 2016 Game Symphony, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' 25th Anniversary event. |
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| + | ==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{Plain link|http://www.game-ost.com/persons/547/tomoya_ohtani/|Biography of Tomoya Ohtani on Game-ost.com}} |
*{{Plain link|http://www.game-ost.com/persons/547/tomoya_ohtani/|Biography of Tomoya Ohtani on Game-ost.com}} |
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| + | *{{Plain link|https://twitter.com/Ohtanitter|Tomoya Ohtani}} on {{Plain link|https://twitter.com|Twitter}} |
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*{{Plain link|http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/soundcolumn/ohtani/20150701_000031/|Self-Biography of Tomoya Ohtani on Sonic Channel}} |
*{{Plain link|http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/soundcolumn/ohtani/20150701_000031/|Self-Biography of Tomoya Ohtani on Sonic Channel}} |
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[[Category:Musicians|Ohtani, Tomoya]] |
[[Category:Musicians|Ohtani, Tomoya]] |
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Revision as of 18:01, 4 June 2020
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Tomoya Ohtani (大谷 智哉 Ōtani Tomoya?) is a composer who has worked for Sega. He's made music for various Sonic games, and has had the position of sound director multiple times.
Career
Tomoya Ohtani joined Sega in 1999, with ChuChu Rocket! being the first game he composed music for. He started making music for the Sonic series in 2001, when he composed several tracks for Sonic Adventure 2, under the direction of Jun Senoue. He was given the position of sound director for the first time for Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), and later he returned as the sound director for Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors, Sonic Lost World and Sonic Forces. He also worked on remixing his old tracks with Jun Senoue for Sonic Generations.
Outside of Sonic, he's composed music for a range of other Sega games. Examples include Space Channel 5: Part 2, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Phantasy Star Online: Episode III, Sega Rally 2006, and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. He was also the sound director for the two games Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll and Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure.
Credits
Soundtracks
- Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
- Sonic Heroes (2003)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (2005)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
- Sonic Rush Adventure (2007)
- Sonic Unleashed (2008)
- Sonic Colors (2010)
- Sonic Generations (2011)
- Sonic Lost World (2013)
- Sonic Runners (2015)
- Sonic Forces: Speed Battle (2017)
- Sonic Forces (2017)
- Team Sonic Racing (2019) (composer)
- "Sky Road: Intro Fly-by"
- "Sky Road: Lap Music"
- "Sky Road: Final Lap/Goal"
- "Team Ultimate: Silver"
Trivia
- Many notable tracks composed by Ohtani commonly feature the 'Amens-Break' drum beat such as in stage tracks from Wave Ocean, Cool Edge, Tropical Resort, Aquarium Park, Rooftop Run, Hang Castle and others.[1]
- Tomoya Ohtani's favorite Sonic game is Sonic Unleashed, and his favorite songs from the series are Rooftop Run (Classic and Modern), both according to his Twitter account.
Gallery
Yuji Naka, Tomoya Ohtani and Jun Senoue at the 2016 Game Symphony, Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary event.