A journey through gaming
A journey through gaming
Hirokazu Tanaka is a Japanese video game composer, sound designer, musician and executive. Tanaka began his career in the video game industry in 1980 after graduating from university with a degree in electronic engineering. He joined Nintendo as a sound designer for their Research and Development 1 Division where he assisted with the creation of early arcade games.
Hirokazu Tanaka is a Japanese video game composer, sound designer, musician and executive. Tanaka began his career in the video game industry in 1980 after graduating from university with a degree in electronic engineering. He joined Nintendo as a sound designer for their Research and Development 1 Division where he assisted with the creation of early arcade games.
Akito Nakatsuka is a Japanese video game composer and sound designer. Nakatsuka began his career in the video game industry in 1984 when he was hired by Nintendo after graduating from university. He initially joined Nintendo’s Research & Development 2 Division as a sound composer with his early compositions utilizing Hirokazu Tanaka’s sound driver. His first project included Devil World, Excitebike, Ice Climber, and several other Nintendo classic titles.
Grant Kirkhope is a British video game composer best known for his work with Rare during the Nintendo 64 era. He composed Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark and Banjo-Tooie for the Nintendo 64.