Kenichi Ōkuma Explained

Kenichi Ōkuma
Birth Date:	7 March 1966
Birth Place:	Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan
Occupations:	Composer, musician
Years Active:	1991–2022

,^[1] also known as Kenichi Okuma, Kenichi Ohkuma, Kenichi Ookuma, or Ken-ichi Ookuma, was a Japanese video game music composer, sound designer and musician. On July 22nd 2022, he died of esophageal cancer.

Video games

• Sengoku no Hasha: Tenka Fubu he no Michi (1995) Super Famicom
• Poi Poi Ninja World (1996) Super Famicom
• Ring ni Kakero (1998) Super Famicom
• (1998) PlayStation (with Makoto Asai, Yuichiro Honda, Masaki Takimoto)
• (1998)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) Wii – Composer of "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite"
• Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) 3DS and Wii U – "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite", reused from Brawl.
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) Switch – "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite", reused from Brawl.

See also

• List of video game musicians

External links

• Kenichi Ōkuma at VGMdb
• Kenichi Ōkuma at GiantBomb
• Kenichi Ōkuma ~ 大熊謙一 (おおくま けんいち) at atwiki.jp
• Kenichi Ōkuma at MobyGames
• Kenichi Ōkuma at Last.fm
• Kenichi Ōkuma at GameFAQs

Notes and References

1. https://matomame.jp/user/yonepo665/b8d0e7ef6f18d987bacb 【訃報】作曲家の大熊謙一　死去　56歳「同級生」「卒業」「スマブラX」など多くのゲーム音楽を手掛ける