Tenpei Sato Explained
| Tenpei Sato |
| Image Upright: | 1.3 |
| Background: | non_performing_personnel |
| Alias: | STRAWBERRY BOY |
| Birth Date: | April 21, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan |
| Instrument: | Piano, electric guitar, vocals |
| Genre: | Soundtrack, Video game music, Electronic music, Jazz, Rock |
| Occupation: | Composer, voice actor |
| Years Active: | 1988 - present |
is a video game composer and voice actor. His most notable works are his soundtracks for Nippon Ichi Software games, such as Disgaea and Phantom Brave. He also provides voice-over for games and movies.
Biography
Sato was born in 1967 in Kawagoe, Japan and grew up in Tokyo.[1] [2] He began playing piano at the age of six, and made his first composition, a piece for guitar, at the age of twelve. His first job was at Telenet Japan, where he composed the score for the action role-playing game XZR and popular side-scroller Valis II. After leaving Telenet, he joined Glodia, and together with Nobuhito Koise, composed the soundtrack to the cult classic Emerald Dragon. Later he would compose both Vain Dream with Abreath Nakamura and Bible Master II. After leaving Glodia, he joined Birdie Software, and produced soundtracks for four of their games. He has since spent much of his career working with Nippon Ichi Software, which is where his music has gained its greatest recognition. Games he has composed for include the Rhapsody series, , , and Phantom Brave.[2]
A Nippon Ichi concert by the G-Dream 21 Ladies Orchestra was held on June 23 2024 in Ginza, Tokyo. Sato composed the orchestral arrangements of his work and attended as a special guest.[3] In an interview, he commented that he was most looking forward to the orchestral arrangements of "Determination of a Little Princess" from the 1999 Rhapsody II, a fan favorite track, and "Kill Real" from the 2015 Disgaea 5, which required major revisions to make a chaotic vocal song work for an orchestra.[4]
Musical style and influence
Sato cites Queen, Claude Debussy, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Kate Bush as major musical influences.[5]
Works
- XZR: Hakai no Gūzō (1988) - with Shinobu Ogawa and Yujiroh
- XZR II: Kanketsuhen (Exile) (1988) - with Shinobu Ogawa
- Cyber City (1989) - with Shinobu Ogawa
- Valis II (1989) - with Shinobu Ogawa, Masahiro Kajiwara, and Jizou Kurabo
- Emerald Dragon (1989) - with Nobuhito Koise
- Vain Dream (1991) - with Nobuhito Koise and Ikki Nakamura
- Alshark (1991)
- Cal (1991)
- Beast (1991)
- Cal II (1991)
- Task Force Harrier EX (1991)
- Joker 2 (1992)
- Beast 2 (1992)
- Imperium (1992) - with Tatsuya Sato and Hiroki Uematsu
- Beast 3 (1993)
- Red: The Adventurous Sequence (1993)
- Alvaleak Continent (1993) - with Nobuhito Koise
- Alien vs. Predator (1993) - with Hisayoshi Ogura
- Shinseiki Odysselya (1993) - with Hisayoshi Ogura
- Bible Master II: The Chaos of Aglia (1994)
- Etemiburu: Tenjoumukyuu (1994)
- Magna Braban: Henreki no Yusha (1994) - with Tatsuya Sato
- Alshark (Sega CD) (1994)
- Super Street Basketball 2 (1994)
- Philip & Marlowe in Bloomland (1994)
- Eko Eko Azaraku: Wizard of Darkness (1995)
- Hard Blow (1997)
- Cocktail Harmony (1998)
- (1998)
- Combat Choro Q (1999)
- (1999)
- Magnetic Power Microman: Generation 2000 (1999)
- (2000)
- Real Pool (2000)
- Play It Pinball (2000)
- (2000)
- Gadget Racers (2000)
- Marl de Jigsaw (2001)
- (2002)
- Marl Jong!! (2003)
- (2003)
- The Conveni 3 (2003)
- Baskelian (2003)
- Phantom Brave (2004)
- Gunslinger Girl Vol. 1 (2004)
- Gunslinger Girl Vol. 2 (2004)
- Gunslinger Girl Vol. 3 (2004)
- (2006)
- Numpla & Oekaki Puzzle (2006)
- Soul Nomad & the World Eaters (2007)
- (2008)
- (2008)
- Disgaea Infinite (2009)
- (2010)
- (2011)
- Mugen Souls (2012)
- (2013)
- Mugen Souls Z (2013)
- The Witch and The Hundred Knight (2013)
- (2015)
- (2015)
- (2015)
- (2016)[1]
- (2020)
- (2021)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Tenpei Sato . VGMdb. 2023-12-09.
- Web site: Tenpei Sato :: Biography. Square Enix Music Online. Chris. 2023-12-09.
- Web site: NIS 30th Anniversary Orchestra Concert Will Include Disgaea . Kite . Stenbuck . March 7, 2024 .
- Web site: 日本一ソフトウェア30周年記念コンサートの演奏曲は？ 聴きどころは？【佐藤天平×G・Dream21レディースオーケストラインタビュー】 . Interview with Tenpei Sato and G・Dream21 Ladies Orchestra . June 21, 2023 .
- Web site: Tenpei Sato. Square Enix Music Online. 2010-02-03.
