Tomoya Ohtani Explained

Tomoya Ohtani
Native Name:大谷 智哉
Native Name Lang:jpn
Birth Date:1 July 1974
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Years Active:1999–present
Employer:Sega
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Tomoya Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷 智哉, ja|Ōtani Tomoya; born July 1, 1974) is a Japanese composer and bassist. He has been involved with music since high school and produced audio for theater companies before joining the video game company Sega in 1999.[1] He is a composer and sound director of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.[2] [3] [4]

Works

Year Title Role(s)
1999 ChuChu Rocket! Music
2000 Roommania #203 Music with several others
Skies of Arcadia Sound effects
2001 Sound effects
Sonic Adventure 2 Music with Jun Senoue, Fumie Kumatani, and Kenichi Tokoi
2002 Music with Naofumi Hataya and Kenichi Tokoi
2003 Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg Music with Mariko Nanba
Sonic Heroes "Stage 11: Hang Castle"
2004Sega SuperstarsMusic with Mariko Nanba and Keiichi Sugiyama
2005 The Rub Rabbits! Voice acting
Shadow the Hedgehog "The ARK"
2006 Sega Rally 2006 "Steppin' Pedal"
Sonic the Hedgehog Lead composer
2007 Brain Assist Recording coordinator
Sonic Rush Adventure Music with Seirou Okamoto and Mariko Nanba
"Clashing Cerberus"
2008 Sonic Unleashed Lead composer
2009 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Music with several others
2010 Music with Mariko Nanba
Sonic Colors Lead composer
2011 Sonic Generations Arrangements with several others
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Music with several others
2012 Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure Lead composer
2013 Sonic Lost World Lead composer
Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper Lead composer
2014 Music with several others
2015 Sonic Runners Music
2016 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Music with several others
2017 Sonic ForcesLead composer
2018 Sound effects
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Arranged "Bomb Rush Blush [Splatoon]"[5] |-! rowspan="2" | 2019 | Team Sonic Racing | "Sky Road"|-| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 | Music with several others|-! rowspan="2" | 2020| | Music with several others|-| Sonic at the Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020| Music with Hidekuni Horita, Jun Senoue, and Kenichi Tokoi|-! 2021| | Remixes with Jun Senoue and Kenichi Tokoi|-! 2022| Sonic Frontiers| Lead composer|}

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Notes and References

  1. http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/creators/009/002.html Sonic Channel Creators Interview 009: Tomoya Ohtani (page 2)
  2. Web site: Greening. Chris. Tomoya Ohtani Profile. January 27, 2013 . Video Game Music Online. 18 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Greening. Chris. Tomoya Ohtani Interview: Sonic Music for a New Generation. December 5, 2015 . Video Game Music Online. 6 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Napolitano. Jayson. A Look Back At Sonic Unleashed With Lead Composer Tomoya Ohtani. Original Sound Version. 2 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Wong . Alistair . Vega Stage, Bomb Rush Blush, And Brinstar Depths Get Arranged For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . Siliconera . June 25, 2018 . 28 November 2018.