Tsukasa Tawada Explained

Tsukasa Tawada
Native Name:多和田吏
Birth Date:24 March 1965
Birth Place:Japan
Years Active:1987–present
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Instrument:Piano

is a Japanese video game composer and sound effects designer best known for scoring several Pokémon games.

Biography

In 2003, Tawada composed the music to Pokémon Colosseum, a video game made by the development studio Genius Sonority.[1] He has since scored the subsequent Pokémon titles developed by the company: the sequel to Pokémon Colosseum, (2005),[2] the puzzle video game, Pokémon Trozei! (Pokémon Link! in Europe),[3] and Pokémon Battle Revolution (2006).[4]

Works

All works listed below were composed by Tawada unless otherwise noted.

Video games

YearTitleNotes
1988Druid Famicom version
Dogfight Spirit
Maniac MansionFamicom version
1989Plus Alpha
1990Rod Land
Cadillac
1991Dungeon Master (SNES version) with Hikoshi Hashimoto
Earth Defense Force
Fortified Zone
Whomp 'Em
1992Moon Crystal
1993Ihatovo Monogatari
Thoroughbred Breeder
Keio Flying Squadron[5]
1994Dungeon Master IIwith Hikoshi Hashimoto
Thoroughbred Breeder II
1995Dragon Quest VI sound design
1996Keio Flying Squadron 2
Thoroughbred Breeder III
Dragon Quest III (SFC version) sound design
1997Universal Nuts
1998Dungeon Master Nexuswith Hikoshi Hashimoto
ZigZag Ball
2000Dragon Quest VIIsound design
2001Dragon Quest IV (PS1 version)
2003Pokemon Colosseum
2005
Pokémon Trozei!
2006Pokémon Battle Revolution
2009Wacky World of Sports
2014Pokémon Battle Trozei[6]
2015Pokémon Shuffle[7]
2016
2017
2019
2020Pokémon Café Mix
2021
2023Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos

Other works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pokemon Colosseum Tech Info. GameSpot. 2009-09-10.
  2. Web site: Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness Tech Info. GameSpot. 2009-09-10.
  3. Web site: Pokemon Trozei! Tech Info. GameSpot. 2009-09-10.
  4. Web site: Pokemon Battle Revolution Tech Info. GameSpot. 2009-09-10.
  5. Web site: Translation result for http://www.twdstudio.com/profile.html . Babelfish.yahoo.com . 2011-05-24.
  6. Web site: Tsukasa Tawada's Twitter account. 2014-02-15.
  7. Web site: Tsukasa Tawada's Twitter account. 19 January 2015.