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Nobuyoshi Sano (佐野 信義, Sano Nobuyoshi, born January 19, 1969), better known as sanodg, is a Japanese video game composer, musician and record producer. He is best known for scoring tracks for the Ridge Racer and Tekken series, as well as Drakengard.

Nobuyoshi Sano 佐野 信義
Also known as	sanodg
Born	(1969-01-19) January 19, 1969 (age 53) Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
Genres	Electro techno big beat synthpop rave video game music
Occupation(s)	Composer musician producer
Instrument(s)	Piano synthesizer
Years active	1992–present

Biography

Early life

In elementary school, Sano listened to Yellow Magic Orchestra and played Space Invaders, gaining interest in both video games and music. Prior to joining Namco, he had no inclination towards composing video game music,[1] although he did write music with various synths as a hobby.[2] The first synth he bought was a Korg MS-10, while he borrowed other synths from friends as he could not afford those.[3] During his time at university, he studied telecommunication engineering.[4]

Namco (1992–2001)

After graduating from university in 1992, Sano found two jobs for Korg and Namco. As he felt that the atmosphere of Korg's workplace was stoic and unwelcoming, he settled with a position as a sound designer at Namco.[3] Sano's first project was Zombie Castle, which he created the sound effects for. The following year, he composed the score of Numan Athletics, taking inspiration from techno. Sano also scored "Rare Hero" for Ridge Racer, a series he has composed additional music for since. During his early years at the company, he worked closely with senior composer Shinji Hosoe on several game projects, along with Ayako Saso, Takayuki Aihara and junior composer Hiroto Sasaki. He contributed several tracks to albums on Hosoe's Troubadour Record label and was also a member of his groups, Oriental Magnetic Yellow (OMY) and Manikyua-Dan.[3] OMY was a group parodying Yellow Magic Orchestra, where he was named Ryuichi Sanomoto, parodying Ryuichi Sakamoto.[5]

Following the departure of Hosoe along with co-workers Saso and Aihara who all joined Arika, Sano composed for Tekken 3 in 1997 with Keiichi Okabe. Serving as the sound director, he took a big beat approach to the music with a slower tempo than the music found in previous games,[1] as this genre had not previously been utilized in games.[4] During development, a tester criticized the music and wanted the music to sound closer to Virtua Fighter; this angered Sano, although the report was dismissed.[6] Both composers later worked on the PS1 version, as well as both the arcade and PS2 versions of Tekken Tag Tournament. His final in-house work at Namco was on the unreleased game Starblade: Operation Blue Planet.

Cavia (2001–2010)

In 2001, Sano left Namco citing unhappiness with its recent developments, and subsequently joined Cavia as a sound director.[1] With Takayuki Aihara, Sano composed Drakengard, which released in 2003. Their goal was to create an experimental soundtrack that reflected the hack-and-slash gameplay and dark atmosphere, as well as the narrative theme of "madness." The music was composed through sampling various shortened pieces of classical music, and was then performed by a full orchestra.[7][8] Sano and Aihara also sought to emulate the music of Northern Europe.[9] The soundtrack received a mixed reception from users, many of which harshly criticized it for being repetitive and grating.[10] He detailed experiences of reading large volumes of negative comments surrounding the music on 2ch on a daily basis, which was much more than he had initially anticipated.[1] However, it has also been praised for its unconventional approach, especially years after the game was released. As a result of the initial reception, his role in Drakengard 2 was limited to sound direction.[11]

In addition to Drakengard, Sano composed the soundtrack of Resident Evil: Dead Aim, using a synth-heavy score inspired by Goblin. For 2004's Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Sano took inspiration from drum and bass to match the game’s sense of speed.[1] In 2006, Sano released a compilation album titled sanodg works, featuring a selection of tracks he considers to be his best. While the album was originally planned to include his work on the Ridge Racer and Tekken series, legal issues prevented their inclusion.[11][12] The same year, he produced a collaborative album with the company Melody Clip, titled FM Sound Module Maniax, featuring tracks from various video game composers written with FM synthesis. Ringtone versions were also distributed on Melody Clip free of charge.[13]

Sano designed and produced KORG DS-10 for Nintendo DS.[14] He formed a trio of the same name consisting of himself, Yasunori Mitsuda and Michio Okamiya in order to promote the program.[15] The three had spoken about their interest in creating a synthesizer for the DS; Korg approved of this idea.[10] He intended it to be used for any genre the user desired to create music in, rather than a particular genre like chiptune or techno.[16] He also chose to model the synth on the Korg MS-10 as he bought this synth during his teenage years, and also felt that the DS vaguely resembled the synth.[17][18]

Detune (2010–present)

Following Cavia's disbandment, Sano established Detune, a music software production company in May 6, 2010.[19] Detune developed a follow-up to KORG DS-10 titled KORG M01, intended as a DS version of the Korg M1 synth.[20] In 2012, Detune released iYM2151, a music program for the iPad based on the Yamaha YM2151 sound chip.[21] In the same year, Sano composed "Algorithm" for the game Orgarythm using iYM2151.[22] The following year, a Nintendo 3DS eShop version of KORG M01 was released worldwide, titled KORG M01D.[20] In 2014, he released a compilation album titled sanodg's arcade game music works, which features the soundtracks of four arcade games he worked on during his time at Namco.[23] During 2016 to 2017 he created a series of EDM-styled albums with Hiroyoshi Kato, the first of which was titled EDM IS GAME.[24]

Works

Video games

Year	Title	Notes
1993	Zombie Castle	sound effects
	Numan Athletics
	8line
	Ridge Racer	"Rare Hero"
1994	Attack of the Zolgear	sound effects and editing; with Hiroto Sasaki
	Ridge Racer 2	"Grip" and "Rare Hero 2"
1995	Mach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2	with Hiroto Sasaki, Shinji Hosoe and Ayako Saso
	Tekken	PS1 version; arrangements; with various others
	Ridge Racer LD	with Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara
	Rave Racer	with Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara
	Dirt Dash	"Hill"
	Dunk Mania
	Cyber Cycles	"Bahama"
1996	Xevious 3D/G	"Area 4" and "Boss 4"
	Tekken 2	PS1 version; arrangements; with various others
	Prop Cycle	"Wind Woods"
	Dancing Eyes	"Angel Stage" and "Angel Motion"
1997	Tekken 3	arcade version; with Keiichi Okabe
	Xevious 3D/G+	"Area 4" and "Boss 4"
1998	Tekken 3	PS1 version; with various others
	Gunmen Wars
1999	Tekken Tag Tournament	arcade version; with various others
2000	Tekken Tag Tournament	PS2 version; with various others
	World Kicks
	Ridge Racer V	"Paris" and "RareHero2000"
2001	Taiko no Tatsujin	vocals ("Kimi ni, Romantic")
Unreleased	Starblade: Operation Blue Planet
2002	One Piece - Big Secret Treasure of the Seven Phantom Islands	sound director
2003	Resident Evil: Dead Aim
	Drakengard	with Takayuki Aihara
2004	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex	composer and sound director
	Ridge Racer	"Chrome Drive" and "Rareheroes"
2005	Tekken 5	PS2 version; with various others
	Drakengard 2	sound director
	Ridge Racer 6	"Floodlight" and "Radiance"
	Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection	arrangement ("Martial Medicine")
2006	Bullet Witch	sound director
	Ridge Racer 2	"Paris Remix"
	Ridge Racer 7	"Hard Drive" and "Onyx"
2008	Beatmania IIDX 14: Gold CS	"Playball"
	KORG DS-10	designer; with Yasunori Mitsuda
	Beatmania IIDX 15: DJ Troopers CS	"Sidechained Threats"
2009	BQLSI STAR LASER	sound designer
	KORG DS-10 PLUS	designer; with Yasunori Mitsuda
2010	LightBike 2
	Criminal Girls	"I Love You"
	KORG M01	designer; with Yasunori Mitsuda
2011	Tekken Tag Tournament 2	arcade version; with various others
	Ridge Racer	"Virtuoso"
2012	iYM2151	designer
	Ridge Racer Unbounded	"Down & Under"
	Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz	with various others
	Orgarhythm	"Algorithm"
	Tekken Tag Tournament 2	console versions; with various others
	maimai PLUS	arrangement ("Space Harrier Main Theme [Reborn]")
2013	Tekken Revolution	"Lunar fringe theories"
	KORG M01D	designer
	Drakengard 3	"Exhaustion 3"
2014	KORG DSN-12
2015	TorqueL
	Cosmic Break 2
	Tekken 7	arcade version; "The day before the glass matrix"
2017	Kakuriyo no Mon	"Yosen Hirasaka"
	Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age	sound director
	Moeyo! Kung-Fu Lady Dragon	"Kokaku Stage (Seiryumon)"
2019	Beatmania IIDX 27: Heroic Verse	"Duration"
2021	Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...	audio supervisor

Anime

Year	Title	Notes
2009	Arad Senki: Slap Up Party	"XXX"
2013	Genshiken: Second Season	"SUMIRE #propaganda"
	Yowamushi Pedal	"Are!!"
2018	The Journey Home	"Trust Me"

References

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Nobuyoshi Sano (佐野 信義 Sano Nobuyoshi?, nacido el 19 de enero de 1969) es un Músico, productor discográfico, y compositor de música para videojuegos, conocido por haber compuesto algunas canciones para las series de "Ridge Racer" y "Tekken", sobre todo "Tekken 3" donde grabó la mayor parte de la banda sonora. Trabajó para las compañías Namco y Cavia. Actualmente trabaja para la compañía Detune. Diseñó y produjo (su primer trabajo como productor) el videojuego musical "KORG DS-10" para Nintendo DS.[1] Para promocionar el videojuego, se creó un trío musical llamado "DS-10" compuesto por el mismo, Yasunori Mitsuda y Michio Okamiya.[2] También compuso el tema musical de "Tokio Café" para el canal de televisión francés "Nolife". Ha citado a "Underworld" y a "Yellow Magic Orchestra" (YMO) como sus bandas musicales favoritas. Esto lo motivó a integrarse a la banda "Oriental Magnetic Yellow" (OMY), un grupo musical que tocaba versiones musicales parodiadas de la Yellow Magic Orchestra.[3] Algunas de sus composiciones han aparecido en la serie de videojuegos "Beatmania IIDX".

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