Tomoya Ohtani (大谷 智哉, Ōtani Tomoya, born July 1, 1974, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese composer and bassist. He has been playing music with a band since high school, and has also been involved in music and sound activities for theater companies before joining Sega in 1999.[1] He is mainly in charge of music for the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games, beginning with Sonic Adventure 2 (2001).[2][3][4]
Tomoya Ohtani 大谷 智哉 | |
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Born | (1974-07-01) July 1, 1974 (age 48) Tokyo, Japan |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Wave Master |
All works listed below were composed by Ohtani unless otherwise noted.
Year | Title | Notes |
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1999 | ChuChu Rocket! | |
2000 | Roommania #203 | with several others |
Skies of Arcadia | sound effects | |
2001 | Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? | |
Sonic Adventure 2 | with Jun Senoue, Fumie Kumatani, and Kenichi Tokoi | |
2002 | Space Channel 5: Part 2 | with Naofumi Hataya and Kenichi Tokoi |
2003 | Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg | with Mariko Nanba |
2004 | Sonic Heroes | "Stage 11: Hang Castle" |
Sega Superstars | with Mariko Nanba and Keiichi Sugiyama | |
2005 | The Rub Rabbits! | voice acting |
Shadow the Hedgehog | with several others | |
2006 | Sega Rally 2006 | "Steppin' Pedal" |
Sonic the Hedgehog | with several others | |
2007 | Sonic Rush Adventure | with Seirou Okamoto and Mariko Nanba |
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams | "Clashing Cerberus" | |
2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | supervision |
Sonic Unleashed | with several others | |
2009 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | |
2010 | Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll | with Mariko Nanba |
Sonic Colors | with several others | |
2011 | Sonic Generations | arrangements with several others |
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games | with several others | |
2012 | Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure | lead composer |
2013 | Sonic Lost World | |
Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper | ||
2014 | Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax | with several others |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | supervision | |
2015 | Sonic Runners | |
2016 | Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games | with several others |
2017 | Sonic Forces | lead composer |
2018 | Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise | sound effects with several others |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | arrangement of "Bomb Rush Blush [Splatoon]"[5] | |
2019 | Team Sonic Racing | with Jun Senoue, Tee Lopes, and Hidekuni Horita |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 | with several others | |
2020 | Sonic at the Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020 | with Hidekuni Horita, Jun Senoue, and Kenichi Tokoi |
2021 | Sonic Colors: Ultimate | remixes with Jun Senoue and Kenichi Tokoi |
2022 | Sonic Frontiers | lead composer |
Sonic Team | |
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Sonic the Hedgehog | |
Nights | |
Phantasy Star | |
Puyo Puyo | |
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