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.
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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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