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Junichi Nakatsuru Born Japan Genres Orchestral Occupations Composer, sound director Instruments Piano, trombone Junichi Nakatsuru (中鶴 潤一 Nakatsuru Junichi) is a Japanese video game composer and sound director employed at Namco Bandai Games. He is best known for his work on the Soul series.
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Biography
Growing up, Junichi Nakatsuru always enjoyed music, playing around with instruments while listening to music on the radio as a boy. His parents provided him with classical piano lessons, and he would always play popular songs with his own arrangements instead of practicing for the lesson.[1] While attending high school, Nakatsuru played the trombone in a brass band, and was a keyboardist and band composer in his private life.[2] He majored in art at the university and studied music theory, acoustics, and desktop music (DTM), although he was more interested in making original songs and playing them in a band.[1]
Musical style and influences
Nakatsuru mostly incorporates orchestral tracks into his soundtracks. Commenting on the use of a live orchestra, he notes that it is vital for the scenes with a very emotional presentation and sampled instruments are not enough to express the emotion. On the other hand, he has stated that fierce battle scenes may need speed and tension that can only be done with a computer.[1] He feels that "Audio is a key element in making scenes more evocative and expressive, thereby empathizing with the players in various situations." Nakatsuru has said that the orchestral sound of John Williams' soundtrack to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace has deeply influenced him.[2]
Discography
Video games Year Title Role Co-worker 1998 Soulcalibur Composition several others Time Crisis II Composition/sound effects Kazuhiro Nakamura 2002 Soulcalibur II Composition several others 2004 Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Composition Keiki Kobayashi, Tetsukazu Nakanishi, and Hiroshi Okubo Tekken 5 Sound design many others 2005 Urban Reign Composition several others Soulcalibur III Composition Ryuichi Takada and Keiki Kobayashi Ridge Racer 6 Composition many others 2006 Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Composition Keiki Kobayashi, Tetsukazu Nakanishi, and Hiroshi Okubo 2007 Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Composition several others 2008 Soulcalibur IV Composition Masaharu Iwata, Keiki Kobayashi, and Hiroyuki Fujita References
- ^ a b c Van Zelfden, Alex (2008-08-14). "The Music of Soulcalibur IV". IGN. http://music.ign.com/articles/898/898865p1.html. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ^ a b "Interview with Junichi Nakatsuru". Dolby. http://www.dolby.com/consumer/experience/interviews/game/junichi-nakatsuru-soul-calibur.html. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
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