Kazumi Totaka

Infobox Person
name = Kazumi Totaka


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birth_date = birth date and age|1967|8|23
occupation = music composer, Nintendo Voice actor, Yoshi

nihongo|Kazumi Totaka|戸高 一生|Totaka Kazumi|born August 23, 1967 is a Japanese music composer and voice actor from Tokyo who composed many major Nintendo games, including "Mario Paint" and "Animal Crossing". He occasionally also does voice acting for Nintendo games, including Yoshi from the Mario and Yoshi series. He is also one of the various composers who worked on the title "Super Smash Bros. Brawl". [ [http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/music/music01.html Composers list on Super Smash Bros. DOJO!] ]

K.K. Slider

The character K.K. Slider in "Animal Crossing" is named Totakeke (とたけけ) in the Japanese version. This name could be derived from how Totaka's name is said in Japanese (the last name coming first), Totaka K. Totakeke is said to be an animal version caricature of Totaka.

At the "Mario & Zelda Big Band Live" concert, some fans shouted "Totakeke" while the host grabbed a guitar and gave it to Totaka. Totaka then sat down on a chair like K.K. Slider while Shigeru Miyamoto held a picture of K.K. Slider next to Totaka.

"Super Smash Bros. Brawl" features K.K. Slider singing at the Smashville stage on Saturdays after 8:00 PM, just as he does in the "Animal Crossing" games.

Totaka's Song

"Kazumi Totaka's Song" is a short, 19 note tune hidden in almost every game he has worked on as a composer. It was first discovered on the title screen "Mario Paint", which led many people to refer to it as the "Mario Paint song", and was thought to be the first instance of the song. It has since been discovered in the Japan-only Game Boy game "X", [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=u0KnkU1cZz4 How to access Totaka's song in X] ] which predates "Mario Paint" by months. It was later found in many other games including "Animal Crossing", "", "Yoshi Touch & Go", "Virtual Boy Wario Land", "Luigi's Mansion", and several others. As of February 2007, people are still actively seeking the song in the few games Totaka has worked on where it has yet to be discovered.

As for "Brawl", Totaka has been the Composition Supervisor of "X"'s "Tunnel Scene" and "Yoshi's Story"'s "Ending", as well as the Arrangement Supervisor for "Animal Crossing"'s "The Roost", and various K.K. Slider songs, which play on the Animal Crossing stage, dubbed "Smashville". A "Luigi's Mansion" stage is also present, which features a remixed version of the "Luigi's Mansion" theme. There is a "Pictochat" stage, which has optional "Wii Sports" music as well.

Confirmed appearances

The song has been found in the following games:cite web |url=http://nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/totaka.shtml |title=Kazumi Totaka's Song Guide |work=Nintendo Database |accessdate=2008-03-30]

*"Animal Forest"
*"Animal Crossing" (K.K. Song)
*"Animal Crossing" e-Reader cards (#P15, "Boy," "Who's Dunnit?")
*"" (K.K. Song)
*"Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru"
*' & '*
*"Luigi's Mansion"
*""
*"Mario Paint"
*"Pikmin 2"
*""
*"Virtual Boy Wario Land"
*"X"
*"Yoshi's Story"
*"Yoshi Touch & Go"

: *_{"In most versions, the song can only be found in Richard's house, but in the Japanese version of the game, the song can be found at the title screen by typing the name とたけけ (Totakeke) in when starting a new game (or MOYSE in the German version of the game)."}

Unconfirmed appearances

Totaka's Song still being looked for in these games:

*"Wave Race 64"
*"Wii Sports"
*"Super Smash Bros. Brawl"
*"Wii Channels"
*""

External links

* [http://www.ocremix.org/composer/id/110/kazumi-totaka/ Composer profile] at OverClocked ReMix
* [http://www.squareenixmusic.com/composers/nintendo/totaka.shtml Kazumi Totaka Profile at Square Enix Music Online]
* [http://nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/totaka.shtml Totaka's Song guide] (may not be up to date)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLMAgcGA8Dw Video showing Totaka's Song in a number of different games]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biLfTqQA5T8 Part 2 of the Video]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBO8EZSNH3A Part 3 of the Video]

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