Thomas Howard Lichtenstein

Thomas Howard Lichtenstein (born 1962) is a musician who has both recorded solo albums and contributed many songs to Bemani video games. He often goes by the name Thomas Howard, but Lichtenstein is his given surname.

Biography

Lichtenstein was born in Minnesota. He moved to Los Angeles in 1980 to attend the Grove School of Music. He currently lives in Osaka, Japan and speaks fluent Japanese and English. His most famous and endearing contribution to the Dance Dance Revolution series is the hit Christmas tune "Silent Hill."

Discography

Albums

* "What am I?"
* "Highs and Lows"
* "Hey Tommy Rocks!"
* "Love Songs and Broken Hearts"
* "Kickin' Back"
* "Let the World In"
* "Ocean of Words"
* "Even More Now"

All albums self-produced.

Bemani contributions

* GuitarFreaks and DrumMania
* Beatmania IIDX
* Dance Dance Revolution
* Dance ManiaX
* Mambo a Go Go

Bemani pseudonyms

"See Bemani pseudonyms"

Bemani compositions

Vocals and lyrics

* "BALLAD FOR YOU~想いの雨~"
* "BLACK SHEEP" (Vocals Only)
* "BREAK OUT"
* "Circles" (Guitar Freaks V3 & DrumMania V3)
* "Dedication" (Guitar Freaks 11th Mix & DrumMania 10th Mix)
* "Depend on me" (Guitar Freaks 5th Mix & DrumMania 4th Mix)
* "Double Trouble" (vocals, Guitar Freaks 7th Mix & DrumMania 6th Mix)
* "Eyes of Kids"
* "FIREBALL" (Guitar Freaks 6th Mix & DrumMania 5th Mix)
* "FuriFuri '60" (Guitar Freaks 4th Mix & DrumMania 3rd Mix)
* "Heaven is a '57 metallic gray" (as Sweet Little 30's)
* "Heaven is a '57 metallic gray -gimmix-" (as Sweet Little 30's)
* "HELPLESS"
* "I Only Want To Be With You" (chorus vocals only)
* "I Think About You"
* "La Senorita" (as Captain T.)
* "La Señorita Virtual" (samples the original, but is a remix by Yuichi Asami as 2MB)
* "Libra"
* "Look at Me"
* "Love and Lies"
* "MIDNIGHT SPECIAL" (as Love Machineguns, Guitar Freaks 3rd Mix & DrumMania 2nd Mix)
* "Mister magic" (Guitar Freaks 6th Mix & DrumMania 5th Mix)
* "NEVER AGAIN"
* "Now I'm sure"
* "ON OUR WAY"
* "Out of Breath"
* "PRIMAL SOUL" (Long ver.)
* "ROCKIN' PARADISE"
* "Save a little something" (Guitar Freaks 10th Mix & DrumMania 9th Mix)
* "Silent Hill" (as Thomas Howard, Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix)
* "Silent Hill" (3rd Christmas Mix) (as Thomas Howard, DDRMAX2)
* "STOP SPINNING ME IN CIRCLES" (Guitar Freaks 3rd Mix & DrumMania 2nd Mix)
* "STOP SPINNING ME IN CIRCLES" (New Version) (Guitar Freaks 3rd Mix & DrumMania 2nd Mix)
* "STOP THIS TRAIN" (Guitar Freaks 6th Mix & DrumMania 5th Mix)
* "SUZY AND THE TIME MACHINE"
* "VIRTUAL MIND" (as Thomas, Dance ManiaX 2nd Mix)
* "Wall Street Down-sizer" (Mambo a Gogo)
* "WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE" (Vocals only)
* "When I Dream Of You" (with Elizabeth Dobbs) (as Thomas, DrumMania)
* "You'll Be A Man" (Guitar Freaks V & DrumMania V,with Jimmy Weckl)

Lyrics Only

* "Look at me"
* "P.P.R."
* "SILLY GIRL"
* "WAKE ME UP!"
* "GETAWAY"

Vocals, Lyrics, and Composition

* "Circles" (Guitar Freaks V3 and DrumMania V3)
* Thomas was also the Dance Dance Revolution game announcer from 1st through 5th mix.

External links

* [http://www.thomashowardlichtenstein.com Thomas Howard Lichtenstein's web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thomashowardlichtenstein Thomas Howard Lichtenstein's other web site]