Wave Master
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Wave Master Inc. (formerly known as Sega Digital Media) is a research and development team for Sega, focusing on the soundtracks for various games. Their works include soundtracks for games such as Jet Set Radio[1], Sonic Heroes[2], Panzer Dragoon, Roommania#203 and more.
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[edit] Wave Master Entertainment and Wave Master Artists
| Wave Master Entertainment/Artists | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Wave Master |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Fumitaka Shibata |
| Distributor(s) | Sega/Geneon Universal |
| Genre | Video game music, misc. |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Official Website | http://www.wave-master.com |
In 2003, Wave Master launched Wave Master Entertainment and Wave Master Artists, two record labels[1] . It has since published game soundtracks and original artist recordings.
[edit] Music Composers
Wave Master is also notable for achieving popular music in their games. There are a number of popular composers that have stuck with the developer for a long time, and are well known around the fanbase:
- Yukifumi Makino (head of Team from 1991-2004 now moved to Delfi Sound Inc.)
- Fumie Kumatani
- Tomoya Ohtani
- Kenichi Tokoi
- Runblebee- (works with Kenichi Tokoi)
- Hideaki Kobayashi
- Tomonori Sawada
- Naofumi Hataya
- Mariko Nanba
- Jun Senoue (also works with Sonic Team)
- Yutaka Minobe (left in Wave Master in 2005 now moved to Delfi Sound Inc.)
- Seirou Okamoto
- Taihei Sato
- Takahito Eguchi
- Masaru Setsumaru
- Tatsutoshi Narita
- Fumitaka Shibata (now head of Team and Sega Digital Studio)
- Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
- Tomoko Sasaki
- Hideki Naganuma
- Saori Kobayashi
- Junko Shiratsu
- Yayoi Wachi
- Tatsuya Kousaki
- Tatsuyuki Maeda
[edit] Games developed by Wave Master
- Roomania #203 (2000) (Dreamcast, PlayStation 2)
- Switch (2002) (PlayStation 2)
- New Roommania: Porori Seishun (2003) (PlayStation 2)
[edit] Music & Sound developed by Wave Master
- Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) (Sega Genesis)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) (Sega Genesis)
- Sonic CD (1993) (Sega CD)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) (Sega Genesis)
- Sonic & Knuckles (1994) (Sega Genesis)
- Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1994) (Sega Genesis)
- Sonic Crackers (Cancelled) (1994) (Sega Genesis)
- Knuckles Chaotix (1995) (Sega 32X)
- Panzer Dragoon (1995) (Sega Saturn)
- Sonic Xtreme (Cancelled) (1996) (Sega Saturn)
- NiGHTS into Dreams (1996) (Sega Saturn)
- Christmas NiGHTS (1996) (Sega Saturn)
- Panzer Dragoon Zwei (1996) (Sega Saturn)
- Sonic 3D Blast (1996) (Sega Saturn)
- Sonic Jam (1997) (Sega Saturn)
- Sonic R (1997) (Sega Saturn)
- Burning Rangers (1998) (Sega Saturn)
- Panzer Dragoon Saga(1998) (Sega Saturn)
- Sonic Adventure (1998) (Dreamcast)
- Air Nights (Cancelled) (1998) (Dreamcast)
- ChuChu Rocket! (1999) (Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance)
- Samba de Amigo (2000) (Dreamcast, Arcade)
- Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (2000) (Dreamcast)
- Sonic Shuffle (2000) (Dreamcast)
- Jet Set Radio (2000) (Dreamcast)
- Skies of Arcadia (2000) (Dreamcast)
- Phantasy Star Online (2000) (Dreamcast)
- Roommania #203 (2000) (Dreamcast)
- Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) (Dreamcast)
- Phantasy Star Online Ver.2 (2001) (Dreamcast)
- Rez (2001) (Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360)
- Sonic Mega Collection (2002) (Nintendo GameCube)
- Skies of Arcadia Legends (2002) (Nintendo GameCube)
- Jet Set Radio Future (2002) (Xbox)
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2002) (Nintendo GameCube)
- Sonic Advance (2002) (Game Boy Advance)
- Panzer Dragoon Orta (2002) (Xbox)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 (2002) (Xbox, Nintendo GameCube)
- Switch (2002) (PlayStation 2)
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (2002) (Dreamcast, PlayStation 2)
- New Roommania: Porori Seishun (2003) (PlayStation 2)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus (2003) (Xbox, Nintendo GameCube)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode 3: Card Revolution (2003) (Xbox, Nintendo GameCube)
- Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003) (Nintendo GameCube)
- Sonic Adventure DX (2003) (Nintendo GameCube)
- Sonic Advance 2 (2003) (Game Boy Advance)
- Sonic Battle (2004) (Game Boy Advance)
- Sonic Heroes (2004) (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC)
- Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2004) (PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC)
- Sonic Advance 3 (2004) (Game Boy Advance)
- Feel the Magic: XY/XX (2004) (Game Boy Advance)
- Sega Superstars (2004) (PlayStation 2)
- Astro Boy (2004) (PlayStation 2)
- Puyo Pop Fever (2004) (PlayStation 2, Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Mac OS, Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, Pocket PC, Personal digital assistant, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Arcade)
- Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst (2004) (Nintendo GameCube)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode 4 (2005) (Nintendo GameCube)
- Puyo Pop Fever 2 (2005) (PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS)
- The Rub Rabbits! (2005) (Nintendo DS)
- Sonic Gems Collection (2005) (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2)
- Sonic Rush (2005) (Nintendo DS)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) (PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube)
- Fifth Phantom Saga (Cancelled) (2005) (PlayStation 3)
- Sonic Riders (2006) (PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis (2006) (Game Boy Advance)
- Phantasy Star Universe (2006) (PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PC)
- Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (2007) (PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PC)
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) (Wii)
- Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) (Nintendo DS)
- NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (2007) (Wii)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) (Nintendo DS, Wii)
- Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary (2007) (Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii)
- Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008) (PlayStation 2, Wii)
- Sega Superstars Tennis (2008) (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Wii)
- Phantasy Star Portable (2008) (PlayStation Portable)
- Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (2008) (Nintendo DS)
- Sonic Unleashed (2008) (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii)
- Let's Tap (2008) (Wii)
- Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) (Wii)
- Phantasy Star Zero (2009) (Nintendo DS)
- Puyo Puyo 7 (2009) (Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Wii)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS, Wii)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Interview with Mr. Fumitaka Shibata, Director of Wave Master Inc. / Label Executive Producer". 2003-11-03. http://www.music4games.net/Features_Display.aspx?id=55. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Sonic Heroes Triple Threat". 2003-12-16. http://cube.ign.com/articles/446/446311p1.html. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
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