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{{Template: Infobox Composer | {{Template: Infobox Composer | ||
− | | Name = Ayako | + | | Name = Ayako Sasō |
− | | Local = 佐宗 綾子 ( | + | | Local = 佐宗 綾子 (さそう あやこ) |
| Picture = Ayako_Saso_2.jpg | | Picture = Ayako_Saso_2.jpg | ||
| Born = March 5, 19?? | | Born = March 5, 19?? | ||
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| Nationality = Japanese | | Nationality = Japanese | ||
| Flag = Japan | | Flag = Japan | ||
− | | | + | | Aliases = Aya, A. Saso (As credited in Rolling Thunder 2), SamplingMasters AYA |
| Website = www.ayazo.net | | Website = www.ayazo.net | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasou, Ayako}} | |
− | '''''Ayako | + | '''''Ayako Sasō''''' is a Japanese composer who worked at [[Namco]]. She joined the company in 1989 and started composing for their arcade games, most notably Ridge Racer and Rolling Thunder 2. Here, she would meet [[Shinji Hosoe]], who works closely with her to this day. She is also part of [[Sampling Masters]] alongside Hosoe, and previously [[Nobuyoshi Sano]] and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. In 1996 she left Namco to join Arika alongside Hosoe and Aihara. Four years later, the trio left Arika as Hosoe formed [[SuperSweep]], which Saso is currently part of although Aihara did not join. |
==Music Composition== | ==Music Composition== | ||
===ARC=== | ===ARC=== | ||
Ayako said for Rolling Thunder 2, her music was composed using a piece of proprietary software Namco had on the PC. | Ayako said for Rolling Thunder 2, her music was composed using a piece of proprietary software Namco had on the PC. | ||
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==Gameography== | ==Gameography== | ||
− | { | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
− | | | + | ! Released |
− | | | + | ! Title |
− | | | + | ! Sample |
− | | | + | ! Notes |
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− | | 1990 | + | | Unreleased |
+ | | [[Puzzle Club (ARC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1990-??-?? | ||
| [[Boxy Boy (ARC)]] | | [[Boxy Boy (ARC)]] | ||
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− | |||
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|- | |- | ||
− | | 1990 | + | | 1990-??-?? |
| [[Rolling Thunder 2 (ARC)]] | | [[Rolling Thunder 2 (ARC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1990 | + | | 1990-19-11 |
| [[Rolling Thunder 2 (GEN)]] | | [[Rolling Thunder 2 (GEN)]] | ||
| | | | ||
+ | | Arranged by [[Hiromi Shibano]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1990 | + | | 1990-??-?? |
| [[Soukoban Deluxe (ARC)]] | | [[Soukoban Deluxe (ARC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1992 | + | | 1992-??-?? |
| [[Magical Q Great Adventure Exploding Quiz (ARC)]] | | [[Magical Q Great Adventure Exploding Quiz (ARC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1993 | + | | 1993-??-?? |
− | | [[Ridge Racer (ARC)]] | + | | [[Ridge Racer (ARC)]] (リッジレーサー) |
| | | | ||
+ | | With [[Etsuo Ishii]], [[Yuri Misumi]], [[Keiichi Okabe]], [[Shinji Hosoe]], and [[Nobuyoshi Sano]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1994 | + | | 1994-??-?? |
− | | [[Ridge Racer 2 (ARC)]] | + | | [[Ridge Racer 2 (ARC)]] (リッジレーサー レボリューション) |
| | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1995-12-03 | ||
+ | | [[Ridge Racer Revolution (PS1)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | "Ridge Racer 2" Original Sound with [[Shinji Hosoe]], [[Nobuyoshi Sano]], [[Takayuki Aihara]], and [[Etsuo Ishii]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1995-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Dirt Dash (ARC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]], [[Nobuyoshi Sano]], [[Yuri Misumi]], [[Hiroto Sasaki]], and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1995 | + | | 1995-??-?? |
− | | [[Rave Racer (ARC)]] | + | | [[Rave Racer (ARC)]] (レイブレーサー) |
| | | | ||
+ | | With [[Etsuo Ishii]], [[Shinji Hosoe]], [[Ayako Saso]], [[Takayuki Aihara]], and [[Nobuyoshi Sano]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1995 | + | | 1995-??-?? |
| [[X-Day 2 (ARC)]] | | [[X-Day 2 (ARC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1996 | + | | 1996-03-29 |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Tekken 2 (PS1)]] (铁拳2) |
| | | | ||
+ | | BGM Arrange with [[Yoshie Arakawa]], [[Nobuyoshi Sano]], [[Hiroto Sasaki]], [[Takayuki Aihara]], [[Shinji Hosoe]], and [[Keiichi Osabe]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 1996-04-26 |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Galaxian 3 (PS1)]] (ギャラクシアン³) |
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1996-11-30 | ||
+ | | [[Street Fighter EX (ARC)]] (ストリートファイターEX) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]] and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1996-??-?? | ||
+ | | [[Xevious 3D-G (ARC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]], [[Nobuyoshi Sano]], and [[Hiroto Sasaki]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1997-03-11 | ||
+ | | [[Street Fighter EX Plus (ARC)]] (ストリートファイターEX) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]] and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1997-03-14 | ||
+ | | [[Bushido Blade (PS1)]] (ブシドーブレード) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]] and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1997-07-17 | ||
+ | | [[Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha (PS1)]] (ストリートファイターEX PLUS α) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]] and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1998-03-12 | ||
+ | | [[Street Fighter EX2 (ARC)]] (ストリートファイターEX2) | ||
| | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]] and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1998 | + | | 1998-??-?? |
− | | [[ | + | | [[Fighting Layer (ARC)]] (ファイティングレイヤー) |
| | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]] and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1998 | + | | 1998-??-?? |
| [[Tetris: The Grand Master (ARC)]] | | [[Tetris: The Grand Master (ARC)]] | ||
| | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]] and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1999-01-14 | ||
+ | | [[Deep Freeze (PS1)]] (ディープフリーズ) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Sound Effect/Voice Edit with [[Shinji Hosoe]] and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1999 | + | | 1999-01-28 |
− | | [[ | + | | [[iS: internal section (PS1)]] |
| | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 1999 | + | | 1999-12-22 |
+ | | [[Street Fighter EX2 Plus (PS1)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Shinji Hosoe]] and [[Takayuki Aihara]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1999-12-?? | ||
| [[Fighting Layer (ARC)]] | | [[Fighting Layer (ARC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 2005 | + | | 2005-Q2-?? |
| [[Ibara (ARC)]] | | [[Ibara (ARC)]] | ||
+ | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | 2006 | + | | 2006-02-23 |
| [[Ibara (PS2)]] | | [[Ibara (PS2)]] | ||
| | | | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2020-09-24 | ||
+ | | [[Ginga Force (W64)]] (ギンガフォース) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | With [[Yousuke Yasui]], [[Shinji Hosoe]], [[Kazuhiro Kobayashi]], [[Teruo Taniguchi]], and [[Takahiro Eguchi]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2021-04-07 | ||
+ | | [[Pac-Man 99 (SW)]] (パックマン99) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | SuperSweep co., ltd.: Composer with [[Shinji Hosoe]]. | ||
|} | |} | ||
− | [[Category:Composers]] | + | [[Category: Composers]] |
+ | [[Category: Foley Artists]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Female People]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Namco Staff]] | ||
+ | [[Category:SuperSweep Staff]] |
Revision as of 21:00, 23 July 2022
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Ayako Sasō is a Japanese composer who worked at Namco. She joined the company in 1989 and started composing for their arcade games, most notably Ridge Racer and Rolling Thunder 2. Here, she would meet Shinji Hosoe, who works closely with her to this day. She is also part of Sampling Masters alongside Hosoe, and previously Nobuyoshi Sano and Takayuki Aihara. In 1996 she left Namco to join Arika alongside Hosoe and Aihara. Four years later, the trio left Arika as Hosoe formed SuperSweep, which Saso is currently part of although Aihara did not join.
Music Composition
ARC
Ayako said for Rolling Thunder 2, her music was composed using a piece of proprietary software Namco had on the PC.