Kenji Yamamoto
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Not to be confused with Kenji Yamamoto.
Kenji Yamamoto is a Japanese composer and sound designer who worked with Nintendo. He was born April 25, 1964. He attended the Osaka University of Arts and obtained a music degree there. Coincidentally, Koji Kondo also attended there. He started working for Nintendo at age 23. His popular works include Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! and Super Metroid.
Kenji still works at Nintendo, but no longer composes music for them, and instead serves as an audio director.
Gameography
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-10-?? | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES) (マイク タイソン・パンチアウト!!) | |
With Yukio Kaneoka and Akito Nakatsuka. |
| 1988-04-27 | Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha - Zenpen (FDS) (ファミコン探偵倶楽部 消えた後継者 前・前編) | Music Director | |
| 1988-06-14 | Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha - Kouhen (FDS) (ファミコン探偵倶楽部 消えた後継者 前・後編) | ||
| 1988-08-12 | Famicom Wars (FC) (ファミコンウォーズ) | With Hirokazu Tanaka. | |
| 1989-05-23 | Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo - Zenpen (FDS) (ファミコン探偵倶楽部PARTII うしろに立つ少女 前・後編) | Sound Director with Hirokazu Tanaka. | |
| 1989-06-30 | Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo - Kouhen (FDS) (ファミコン探偵倶楽部PARTII うしろに立つ少女 前・前編) | Sound Director with Hirokazu Tanaka. | |
| 1990-08-?? | Punch-Out!! (NES) | ||
| 1990-10-23 | Radar Mission (GB) (海戦ゲーム レーダーミッション) | ||
| 1994-03-19 | Super Metroid (SNES) (スーパーメトロイド) | With Minako Hamano. | |
| 1995-07-21 | Galactic Pinball (VB) (ギャラクティックピンボール) | With Masaru Tajima. | |
| 1998-04-01 | Famicom Tantei Club Part II (SFC) (ファミコン探偵倶楽部PARTⅡ) | ||
| 1999-07-01 | Hajimari no Mori (SFC) (はじまりの森) | With Kozue Ishikawa. | |
| 2001-07-21 | Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA) (マリオカートアドバンス) | Sound Support | |
| 2002-07-05 | Momoko Sakura no Ukiuki Carnival (GBA) (さくらももこのウキウキカーニバル) | Sound Support | |
| 2002-11-17 | Metroid Fusion (GBA) (メトロイドフュージョン) | ||
| 2002-11-17 | Metroid Prime (GC) (メトロイドプライム) | ||
| 2003-??-?? | Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA) (メトロイド ゼロミッション) | With Minako Hamano. | |
| 2004-11-15 | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GC) (メトロイドプライム2 ダークエコーズ) | ||
| 2005-06-23 | Advance Wars: Dual Strike (NDS) (ファミコンウォーズDS) | ||
| 2005-10-24 | Metroid Prime Pinball (NDS) (メトロイドプライムピンボール) | With Masaru Tajima. | |
| 2005-12-29 | Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (NDS) (東北大学未来科学技術共同研究センター川島隆太教授監修 もっと脳を鍛える大人のDSトレーニング) | Japanese Version: Sound Director | |
| 2006-01-26 | English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills (NDS) (英語が苦手な大人のＤＳトレーニング／えいご漬け) | Sound Director | |
| 2006-11-19 | Excite Truck (WII) (エキサイトトラック) | With Masaru Tajima. | |
| 2007-08-27 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (WII) (メトロイドプライム３ コラプション) | With Minako Hamano and Masaru Tajima. | |
| 2007-10-?? | I Wanna Be the Guy: The Movie: The Game (W64) | ||
| 2008-01-31 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (WII) (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズX) | Music Arrangement with various others. | |
| 2008-04-22 | Magnetica Twist (WII) (みんなでパズループ) | Sound Adviser with Akito Nakatsuka. | |
| 2008-12-24 | Brain Age Express: Math (NDS) | ||
| 2009-04-20 | Excitebots: Trick Racing (WII) (エキサイト猛マシン) | Music Chief | |
| 2009-05-18 | Punch-Out!! (WII) (パンチアウト!!) | Music of NES "Punch-Out!!" | |
| 2009-11-09 | Excitebike: World Rally (WII) (エキサイトバイク ワールドレース) | Music Supervisor | |
| 2009-12-16 | Photo Dojo (DSI) (写真で格闘！フォトファイターX) | Sound Supervisor | |
| 2010-01-18 | Starship Defense (DSI) | Sound Supervisor | |
| 2010-11-21 | Donkey Kong Country Returns (WII) (ドンキーコングリターンズ) | Music Supervisor | |
| 2011-03-25 | Pilotwings Resort (3DS) (パイロットウイングス リゾート) | Music Supervisor | |
| 2011-06-13 | Wii Play: Motion (WII) (Wiiリモコンプラス バラエティ) | Sound Director | |
| 2011-07-21 | Rhythm Heaven Fever (WII) (みんなのリズム天国) | Sound Support with Shinnosuke Kobayashi, Akito Nakatsuka, Lawrence Schwedler, and Bad Animals. | |
| 2011-10-21 | Ketzal's Corridors (3DS) (疾走すりぬけ アナトウス) | Sound Supervisor | |
| 2011-11-16 | Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword (3DS) (ひらり 桜侍) | Music Director | |
| 2012-01-11 | Abobo's Big Adventure (WEB) | Composer | |
| 2012-01-19 | Kiki Trick (WII) (キキトリック) | Sound Supervisor | |
| 2012-07-28 | Brain Age: Concentration Training (3DS) (東北大学加齢医学研究所 川島隆太教授監修 ものすごく脳を鍛える5分間の鬼トレーニング) | Sound Supervisor | |
| 2013-04-18 | Tomodachi Life (3DS) (トモダチコレクション 新生活) | Sound Supervisor | |
| 2013-05-24 | Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS) (ドンキーコング リターンズ 3D) | Original Wii Version: Music Supervisor | |
| 2013-07-12 | Flower Town (3DS) (すれちがいが～でん) | Sound Director | |
| 2013-07-12 | Mii Force (3DS) (すれちがいシューティング) | Sound Director | |
| 2013-07-12 | Monster Manor (3DS) (すれちがい迷宮) | Sound Director | |
| 2013-07-12 | Warrior's Way (3DS) (すれちがい合戦) | Sound Director | |
| 2013-12-31 | Dr. Luigi (WIIU) (Dr.LUIGI & 細菌撲滅) | Sound Supervision | |
| 2014-02-13 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (WIIU) (ドンキーコング トロピカルフリーズ) | Music Supervisor | |
| 2014-06-19 | Pokemon Art Academy (3DS) (ポケモン アートアカデミー) | Sound Supervisor | |
| 2014-11-21 | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (WIIU) (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ for Wii U) | Music Arrangement with various others. | |
| 2015-04-16 | Style Savvy: Fashion Forward (3DS) (ガールズモード3 キラキラ☆コーデ) | Sound Supervisor | |
| 2015-06-11 | Rhythm Heaven Megamix (3DS) | Sound Support Staff with Shinnosuke Kobayashi and Masato Onishi. | |
| 2015-11-20 | Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (WIIU) (マリオテニス ウルトラスマッシュ) | Sound Supervisor with Ryoji Yoshitomi and Minako Hamano. | |
| 2016-04-07 | Disney Art Academy (3DS) (ディズニーアートアカデミー) | Sound Supervisor | |
| 2016-12-08 | Miitopia (3DS) (ミートピア) | Sound Supervisor | |
| 2017-07-13 | Hey! Pikmin (3DS) (Hey! ピクミン) | Sound Progress Management with Minako Hamano and Yuichi Ozaki. | |
| 2017-09-15 | Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS) (メトロイド サムスリターンズ) | Music Director / Original Metroid Music |
Picture Gallery
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Links
- metroid-database.com/m1/fds-interview2-p5.php - Interview.
- mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,333884/ - MobyGames.
