| Kazuko Umino |
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| Local |
海野 和子 (うみの かずこ) |
| Born |
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| Birth Place |
Japan |
| Nationality |
Japanese  |
| Aliases |
Karu, K. Umino |
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Kazuko Umino is a Japanese composer and sound designer known for her work with Taito. For twelve years, she scored numerous arcade titles, studying music production under Hisayoshi Ogura. Some of her notable works include Liquid Kids, Pu-Li-Ru-La, and Bust-A-Move. As a part of Taito's sound team Zuntata, she performed with the band as a keyboardist.
Umino later left Taito to go freelance, and eventually dropped out of the game industry to become a piano teacher.
Gameography
| Released
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Title
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Sample
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Notes
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| 1990-04-??
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Cameltry (ARC) (キャメルトライ)
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Special Thanks: Sound with Masahiko Takaki.
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| 1990-08-??
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Liquid Kids (ARC) (ミズバク大冒険)
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With Hisayoshi Ogura.
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| 1990-12-??
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Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (ARC) (マジェスティックトゥエルブ)
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With Yasuhisa Watanabe, Shiro Imaoka, and Norihiro Furukawa.
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| 1990-??-??
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Thunder Fox (ARC) (サンダーフォックス)
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| 1991-??-??
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Pu-Li-Ru-La (ARC) (プリルラ)
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With Yasuhisa Watanabe.
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| 1992-01-17
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Mizubaku Daibouken (PCE) (ミズバク大冒険)
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| 1992-12-??
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The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper! (NES) (ジェットソン)
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With Iku Mizutani.
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| 1992-??-??
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Solitary Fighter (ARC)
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| 1994-11-??
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Pu-Li-Ru-La (FMT) (プリルラ)
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With Yasuhisa Watanabe.
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| 1994-12-21
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Bust-A-Move (ARC) (パズルボブル)
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With Yasuko Yamada.
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| 1994-??-??
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Under Fire (ARC) (アンダーファイアー)
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| 1995-01-13
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Bust-A-Move (SNES) (パズルボブル)
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| 1995-09-??
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Bust-A-Move Again (ARC) (パズルボブル２)
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With Norihiro Furukawa, Yasuko Yamada, and Shuichiro Nakazawa.
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| 1995-11-22
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Bust-A-Move (3DO) (パズルボブル)
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| 1995-??-??
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Gekirindan (ARC) (ゲキリンダン)
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With Koji Sakurai.
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| 1995-??-??
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Space Invaders '95: The Attack of the Lunar Loonies (ARC) (あっかんべえだあー)
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| 1996-03-29
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Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition (PS1) (パズルボブル２)
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With Norihiro Furukawa, Yasuko Yamada, and Shuichiro Nakazawa.
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| 1996-07-26
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Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition (SAT) (パズルボブル２Ｘ)
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With Norihiro Furukawa, Naoto Yagishita, Yasuko Yamada, and Shuichiro Nakazawa.
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| 1997-08-28
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Pu-Li-Ru-La (PS1) (プリルラ)
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With Yasuhisa Watanabe.
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| 1997-08-28
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Pu-Li-Ru-La (SAT) (プリルラ)
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With Yasuhisa Watanabe.
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| 1997-12-18
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Densha de Go! (PS1) (電車でGO！)
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Sound: SE Direction/Voice
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| 1998-04-30
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Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition (N64)
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With Norihiro Furukawa, Yasuko Yamada, and Shuichiro Nakazawa.
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| 1998-10-22
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Mizubaku Daibouken (SAT) (ミズバク大冒険)
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With Hisayoshi Ogura.
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| 1999-03-04
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Psychic Force 2012 (DC) (サイキックフォース２０１２)
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BGM Arrangement with various others.
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| 1999-07-01
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Puzzle Bobble (WS) (パズルボブル)
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Super Famicom Version: Sound
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| 1999-10-07
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Psychic Force 2 (PS1) (サイキックフォース２)
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Music Arrangement with various others.
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| 2000-12-02
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Soccer America: International Cup (PS2) (グレイテストストライカー)
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| 2002-02-22
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Sneakers (XBOX) (ネズミックス)
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BGM Composition
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| 2009-08-17
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Bust-A-Move (IOS)
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With Norihiro Furukawa, Yukiharu Urita, and Shouhei Tsuchiya.
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