Kenichi Matsubara
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Kenichi Matsubara is a Japanese composer who worked for Konami. He has become popular in the video game music world for composing the music to the game Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, as well as his work on the Gradius series. He was also a part of the Konami Kukeiha Club, and went by the monikers Ken and Taurus Matsubara. He later left Konami to work at SCE.
His best known song is the Castlevania II track Bloody Tears.
Gameography
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
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| 1986-10-?? | Penguin Adventure (MSX) (夢大陸アドベンチャー) | ||
| 1987-05-22 | Dark Adventure (ARC) | ||
| 1987-07-?? | Battlantis (ARC) (バトランティス) | With Shigeru Fukutake, Tsutomu Ogura, and Masanori Adachi. | |
| 1987-08-28 | Dracula II: Noroi no Fuuin (FDS) (ドラキュラII呪いの封印) | ||
| 1988-??-?? | Kitten Kaboodle (ARC) | ||
| 1988-??-?? | Gang Busters (ARC) | ||
| 1988-02-?? | Haunted Castle (ARC) | ||
| 1988-03-?? | Vulcan Venture (ARC) (グラディウスII GOFERの野望) | With Shinji Tasaka, Motoaki Furukawa, and Seiichi Fukami. | |
| 1988-12-?? | Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) | |
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| 1989-04-26 | Crime Fighters (ARC) | ||
| 1990-02-?? | Parodius Da! Shinwa kara Owarai E (ARC) (パロディウスだ! －神話からお笑いへ－) | |
Arranged by Kazuki Muraoka |
| 1990-??-?? | Lightning Fighters (ARC) | ||
| 1991-01-05 | Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Paseri Jou (FC) (ワイワイワールド2 SOS!!パセリ城) | ||
| 1991-08-?? | The Lone Ranger (NES) | ||
| 1991-08-27 | Crisis Force (FC) (クライシスフォース) | ||
| 1992-09-?? | Contra Force (NES) | ||
| 1994-01-07 | Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures (SFC) | ||
| 1994-11-18 | Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai: Taisen Puzzle-dama (SFC) |
Links
- w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/3162.html - Atwiki.jp (Japanese).
