Kenichi Tomizawa
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Kenichi Tomizawa is a Japanese composer, sound designer and sound programmer. From 1984 to 1989 he worked at Skylark Co., Ltd. In 1989 he joined Atelier Double as a composer, programmer, and director. When he worked there, Hiroshi Morita was his subordinate. He also programmed their sound drivers. Tomizawa also started his own sound business Asobi Create. He stayed at Atelier Double up until 1997. For conventional music, Kenichi plays the drums. Kenichi also goes by the name Wakame (わかめ) which translates to Seaweed.
Kenichi is currently the drummer in the Japanese band Throughmaker (スルーメイカー).
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Music Development
NES
Kenichi programmed a sound driver in 6502 assembly in 1990. Like most other sound engines at the time, he wrote in hexadecimal numbers that represented musical notation. The driver he used before 1990 was likely also by Tomizawa, or it could have been written by another programmer.
Gameography
Note: In the USA version of Boxxle 2, Kenichi is credited as the sound designer. In the Japanese version, he is only credited as a programmer with Goro Takahashi being the composer. Both versions of the game have the same music.
Note 2: Kenichi's old website lists some video games that he worked on. However, some of them, he has not revealed the name of. His old website can be found here: http://web.archive.org/web/20010309100702/http://www.asobicreate.com/profile/index.html
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-03-27 | Winter Games (FDS) (ウィンターゲームズ) | |
Arranged David Thiel's music. |
| 1987-09-?? | Winter Games (NES) | |
Arranged David Thiel's music. |
| 1988-10-21 | Dandy: Zeuon no Fukkatsu (FDS) (ダンディー ゼウオンの復活 ) | ||
| 1989-??-?? | Fantasy Zone II: Opa-Opa no Namida (MSX) (ファンタジーゾーンⅡ ―オパオパの涙―) | ||
| 1989-09-01 | Boxxle (GB) (倉庫番) | Music Chief | |
| 1990-03-21 | Penguin Land (GB) (ペンギンランド) | ||
| 1990-06-22 | Boxxle 2 (GB) (倉庫番２) | Sound Program | |
| 1990-08-21 | Kujaku Ou II (FC) (孔雀王Ⅱ) | Sound Driver | |
| 1990-09-21 | Tamura Mitsuaki no Mahjong Seminar (FC) (田村光昭 麻雀ゼミナール) | Composition, Sound Programming | |
| 1990-12-21 | The Bard's Tale (NES) (バーズテイル) | Sound Driver | |
| 1991-06-21 | Jungle Wars (GB) (ジャングルウォーズ) | Sound Program | |
| 1991-08-21 | A-Ressha de Ikou (FC) (Ａ列車で行こう) | Sound Driver | |
| 1992-01-25 | The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight (FC) (バーズテイルⅡ) | Music Program | |
| 1992-02-21 | Dragons of Flame (FC) (ドラゴン・オブ・フレイム) | Sound Driver | |
| 1992-10-30 | Doublemoon Densetsu (FC) (ダブルムーン伝説) | Sound Driver | |
| 1992-12-25 | Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle (SNES) (らんま½ 爆烈乱闘篇) | Sound Program | |
| 1992-??-?? (Unreleased) |
Baccarat (FC) (バカラ) | Composer?/Arranger?/Sound Driver? | |
| 1993-09-19 | Jungle Wars 2: Kodai Mahou Atimos no Nazo (SFC) (ジャングルウォーズ２ 古代魔法アティモスの謎) | Sound Driver? | |
| 1993-10-22 | Ranma 1/2: Akanekodan Teki Hihou (SFC) (らんま½ 赤猫団的秘宝) | Sound Program | |
| 1993-12-03 | Super Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium (SFC) (ＳＵＰＥＲ究極ハリキリスタジアム) | Sound Program | |
| 1994-04-28 | Ranma 1/2: Chougi Ranbu Hen (SFC) (らんま½ 超技乱舞編) | Sound Program | |
| 1994-12-02 | The Last Battle (SFC) (ザ・ラストバトル) | Sound Program | |
| 1995-06-23 | Princess Minerva (SFC) (プリンセスミネルバ) | Sound Program | |
| 1995-07-21 | Ranma 1/2: Ougi Jaanken (SFC) (らんま½ 奥義雀拳) | Sound Program | |
| 1999-10-08 | Super Real Fishing (GBC) (スーパーリアルフィッシング) |
Links
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facebook.com/kenichi.tomizawa.50 - Facebook (Closed). - twitter.com/wakamecom - Twitter.
- asobicreate.com/profile/index.html - Official Gameography.
