Kenta Nagata

Kenta Nagata

Local 永田 権太 (ながた けんた) Born 1970 Birth Place Japan Nationality Japanese

Kenta Nagata is a Japanese composer, sound designer, and audio director. His work ranges over a decade. He started working for Nintendo around 1996 when he scored the music to Mario Kart 64. His other notable works include the Animal Crossing, Big Brain Academy, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. In recent years, he has been credited as a sound director rather than as a composer. When he composed music, he usually worked with other musicians, mostly with Tohru Minegishi.

Gameography

Released	Title	Sample	Notes
1996-12-14	Mario Kart 64 (N64) (マリオカート６４)
1998-02-28	1080: TenEighty Snowboarding (N64) (テン・エイティ　スノーボーディング)
1998-08-01	Pocket Monsters Stadium (N64) (ポケモンスタジアム)		With Tohru Minegishi and Mitsuhiro Hikino.
1999-04-30	Pokemon Stadium (N64) (ポケモンスタジアム２)		With Hajime Wakai and Tohru Minegishi.
2000-02-23	Mario Artist: Talent Studio (64DD) (マリオアーティスト・タレントスタジオ)		With Kazumi Totaka and Tohru Minegishi.
2001-04-14	Doubutsu no Mori (N64) (どうぶつの森)		Field BGM Composer
2001-12-14	Animal Crossing (GC) (どうぶつの森＋)		Field BGM
2002-12-13	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC) (ゼルダの伝説　風のタクト)		With Hajime Wakai, Tohru Minegishi, and Koji Kondo.
2003-05-27	Pokemon Box: Ruby and Sapphire (GC) (ポケモンボックス　ルビー＆サファイア)		With Toru Asakawa.
2003-06-27	Animal Forest e+ (GC) (どうぶつの森e+)		With Kazumi Totaka, Tohru Minegishi.
2003-11-07	Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GC) (マリオカート　ダブルダッシュ！！)		With Shinobu Tanaka.
2003-11-14	The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition (GC)
2003-03-18	The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (GC) (ゼルダの伝説　4つの剣+)		Navi Trackers Music
2004-11-20	Super Mario 64 DS (NDS) (スーパーマリオ64DS)
2005-06-30	Big Brain Academy (NDS) (やわらかあたま塾)
2007-06-23	The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (NDS) (ゼルダの伝説 夢幻の砂時計)		With Tohru Minegishi.
2007-11-27	Nintendo Channel (WII)
2007-12-07	Link's Crossbow Training (WII) (リンクのボウガントレーニング)
2008-10-16	Wii Music (WII) (Wiiミュージック)		With Tohru Minegishi and Mahito Yokota.
2009-11-11	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (WII) (ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ・Wii)		Sound Director
2011-12-01	Mario Kart 7 (3DS) (マリオカート7)		With Satomi Terui.
2012-07-28	New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) (ニュー スーパーマリオブラザーズ 2)		Sound Director
2013-09-20	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (WIIU) (ゼルダの伝説　風のタクトHD)		With Hajime Wakai, Asuka Hayazaki, and Atsuko Asahi.
2014-02-13	Steel Diver: Sub Wars (3DS) (スティールダイバー サブウォーズ)		With Tohru Minegishi and Atsuko Asahi.
2014-05-29	Mario Kart 8 (WIIU) (マリオカート8)		Sound Director
2016-12-15	Super Mario Run (IOS)
2017-04-28	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (SW)		Sound Director
2019-09-25	Mario Kart Tour (IOS)		Sound Director
2020-10-16	Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (SW)		Audio Supervisor
2022-03-18	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass (SW)
2023-07-21	Pikmin 4 (SW)		Music Lead

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