Jun Senoue
Japanese video game composer and musician
Jun Senoue (瀬上 純, Senoue Jun, born August 2, 1970 in Matsushima, Miyagi) is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He works for Sega. He is known for his music in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. He is also the songwriter and lead guitarist for the band Crush 40. Crush 40 has also created songs to many Sonic games.
Jun Senoue 瀬上 純 | |
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.JPG) Senoue performing in London in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 2, 1970 Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Wave Master |
| Website | junsenoue |
Biography
changeSenoue was born on August 2, 1970 in Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan. He started playing piano at the age of three. He moved to Panama when he was 12 years old. In Panama, he became dedicated to rock music after being watching MTV.[1][2] He started to teach himself to play the electric guitar when he was 15 years old.[3] He created his first original band recording when he was 17 years old.[3]
He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University with a degree in economics in 1993.[2] After that, Senoue sent demo tapes to Namco and Sega. Sega hired him.[1] His first project with Sega was on Dark Wizard. He arranged a medley of the game's music for its staff roll.[4]
Works
change| Year | Game | Notes |
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| 1993 | Dark Wizard | ending theme arrangement |
| 1994 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | with various others |
| Game no Kanzume | arrangements | |
| Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit | with various others | |
| Sonic & Knuckles | ||
| 1995 | J. League Victory Goal | |
| Metal Head | with Teruhiko Nakagawa | |
| Sega International Victory Goal | ||
| F1 Challenge | sound effects | |
| In the Hunt | with Masahiro Ito (Sega Saturn version) | |
| 1996 | J. League Victory Goal '96 | |
| Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 | with Seirou Okamoto | |
| Sonic 3D Blast | with Tatsuyuki Maeda (Sega Genesis version) | |
| Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition | with Richard Jacques, Kenichi Tokoi, and Tomonori Sawada | |
| 1997 | J. League Victory Goal '97 | |
| Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 | ||
| 1998 | Sega Rally 2 | composed "Soul on Desert" |
| Sonic Adventure | with Fumie Kumatani, Kenichi Tokoi, and Masaru Setsumaru | |
| 2000 | NASCAR Arcade | |
| 2001 | Sonic Adventure 2 | with Tomoya Ohtani, Fumie Kumatani, and Kenichi Tokoi |
| Sonic Adventure 2 Battle | ||
| 2003 | Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukuro! 2 | |
| Sonic Heroes | with various others | |
| 2005 | Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukuro! 3 | |
| Shadow the Hedgehog | with Yutaka Minobe, Mariko Nanba, and Tomoya Ohtani | |
| 2006 | Sega Rally 2006 | with various others |
| Sonic Rivals | sound supervisor | |
| 2007 | J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 5 | |
| OutRun 2 SP | with Mitsuharu Fukuyama | |
| Burnout Running | played guitars | |
| Sonic Rivals 2 | sound supervisor | |
| Nights: Journey of Dreams | sound effects | |
| 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | "Angel Island Zone" arrangement |
| Sonic Unleashed | vocal track coordinator | |
| 2009 | Sonic and the Black Knight | various others |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) | arrangements with Teruhiko Nakagawa | |
| 2010 | Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll | vocal track coordinator |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I | ||
| Sonic Free Riders | Composed "Free" | |
| 2011 | Sonic Generations | with various others |
| Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games | ||
| 2012 | Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II | |
| 2013 | Soccer Tsuku: Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! | |
| Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games | arrangements with various others | |
| 2014 | Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax | with various others |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | supervisor | |
| 2015 | Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition | with various others |
| 2016 | Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games | |
| Yakyuu Tsuku!! | guitars | |
| 2017 | Sonic Mania | audio engineer |
| Sonic Forces | recording coordinator and guitars | |
| 2018 | Puyo Puyo Champions | arrangements |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | "Mega Man 4 Medley" arrangement[5] | |
| 2019 | Team Sonic Racing | with Tomoya Ohtani, Tee Lopes, and Hidekuni Horita |
| Year | Album | Notes |
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| 2000 | Thrill of the Feel | as Sons of Angels |
| 2003 | Crush 40 | as Crush 40 |
| 2005 | Ready! | with Junko Noda |
| 2009 | Ted Poley's Greatestits Vol. 1 | provided "Takoyaki Rock" |
| The Works | ||
| The Best of Crush 40: Super Sonic Songs | as Crush 40 | |
| 2012 | Rise Again | |
| Live! | ||
| 2015 | 2 Nights 2 Remember | |
| 2016 | The Works II | |
| 2019 | The Works III | |
| Crush 40: Driving Through Forever | as Crush 40 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Greening, Chris. "Jun Senoue Profile". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Parminder Gill (April 10, 2005). "Jun Senoue's Biography". Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Style Factory interview with Jun Senoue". Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
- ↑ Senoue, Jun (February 9, 2016). "I didn't compose any. I made a "medley" for its end roll, that was all I did for that". Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ Carter, Chris. "Oh man this Mega Man 4 medley from the new Smash Bros. by a Sonic composer is something else". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
Other websites
change- Official website
- Jun Senoue discography at MusicBrainz