Kozo Nakamura

Kozo Nakamura

Kozo Nakamura

Artist Information

• Name: Kozo Nakamura (中村康三)

Profile

Kozo Nakamura is a former composer who worked for KONAMI, his earliest known project being the 1989 arcade game GRADIUS III. Kozo continued to perform music for various KONAMI arcade and Nintendo games well into the early 2000's. His first appearance in BEMANI was in GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX / drummania 5thMIX in 2001, and for years was a regular contributor to the series.

Kozo Nakamura retired from KONAMI in June 2013. His last BEMANI song prior to his leaving was doing guitar for 瞬 in jubeat copious.

Aliases

• ションボリくらぶ (member of)
• P-Bombers (member of, with Jimmy Weckl and Yoshihiko Koezuka)
• らく楽器隊
• らく楽器隊2003

BEMANI Songs

Since every Kozo Nakamura song feature guitars, only songs not composed by him that he provides guitars for are listed.

Song	Artist	Game	Genre	Composition	Arrangement	Chorus	Guitar
Theme of RAKUGAKIDS		beatmania GB	RAKUGAKIDS	✓	-	-	-
Aithon	Kozo Nakamura	ee'MALL 2nd avenue	NEO CLASSICAL HEAVYMETAL	✓	✓	-	-
純勉夏	ションボリくらぶ feat. ジェットさん	ee'MALL 2nd avenue	ションボリ	-	-	✓	-
空言の海	音々	ee'MALL 2nd avenue	RUIN	-	-	-	✓
BLIND	有待雅彦	GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM	Raj Ramayya	GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
HIGH	Nitza Melas	GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
Long train runnin'	(THE DOOBIE BROTHERS)	GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
mottö	(JUDY AND MARY)	GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
My Sweet Darlin'	(矢井田瞳)	GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
Sunflower Girl	SHORTCUTS	GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
ボーイフレンド	(aiko)	GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
夏色	(ゆず)	GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
天体観測	(BUMP OF CHICKEN)	GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX	天体観測	-	-	-	✓
BRING BACK	Kevin Vecchione	GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
DEPARTURE	AKINO LEE	GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
Double Trouble	亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat. Thomas Howard Lichtenstein	GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
My First Kiss	(HI-STANDARD)	GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
Rebirth	MAKI	GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
ROCKIN' PARADISE	Thomas Howard Lichtenstein	GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
WILD RIDE	中村康三	GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
ジェットにんぢん	(GO!GO!7188)	GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
波乗りジョニー	(桑田佳祐)	GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
スイマーズ	亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat. MAKI	GUITARFREAKS 7thMIX & drummania 6thMIX	SKA ROCK	-	-	-	✓
Infinite	PARALLEL FLOATERS	GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
MIND YOUR STEP!	(SNAIL RAMP)	GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
SUZY AND THE TIME MACHINE	Thomas Howard Lichtenstein	GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
SWEET FELINE	Anna Vieste	GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
Sweet Illusion	vivi(from iyiyim)	GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX	SWEET POP	-	-	-	✓
ファミレス・ボンバー	(SEX MACHINEGUNS)	GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX	-	-	-	✓	-
♥桃色片思い♥	(松浦亜弥)	GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
わすれもの	Handsome JET Project feat.mizushina	GUITARFREAKS 8thMIX & drummania 7thMIX power-up ver.	-	-	-	✓	-
Country day	Anna Vieste	GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
less	MAKI	GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
Utopia	寺島純子	GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
林檎と蜂蜜	亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat. MAKI	GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX	SHOWA KAYO	-	-	-	✓
瞬的愛歌(JET LOVE)	Handsome JET Project	GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX	-	-	-	✓	-
Electric Sun	Anna Vieste	GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
Handsome JET L-Project	Handsome JET Project	GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX	-	-	-	✓	-
Libra	Thomas Howard Lichtenstein	GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
mint candy ☆ citrus drop	U.KI	GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
TOCCATA	(Paul Mauriat)	GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
『termination』	今井優子 with NM	GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
Dragon Blade	Kozo Nakamura	GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
Luvly, Merry-Go-Round	(PIPO☆Angel's)	GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
Reaching for the Stars	serena	GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX	ACID JAZZ	-	-	-	✓
Real ～Lサイズの夢～	MAKI	GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX	-	✓	✓	-	-
sailing day	(BUMP OF CHICKEN)	GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX	-	-	-	-	✓
Desert Rose	Kozo Nakamura	GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V	-	✓	✓	-	-
K	(BUMP OF CHICKEN)	GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V	-	-	✓	-	✓
N.G.S	(ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION)	GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V	-	-	✓	-	✓
NOCTURNE No.9	(布袋寅泰)	GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V	-	-	-	-	✓
Say	TOMOKO MIWA	GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V	-	✓	✓	-	-
哀愁のコリゴリラ	ハンサムジェットプロジェクト feat. みずしな孝之	GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V	-	-	-	✓	-
妄想学園ino-koi組	亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat.MAKI	GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V	-	-	-	-	✓
無常の星	P-Bombers	GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V	-	✓	✓	-	-
さくらんぼ	(大塚愛)	GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V	-	-	-	-	✓
Atalante	Kozo Nakamura	GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2	-	✓	✓	-	-
Spellbound	Anna Vieste	GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2	-	✓	✓	-	-
The Legend	Ritter	GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2	-	-	-	-	✓
リライト	(ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION)	GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2	-	-	✓	-	✓
Bittersweet	Frankie"Paradise"Legree	GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3	-	-	-	-	✓
On Cloud Nine	Brian Smith	GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3	-	✓	✓	-	-
Ring	Kozo Nakamura	GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3	-	✓	✓	-	-
戻らない恋	ザ・パンサーズ	GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3	-	-	-	-	✓
無言の街	P-Bombers	GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3 CS	-	✓	✓	-	-
Slang	Kozo Nakamura	GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4	-	✓	✓	-	-
Red	Kozo Nakamura	GuitarFreaks V6 & DrumMania V6	-	✓	✓	-	-
Deep Forest	Kozo Nakamura	GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG	-	✓	✓	-	-
Jumping Boogie	Kozo Nakamura	jubeat	-	✓	✓	-	-
Jailbreak	Kozo Nakamura	jubeat knit APPEND / GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 Groove to Live	-	✓	✓	-	-
瞬	小野秀幸	jubeat copious	-	-	-	-	✓
HOLIDAY	らく楽器隊	pop'n music GB	RAKUGAKIDS	✓	✓	-	-
HOLiDAY	らく楽器隊2003	pop'n music 10	RAKUGAKIDS	-	✓	-	-
麻雀格闘倶楽部特別接続曲	麻雀格闘倶楽部	pop'n music 13 カーニバル	MFC	✓	✓	-	-

Discography

1. 閃光
2. 松風
3. 幻覚メトロポリス

External Links

• Elephant2+ Kozo Nakamura's Web Site