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Kiyoshi Murai

Kiyoshi Murai

Kiyoshi Murai

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Profile

One of pop'n music's most frequent composers, Kiyoshi Murai's history with Konami dates back to as early as the early 1990's, where he started off doing music for various Mega Drive games and music tracks for the then popular Tokimeki Memorial Vocal CDs, as well as the 1998 Red Company-developed RPG / dating simulation Mitsumete Knight. His first project for BEMANI was the 1999 pop'n stage ex, an updated release of pop'n stage with two new songs, one of them being his song WE TWO ARE ONE that was soon ported to pop'n music 4. Since pop'n music 4 he has appeared in every arcade entry. His style of music tends to drift more into a 1980's synth sound (as seen in his V.C.O. and ALT songs), though he's also dabbled occasionally in rock and orchestral sounding music as well.

Kiyoshi also served as head sound director of 4 and 5, as well as being the co-director of KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX with Hiroki Koga and head sound director of KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX, the final entry in the series. After pop'n music 5, fellow BEMANI composer Jun Wakita would handle the sound direction of pop'n music with pop'n music 6, though he continued to sound direct various pop'n music entries up to PARTY♪. Kiyoshi also contributed new songs to beatmania IIDX beginning with DistorteD for years, and was the sound producer of the ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom series.

Sometime around late 2017, Kiyoshi was transferred from Konami Amusement to the Konami Digital Entertainment department, but returned to Konami Amusement in early 2019.

Trivia

  • Prior to his full name being revealed in 2019, Kiyoshi had stated in an interview with the Japanese website Gpara.com that his commonly used "Seiya" alias wasn't his real first name.
  • Kiyoshi did the rearranged pop'n music title screen theme heard in pop'n music 4 and 5, as well as the new intro themes from pop'n music 9 through pop'n music 12 いろは.
  • Kiyoshi is the first in-house BEMANI artist to use a VOCALOID in a song. He used Prima in 鉄甲乙女 -under the steel- in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS.
  • Kiyoshi's V.C.O. alias is an abbreviation for "Voltage Controlled Orchestra".
    • This alias is most likely a reference to Murai's favorite band, Yellow Magic Orchestra, which is often abbreviated as YMO.
  • KONAMI composers Michiru Yamane and Miki Higashino were Kiyoshi's seniors in the same department as him when he first joined KONAMI in the 1990's.
    • The song comments for A SHOOTING STAR note how one of Kiyoshi's first sound specific jobs at KONAMI was making new sound effects for the PC Engine Super CD ports of some of KONAMI's games, like GRADIUS II.
  • One of Kiyoshi's tracks from Mitsumete Knight was later remixed in pop'n music as THE MAN FROM FAR EAST.
    • Likewise, an arrangement of his song 掌の革命 from Tokimeki Memorial Best Vocal Collection 2 has also made an appearance in pop'n music.
  • According to the pop'n music 9 Q&A, Kiyoshi notes that the Kiyommy+Seiya alias was decided after he placed his name at the end of said alias. Originally it was intended to just be Kiyommy.
    • He also mentions that his natural bear alias was named by Katsuhiko Suzuki after he said to Kiyoshi, "Is it a natural bear?" (ナチュラルベアでいいじゃん？).
  • Kiyoshi produced music for KONAMI's arcade game Otoca♥d'or (オトカ♥ドール), which launched on March 14th, 2015, until July 2017. Its website can be found here.
  • Kiyoshi appears on the 2020 Tsugumi Kataoka-produced album Casiotunes!: CUTE and POP MUSIC by CASIONTONE LOVERS under his mu-station alias. It marks his first appearance on a non-KONAMI album.

Aliases

  • Seiya Murai (村井聖夜) / Seiya / seiya-murai
  • Five Hammer
  • FIVE STICKS
  • Millenium Project
  • moonlit
  • mu-Ray
  • Popper Head
  • private states
  • SOUNDROID
  • Theme from"TOON MANIA"
  • V.C.O.
  • WORLD SEQUENCE / world sequence
  • YASHI♪GANI
  • エレハモニカ
  • 黒踊社中
  • まろりんズ
  • Kiyommy+Seiya (with Kiyomi Kumano)
  • natural bear (with Kiyomi Kumano)
  • PARSEC / parsec (with misaki)
  • T&S seq. factory / 板橋ギャング (with dj TAKA)
  • 秋桜 (composer for)
  • サドルシューズ (with Megumi Oka, GUHROOHY, and NO+CHIN)
  • ネオロマンティックス (with Norikazu Miura)
  • るるるSYSTEM (with Misaki Arima and e-co)

BEMANI Songs

Song Artist Game Genre Composition Arrangement Lyrics Vocals
Leaving... SEIYA MURAI meets “eimy” beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD SYMPHONIC EURO ✓ ✓ ✓ -
TRANOID T&S seq. factory beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD PSG WORKS - ✓ - -
the trigger of innocence Seiya Murai beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS ETHNOTRONICA ✓ ✓ - -
鉄甲乙女 -under the steel- Seiya Murai beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS IRON CONCERTO ✓ ✓ ✓ -
To the Future seiya-murai beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS CLUB'80s ✓ ✓ - -
La Mar seiya-murai feat. David Solanes Venzala beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem CATALA LOUNGE ✓ ✓ - -
GIGANT seiya-murai beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle MARCHING ROCK ✓ ✓ - -
8bit Princess seiya-murai feat. ALT beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro CHIPTUNE ✓ ✓ ✓ -
ちらちら・はらはら NU-KO beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ ACEDIA ✓ ✓ - -
キミとワタシのオンガク seiya-murai feat. ALT BeatStream アニムトライヴ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Leaving... seiya-murai DanceDanceRevolution X2 - - ✓ - -
REBORN MAGIC seiya-murai meets “eimy” DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Qipchāq world sequence DanceDanceRevolution (2013) - ✓ ✓ - -
CLOUD WORLD SEQUENCE ee'MALL JAZZ WALTZ ✓ ✓ - -
さんぽのうた V.C.O.+ALT ee'MALL 2nd avenue A.I.KIDS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
しっぽのロック 板橋ギャング GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2 - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Invincible 80Apes GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG - ✓ ✓ - -
Spring Pain seiya-murai feat. ALT GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 Groove to Live - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
風／雷 world sequence GuitarFreaksXG2 & DrumManiaXG2 Groove to Live - ✓ ✓ - -
双つ雲と暁の奏 world sequence GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 - ✓ ✓ - -
隅田川夏恋歌～納涼mix seiya-murai feat.ALT GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
ガラス越し→バイなう seiya-murai feat. ALT GITADORA - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
空色デイズ (中川翔子) jubeat ripples - - ✓ - -
隅田川夏恋歌 seiya-murai feat. ALT jubeat ripples A.I.DATE POP ✓ ✓ ✓ -
KUNG-FU MAMA seiya-murai feat.ALT jubeat knit - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
HEAT-BIT-HIT-BEAT V.C.O. jubeat copious APPEND / pop'n music 20 fantasia LO-BIT SAMPLING ✓ ✓ - -
Baby Bleep March seiya-murai jubeat saucer - ✓ ✓ - -
Life Connection world sequence jubeat saucer - ✓ ✓ - -
Invisible Border world sequence jubeat Qubell - ✓ ✓ - -
Healing Tree NU-KO jubeat plus - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
もっと私を好きになって！ NU-KO jubeat plus - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Mighty Guy CHIHOMI KEYBOARDMANIA MAXIMUM ✓ ✓ - -
Mighty Guy -Long Version- CHIHOMI KEYBOARDMANIA CS MAXIMUM ✓ ✓ - -
Beyond the Ocean WORLD SEQUENCE KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX ASIAN ✓ - - -
Hear My Love Song SAKI KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX POWER ✓ ✓ - -
MA-SSA-RA natural bear KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX LITE POP ✓ ✓ - -
STEAM AND DREAM V.C.O. KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX EU-TECH ✓ ✓ - -
Limitation Seiya Murai KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX THEME ✓ ✓ - -
Pink Rose Kiyommy+Seiya KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX HEART ✓ ✓ - -
まっさら Long Version natural bear KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX LITE POP ✓ ✓ - -
birds Sana pop'n music 4 AMBIENT ✓ ✓ ✓ -
ELECTRONISM V.C.O. pop'n music 4 ANALOG TECHNO ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Hi-Tekno Millennium mix Hi-Tekno/Millennium Project pop'n music 4 DANCE REMIX - ✓ - -
Quick Master Millennium mix act deft/Millennium Project pop'n music 4 J-TEKNO REMIX - ✓ - -
Tap'n! Slap'n! Pop'n Music! Popper Head pop'n music 4 SPECIAL ENDING ✓ ✓ - -
TOON MANIAC Theme from"TOON MANIA" pop'n music 4 CARTOON ✓ ✓ - -
愛言葉～アイコトバ 課長とマミちゃん pop'n music 4 KARAOKE ✓ ✓ - -
恋は天然 ナチュラルベア pop'n music 4 COQUETTISH ✓ ✓ - -
今宵Lover's Day ミッキー・マサシ pop'n music 4 PASSION ✓ ✓ - -
すれちがう2人 Millennium mix aprésmidi/Millennium Project pop'n music 4 BONUS TRACK REMIX - ✓ - -
透明なマニキュア Kiyommy+Seiya pop'n music 4 NIGHT OUT ✓ ✓ - -
龍舞～DRAGON DANCE WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 5 NEW AGE ✓ ✓ - -
Love Is Strong To The Sky～V.B.-Remaster SAORI pop'n music 5 GIRLY REMIX - ✓ - -
POP-STEP-UP SOUNDROID pop'n music 5 LESSON ✓ ✓ ✓ -
WITHOUT YOU AROUND GEILA Z. pop'n music 5 US-DANCEPOP ✓ ✓ - -
どうなっちゃったって チャーミングス pop'n music 5 HI-TENSION ✓ ✓ - -
クチビル 中山マミ pop'n music 5 ALLEGRIA ✓ ✓ - -
お江戸花吹雪 TEYAN-day MIX 高田香里 ReMIXed by SEIYA pop'n music 5 ENKA REMIX - ✓ - -
天麩羅兄弟 TEMPULA-BROS pop'n music 5 COMIC SONG ✓ ✓ - -
マシュマロ・マーチ まろりんズ pop'n music 6 MARCHING ✓ ✓ - -
うるとら★ボーイ V.C.O. featuring Yuko Asai pop'n music 6 TECHNO KAYO ✓ ✓ - -
CHICKEN CHASER V.C.O. pop'n music 7 CRAZY TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
龍舞 ～DRAGON DANCE Revision-2 WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 7 NEW AGE REMIX - ✓ - -
電気人形 フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ pop'n music 7 DARKNESS ✓ ✓ - -
ラムのラブソング kaco pop'n music 7 URUSEI - ✓ - -
スウィーツ natural bear pop'n music 7 PRECIOUS ✓ ✓ - -
透明なマニキュア moonlit mix Kiyommy+Seiya pop'n music 7 NIGHTOUT REMIX - ✓ - -
Tir na n'Og WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 8 JIG ✓ ✓ - -
0/1 ANGEL V.C.O. featuring Alt pop'n music 8 A.I. TECHNO ✓ ✓ ✓ -
ヒーロー ～HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO～ REIKA pop'n music 8 HERO - ✓ - -
ホノホノ YASHI♪GANI pop'n music 8 UKULELE ✓ ✓ - -
CAT'S EYE ♪♪♪♪♪ pop'n music 9 CATS - ✓ - -
WE TWO ARE ONE Lala Moore pop'n music 9 SUPER EURO LONG ✓ ✓ - -
コンピューターおばあちゃん V.C.O. featuring Alt pop'n music 9 A.I.おばあちゃん - ✓ - -
어찌됐든 Ahn Sungyoon pop'n music 9 HI-TEN K-MIX - ✓ - -
禁じられた契約 フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ pop'n music 9 DARKNESS 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ -
掌の革命 Kiyommy + Seiya pop'n music 9 PRIDE - ✓ - -
SCI-FI SEIYA + A.I.units pop'n music 10 COSMIC ✓ ✓ ✓ -
This way HIROMI pop'n music 10 STRAY GIRL ✓ ✓ - -
絡繰男爵奇譚 エレハモニカ pop'n music 10 DARK MARCHEN ✓ ✓ - -
ラブ・アコーディオン WORLD SEQUENCE plays "mon cheri H.T." pop'n music 10 ROMANESQUE - ✓ - -
スウィーツ～instrumental private states pop'n music 10 PRECIOUS ENCORE - ✓ - -
ウキウキWATCHING 風尾課長とポップン青年隊 pop'n music 10 イイトモ - ✓ - ✓
ANAHONIKUY -雪の華PuzzLeMix- moonlit pop'n music 11 TAIGA REMIX - ✓ - -
AUSLANDSGESPRÄCH V.C.O. pop'n music 11 80's WERK ✓ ✓ - -
Space Dog Sana pop'n music 11 UCHU-RYOKOU ✓ ✓ ✓ -
YOLCU MUSTAFA WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 11 ISTAN BEATS ✓ ✓ - -
烏 黒踊社中 pop'n music 11 NEBUTA - ✓ - -
スシ食いねェ！ ポプガキ隊 pop'n music 11 スシ - - - ✓
天才バカボン 片岡嗣実 pop'n music 11 バカボン - - - ✓
home. 秋桜 + WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 12 いろは HEALING DUO ✓ ✓ - -
New days ko-saku pop'n music 12 いろは POSI ACO - ✓ - -
Pop'n Xmas 2004 ～電子ノウタゴエ～ strawberry barium"s" pop'n music 12 いろは Xmas PRESENTS - ✓ - -
Trick or Treat! Three Little Evils pop'n music 12 いろは HALLOWEEN ✓ ✓ ✓ -
乱 V.C.O. pop'n music 12 いろは SYMPHONIC TECHNO ✓ ✓ - -
DAWN PARSEC pop'n music 13 カーニバル SF POP ✓ ✓ - -
Der Wald エレハモニカ pop'n music 13 カーニバル DARK OPERA ✓ ✓ - -
ƒƒƒƒƒ Five Hammer pop'n music 13 カーニバル HARD Pƒ ✓ ✓ - -
キボウノタネ 秋桜 pop'n music 13 カーニバル FLYING DUO ✓ ✓ - -
セイント★セイジのうた 西本英雄ともうしま児童合唱団 pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS もう、しませんから。 ✓ ✓ - -
ニワトリなのだ A.I. Units pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS CHICKEN HEART ✓ ✓ ✓ -
BBLLAASSTT!! FIVE STICKS pop'n music 14 FEVER! KENKA DRUMS ✓ ✓ - -
flutter 裕紀子＋V.C.O. pop'n music 14 FEVER! SPACE WALTZ ✓ ✓ - -
fragments 秋桜 pop'n music 14 FEVER! LONELY FEEL ✓ ✓ - -
PARTY A GO GO ☆ サドルシューズ pop'n music 14 FEVER! PARTY ROCK ✓ ✓ - -
オトメルンバ♪ るるるSYSTEM pop'n music 14 FEVER! CHIBIKKO IDOL ✓ ✓ - -
スーパーマリオブラザーズBGMメドレー ♪♪♪♪♪ pop'n music 14 FEVER! スーパーマリオブラザーズBGM - ✓ - -
forest song MIKI-CHANG + world sequence pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS NATURE - ✓ - -
INSCRUTABLE BATTLE ♪♪♪♪♪ pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS リフォーム - ✓ - -
Romanticがとまらない ネオロマンティックス pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS ロマンティック - ✓ - -
ゆずれない願い 田村直美 pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS マジックナイト - ✓ - -
Quiet フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE DARKNESS 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ -
THE MAN FROM FAR EAST WORLD SEQUENCE pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE WARRIOR ✓ ✓ - -
走り続けて 秋桜 pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE CONTINENTAL ✓ ✓ - -
恋のミラクル☆ るるるSYSTEM pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE ONLINE LOVE POP ✓ ✓ - ✓
EFFECT mu-Ray-ZY pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ CHIP POP ✓ ✓ - -
existence parsec pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ AMBITION ✓ ✓ - -
Have a good dream. private states pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ AFTER A PARTY ✓ ✓ - -
月のワルツ MAKI pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ 月のワルツ - ✓ - -
ƒƒƒƒƒ op.2 Five Hammer pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE HARD Pƒ+ - ✓ - -
GEO SONG world sequence feat.Sana pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE LAND BALLAD ✓ ✓ ✓ -
The Aim of Nautilus mu-Ray pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE DEEP SEA ROMAN ✓ ✓ - -
ZIN-DEN-GO V.C.O. pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE 和算テクノ ✓ ✓ - -
O・KU・NI seiya-murai feat.楽芭 pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 GIN ROCK ✓ ✓ - -
五七五 V.C.O. pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 TECHNOHOSOMICHI ✓ ✓ - -
風と自転車 ウォリ＆荒牧陽子 pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET Pf POP ✓ ✓ - -
Linear Locomotive Love seiya-murai feat. ALT pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET A.I.TETSUDOL ✓ ✓ ✓ -
DOES NOT COMPUTE フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ feat.ALT pop'n music 20 fantasia A.I.DARKNESS ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Intersection 秋成 pop'n music 20 fantasia PHASING POP ✓ ✓ ✓ -
そして世界は音楽に満ちた wac + seiya pop'n music 20 fantasia EPILOGUE ✓ ✓ - -
PEACEFUL PLANET PARTY seiya-murai + A.I.Units pop'n music Sunny Park KEYBOARDS POP ✓ ✓ ✓ -
スマイル・リプレイ seiya-murai feat. 秋成 pop'n music Sunny Park REGRETS FEELING ✓ ✓ ✓ -
終末の序曲～オワリノハジマリ～ フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ pop'n music ラピストリア - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Geocentrism 劇団レコード＋ world sequence pop'n music éclale - ✓ ✓ - -
オトカドール ～このゆびとまれ～ NU-KO pop'n music éclale - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
BARRIER NU-KO pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
No NAME Colors pop'n fellows pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ - -
黒い月の遊戯 NU-KO pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
リモーネ・ディ・マッキーナ BEMANI Sound Team "seiya-murai" pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ - -
モヘア seiya-murai feat.藤野マナミ pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ - -
進め！女の子のマーチ NU-KO pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢 - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
たぶん、キスくらいしてる Kiyommy+Seiya pop'n music peace - ✓ ✓ - -
Watchdog The Sleeper BEMANI Sound Team "seiya-murai" pop'n music 解明リドルズ - ✓ ✓ - -
Tan♪Tan♪Tan♪ BEMANI Sound Team "seiya-murai" feat ALT pop'n music UniLab - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
WE TWO ARE ONE Lala Moore pop'n stage ex SUPER EURO ✓ ✓ - -
SHAKE'N SWING'N POP'N MUSIC! seiya-murai ポップンミュージック - ✓ ✓ - -
夢をかなえてドラえもん MAO ポップンミュージック - - ✓ - -
まるでマトリョーシカ seiya-murai feat. ALT REFLEC BEAT - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
みんな笑った seiya-murai feat. 凸BOT娘 REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring- - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Velvet Sentiment seiya-murai REFLEC BEAT colette -All Seasons- - ✓ ✓ - -
風詠之舞～カゼヨミノマイ world sequence REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア - ✓ ✓ - -
My Precious One NU-KO REFLEC BEAT plus - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
マイ♪ドリームステージ NU-KO REFLEC BEAT plus - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
GO!!! (FLOW) Toy'sMarch - - ✓ - -
INVOKE (T.M.Revolution) Toy'sMarch - - ✓ - -
未来（ダ）FUTURE seiya-murai ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom - ✓ ✓ - -
夕焼け猫とブリキのロボット seiya-murai feat. ALT ノスタルジア - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Echoes of Oblivion BEMANI Sound Team "seiya-murai" ノスタルジア Op.2 - ✓ ✓ - -
My Little Snowman BEMANI Sound Team "world sequence" ノスタルジア Op.3 - ✓ ✓ - -
晴天Bon Voyage TOMOSUKE × seiya-murai feat. ALT (私立BEMANI学園) SWEETRONICA - ✓ ✓ -

Discography

Albums

  1. pop'n music Artist Collection natural bear & Kiyommy + Seiya (2002, with Kiyomi Kumano)
  2. cosmos (2007, with Sayaka Minami and Emi Toujou)
  3. plug+program (2008)
  4. 0/1 ANGEL (2011, with ALT)
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