Shinji Hosoe
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Shinji Hosoe
Artist Information
- Name: Shinji Hosoe (細江慎治)
- Web Site: http://www.cocoebiz.com/hosoe/
Profile
With work dating as back as 1987, Shinji Hosoe one of the big names in videogame music in Japan. Outside of BEMANI, he has an extensive career composing for NAMCO, ARIKA, SEGA and SNK. He also composed music for No game No life anime series. His style is reminiscent of early techno as well as being one of the precursors of hardcore techno in beatmania IIDX, being one of the first composers to bring that style into the game. Other than that, he also composes and performs rock and clasical tunes. Currently, as of 2016 he's produced music for SEGA's CHUNITHM series, as well as being one of the main composers for NAMCO's Tekken series. He also owns, alongside Ayako Saso, the SuperSweep label where he self-publishes his works for videogames.
Trivia
- Shinji owns SuperSweep Records, label where he produces commissioned game music.
- He has several side projects with fellow composers Ayako Saso and Nobuyoshi Sano. One of them is Oriental Magnetic Yellow, a parody of Yellow Magic Orchestra, a well known Japanese electronic band formed by famous composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.
- Incidentally, Ryuichi composed a song for his side project Manikyua-Dan.
Aliases
- sampling masters MEGA
BEMANI Songs
| Song | Artist | Game | Genre | Composition | Arrangement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outer wall | sampling masters MEGA | beatmania IIDX 5th style | TECHNO | ✓ | ✓ |
| tablets | sampling masters MEGA | beatmania IIDX 5th style | RAVE | ✓ | ✓ |
| route 80s | sampling masters MEGA | beatmania IIDX 6th style | NOISY | ✓ | ✓ |
| rottel-da-sun | sampling masters MEGA | beatmania IIDX 6th style | ROTTERDAM TECHNO | ✓ | ✓ |
| rottel-the-Mercury | sampling masters MEGA | beatmania IIDX 9th style | GABBA | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1st Samurai | sampling masters MEGA | beatmania IIDX 10th style | OEDO TECHNO | ✓ | ✓ |
| VOX UP | sampling masters MEGA vs. 青龍 | beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS | ROTTERDAM TECHNO | ✓ | ✓ |
| Happy in commet | Sampling masters MEGA | DanceDanceRevolution Classroom Edition | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rocket grooving | Sampling masters MEGA | DanceDanceRevolution Pocket Edition | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| EE-AL-K | Shinji Hosoe(REMIX) | KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX | Far East | - | ✓ |
| SENSATION -from SALAMANDER2 | Shinji Hosoe(REMIX) | KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX | K-Generation | - | ✓ |
| Violently Car | sampling masters MEGA | pop'n music 13 カーニバル | RACING | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chat! Chat! Chat! | sampling masters MEGA | pop'n music portable | LOVELY CAT POP | ✓ | ✓ |
| TWINBEE'S HOME TOWN SONG （「ツインビー」より） | コナミ矩形波倶楽部 Arranged by スーパースィープ | ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2 | - | - | ✓ |