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Artists:	たなかひろかず
Artists (Alt):	Hirokazu Tanaka
Catalog #:	FJSP428
Release Date:	2021-03-24
Media Type:	CD
Discs/Tracks:	25 tracks on 1 disc
Price/MSRP:	￥2,650
Runtime:	50:42

Description:

Possibly the best known Japanese composer in the world. A private demo collection of composer Hirokazu Tanaka!

From the many demo tapes left behind in the 80s and 90s by Hirokazu Tanaka, a composer known worldwide for his work on Donkey Kong, Mario Brothers, Metroid, Mother, and other games, as well as the music for Pokémon, we have selected and edited 25 tracks, including the first demo for "Mezase Pokémon Master" and other private recordings that later became the basis for that hit song.

He joined Nintendo in 1980. Worked on music, sound effects, and programs for many popular games, including the arcade versions of "Donkey Kong" and "Mario Brothers," the NES "Metroid," "Palutena's Mirror," "Dr. Mario," and "Mother," and the Super NES "Mother 2. After leaving the company, he worked on many music projects for the TV animation of Pokémon and the movie. He has also appeared at music festivals in Japan and abroad, including the 2018 Fuji Rock Festival as Chip Tanaka, and is highly regarded as a pioneer in introducing dub and techno into game music.

世界で最も知られた日本人作曲家かもしれない。作曲家 “たなかひろかず”のプライベート・デモ集！！

ドンキーコング、マリオブラザーズ、メトロイド、マザーなどのゲームやポケモンの音楽などで世界的に知られる作曲家、たなかひろかずの80、90年代に残した多くのデモ・テープから、「めざせポケモンマスター」の最初期デモを始め、後にあのヒット曲の元になったプライベート録音まで、25曲を厳選、編集しました。監修：佐藤優介

1980年 任天堂入社。アーケード版「ドンキーコング」「マリオブラザーズ」、ファミコン「メトロイド」「パルテナの鏡」「ドクターマリオ」「マザー」、スーパーファミコン「マザー２」など数々の人気ゲームの音楽や効果音、プログラム制作を手掛ける。退社後「たなかひろかず」としてTVアニメ・映画「ポケットモンスター」で数多くの音楽を手がける。また「Chip Tanaka」として2018年Fuji Rock Festivalの出演を始め国内外のミュージックフェスティバルに出演するなど、ゲーム音楽にダブやテクノなどの音楽性を取り入れたパイオニアとして絶大な評価を得ている。

Customers who bought the album through Disk Union also received a bonus cassette tape, ""Tanaka Hirokazu" Demo," while supplies lasted.

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