Michiko Naruke (なるけ みちこ, Naruke Michiko) (born August 13, 1967) is a Japanese video game music composer, well known for her work in the Wild Arms series.
Michiko Naruke 成毛美智子 (なるけ みちこ) | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1967 Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Video game music |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Instrument | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | SPE Visual Works, King |
| Website | Sasakure.net |
Composing career
editShe used to work for Telenet Japan and Riot, but many people who worked for these two companies left, and along with Naruke, later started working for Media.Vision. She has composed music for games outside of the Wild ARMs series, such as Psycho Dream on the Super Famicom and the Tenshi no Uta series on the PC Engine. While it was speculated that Naruke composed under the pseudonym "Hassy" for the @MIDI albums, the composer herself has stated that Hassy is a separate individual (Hiroya Hatsushiba).[1]
She has made a number of songs for Media.Vision's Wild ARMs series. Occasionally, the main theme and ending theme of the Wild ARMs songs will contain lyrics, formerly being sung by Machiko Watanabe and Kaori Asoh. Most recently, for the tenth anniversary, a new vocalist has been introduced, Nana Mizuki. Her compositions in the Wild ARMs series include her signature whistling parts, whistled by Naoki Takao. Naruke has composed more than 400 songs for the Wild ARMs series. However, during the development of Wild ARMs: The 4th Detonator, Naruke fell ill, marking the first time in the Wild ARMs series that she did not compose the entire soundtrack.
In an interview for Wild ARMs: Piece of Tears, Naruke revealed items which she values, including her keyboard and rhythm machine, a pamphlet of Jerry Goldsmith, a figure of Kurokishi from "Gingaman", an original score of Bach, and a memorial vinyl disc.
Works
editVideo games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Legion | Music with Hiroto Otsubo, Shinobu Ogawa, and Takaharu Umezu |
| Dekoboko Densetsu: Hashiru Wagamanma | arrangement with Hiroto Otsubo, Minoru Yuasa, and Shingo Murakami | |
| 1991 | Valis III (Mega Drive) | arrangement with Takaharu Umezu and Minoru Yuasa |
| High Grenadier | Music with Takaharu Umezu | |
| Tenshi no Uta | Music with Shinobu Ogawa | |
| 1992 | Mirai Shounen Conan | Music |
| Psycho Dream | Music | |
| 1993 | Tenshi no Uta II: Datenshi no Sentaku | Music |
| 1996 | Wild Arms | Music |
| 1999 | Wild Arms 2 | Music |
| 2002 | Wild Arms 3 | Music |
| 2003 | Wild Arms Alter Code: F | Music |
| 2005 | Wild Arms 4 | Music with Masato Kouda, Nobuyuki Shimizu, and Ryuta Suzuki |
| 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Arrangements[a] |
| The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road | "RIZ-ZOAWD!", "My Home on the Hills" | |
| 2010 | Guwange | Arrangement[b][2] |
| 2011 | Noora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo | Music |
| Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming | "To a Space Faraway", "Battle of Godwave" | |
| 2014 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | Arrangements[c] |
| 2015 | Zombie Tokyo | Music with Noriyuki Iwadare |
| 2016 | 7'scarlet | "Koboresou na Tsuki" |
| Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey | "Beyond the Tempest" | |
| 2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Arrangements[d] |
| Wild Arms: Million Memories | Music with Saki Furuya, Naoki Chiba, and Kyohei Ozawa | |
| 2019 | Rakugaki Kingdom | "Regaining" |
| 2024 | Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes | Music with Motoi Sakuraba[3] |
| 2025 | Armed Fantasia | Music with Noriyasu Agematsu[4] |
Other
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | FM Sound Module Maniax | Music with several others |
| 2009 | Griotte no Nemuri Hime ~FEL ARY LU EN TINDHARIA~ | Music with several others |
| 2013 | Feedback | Music |
| Feedback 2nd | Music | |
| Feedback 3rd | Music | |
| Feedback 4th | Music | |
| 2014 | Game Music Prayer II | Music with several others |
| THE LEGEND ARTISTS Otakara Hakken! | Music with several others | |
| Feedback 5th. | Music | |
| Feedback 6th. | Music |
Notes
edit- ^ "Ocarina of Time Medley" and "Bramble Blast"
- ^ "Departure (Select)"
- ^ "Full Steam Ahead (Spirit Tracks)", and "Cut Man Stage"
- ^ “Bloody Tears/Monster Dance”, "Mad Monster Mansion", and "Let's Go to Seoul! (Fatal Fury 2)"
References
edit- ^ "I have an idea of who Hassy might be," says the composer, referring to the pseudonym attributed to her on Wikipedia. "I think we might have even worked together a long time ago." Jeriaska (2008-12-20). "Michiko Naruke's Wild Arms, From Console to Stage". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ "GUWANGE Arrange Album + Original Sound Track". VGMdb. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (24 July 2020). "Suikoden's creators are crowdfunding a spiritual successor". The Verge. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Music". wildbunchproductions.co.jp. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Michiko Naruke discography at MusicBrainz