is a Japanese composer of video game music, singer, and video game voice actor. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including Virtua Fighter 2 and Shenmue. He first gained major recognition after the release of Daytona USA, for which he wrote music and personally sang vocals.
He also recorded live orchestras for the arcade games Derby Owners Club, World Club Champion Football, and Star Horse.
Aside from original compositions, he also arranges, provides vocals, and is a performer for various projects, including S.S.T from 1988 to 1993, and [H.] from 2004 onwards. He is well-known for voicing the character Kage-Maru in the Virtua Fighter franchise.
His younger brother, , is a manga artist and member of the artist-writer duo Ark Performance along with Kōichi Ishikawa.ザ・インタビュー 漫画読みますか？一番好きな漫画を教えて下さい。
Works Video games YearTitleRole(s)1990G-LOC R360"Earth Frame G"GP RiderMusic with Hiroshi Kawaguchi1991Rent a HeroStrike FighterMusic1992Virtua RacingOutRunnersMusic with Takayuki Nakamura1994Daytona USAMusic, vocalsVirtua Fighter 2Music with Takayuki Nakamura and Akiko HashimotoVirtua StrikerMusic1995Sega Rally ChampionshipManx TT SuperbikeVirtua Fighter RemixSound design1996Sonic the FightersMusic with Maki MorrowVirtua Fighter KidsMusic with Takayuki Nakamura and Maki MorrowJ.League Victory Goal '96MusiciansVirtua Fighter 3Music with Fumio Ito and Hidenori Shoji1997Virtua Striker 2 Sound directorFighters MegamixSound designJ.League Victory Goal '97MusiciansDigital Dance Mix Vol. 1 Namie AmuroSound director1998Daytona USA 2VocalsBurning Rangers1999ShenmueMusic with various others2000F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa2001Crackin' DJ Part 2Shenmue II2002World Club Champion FootballMusic2003Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MarzSound design2005Sonic Gems Collection"Fairy of A.I.F."2006Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of SpiceMusicSega Rally 2006Music with various others2009Yakuza 3Sound productionHummerMusic2010Yakuza 4Interpretation assistanceLet's Go Island: Lost on the Island of TropicsMusic with Junpei Mishima and Keisuke Tsukahara2011Ridge Racer"Ridge Racer USA Mix" - DLC2012MaimaiMusic with various othersSamurai BloodshowMusic2015Chunithm"Ikazuchi"Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DXMotion actor2017Daytona 3 Championship USAMusic2018Super Smash Bros. Ultimate"F-Zero Medley"2021 Initial D The Arcade"Super Sonic"2022 Sin Chronicle "A Reason of Unchosen"2023 Sonic Superstars "Golden Capital Zone Act 2", "Zap Scrap"2024Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth"Reminiscent Mood"2026Denshattack!"Infinite Sky"
Voice acting YearTitleRole(s)1993 Burning Rival BillVirtua FighterAkira Yuki, Kage-Maru1996 Virtua Fighter 3Kage-Maru2001 Virtua Fighter 4 2003 Cyber Troopers Virtual-On MarzSgt. Hatter2005 3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha: To the End of the GalaxyApharmd the Hatter2006 Virtua Fighter 5 Kage-Maru2012 Phantasy Star Online 2Himself (English and Japanese) Sonic & All-Stars Racing TransformedAnnouncer (Japanese)2015 Project X Zone 2Kage-Maru2017 Sonic ManiaCompetition Announcer2022 Party Quiz Sega Q Himself2025 Shinobi: Art of VengeanceJoe Musashi
Concerts Mitsuyoshi's music from Shenmue was performed live at the first Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany, in 2003. It was the first time that a concert featuring video game music was held outside Japan.Symphonic Game Music Concerts, The Concert Programs
Mitsuyoshi attended the world premiere of Play! A Video Game Symphony at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, Illinois, in May 2006, where music from the Shenmue series was performed by a full symphony orchestra. The event drew nearly 4,000 attendees.
In 2007, his music from the World Club Champion Football series was presented at the fifth Symphonic Game Music Concert, with him joining the choir during the performance.
For Symphonic Shades – Hülsbeck in Concert in 2008, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi arranged music from Apidya, by German composer Chris Hülsbeck. The event was performed by the WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne in Cologne, Germany, and marked the first live radio broadcast of a video game music concert.Symphonic Shades, Symphonic Shades live im Radio
His first dinner show was scheduled for March 22, 2020, but was postponed to August 23 of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then rescheduled again to January 24, 2021, due to the spread of the second wave of infection. He did an online dinner show livestream on August 23, 2020, to make room for the reschedule.
References
External links
Composer profile at OverClocked ReMix