Minako Hamano

Minako Hamano is a Nintendo composer known for her prominence on the Metroid franchise, in which she would often collaborate with Kenji Yamamoto. She joined the company in the R&D1 department, with her debut game being The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.

In recent years, she has been part of the Nintendo SPD sound group, where she would compose the music for the Brain Age series among other titles.

Production History

 * The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) - Sound Composer [Note: BGM Composition]
 * Super Metroid (1994) - Music Composer
 * Snoopy Concert (1995) - Sound Staff
 * Galactic Pinball (1995) - Sound Assistant
 * Game Boy Camera (1998) - Sound Composer
 * Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (2000) - Music Composition
 * Mobile Golf (2001) - BGM Programming
 * Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) - Sound
 * Metroid Fusion (2002) - Music Composition
 * Wario World (2003) - Music
 * Metroid: Zero Mission (2004) - Music Composition
 * Daigasso! Band Brothers (2004) - Sound
 * Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (2005) - Music
 * Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (2005) - Music
 * Tetris DS (2006) - Sound
 * Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) - Music
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Music Arrangement
 * Jam with the Band (2008) - Music Composition
 * Brain Age Express: Math (2008) - Music Composition
 * Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters (2008) - Music Composition
 * Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010) - Music
 * Wii Play: Motion (2011) - Sound Coordination
 * Brain Age: Concentration Training (2012) - Music
 * Miiverse (2012) - Music Composition
 * Mii Force (2013) - Sound Coordination
 * Flower Town (2013) - Sound Coordination
 * Warrior's Way (2013) - Sound Coordination
 * Monster Manor (2013) - Sound Coordination
 * Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) - Music / Voice Recording
 * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
 * Battleground Z (2015) - Sound Coordination
 * Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015) - Sound Supervisor
 * Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (2015) - Sound Support
 * Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016) - Music Supervisor

Special Thanks

 * Mario & Wario (1993)
 * Teleroboxer (1995)
 * Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo (Super Famicom) (1998)
 * Metroid Prime (2002) [Note: only credited in the Japanese version]
 * Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004)
 * Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword (2011)
 * Tokyo Crash Mobs (2012)
 * Mario Party 10 (2015)

Song Credits
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Super Metroid Mario Kart: Super Circuit Wario World Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! Super Smash Bros. Brawl Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
 * Link Wakes Up -- Composition
 * Swordless Link -- Composition
 * Mysterious Forest -- Composition
 * Cave -- Composition
 * Level 1 - Tail Cave -- Composition
 * Mid Boss Battle -- Composition
 * Boss Battle -- Composition
 * Level 2 - Bottle Grotto -- Composition
 * Kanalet Castle -- Composition
 * Level 3 - Key Cavern -- Composition
 * Dream Shrine -- Composition
 * Dream Shrine ~Asleep~ -- Composition
 * Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel -- Composition
 * Mambo's Mambo -- Composition
 * Level 5 - Catfish's Maw -- Composition
 * South Face Shrine -- Composition
 * Level 6 - Face Shrine -- Composition
 * Level 7 - Eagle's Tower -- Composition
 * Level 8 - Turtle Rock -- Composition
 * Ending -- Composition (w/Kozue Ishikawa), Arrangement (w/Kozue Ishikawa)
 * Opening (Destroyed Science Academy Research Station) -- Arrangement
 * Wrecked Ship -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Maridia - Rocky Underground Water Area -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Maridia - Quicksand Underground Water Area -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Mini Boss Confrontation Theme (Spore Spawn, Botwoon) -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Big Boss Confrontation Theme (Ridley, Draygon) -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Big Boss Confrontation Theme (Kraid, Crocomire, Phantoon) -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Tourian -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Mother Brain -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Escape -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Bowser Castle Course -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Rainbow Road - Composition & Arrangement
 * Greenhorn Forest -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Greenhorn Ruins -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Battle Ring -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Horror Manor - Mansion -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Beanstalk Way - Highlands -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Beanstalk Way - Lowlands -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Title -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Menu -- Arrangement
 * Configuration -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Ranking -- Arrangement
 * Announcement -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Virus Buster (Fever) -- Arrangement
 * Virus Buster (Chill) -- Arrangement
 * Virus Buster Game Over -- Arrangement
 * Virus Buster Clear -- Arrangement
 * Staff Credits -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Sector 1 -- Arrangement
 * Ba-Boom's Introduction -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Triple Trouble (Boss - Ba-Boom, the Boisterous) -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Ba-Boom's Knockout -- Composition & Arrangement
 * K-Stage Results -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Secret Seclusion -- Arrangement