List of Super Smash Bros. composers and arrangers

This a list consisting of music composers and arrangers of the Super Smash Bros. series, which mainly consist of music staff of Nintendo, HAL Laboratory, Bandai Namco, and freelance musicians.

Please note that this does not include Bandai Namco composers from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which can be found here.


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ACE (TOMOri/CHiCO)
The ACE group has provided music arrangements in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Ultimate.

Akari Kaida
Akari Kaida (born on 10 January 1974) is a game composer who is known for the Luminous Arc series. She has arranged a few tracks in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Song credits
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
 * Escape - Arrangement
 * Coliseum Series Medley - Arrangement

Akihiro Honda
Honda has arranged tracks in Brawl and Ultimate.

Asuka Ito
Asuka has arranged two tracks in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Atsuko Asahi
Asahi has provided a few arrangements in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

Hajime Wakai
Wakai is a music composer and sound supervisor best known for his work in The Legend of Zelda series.

Hideaki Kobayashi
Hideaki Kobayashi (HIDE-AKI; also known as Kobayashi Hidetoshi) is a game composer at SEGA. He's born on October 18, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan. Kobayashi has arranged the "Midna's Lament" track in Ultimate, as well as providing music in some Sonic the Hedgehog games.

Song credits
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
 * Midna's Lament - Arrangement

HIDE+HIDE
HIDE+HIDE is a duo name of Japanese music composers, Hideki Ishigaki and Hideki Onoue. As part of Japan's Heart Label, their work is notable for their ancient-style Japanese music. In gaming, the duo have provided two tracks in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. They also performed for the "Hands-On Hall" track in Super Mario 3D World.

Song credits
Super Mario 3D World Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
 * Hands-On Hall - Performers (Toru Minegishi)
 * King Dedede's Theme Ver. 2 - Arrangement
 * Glory of Heracles - Arrangement

External link

 * Official Website (Japanese)

Hideki Sakamoto
Hideki Sakamoto is a CEO at noisycroak Co Ltd. who composed Lifelight, the main theme for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as providing arrangements for the series.

Hirokazu Ando
Hirokazu Ando is a staff member at HAL Laboratory's sound department who has composed and arranged all music in the original Super Smash Bros. game for the Nintendo 64, and providing music in its GameCube sequel. Ando has provided music for the Kirby franchise which was also created by Masahiro Sakurai, and has continued to compose music since Sakurai's departure.

Hirokazu Koshio
Hirokazu Koshio (born June 2, 1980) is a Japanese composer who has arranged the "Wii Shop Channel" track in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Koshio often goes by COSIO (spoof of CASIO), COSIOSTONE, Jupiter-B, and E.G.G. (Everything Get Grove).

Song credits
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
 * Wii Shop Channel - Arrangement

Hiroki Morishita
Morishita is a staff member of Intelligent Systems and arranged some tracks in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi has arranged the "Map Page / Bonus Level" track from Donkey Kong Country in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Jun Fukuda
Jun Fukuda (born June 9, 1974) is a game composer who is known for his work in No More Heroes released on the Wii in 2007. Fukuda has arranged the "Butter Building" track in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Song Credits
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Butter Building - Arrangement

External link

 * VGMdb profile

Jun Senoue
Senoue is a SEGA music staff and guitarist who arranged a track in Brawl and Ultimate.

Keigo Ozaki
Keigo Ozaki (born October 15, 1982) is a composer and sound designer who works at Game Arts. As such, he has arranged some music tracks in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This is his only music work in his game career.

Song Credits
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Shadow Dragon Medley - Arrangement
 * WarioWare, Inc. - Arrangement
 * Go K.K. Rider! - Arrangement
 * Clu Clu Land - Arrangement

Keiichi Okabe
Keiichi Okabe (born May 26, 1969) is a Japanese composer and sound designer who has worked on several anime series and video games, notably the Tekken games and NieR: Automata. Okabe has worked on a few arrangements in Smash 4 and Ultimate.

Song Credits
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
 * Dark World / Dark World Dungeon - Arrangement
 * Ashley's Song (JP) Ver. 2 - Arrangement
 * Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2 - Arrangement
 * Flash Man Stage - Arrangement

External link

 * VGMdb profile
 * IMDb profile
 * Japanese Wikipedia article

Keisuke Ito
Keisuke Ito (born January 19, 1975) is a game composer at noisycroak Co Ltd. He is known for his works in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon spin-off series. He recently provided orchestral arrangements for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Song Credits
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
 * Galeem -- Arrangement
 * Dharkon -- Arrangement

External link

 * VGMDb profile

Keiki Kobayashi
Keiki Kobayashi has composed the main theme for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

Kenichi Ōkuma
Kenichi Ōkuma is a game composer and arranger who worked on a few tracks in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Song Credits
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Pokémon Gym / Evolution - Arrangement
 * Flat Zone 2 - Composition & Arrangement
 * Gyromite - Arrangement

Kenji Ito
Article coming soon where more information will be posted.

Kentaro Ishizaka
Kentaro Ishizaka is one of the main composers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He hasn't worked on any other games since then.

Kohta Takahashi
Kohta Takahashi (born October 5, 1972; also known as Takahashi Kouta) is a game composer who is known for the Ridge Racers games. Takahashi has arranged one track in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Song Credits
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
 * Title (Metroid) - Arrangement

Koji Hayama
Koji Hayama (born August 4, 1965) is a game composer and songwriter who is best known for the Super Robot Wars video game franchise. Hayama provided arrangements in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Song Credits
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Underground Theme (Super Mario Land) - Arrangement
 * 0² Battle - Arrangement
 * Balloon Trip - Arrangement

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
 * Battle! (Wild Pokémon) (Pokémon Diamond / Pokémon Pearl) - Arrangement
 * Minor Circuit - Arrangement

Koji Kondo
Koji Kondo is a longtime sound designer and music composer at Nintendo, best known for the iconic Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda franchises. Kondo has worked on an arrangement for three Super Smash Bros. games.

Kumi Tanioka
Kumi Tanioka is a game composer and pianist who is a former Square Enix music staff member. Tanioka is best known for the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles sub-series. He has provided several track arrangements in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as a composer in Mario Sports Mix.

Song Credits
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
 * Plaza / Title (Animal Crossing: City Folk / Animal Crossing: Wild World) -- Arrangement
 * Jogging/Countdown -- Arrangement

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
 * Snakey Chantey -- Arrangement
 * Molgera -- Arrangement
 * Main Menu - Wii Fit -- Arrangement

Frequent collaborators
Many of the Smash Bros. composers and arrangers have frequently worked in two or more titles. Musicians who have only worked in one game are not included.

Trivia

 * Some of the arrangers of Super Smash Bros. Brawl have also worked in Kid Icarus: Uprising for the Nintendo 3DS, which series' director Masahiro Sakurai has also worked on.

External link

 * SSBWiki List of composers