Taizo Takemoto

Taizo Takemoto (born February 19, 1956) is an orchestra conductor who has worked for the live concert performances of Mario, Zelda, Kirby franchises. For his in-game role, Takemoto has conducted orchestrated music in the Super Smash Bros. games and Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Production History

 * Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - Musical Performance
 * Dairantou Smash Brothers DX Orchestra Concert (2002) - Conductor
 * The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess SOUND & VISUAL CD (2005) - Conductor
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Main Theme Music (with various others)
 * Professor Layton Series Soundtrack Premium CD (2009) - Conductor
 * Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) - Conductor
 * SUPER MARIO BROS. 25th Anniversary Special Sound Track PRESS START Edition (2010) - Conductor
 * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (2011) - Conductor: "End Credits 2"
 * The Legend of Zelda 30th Anniversary Concert (2017) - Conductor: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert (2017) - Performer, conductor
 * The Legend of Zelda Concert 2018 (2018) - Conductor

SUPER MARIO BROS. 25th Anniversary Special Sound Track PRESS START Edition

 * Super Mario Bros. ~from PRESS START 2009~ - Conductor (Koji Kondo; arr. Nobuo Kurita)undefined
 * Super Mario Galaxy 2008 ~from PRESS START 2008~ - Conductor (Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota; arr. Mahito Yokota)undefined
 * New Super Mario Bros. Wii ~from PRESS START 2010~	- Conductor (Koji Kondo, Kenta Nagata, Ryo Nagamatsu, Shiho Fujii; arr. Takeshi Hama)undefined

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

 * End Credits 2 - Conductor (Mahito Yokota)undefined

External link(s)

 * VGMdb profile
 * IMDb page