List of Super Smash Bros. composers and arrangers

Escape (Metroid) -- Arrangement
Coliseum Series Medley (Fire Emblem series) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Akihiro Honda[]

Akihiro Honda (JP: 本田晃弘) is a game composer and sound designer who is best known for his work in the Metal Gear series. Until 2014, Honda was an in-house staff member at Konami's sound department. He is currently employed at Cygames as of 2015. He has provided music arrangement tracks in Brawl and Ultimate.

Song Credits[]

MGS4 ~ Theme of Love ~ Smash Bros. Brawl Version -- Arrangement

Fortress Boss (Super Mario Bros. 3) -- Arrangement
Death Mountain (The Legend of Zelda) -- Arrangement
Battle! (Elite Four) / Battle! (Solgaleo / Lunala) (Pokémon Sun / Pokémon Moon) -- Arrangement
Destiny (Ablaze) (Fire Emblem Awakening) -- Arrangement

DLC

Fire Emblem: Three Houses Main Theme (JP) -- Arrangement
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Main Theme -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Arata Iiyoshi[]

Arata Iiyoshi is a composer, known for the music from the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and Beatmania series. He arranged some themes for Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Song Credits[]

The Dark World (A Link to the Past) -- Arrangement
White Land (F-Zero) -- Arrangement
Skyworld (Kid Icarus) -- Arrangement

Asuka Hayazaki[]

Main article: Asuka Hayazaki

Hayazaki is an in-house composer at Nintendo who is known for the Zelda and Mario franchises.

Asuka Ito[]

Main article: Asuka Ito

Asuka has rearranged two tracks from Pilotwings Resort in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. She left Nintendo in 2014 and now resides in Los Angeles where she worked mostly on independent and Hong Kong films, primarily collaborating with composer Nathan Wang. She sometimes works on Japanese productions as well.

Atsuko Asahi[]

Main article: Atsuko Asahi

Notable for her work in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Mario Kart 8, Asahi has provided a few arrangements in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and two DLC arrangements for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from ARMS which she worked on.

Daisuke Matsuoka[]

Main article: Daisuke Matsuoka

Matsuoka has rearragned two tracks from Find Mii II in Smash Bros. 4.

Grant Kirkhope[]

Main article: Grant Kirkhope

Best known for his work in the Rareware-era games on the Nintendo 64 and later the Mario + Rabbids games, Kirkhope rearranged the "Spiral Mountain" track for the Banjo-Kazooie DLC in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Confirmed by Masahiro Sakurai, Kirkhope is the series' first-ever "overseas" composer. Sakurai said that despite concerns over his "language barrier", the soundtrack "fits perfectly".^[1] He is one of the only two non-Japanese musicians, next to Toby Fox (see below), to work in the Smash Bros. series music.

Hajime Wakai[]

Main article: 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, where he has worked mostly on the Phantasy Star and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises. He was born on October 18, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan. Kobayashi has arranged the "Midna's Lament" track in Ultimate.

Song Credits[]

Midna's Lament (Twilight Princess) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

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 are among the music performers in Super Mario 3D World and Ninjala, and Ishigaki alone performed in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey.

Song Credits[]

King Dedede's Theme Ver. 2 (Kirby's Dream Land) -- Arrangement
Glory of Heracles -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Hideki Sakamoto[]

Hideki Sakamoto is a game composer and the CEO of noisycroak Co., Ltd. He has worked on the Tokuiden and echocrome series, among other titles.

Notoriously, he composed Lifelight, the main theme for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as has also provided various arrangements for the series. Sakamoto was also the composer of Mario & Luigi: Brothership, replacing long-time series composer Yoko Shimomura.

Song Credits[]

Main Theme/Underworld Theme (The Legend of Zelda) -- Arrangement
The Great Cave Offensive (Kirby Super Star) -- Arrangement

Lifelight -- Composition & Arrangement (performed by Abby Trott)
Lifelight (JP) -- Composition & Arrangement (performed by Erina Koga)
Main Theme Piano Solo -- Composition & Arrangement
Galeem / Dharkon -- Composition & Arrangement
Fire Emblem Theme (Heroic Origins) -- Arrangement
Main Theme (Pikmin) -- Arrangement
Snake Man Stage (Mega Man 3) -- Arrangement
Starker / Wicked Child (Castlevania) -- Arrangement

Vs. Klungo (Banjo-Tooie) -- Arrangement

Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Sakamoto is the sole composer of this title

External link(s)[]

VGMdb profile
Noisycroak staff (in Japanese) (archived)

Hirokazu Ando[]

Main article: 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 for the series since Sakurai's departure. With a total of 56 tracks, including victory themes and additional music (60 if counting the Smashing...Live! arrangements), Ando has composed and arranged more music than any other composer in the series.

Hirokazu Koshio[]

Hirokazu Koshio (born June 2, 1980) is a Japanese composer at Taito's Zuntata sound group 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[]

Wii Shop Channel -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Hirokazu Tanaka[]

Main article: Hirokazu Tanaka

Tanaka has composed various Nintendo Entertainment System games who is now the president of Creatures Inc. of the Pokémon series. He has arranged numerous tracks starting from Brawl.

Hiroki Morishita[]

Main article: Hiroki Morishita

Morishita is a staff member of Intelligent Systems where he worked on Fire Emblem Fates, and arranged some tracks in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He's the only series' composer to arrange a soundtrack from a mobile game (Fire Emblem Heroes).

Hiroshi Yamaguchi[]

Main article: Hiroshi Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi is a staff member of PlatinumGames who worked on gmaes such as Bayonetta and Star Fox Zero. He 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 and sound designer who usually works alongside Masafumi Takada on various titles, including No More Heroes. Fukuda has arranged the "Butter Building" track in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Song Credits[]

Butter Building (Kirby's Adventure) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

VGMdb profile

Jun Senoue[]

Jun Senoue is a Sega composer and the current sound director of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, having worked on many of the titles of the franchise. He arranged some themes for Brawl and Ultimate, including "Angel Island Zone", which notoriously remains the only Sonic arrangement in the series to date.

Song Credits[]

Angel Island Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 3) -- Arrangement

Mega Man 4 Medley -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Kazumi Totaka[]

Main article: Kazumi Totaka

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 one of his few music works in his game career.

Song Credits[]

Shadow Dragon Medley -- Arrangement
WarioWare, Inc. -- Arrangement
Go K.K. Rider! (Animal Crossing) -- Arrangement
Clu Clu Land -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Keiichi Okabe[]

Keiichi Okabe (born May 26, 1969) is a Japanese composer and sound designer at Monaca 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[]

Dark World/Dark World Dungeon (A Link to the Past) -- Arrangement
Ashley's Song (JP) Ver. 2 (WarioWare: Touched!) -- Arrangement

Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2) -- Arrangement
Flash Man Stage (Mega Man 2) -- Arrangement

DLC

Aerith's Theme (FINAL FANTASY VII) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

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, among other games. He provided orchestral arrangements for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate which are composed by fellow noisycroak CEO, Hideki Sakamoto.

Song Credits[]

Galeem -- Arrangement
Dharkon -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

VGMdb profile

Kenichi Okuma (†)[]

Kenichi Okuma was a game composer and arranger who worked on a few tracks in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Okuma died on July 22, 2022 from esophageal cancer.

Song Credits[]

Pokémon Gym / Evolution (Pokémon Red/Pokémon Blue) -- Arrangement
Flat Zone 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
Gyromite -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Kenji Ito[]

Kenji Ito (born July 5, 1968) (a.k.a. Itoken) is a Japanese game composer and musician best known for his work in the SaGa and Mana games from the Final Fantasy series, as well as the Culdcept franchise. Ito provided various arrangements for the Super Smash Bros. series.

Song Credits[]

Space Armada (Star Fox) -- Arrangement
Attack (Fire Emblem) -- Arrangement
Title (Kid Icarus) -- Arrangement

Mute City Ver. 3 (F-Zero) -- Arrangement
Super Hoop (Wii Fit) -- Arrangement
Culdcept -- Composition & Arrangement

Beginning (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) -- Arrangement

Trivia[]

He left college early before starting his career.

External link(s)[]

Kenji Yamamoto[]

Main article: Kenji Yamamoto

Best known for his work in the Metroid series, Yamamoto has arranged tracks in Brawl and Smash Bros. Wii U.

Kentaro Ishizaka[]

Kentaro Ishizaka is a Japanese composer who was hired by HAL Laboratory to provide several arrangement soundtracks for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He has also worked on the techno unit "Natchan PEAK" as Kentaro Yanagi. To date, Ishizaka has not worked on any other projects since Brawl.

Song Credits[]

Opening (Super Smash Bros. Melee) -- Arrangement
Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.) -- Arrangement
Waluigi Pinball (Mario Kart DS) -- Arrangement
Title (3D Hot Rally) -- Arrangement
Jungle Level (Donkey Kong Country) -- Arrangement
Boss Theme Medley (Kirby series) -- Arrangement
Corneria (Star Fox) -- Arrangement
Star Wolf (Star Fox 64) -- Arrangement
Pokémon Center (Pokémon Red/Pokémon Blue) -- Arrangement
Unfounded Revenge/Smashing Song of Praise (Mother 3) -- Arrangement
You Call this a Utopia?! (Mother 3) -- Arrangement
Winning Road - Roy's Hope (The Binding Blade) -- Arrangement
Stage Clear/Title (Pikmin) -- Arrangement
Town Hall and Tom Nook's Store (Animal Crossing: Wild World) -- Arrangement

Trivia[]

Kentaro Ishizaka received a "Special Thanks" credit in Minna no Joushiki Ryoku TV.

External link(s)[]

Kohta Takahashi[]

Kohta Takahashi (born October 5, 1972) is a game composer who is known for the Ridge Racer series. Takahashi has arranged one track in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Song Credits[]

Title (Metroid) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Koji Hayama[]

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

Song Credits[]

Underground Theme (Super Mario Land) -- Arrangement
0² Battle (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) -- Arrangement
Balloon Trip (Balloon Fight) -- Arrangement

Battle! (Wild Pokémon) (Pokémon Diamond / Pokémon Pearl) - Arrangement
Minor Circuit (Punch-Out!!) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Koji Kondo[]

Main article: Koji Kondo

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

Kumi Tanioka[]

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

Song Credits[]

Plaza/Title (Animal Crossing: City Folk/Animal Crossing: Wild World) -- Arrangement
Jogging/Countdown (Punch-Out!!) -- Arrangement

Snakey Chantey (Donkey Kong Country 2) -- Arrangement
Molgera (The Wind Waker) -- Arrangement
Main Menu (Wii Fit) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Maasa Miyoshi[]

Main article: Maasa Miyoshi

Miyoshi is a composer at Nintendo who worked on the "Main Theme (Luigi's Mansion)" arrangement in Ultimate.

Mahito Yokota[]

Main article: Mahito Yokota

Best known for his work in Super Mario Galaxy, Yokota provided the "Star Wolf's Theme / Sector Z" arrangement from Star Fox 64 in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. He is also the recording manager for the main themes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Maki Kirioka[]

Maki Kirioka is a composer and sound editor. Kirioka is a former staff member at Konami's KCE Japan Sound Team division and Procyon Studio. She has worked on titles like Zone of the Enders and the Tokimeki Memorial Drama series. Aside from composing video games, she is also a songwriter. She has provided arrangements to some tracks in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Song Credits[]

Wii Fit Plus Medley -- Arrangement
Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! Medley -- Arrangement

Title Theme (Animal Crossing: Wild World) -- Arrangement
Duck Hunt Medley -- Arrangement
Area 1 (Dragon Spirit) -- Arrangement
Bathtime Theme (nintendogs) -- Arrangement
Noisy Notebook (Snipperclips) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Manabu Namiki[]

Manabu Namiki (born September 13, 1971) is a composer and sound director at M2, where he has worked on titles like Kokuga. Namiki has worked on two medley arrangements in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Song Credits[]

Duck Hunt Medley -- Arrangement
Wrecking Crew Medley -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Manaka Kataoka[]

Main article: Manaka Kataoka

Kataoka is a Nintendo composer who worked on the Animal Crossing games and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. She has provided a few arrangements in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Manami Kiyota[]

Main article: Manami Kiyota

Kiyota is known for her work in the Xenoblade games. She has made arrangements in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Ultimate.

Masaaki Iwasaki[]

Masaaki Iwasaki (better known as Koremasa) is a freelance game composer and sound editor. He was formerly a colleague of Shogo Sakai at Data East, and as such he has assisted with sound effect production on some of the games composed by Sakai at HAL Laboratory; those include Mother 3, Super Smash Bros. Brawl (where he arranged two Mario tracks), Kirby Mass Attack and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

Song Credits[]

Ground Theme 2 (Super Mario Bros.) -- Arrangement
Chill (Dr. Mario) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Masafumi Takada[]

Main article: Masafumi Takada

Takada has currently arranged 14 tracks (excluding a Japanese alternate song) in the entire series. He also worked on Kid Icarus: Uprising which Masahiro Sakurai also worked on.

MASAKI[]

Masaki Mori (alias: MASAKI) is a composer from Taito, working for the ZUNTATA unit. He has provided one arrangement for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Song Credits[]

Staff Credits (Kirby's Dream Land) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

VGMdb profile

Masami Ueda[]

Main article: Masami Ueda

Ueda is a former PlatinumGames staff member who is now a freelancer as of 2018. Before his departure, he worked on the Bayonetta games and arranged three tracks in Ultimate (two before his freelance-era).

Masashi Hamauzu[]

Masashi Hamauzu (born September 20, 1971) is a Japanese composer and arranger who has worked for Square Enix from 1996 until 2010, where he scored titles like Final Fantasy XIII. Afterwards, Hamauzu went to form his own company, MONOMUSIK. He has arranged two tracks for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

Song Credits[]

Green Greens Ver. 2 (Kirby's Dream Land) -- Arrangement
Stage Select (Pikmin 2) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Masato Coda[]

Main article: Masato Kouda

A staff member of Design Wave Co. Ltd., Kouda has been providing arrangements in the Smash Bros. series since Brawl. He is credited as Masato Coda since Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U where his tracks featured the performance of RiRiKA. His recent works include Fire Emblem Fates and Hey! Pikmin.

Michiko Naruke[]

Michiko Naruke is a Japanese game composer known for the Wild Arms series. Naruke has arranged numerous tracks in the Super Smash Bros. series. She works through her unit Naru2 Co., Ltd.

Song Credits[]

Bramble Blast (Donkey Kong Country 2) -- Arrangement
Ocarina of Time Medley -- Arrangement

Full Steam Ahead (Spirit Tracks) -- Arrangement
Cut Man Stage (Mega Man) -- Arrangement

Bloody Tears/Monster Dance (Castlevania II: Simon's Quest) -- Arrangement

Mad Monster Mansion (Banjo-Kazooie) -- Arrangement
Let's Go to Seoul! (FATAL FURY 2) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Michiru Yamane[]

Michiru Yamane (born September 23, 1963) is a freelance game composer. Formerly employed at Konami, she was one of the main composers of the Castlevania series until her departure from the company at 2008. Yamane has provided two arrangements for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Song Credits[]

Saria's Song/Middle Boss Battle (Ocarina of Time) -- Arrangement
Fight 1 (Fire Emblem Gaiden) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Minako Hamano[]

Main article: Minako Hamano

Hamano is known for her work in the Metroid series. Her most recent music work is in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. She arranged the "Sector 1" track in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Motoi Sakuraba[]

Main article: Motoi Sakuraba

Sakuraba has composed 15 music arrangements for the series. Outside of Smash, he is the composer of various Mario sports games, and is the lead composer of the other Sakurai-headed game, Kid Icarus: Uprising.

Naoto Kubo[]

Main article: Naoto Kubo

Kubo is known for his work in Super Mario Odyssey including the "Jump Up, Super Star!" song. He has arranged the "Napalm Man Stage" soundtrack from Mega Man 5.

Nobuko Toda[]

Nobuko Toda (born November 18, 1972) is a Japanese composer, orchestrator, and score producer who is known for working on the Metal Gear Solid series. Toda worked at Konami's sound division from 2004 until 2010, where she went to work at FILM SCORE LLC. Toda has worked on arrangements in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Song Credits[]

Egg Planet (Super Mario Galaxy) -- Arrangement
Menu (Melee): Ver. 2 -- Arrangement

Snake Eater (Metal Gear Solid 3) -- Arrangement
Bomb Man Stage (Mega Man) -- Arrangement
Fire Man Stage (Mega Man) -- Arrangement
Crash Man Stage (Mega Man 2) -- Arrangement
Title Theme (Wii Sports Club) -- Arrangement

Counterattack (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) -- Arrangement
Dist Thins Out (Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion) -- Arrangement
Karma (Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion) -- Arrangement
Desperate Struggle (Tekken 7) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Nobuo Uematsu[]

Nobuo Uematsu (born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese game composer known for his work in the Final Fantasy games. Uematsu has composed the main theme for Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Song Credits[]

Main Theme - Composition

Trivia[]

Uematsu has stated that he approached series' director Masahiro Sakurai to work on the next installment, which became Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, but was turned down due to the amount of new musicians working on the game.

External link(s)[]

Noriyuki Iwadare[]

Main article: Noriyuki Iwadare

Iwadare is known for his work in the Phoenix Wright and Grandia games, as well as one of the composers of Kid Icarus: Uprising. He arranged numerous tracks within the Smash Bros. series.

RiRiKA[]

Rika Hanasaki (known as RiRiKA) (born December 26, 1984) is a Japanese pop singer and actress who has performed in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, in tracks arranged by Masato Coda.

Song Credits[]

Bathtime Theme (nintendogs) -- Performer
Bathtime Theme (Vocal Mix) (nintendogs) -- Performer
Light Plane (Pilotwings) -- Performer
Light Plane (Vocal Mix) (Pilotwings) -- Performer

External link(s)[]

Ryo Nagamatsu[]

Main article: Ryo Nagamatsu

Nagamatsu is a music composer who worked on the Zelda series, Mario Kart 8, and Splatoon 2. He arranged some orchestral tracks in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U and Ultimate. He was an employee at Nintendo from 2006 until 2023.

Ryoji Yoshitomi[]

Main article: Ryoji Yoshitomi

Yoshitomi is a composer and sound designer who worked on many Game Boy Advance games such as WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. He arranged the "WarioWare Medley" in Brawl.

Seiji Momoi[]

Seiji Momoi (born July 6, 1967) is a game composer who works at Studio PJ. Momoi has worked on two projects directed by Masahiro Sakurai, being Meteos and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Song Credits[]

Main Theme (Star Fox) -- Arrangement
Pokémon Main Theme -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Shinji Ushiroda[]

Main article: Shinji Ushiroda

A former Konami staff member, Ushiroda has worked on the recent Donkey Kong games and Miitopia. He provided the "Vampire Killer" from Castlevania in Ultimate.

Shogo Sakai[]

Main article: Shogo Sakai

Sakai is a former sound staff member at HAL Laboratory until 2023, where he has provided music in Melee, and was the lead composer in Brawl.

Shohei Tsuchiya[]

Shohei Tsuchiya (born June 6, 1979 as Tachiya Syouhei) is a game composer at Taito's Zuntata sound team, and a former staff at From Software. He has worked on the Dariusburst series, among other titles. Shohei has arranged two tracks in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Ultimate.

Song Credits[]

Kapp'n's Song (Animal Crossing: New Leaf) -- Arrangement
The Mysterious Murasame Castle -- Arrangement

Splattack! (Splatoon) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Shota Kageyama[]

Main article: Shota Kageyama

Best known for the Pokémon series, Kageyama has arranged 12 tracks since starting in Brawl.

Soshi Abe[]

Main article: Soshi Abe

Abe is a Nintendo staff member who worked on arrangements in Ultimate.

Tadashi Ikegami[]

Main article: Tadashi Ikegami

Ikegami is a staff at HAL Laboratory who provided two orchestrated arrangements in Melee.

Takahiro Nishi[]

Takahiro Nishi (born January 31, 1970) is a sound director and composer who worked at Game Arts. He was the music director of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Kid Icarus: Uprising, two projects headed by Masahiro Sakurai.

Song Credits[]

Dialga / Palkia Battle at Spear Pillar! (Pokémon Diamond/Pearl) -- Arrangement
Mona Pizza's Song (WarioWare: Twisted!) -- Arrangement
Mona Pizza's Song (JP) (WarioWare: Twisted!) -- Arrangement
Environmental Noises (Pikmin) -- Arrangement
Theme of Tara (Metal Gear) -- Arrangement

Kid Icarus: Uprising

The Seafloor Palace -- Arrangement (w/Motoi Sakuraba)^{^[2]}
Boss Battle 2 -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Viridi, Goddess of Nature -- Arrangement^{^[2]}
Reset Bomb Forest -- Arrangement^{^[2]}
The Lunar Sanctum -- Composition (w/Yuzo Koshiro & Hirokazu Tanaka), Arrangement (w/Yuzo Koshiro)^{^[2]}
Scorched Feathers -- Arrangement (w/Motoi Sakuraba)^{^[2]}
The Three Trials -- Arrangement (w/Yuzo Koshiro & Motoi Sakuraba)^{^[2]}
Boss Battle Victory -- Arrangement^{^[2]}
I'm Finished! -- Arrangement^{^[2]}

External link(s)[]

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi[]

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi is a game composer and vocal performer at Sega, known for working on the Virtua Fighter and Daytona series. Mitsuyoshi has arranged and performed the "F-Zero Medley" track in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Song Credits[]

F-ZERO Medley -- Arrangement, Lyrics, Vocals

External link(s)[]

Takeshi Kuramochi[]

Takeshi Kuramochi (born August 11, 1981) is a Japanese composer and businessman who is a former staff member at Konami, where he worked on the Castlevania series among other titles. He is the founder and president of IZENE Corporation and its subsidiary INSPION STUDIO. He has worked on several arrangements in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which most are based on the Fire Emblem series.

Song Credits[]

Big Blue (F-ZERO) -- Arrangement
Under This Banner (Mystery of the Emblem) -- Arrangement
Advance (Mystery of the Emblem) -- Arrangement
Beyond Distant Skies - Roy's Departure (The Binding Blade) -- Arrangement
Id (Purpose) (Fire Emblem Awakening) -- Arrangement
Cross Your Heart (Haunted Castle) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Takuto Kitsuta[]

Main article: Takuto Kitsuta

Kitsuta arranged two tracks from Super Smash Bros. Melee during his HAL Laboratory years until moving to Creatures Inc. where he worked on various Pokémon games.

Tetsuya Shibata[]

Tetsuya Shibata (born October 24, 1973) is a game composer and sound director who is best known for his work in the Monster Hunter and Devil May Cry franchises. Shibata's music work is focused on jazz, classic, and rock.

Song Credits[]

Ground Theme/Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.) -- Arrangement
The Great Sea / Menu Select (The Wind Waker) -- Arrangement

Prelude (Ablaze) (Fire Emblem Awakening) -- Arrangement
Lost Painting (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) -- Arrangement
Wrecking Crew Medley -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Toby Fox[]

Main article: Toby Fox

Tomoko Sasaki[]

Tomoko Sasaki is a Japanese composer, writer, and voice actress known for the Tokyo Heidi web series, who she and her sister Wakaba have starred in. Sasaki has arranged three lyrical tracks in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. She is a former staff member at Sega.

Song Credits[]

Ashley's Song (WarioWare: Touched!) -- Arrangement
Ashley's Song (JP) (WarioWare: Touched!) -- Arrangement, Vocals
2:00 a.m. (Animal Crossing) -- Arrangement

Trivia[]

During her years in Sega, Tomoko has provided the voice of Chao in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

External link(s)[]

Tomoya Ohtani[]

Tomoya Ohtani is a game composer from Sega, best known for being one of the main composers of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Ohtani has also worked on the Mario & Sonic Olympics crossover sub-series, and arranged the "Bomb Bomb Blush" track from Splatoon in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Song Credits[]

Bomb Bomb Blush (Splatoon) -- Arrangement

External link(s)[]

Toru Minegishi[]

Main article: Toru Minegishi

Best known for the Zelda and Splatoon games, Minegishi has arranged a soundtrack in Brawl and Smash Bros. 4.

Toshiyuki Sudo[]

Main article: Toshiyuki Sudo

Sudo arranged a few tracks in Brawl and Smash Bros. for Wii U. He recently worked on the music for NES Remix games and Nintendo Labo.

Tsukasa Masuko[]

Tsukasa Masuko (born April 3, 1963) (aka macco) is a game composer who worked for Tecmo and Atlus, currently employed at M's Factory. He has worked on the Megami Tensei series and Magical Starsign, among other titles. He arranged two tracks in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U each.

Song Credits[]

Song of the Storms (Ocarina of Time) -- Arrangement
Ending (Metroid) -- Arrangement

Butter Building Ver. 2 (Kirby's Adventure) -- Arrangement
Nintendo Land Medley - Arrangement

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Yasuaki Iwata[]

Main article: Yasuaki Iwata

Yasuaki is composer who worked in Super Mario 3D World and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. He arranged the "Battle (Island Kahuna)" track from Pokémon Sun and Moon in Ultimate. He worked at Nintendo from 2013 to 2023.

Yasufumi Fukuda[]

Yasafumi Fukada is a freelance game composer and sound designer who arranged three tracks in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He is also one of the composers for the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Song Credits[]

Luigi Circuit (Mario Kart 64) -- Arrangement
Mute City (F-Zero) -- Arrangement
Encounter (Metal Gear Solid) -- Arrangement

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Yasunori Mitsuda[]

Main article: Yasunori Mitsuda

Mitsuda is an orchestrator and composer who worked on some arrangements in Brawl and Smash Bros. 4. He also worked in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Yasushi Asada[]

Yasushi Asada is a video game composer and a staff member at noisycroak. Asada has composed music for the Guitadora and Castlevania series, and he arranged a few tracks in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Many of his arrangements of Castlevania Judgment and Castlevania: Harmony of Despair are featured in Ultimate as well.

Song Credits[]

Brinstar Depths (Metroid) -- Arrangement
Battle! (Trainer) (Pokémon Sun/Pokémon Moon) -- Arrangement
Ice Man Stage (Mega Man) -- Arrangement
Out of Time (Castlevania) -- Arrangement
Divine Bloodlines (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood) -- Arrangement

Gaia (SAMURAI SHODOWN) -- Arrangement
Main Theme from Metal Slug -- Arrangement

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Yoko Shimomura[]

Main article: Yoko Shimomura

Shimomura is best known for her work in the Mario RPG series, notably the Mario & Luigi games. She is also the composer in the Kingdom Hearts games, and the main composer in Xenoblade Chronicles. She arranged tracks in the Smash Bros. series since Brawl.

Yoshino Aoki[]

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Yoshino Aoki is a game composer and vocalist who is a former Capcom staff member where she worked in various Mega Man games. She later went to establish Unique Note with Tetsuya Shibata (see above), where she worked on titles like Final Fantasy XV. Aoki has arranged two tracks in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Song Credits[]

Main Theme (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) -- Arrangement
Garden of Hope (Pikmin 3) -- Arrangement

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Yoshito Sekigawa[]

Main article: Yoshito Sekigawa

A staff member of Intelligent Systems, Sekigawa arranged two Castlevania tracks, and one from Code Name: S.T.E.A.M..

Yu Shimoda[]

Yu Shimoda is a game composer who is a member at Taito's ZUTANA sound team. Previously at Inti Creates, Shimoda worked on some Japan-only Nintendo DS games, as well as Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, he re-arranged his own "We're Robots (Willy Stage 2)" track from 9. He's also a guitarist and keyboardist.

Song Credits[]

We're Robots (Willy Stage 2) (Mega Man 9) -- Composition & Arrangement

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Yumi Takahashi[]

Main article: Yumi Takahashi

Takahashi has worked on music of some Nintendo 3DS titles, as well as Nintendo Labo. She arranged the "Gravity Man Stage" track from Mega Man 5 in Ultimate.

Yuka Tsujiyoko[]

Main article: Yuka Tsujiyoko

Notable for the Fire Emblem series, Tsujiyoko has arranged two tracks each in Smash Bros. for Wii U and Ultimate. He was a staff member at Intelligent Systems before becoming a freelancer.

Yusuke Takahama[]

Yusuke Takahama is a composer at Target Entertainment that originally worked for Data East, on titles like the Digital Pinball series. While currently he doesn't work on many video game projects, he has still contributed arrangements for the Super Smash Bros. series. Takahama has arranged the most tracks in the series out of any freelance composers, with a total of 17 tracks.

Song Credits[]

Credits (Super Smash Bros.) -- Arrangement
Castle/Boss Fortress (Super Mario World/SMB3) -- Arrangement
Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart) -- Arrangement
Tal Tal Heights (Link's Awakening) -- Arrangement
Vs. Ridley (Super Metroid) -- Arrangement
Main Theme (Star Fox 64) -- Arrangement
Fire Field (F-ZERO) -- Arrangement
Tunnel Scene (X) -- Arrangement

Athletic Theme/Ground Theme (New Super Mario Bros. 2) -- Arrangement
Shadow Man Stage (Mega Man 3) -- Arrangement

Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr. Medley -- Arrangement
Vs. Ridley (Super Metroid) -- Arrangement [note: different arrangement from the Brawl version]
Metal Man Stage (Mega Man 2) -- Arrangement
Opening Stage (Mega Man X) -- Arrangement
Galaga Medley -- Arrangement

Tarkun and Kitapy (FATAL FURY 2) -- Arrangement
The London March (FATAL FURY 2) -- Arrangement

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Yutaka Iraha[]

Yutaka Iraha is a composer and sound designer at Game Arts who worked in the Grandia games. He worked on the "Hyrule Field Theme" track in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

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