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Tadashi Ikegami (born February 15, 1968) is a sound designer from HAL Laboratory. He has worked on several Kirby games, as well as Super Smash Bros. Melee, where he was mainly responsible for the sound effects design, among other titles.
In recent years, Ikegami's work has been oriented to sound management rather than composing; however, since Super Kirby Clash he has composed some of the vocal songs for the Kirby series. He was also involved in designing some of the functionalities of the Nintendo Switch.
Game Works[]
- Kirby's Pinball Land (1993) - Sound Composer[1]
- Wario's Woods (SNES) (1994) - Sound Composer
- Wario's Woods (NES) (1995) (PAL version) - Sound Composer
- Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995) - Composer
- Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 (1997) - Sound Composer
- Pokémon Snap (1999) - Sound Designer
- SimCity 64 (2000) - Sound Composer[2]
- Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1 Ketteihan! (2000) - Music Collaboration / Sound Effect
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - Music (Voice Coordination, Sound Composition, Music Arrangement)
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002) - Sound
- Kirby Air Ride (2003) - Sound Composition
- Kirby: Canvas Curse (2005) - Sound
- Otona no Joshiki Ryoku Training DS (2006) - Sound Composition
- Kirby: Squeak Squad (2006) - Sound
- Wii Sports (2006) - Development Environment Team
- Wii Play (2006) - Development Environment Team
- Minna no Joushiki Ryoku TV (2008) - Sound Composition
- Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010) - Sound
- Super Kirby Clash (2019) - Ending Song: Composition
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) - Main Theme Song: Music
Special Thanks[]
- Pokémon Ranger (2006)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- BOXBOY! (2015)
- Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016)
- Kirby Star Allies (2017)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) - Original Game Supervisor
- Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022)
Song Credits[]
As sole composer[]
Tadashi Ikegami is known to have composed the entire soundtracks for the following titles:
Kirby's Dream Land 2[]
- Big Forest -- Composition & Arrangement[3]
- Kine's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement[1]
- Coo's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement[1]
- Dark Castle -- Composition & Arrangement[3]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[]
- Fountain of Dreams [Gourmet Race - Kirby Super Star] -- Arrangement[4]
- Venom [Main Theme - Star Fox 64] -- Arrangement[4]
Super Smash Bros. Melee Smashing... Live! Live Orchestra Music[]
- Fountain of Dreams -- Arrangement
- Planet Venom -- Arrangement
Kirby Air Ride[]
- Air Ride: Beanstalk Park -- Composition & Arrangement[1]
Kirby Ultra Super Deluxe: Original Soundtrack[]
- Stage Medley / Acoustic Ver. -- Arrangement
Super Kirby Clash[]
- Green Tree Memories from Kirby -- Composition[5]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land[]
- Welcome to the New World! -- Composition[6]
Interviews[]
- 1101: Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No. 1
- Melee Music Developer Roundtable (translated by Source Gaming)
- Iwata Asks: Kirby's Epic Yarn
- HAL Laboratory's Blog: Nintendo Switch
Trivia[]
- In the Rewards Menu of Kirby's Dream Buffet, compositions from across the Kirby series made by Tadashi Ikegami are indicated by showing indigo-colored musical notes.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert pamphlet interview with Tadashi Ikegami
- ↑ Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Fest pamphlet info
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kirby's Dream Buffet Rewards Menu
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sound test
- ↑ Super Kirby Clash credits
- ↑ Kirby and the Forgotten Land credits