Hidenori Shoji
Hidenori Shoji | |
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庄司 英徳 | |
| Born | January 7, 1975[1] Mito, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Employer | Sega |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Video game music |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Hidenori Shoji (庄司 英徳, Shōji Hidenori) is a video game music composer who has contributed to such Sega titles as Fighting Vipers 2 (1998) and F-Zero GX (2003). He is best known for his work as the music director of the Yakuza series and its Judgment spin-off series. He is a member of H., a band composed of Sega sound designers.[1]
Live performances[edit]
Shoji performed two songs from the Yakuza series at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show.[2] Together with H., he performed several rock arrangements of Out Run and Fantasy Zone themes at music event in October 2008.[3]
Works[edit]
| Year | Game | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Virtua Fighter 3 | Music with Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and Fumio Ito |
| Sega Touring Car Championship | Music with several others | |
| 1997 | Digital Dance Mix Vol. 1 Namie Amuro | Music |
| 1998 | Fighting Vipers 2 | Music |
| SpikeOut | Music with Shunsuke Suzuki | |
| 2000 | SlashOut | Music |
| 2001 | Spikers Battle | Music |
| Super Monkey Ball | Music with Haruyoshi Tomita and Sakae Osumi | |
| 2002 | Super Monkey Ball 2 | Music with Haruyoshi Tomita |
| 2003 | F-Zero GX | Music with Daiki Kasho |
| 2005 | Yakuza | Sound director, music with several others |
| 2006 | Yakuza 2 | Music with Hideki Sakamoto, Norihiko Hibino, and Takahiro Izutani |
| 2008 | Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! | Music with Hideki Sakamoto, Hiroyoshi Kato, and Keisuke Ito |
| 2009 | Yakuza 3 | Music with several others |
| 2010 | Yakuza 4 | Music with several others |
| Kurohyo: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinsho | Music with several others | |
| 2012 | Binary Domain | Sound director |
| Yakuza 5 | Music with several others | |
| 2013 | Code of Joker | "Electronic Brain" |
| 2014 | Like a Dragon: Ishin! | Music with several others |
| 2015 | Yakuza 0 | Music with several others |
| 2016 | Yakuza Kiwami | Music with several others |
| Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | Music with several others | |
| 2017 | Yakuza Kiwami 2 | Music director |
| 2018 | Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise | Music director |
| Judgment | Music director | |
| 2019 | Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD | Music with Chihiro Aoki and Yuri Fukuda |
| 2020 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | Music director |
| 2021 | Lost Judgment | Music director |
| Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania | Music with several others | |
| 2023 | 404 Game Re:set | "Re;sistant" |
| Sonic Superstars | Music with several others[4] | |
| 2024 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Music with several others |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Teioh (2007-11-03). "Hidenori Shoji - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "TOKYO GAME SHOW 2008 SEGA OFFICIAL SITE". Archived from the original on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "EXTRA - HYPER GAME MUSIC EVENT 2008". Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Sonic Superstars OST - Speed Jungle Mix". YouTube. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
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