Talk:Kazumi Totaka

Originally discovered by Phil Bond
Something that has been upsetting me lately is that there is no source as to who discovered this first across the internet. Wikipedia doesn't have the information either which is annoying, and these new videos keep coming out that don't even know how to properly credit this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLMAgcGA8Dw <== Phil Bond first discovered this. In 2006. Not NinDb. Not GameTrailers. Please update and cite sources correctly.

Composer
This has lots of trivia about his song, but this guy's main job is a composer, and it would be useful to include a list of games he made the music for.

Maybe that has a lot of overlap with games in which the song occurs, but that really isn't clear right now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.112.128.141 (talk) 21:32, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Trivia
Totakeke is said to be an animal version caricature of Totaka.

Kazumi Totaka. K.K. Slider\Totakeke. The ressemblance is uncanny! --Thaddius 18:31, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Luigi's Mansion confirmation?
Can you cite somewhere stating the song has been found in Luigi's Mansion? -th1rt3en 05:06, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind, I found it here, commented in part two of the video:

Pyro873  (2 days ago) "Hey guys, it's me Nick (same Nick who found the song in VB Wario Land). I just found the song in Luigi's Mansion. When you start the game, E. Gadd gives you 4 options (Mansion, Hidden Mansion, Training Room, and Gallery). Select the Training Room option; the next screen should be a Controller Setting screen, which shows a blue ghost behind a GCN controller. Stay on this screen for 3 min. and 25 sec. and Totaka's song will play. I already let Philbond and Mark (Nin. DB) know, so there ya go!"

I double checked this and it's real. -th1rt3en 05:23, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, here's a video of it. --Wzrds3 23:55, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Animal Crossing: Wild World
I found out that you did not have to request the sone in Wild World. I was asking K.K. to randomly play a song and he said he was going to play K.K. Song. Frankyboy5 00:05, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

The list of appearances by the song
Someone edited them out saying that it has no place, as "Wikipedia is not a strategy guide". I agree but I feel the additions of where to find the songs are pertinent enough to the article to stay--however, I feel the appearances section should be changed to make it shorter and more "encyclopediotic", for lack of a better term, while still getting across all the key points of finding the tune. Anyone up for it? I certainly can't think of anything as some (Like Link's Awakening) seem to be as short as they possibly could be but yet, it feels as if they should be shorter. Evan1109 17:25, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I feel they should stay also. I guess cause I'm the one who added the recent ones. Describing where to access the song which is a part of this section should be here tho. I mean, it's like a confirmation of sorts that it exists.--Iamstillhiro1112 18:43, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Clean-up Removal
I'm gonna take down the "clean-up required" sign, because I think that recent additions to the article have generally improved it enough. The article is still quite short though, so I'm leaving it as a stub. We just don't know enough about him for a biography section yet.--Ninty 14:36, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Idea about Tokatas song section.
I think it might be better that we include a list of games Tokatas song has been found in, and not bother with descriptions. We can list the description on the game page itself. --Iamstillhiro1112 20:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

You mean just a simple list of links? I don't think that would make the article better, just shorter. I wouldn't want to go to seperate pages to get info on the song, when it could easily be available in one place, you know? I think the list of links in the initial song description paragraph are not needed, maybe you can improve that bit.--Ninty 10:05, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, the article really is supposed to be about the guy, not the song he created, right now that takes up the majority of the article. The game strategies for accessing the song would better fit the game articles. It's only a matter of time before someone else says that this page isn't supposed to be a game strategy section. Plus, it's redundant to have the strategy to access the song on the game page as well as this page.--Iamstillhiro1112 11:10, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, you're probably right. It's just that I'm researching info for a "biography" parapraph at the moment and turning up nothing, and without that or the song stuff this page is gonna be a tiny stub.--Ninty 13:00, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Seeing as he is a japanese composer I suppose it could be hard to find that info. I made sure info on accessing Totakas song was listed on each games page. And now I deleted the info on how to access it.--Iamstillhiro1112 14:30, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I did manage to find out that he's done some voice work for Pikmin 2, but I don't know whether it was a character or just some animal noises. I don't think I can work that into the article anywhere...--Ninty 11:58, 28 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Thus far the only page that I've had problems with is the animal crossing pages. I was able to rework Totakas song into the tom nook character section of the GC version, I don't know if it will stay. And I don't think I can get it into the N64 page at all. They are using that to serve as a Animal crossing series page.--Iamstillhiro1112 10:21, 9 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Could we get a rights free copy of the song to play and paste link or embed to this page ? --RichardMills65 (talk) 07:16, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Song found in Wii Sports
Look here: dogman15 02:27, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

*Added. ♦TH 1 RT 3 EN talk ♦ contribs 03:22, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Never mind, I should have read down further, it's not true. ♦TH 1 RT 3 EN talk ♦ contribs 03:31, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Appearances of Totaka's song, but not a list of all games he worked on?
Seriously. What's up with that? --62.51.153.52 10:47, 27 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree; I think a full list of Totaka's works should be included. In addition to the games already listed, he has also composed for Wave Race 64, the Paint, Talent and Polygon studio software for the 64DD, Wii Sports and I think at least some (if not all) of the Wii menu music (I'm fairly certain he did Shopping Channel, but otherwise I am not sure.) --Goniochromism 16:17, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

The youtube video part 2 also mentioned he worked on Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land. I think it is worth including. Darth Viller (talk) 13:56, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Is the song in the games he's voiced?
Do you think the song is in the games where he has voiced Yoshi? →Pezzar 00:31, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Brawl
The Brawl disc was ripped rather early on, and Totaka's Song was not found on it. I also have the entire soundtrack on my iPod. It's nowhere to be found. I believe that Brawl should not be in the "searching" part. Luigi &quot;Kurai&quot; III (talk) 02:21, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure that the song would necessarily have to be in the soundtrack and/or ripping of the music. In some games it seems like, you have to pull up the song by performing a series of moves, so you can't rule it out yet. I could be wrong, because I didn't look at those 3 Youtube videos very closely, but I want to say some games require more than simply "listening" to every track really carefully. 98.202.38.225 (talk) 21:33, 28 May 2009 (UTC) Yeah, I just checked the first video. In Mario Paint, you click the "O" in "Mario Paint" on the title screen to play the song. Plus, in some rippings/soundtracks of video games, not every track is included, just the majority. Don't ask me why. Maybe for this very reason: There are hidden songs in games like these that are difficult to find to rip. So, unless you could "prove" that every song has been ripped, I don't know how you'll have a source that can say that it isn't in the game, which is why exactly why the section is considered "Unconfirmed Appearances". 98.202.38.225 (talk) 21:45, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

I can't prove if this is true or not as I can't find my copy of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but a few places have said that it can be found by playing on the animal crossing stage on Saturday at 8PM and listening to K. K. Slider's concert. Supposedly there is a small chance of hearing Totaka's Song if you do. 60.225.203.21 (talk) 22:18, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

Mario Artist Talent Studio
Yep, that's right. Totaka's Song is not in Brawl. We should remove it from the Unconfirmed appearances section, because it's not on the code, as said in the last post. Has anyone even tried to use www.bomb-omb.com's method or have you just decried it a hoax? Also, we need proof, not speculation, that it's in Mario Artist Talent Studio. If you say you have to click on the O, you're pathetic. Someone told me that there are animated scenes in the game which, during one, will play the song. I have no idea as to whether or not this is true, or that, like Mario Paint, you have to click on the O. I don't think it's like Link's Awakening & the DX version. It can't be. So, if anyone has a 64DD & a copy of MATS can you find the song & tell me the method? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.241.116.164 (talk) 01:31, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't have a copy of MATS, but I'm staring at Mario Paint on my television screen right now, mouse in my left hand (it uses a mouse instead of a controller), and keyboard at my right, and that "O" is definitly playing Todaka's Song right now. I hope that helps a little bit, and good luck with finding someone with a DD. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.218.9.176 (talk) 02:57, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

X-Scape
Someone confirmed in this Wikipedia article that Totaka's Song exists in X-Scape. Is that true? If so, then where? Parrothead1983 (talk) 00:04, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Never mind. It is found at Planet Mapate where you pick up Dr. Yamato, then at the "What's that?" part, wait for 2 minutes and 45 seconds. Parrothead1983 (talk) 22:21, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Alterniabound (Homestuck Interactive Flash)
I have removed this from the list. There is no cite, and the artical it links to does not even mention Totaka's song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.171.116.105 (talk) 15:38, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Song found in Wii Sports
Check gametrailers:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/episode-21-pop-fiction/727049 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.178.14.231 (talk) 12:07, 20 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Nindb calls this questionable and we've put in the criticism of the find in the "Other games" section. This really doesn't look like there's an agreement that it's a find. TH 1 RT 3 EN talk ♦ contribs 22:37, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

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