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Tomoya Ohtani

  • Composer
  • Sound Department
  • Music Department
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Tomoya Ohtani was born on 1 July 1974 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a composer, known for Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001), Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) and Sonic Frontiers (2022). He has been married to Mariko Nanba since October 2010.
BornJuly 1, 1974
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    • Known for

    Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001)
    Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
    8.5
    Video Game
    • Soundtrack
    • 2001
    Ryan Drummond and David Humphrey in Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
    Sonic Adventure 2
    8.1
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2001
    Sonic Frontiers (2022)
    Sonic Frontiers
    7.2
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2022
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    8.8
    Video Game
    • Music Department
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Untitled Sonic Lost World Remake
      • Composer
      • Pre-production
      • Video Game
    • Sonic Colors: Ultimate - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
      • Composer
      • Post-production
      • Video Game
    • Sonic Frontiers Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2026
    • Victor McKnight Feat. Joshua Taipale, Legendav, & Penny Parker: One Way Dream (2023)
      Victor McKnight Feat. Joshua Taipale, Legendav, & Penny Parker: One Way Dream
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Victor McKnight Feat. Dream Kittu: Dear Father (2023)
      Victor McKnight Feat. Dream Kittu: Dear Father
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th, GamesCage, & Gilly: Find Your Flame (2023)
      Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th, GamesCage, & Gilly: Find Your Flame
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th & Tre Watson: Break Through It All (2023)
      Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th & Tre Watson: Break Through It All
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th & Kizakoto: Undefeatable (2023)
      Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th & Kizakoto: Undefeatable
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th & Cori Adkins: I'm Here (2023)
      Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th & Cori Adkins: I'm Here
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Russell Brock Bivins, Lachlan Gee, and William Mueller in Intramurals (2022)
      Intramurals
      TV Series
      • I'm Here: Instrumental
      • 2022–2023
    • Sonic Frontiers (2022)
      Sonic Frontiers
      7.2
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Victor McKnight Feat. GamesCage: A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup ...for Pumpkin Hill (2022)
      Victor McKnight Feat. GamesCage: A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup ...for Pumpkin Hill
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th & Cori Adkins: I'm Here - Short Edit (2022)
      Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th & Cori Adkins: I'm Here - Short Edit
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th, GamesCage, & Tre Watson: His World (2022)
      Victor McKnight Feat. BillyTheBard11th, GamesCage, & Tre Watson: His World
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Sonic Rebound (2019)
      Sonic Rebound
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • original music composed by
      • 2019–2021
    • Sonic Colors: Ultimate (2021)
      Sonic Colors: Ultimate
      6.3
      Video Game
      • music composer
      • 2021
    • Black Shadow: Exodus (2021)
      Black Shadow: Exodus
      TV Mini Series
      • original music composed by
      • 2021

    Sound Department

    • The Chaotix Casefiles (2026)
      The Chaotix Casefiles
      8.8
      Podcast Series
      • support
      • 2026
    • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (2025)
      Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
      7.9
      Video Game
      • sonic sound supervisor
      • 2025
    • Sonic X Shadow Generations (2024)
      Sonic X Shadow Generations
      8.4
      Video Game
      • sound department
      • 2024
    • Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence (2022)
      Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence
      8.0
      Video
      • music editor
      • 2022
    • Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (2018)
      Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
      6.7
      Video Game
      • sound effect production
      • 2018
    • Sonic Runners (2015)
      Sonic Runners
      7.7
      Video Game
      • sound director
      • 2015
    • Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010)
      Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
      7.3
      Video Game
      • sound: SEGA Japan CS1 R&D
      • 2010
    • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009)
      Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
      6.6
      Video Game
      • sound creator (Nintendo DS version)
      • 2009
    • Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Tomokazu Seki, and Jason Griffith in Sonic Unleashed (2008)
      Sonic Unleashed
      6.6
      Video Game
      • sound director
      • 2008
    • Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
      Sonic the Hedgehog
      3.5
      Video Game
      • sound director
      • 2006
    • Astro Boy (2004)
      Astro Boy
      6.4
      Video Game
      • sound creator: Wave Master
      • 2004
    • Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003)
      Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
      5.9
      Video Game
      • sound effects
      • 2003
    • Skies of Arcadia (2000)
      Skies of Arcadia
      8.7
      Video Game
      • sound effects
      • 2000

    Music Department

    • Sonic Frontiers (2022)
      Sonic Frontiers
      7.2
      Video Game
      • arrangement: I'm Here
      • 2022
    • Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence (2022)
      Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence
      8.0
      Video
      • composed and arranged by: end credit music
      • sonic frontiers music
      • 2022
    • Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony (2021)
      Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony
      9.7
      Video
      • bass / sp-404sx: Tomoya Ohtani Band
      • 2021
    • Penny Parker, Hayley Rose, Holly Hollowtones, Robbydude, and Alfred Coleman in SnapCube's Real-Time Fandub (2018)
      SnapCube's Real-Time Fandub
      9.4
      TV Series
      • additional music: soundtrack
      • 2021
    • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
      Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
      8.8
      Video Game
      • music arranger
      • 2018
    • Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (2012)
      Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
      6.2
      Video Game
      • music director
      • 2012
    • Sonic Generations (2011)
      Sonic Generations
      7.9
      Video Game
      • remix artist and composer
      • 2011
    • Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
      Sonic the Hedgehog
      3.5
      Video Game
      • music recording coordinator
      • 2006
    • Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003)
      Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
      5.9
      Video Game
      • music / words:"Chant This Charm" / music:"Chant This Charm"
      • 2003
    • Ryan Drummond and David Humphrey in Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)
      Sonic Adventure 2
      8.1
      Video Game
      • lyricist
      • music and lyrics: Wave Master Inc.
      • 2001

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Tomoya Otani
    • Born
      • July 1, 1974
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Mariko NanbaOctober 2010 - present

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