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Naofumi Hataya

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Naofumi Hataya was born on 13 November 1966 in Saitama, Japan. He is a composer, known for Burning Rangers (1998), Space Channel 5 (1999) and Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! (2020).
BornNovember 13, 1966
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    • Known for

    Burning Rangers (1998)
    Burning Rangers
    8.3
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 1998
    Space Channel 5 (1999)
    Space Channel 5
    7.2
    Video Game
    • Sound Department
    • 1999
    Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! (2020)
    Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash!
    7.7
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2020
    Astro Boy (2004)
    Astro Boy
    6.4
    Video Game
    • Sound Department
    • 2004

    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
    • 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
    • Sonic Colors: Ultimate (2021)
      Sonic Colors: Ultimate
      6.3
      Video Game
      • music composer
      • 2021
    • Sonic Rebound (2019)
      Sonic Rebound
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • original music composed by
      • 2020
    • Virtua Sonic (2020)
      Virtua Sonic
      Video Game
      • original composer
      • 2020
    • Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Battle for Angel Island (9 - 12) Dub (2020)
      Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Battle for Angel Island (9 - 12) Dub
      Video
      • original music composed by
      • 2020
    • Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! (2020)
      Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash!
      7.7
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Pumpkins - Sonic the Hedgehog Comic Dub (2019)
      Pumpkins - Sonic the Hedgehog Comic Dub
      Video
      • original composer
      • 2019
    • Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 8 Dub (2019)
      Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 8 Dub
      Video
      • original music composed by
      • 2019
    • Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 7 Dub (2019)
      Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 7 Dub
      Video
      • original music composed by
      • 2019
    • Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 5 Dub (2019)
      Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 5 Dub
      Video
      • original music composed by
      • 2019
    • Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 4 Dub (2018)
      Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 4 Dub
      Video
      • original music composed by
      • 2018
    • Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 3 Dub (2018)
      Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 3 Dub
      Video
      • original music composed by
      • 2018
    • Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 2 Dub (2018)
      Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 2 Dub
      Video
      • original music composed by
      • 2018
    • Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 1 Dub (2018)
      Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) - Issue 1 Dub
      Video
      • original music composed by
      • 2018
    • Nobutoshi Canna, Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Mike Pollock, Travis Willingham, Ryô Hirohashi, Liam O'Brien, Takashi Kondô, Kotaro Nakamura, and Roger Craig Smith in Sonic Forces (2017)
      Sonic Forces
      5.4
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2017

    Sound Department

    • Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! (2020)
      Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash!
      7.7
      Video Game
      • sound director
      • sound effects
      • 2020
    • Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Shun Oguri, Nao Ōmori, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Takaya Kuroda, and Yôko Maki in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (2016)
      Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
      8.3
      Video Game
      • sound effect production
      • 2016
    • Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (2012)
      Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
      6.2
      Video Game
      • sound director
      • sound effects
      • 2012
    • 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
    • Feel the Magic XY/XX (2004)
      Feel the Magic XY/XX
      6.3
      Video Game
      • sound director
      • 2004
    • Astro Boy (2004)
      Astro Boy
      6.4
      Video Game
      • sound creator: Wave Master
      • 2004
    • Space Channel 5: Part 2 (2002)
      Space Channel 5: Part 2
      7.9
      Video Game
      • sound director: Wave Master
      • 2002
    • Space Channel 5 (1999)
      Space Channel 5
      7.2
      Video Game
      • sound director: Wave Master
      • 1999
    • Golden Axe II (1991)
      Golden Axe II
      6.8
      Video Game
      • sound effects (as Hatabaw)
      • 1991
    • SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative (1987)
      SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative
      4.2
      Video Game
      • sound effects (as Nao Chan)
      • 1987

    Additional Crew

    • Charles Martinet and Roger Craig Smith in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (2019)
      Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020
      6.1
      Video Game
      • development support
      • 2019
    • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
      Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
      6.1
      Video Game
      • project support
      • 2016
    • Sonic Runners (2015)
      Sonic Runners
      7.7
      Video Game
      • project support
      • 2015
    • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013)
      Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
      5.7
      Video Game
      • project supervisor
      • 2013
    • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008)
      Super Smash Bros. Brawl
      8.6
      Video Game
      • original game supervisor
      • 2008

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Nao Chan
    • Born
      • November 13, 1966
      • Saitama, Japan

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