Shinji Hosoe

Developer BIO

Shinji Hosoe (細江慎治), alias MEGATEN and SamplingMasters MEGA, is a well-known Japanese game composer and musician. He started part-time at Namco in 1987, working on games such as Dragon Spirit, Cyber Sled, and Ridge Racer. In 1992, he established the independent record label Troubadour Records with fellow Namco composer Takayuki Aihara. In 1996, Hosoe left Namco with Aihara and Ayako Saso to join Street Fighter II co-creator Akira Nishitani's new company Arika as their sound team, and he provided music for such titles as Bushido Blade and Street Fighter EX while working there. The three of them left Arika in 2000 to establish SuperSweep, a successor to the now-defunct Troubadour Records. Today, Hosoe still provides music for a wide variety of games, and also serves as director of SuperSweep.

Also Known As

• Megaten Hosoe
• Sampling Masters MEGA
• Sinji Hosoe

Websites

• Shinji Hosoe profile -- on the Square Enix People Database.

Games Credited

Endless Ocean (2007), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Folklore (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
WarTech: Senko no Ronde (2006), G.rev Ltd.
Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (2005), Nippon Ichi Software Inc.
Spikeout: Battle Street (2005), SEGA Corporation
Border Down (2003), G.rev Ltd.
Mega Man Network Transmission (2003), Capcom Co., Ltd.
Gungrave (2002), SEGA Corporation
Technic Beat (2002), Arika Co., Ltd.
Driving Emotion Type-S (2000), Square Co., Ltd.
Street Fighter EX 2 Plus (2000), Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Street Fighter EX3 (2000), Capcom Co., Ltd.
Deep Freeze (1999), Sammy Corporation
Bushido Blade (1997), Square Co., Ltd.
Puzzle Star Sweep (1997), Axela
Tekken 2 (1996), Namco Limited
Ridge Racer Revolution (1995), Namco Limited
Tekken (1995), Namco Limited
Ridge Racer (1994), Namco Limited
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend (1988), Namco Limited