Hirokazu Tanaka

Developer BIO

Hirokazu Tanaka was Nintendo's first sound engineer and composer. He joined the company in 1980 after seeing an advertisement for the job. For years, he was the head composer for games developed by Nintendo's R&D1 division. Although game music was popular, he still tried to keep sound effects and the compositions sounding similar and not competing with each other. His best work would be the soundtrack for Metroid.

He also worked on the music for the Pokémon TV series in Japan, but none of this would leave for North America. Although Nintendo did not directly run the TV series, he was told to leave this job, he then quit Nintendo in 1998.

Today, he is the president of Creatures Inc., a game developer that works on the Pokémon series and produces the Pokémon cards.

Also Known As

• H. Tanaka
• Hip Tanaka

Websites

• Music releases by Hirokazu Tanaka -- Database of commercial music releases by Hirokazu Tanaka provided by Discogs.

Games Credited

• AXRIA Retro World (2012),
• Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (2010), Nintendo of America Inc., Pokémon Company, The
• Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (2008), Pokémon Company, The
• Super Smash Bros.: Brawl (2008), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Mother 3 (2006), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Pokémon Ranger (2006), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Metroid: Zero Mission (2004), Nintendo of America Inc.
• Pokémon Channel (2003), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Balloon Fight (2002), Nintendo of America Inc.
• Kingler's Day (2001), Media Factory, Inc.
• Machop at Work (2001), Media Factory, Inc.
• Super Smash Bros.: Melee (2001), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Super Smash Bros. (1999), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Game Boy Camera (included Games) (1998), Nintendo of America Inc.
• Game & Watch Gallery (1997), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Mario's Tennis (1995), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Teleroboxer (1995), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• EarthBound (1994), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo (1993), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Hello Kitty World (1992), Character Soft
• Mario Paint (1992), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• X (1992), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Fire Emblem Gaiden (1991), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Balloon Kid (1990), Nintendo of Europe GmbH
• Dr. Mario (1990), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi (1990), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Mother (1989), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Super Mario Land (1989), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Famicom Wars (1988), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Kid Icarus (1986), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Metroid (1986), Nintendo of America Inc.
• Gyromite (1985), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Wrecking Crew (1985), Nintendo Co., Ltd.