Hirokazu Tanaka

Hirokazu Tanaka Hirokazu Tanaka is a former employee of Nintendo Company Limited, having worked mainly in the development department during his time with the company. Tanaka was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1957. After graduating from his university program with a degree in electronic engineering, Tanaka officially joined Nintendo in 1999, initially working as a Sound Engineer for the Research & Development 1 Division. ➥ Extended Profile His first duties were creating sound effects for arcade games and even some programming for the Game & Watch. The simple jingle in Mickey & Donald for Game & Watch, transitioned Tanaka from engineer to game musician, and paved the way for classic soundtracks to titles like Kid Icarus, Metroid, and Tetris. After several years of dedicated work, and one of his most personal endeavors in leading development on the Game Boy Camera, Tanaka resigned from Nintendo to join affiliate Creatures Inc., The smaller company structure allowed Tanaka more personal freedom, and the ability to compose soundtracks for Pokemon films. Tanaka's Facebook can be found here.

Work History President Creatures Inc. January 1999 - Present Developer Nintendo Co., Ltd. April 1980 - December 1998

Notable Works Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Kōkeisha (1988) - Sound Director Famicom Wars (1988) - Music Composer Kid Icarus (1988) - Music Composer Metroid (1986) - Music Composer Gumshoe (1986) - Music Composer Balloon Fight (1985) - Music Composer Gyromite (1984) - Music Composer Space Firebird (1980) - Sound Engineer

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Profile: Hirokazu Tanaka / 田中 宏和 / たなか ひろかず
Author: Kyoto Ninja
Source: Game Credits. Facebook Japan. Nintendo Japan Homepage. Kyoto Report Investigative Methods.
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