Kenji Yamamoto

Kenji Yamamoto Current employee of Nintendo Company Limited, having worked mainly in the development department during his time with the company. Yamamoto was born in Kurashiki, Japan in 1964. His favorite film is Youngblood, and his personal hobby is collecting guitars. After graduating from the Osaka University of Arts, he officially joined Nintendo in 1987, initially working as a Sound Composer for the Research & Development 2 Division. His initial prize work was the composing the soundtrack to Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Yamamoto should not be confused with a programmer at Nintendo also named Kenji Yamamoto. ➥ Extended Profile

Work History Developer Nintendo Co., Ltd. April 1987 - Present BA, Faculty of Music Studies Osaka University of Arts Fall 1984 - Spring 1987

Notable Works Metroid Dread (2021) - Music Director Metroid: Samus Returns (2017) - Music Director Miitopia (2017) - Sound Supervisor Real Escape Game × Nintendo 3DS (2015) - Sound Director Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) - Music Arranger Nintendoji (2013) - Sound Director Style Savvy: Trendsetters (2012) - Sound Supervisor Wii Play Motion (2011) - Sound Director Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (2009) - Sound Director Excite Bots: Trick Racing (2009) - Sound Director Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Music Arranger Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) - Music Composer Excite Truck (2006) - Music Composer Metroid Prime Pinball (2005) - Music Composer Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) - Music Composer Metroid: Zero Mission (2004) - Music Composer Metroid Fusion (2002) - Sound Director Metroid Prime (2002) - Music Composer Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori (1999) - Music Composer Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo (1998) - Music Composer BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako (1997) - Music Composer Galactic Pinball (1995) - Director, Music Composer Super Metroid (1994) - Music Composer Super Scope 6 (1992) - Music Composer Radar Mission (1990) - Music Composer Alleyway (1989) - Music Composer Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Kōkeisha (1988) - Sound Director Famicom Wars (1988) - Music Composer Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987) - Music Composer

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INFOBOX
Profile: Kenji Yamamoto / 山本 健誌 / やまもと けんじ
Company: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Source: Game Credits. Japan Media Archives. Kyoto Report Investigative Methods.
Author: Kyoto Ninja

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