Toru Minegishi
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| Born | 1975 Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan | |||||
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| Occupation | Composer, sound director, musician | |||||
Toru Minegishi (峰岸透, Minegishi Tōru, born 1975) is a composer at Nintendo. He is most well known for his work on The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon series, among others.
Minegishi was responsible for composing the indoor music in Doubutsu no Mori, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+ (including most of K.K. Slider's songs), most of which has reappeared in every mainline game in the Animal Crossing series. He stated that composing over 50 tracks from many different genres was a new experience and challenge for him as a composer.[1]
Works
- Doubutsu no Mori/Animal Crossing – Indoor BGM
- Doubutsu no Mori e+ – BGM
Song credits
Songs are listed by the first game they appeared in, though they may have reappeared in future games.
In Doubutsu no Mori
Minegishi worked on the following background music tracks for Doubutsu no Mori:[2]
- "You Need a Place to Stay..."
- "Nook's Cranny"
- "Nook 'n' Go"
- "Nookway"
- "Nookington's"
- "Nook's at Closing"
- "Crazy Redd's Tent"
- "Post Office (Day)"
- "Post Office (Night)"
- "Police Station"
- "Katrina's Tent"
- "Igloo"
- "Summer Camper"
K.K. Slider songs
Minegishi composed and arranged 54 K.K. Slider songs for Doubutsu no Mori. He also arranged K.K. Song, which was composed by Kazumi Totaka.[1]
- "K.K. Chorale" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement[3]
- "K.K. March" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Waltz" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Swing" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Jazz" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Fusion" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Étude" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Lullaby" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Aria" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Samba" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Bossa" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement[4]
- "K.K. Calypso" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Salsa" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Mambo" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Reggae" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Ska" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Tango" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Folk" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Aloha K.K." (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Lucky K.K." (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Condor" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Steppe" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Imperial K.K." (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Casbah" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Safari" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Faire" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Rock" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Rockin' K.K." (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Ragtime" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Gumbo" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "The K. Funk" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Blues" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Soulful K.K." (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Soul" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement[5]
- "K.K. Cruisin'" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Love Song" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. D&B" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Technopop" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "DJ K.K." (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Only Me" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Country" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Surfin' K.K."aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Ballad" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Comrade K.K."aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Lament" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Go K.K. Rider!" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement[6]
- "K.K. Dirge" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Western" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Mr. K.K." (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Café K.K." (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Parade" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Señor K.K." (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Song" (aircheck) — Arrangement
- "I Love You" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Two Days Ago" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
In Animal Crossing
In Doubutsu no Mori e+
- "Tom Nook at Night"[7]
K.K. Slider songs
In addition to his original K.K. Slider compositions from Doubutsu no Mori, Minegishi composed and arranged the following:[7]
- "Pondering" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Dixie" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Marathon" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "King K.K." (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Mountain Song" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Steep Hill" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Neapolitan" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "Agent K.K."aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Rally" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
- "K.K. Metal" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nintendo Power. "Inside Zelda: Volume 204 - part 23". Zelda Universe.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Animal Crossing credits
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/2043
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/10379
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/4341
- ↑ Nintendo (August 23, 2007). "Animal Crossing: Go K.K. Rider!". Smash Bros. DOJO!!.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Doubutsu no Mori e+ credits
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/2426
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