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Kenichi Ōkuma | |
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| Born | 7 March 1966 Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan |
| Died | 22 July 2022 (aged 56) |
| Occupations | Composer, musician |
| Years active | 1991–2022 |
Kenichi Ōkuma ( Japanese: 大熊謙一, Hepburn: Ōkuma Kenichi, 7 March 1966 – 22 July 2022), [1] also known as Kenichi Okuma, Kenichi Ohkuma, Kenichi Ookuma, or Ken-ichi Ookuma, was a Japanese video game music composer, sound designer and musician. On July 22nd 2022, he died of esophageal cancer.
Video games
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- Sengoku no Hasha: Tenka Fubu he no Michi (1995) Super Famicom
- Poi Poi Ninja World (1996) Super Famicom
- Ring ni Kakero (1998) Super Famicom
- Mystic Ark: Maboroshi Gekijou (1998) PlayStation (with Makoto Asai, Yuichiro Honda, Masaki Takimoto)
- Langrisser V: The End of Legend (1998)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) Wii – Composer of "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite"
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) 3DS and Wii U – "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite", reused from Brawl.
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) Switch – "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite", reused from Brawl.
See also
References
- ^ 【訃報】作曲家の大熊謙一 死去 56歳「同級生」「卒業」「スマブラX」など多くのゲーム音楽を手掛ける (in Japanese)
External links
- Kenichi Ōkuma at VGMdb
- Kenichi Ōkuma at GiantBomb
- Kenichi Ōkuma ~ 大熊謙一 (おおくま けんいち) at atwiki.jp (in Japanese)
- Kenichi Ōkuma at MobyGames
- Kenichi Ōkuma at Last.fm
- Kenichi Ōkuma at GameFAQs
- Kenichi Ōkuma at IMDb
- Kenichi Ōkuma discography at Discogs
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