Kazumi Totaka

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Kazumi Totaka

Born August 23, 1967 (1967-08-23) (age 40)
Occupation music composer, Nintendo
Voice actor, Yoshi

Kazumi Totaka (戸高 一生 Totaka Kazumi?, born August 23, 1967) is a Japanese music composer and voice actor from Tokyo who composed many major Nintendo games, including Mario Paint and Animal Crossing. He occasionally also does voice acting for Nintendo games, including Yoshi from the Mario and Yoshi series. He is also one of the various composers who worked on the title Super Smash Bros. Brawl.[1]

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[edit] K.K. Slider

Main article: K.K. Slider

The character K.K. Slider in Animal Crossing is named Totakeke (とたけけ) in the Japanese version. This name could be derived from how Totaka's name is said in Japanese (the last name coming first), Totaka K. Totakeke is said to be an animal version caricature of Totaka.

At the Mario & Zelda Big Band Live concert, some fans shouted "Totakeke" while the host grabbed a guitar and gave it to Totaka. Totaka then sat down on a chair like K.K. Slider while Shigeru Miyamoto held a picture of K.K. Slider next to Totaka.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features K.K. Slider singing at the Smashville stage on Saturdays at 8:00 PM.

[edit] Totaka's Song

"Kazumi Totaka's Song" is a short, 19 note, looping tune, hidden in almost every game he has worked on as a composer. It was first discovered on the title screen Mario Paint, which led many people to refer to it as the "Mario Paint song", and was thought to be the first instance of the song. It has since been discovered in the Japan-only Game Boy game X,[2] which predates Mario Paint by months. It was later found in many other games including Animal Crossing, Link's Awakening, Yoshi Touch & Go, Virtual Boy Wario Land, Luigi's Mansion, and several others. As of February 2007, people are still actively seeking the song in the few games Totaka has worked on where it has yet to be discovered.

As for Brawl, Totaka has been the Composition Supervisor of X's "Tunnel Scene" and Yoshi's Story's "Ending", as well as the Arrangement Supervisor for Animal Crossing's "The Roost", and various K.K. Slider songs, which play on the Animal Crossing stage, dubbed "Smashville". A Luigi's Mansion stage is also present, which features a remixed version of the Luigi's Mansion theme. There is a "Pictochat" stage, which has optional Wii Sports music as well.

[edit] Confirmed appearances

This screen in the game X is where Totaka's Song first occurred. The text reads, "Thank you...".
This screen in the game X is where Totaka's Song first occurred. The text reads, "Thank you...".

The song has been found in the following games:[3]

*In most versions, the song can only be found in Richard's house, but in the Japanese version of the game, the song can be found at the title screen by typing the name とたけけ (Totakeke) in when starting a new game (or MOYSE in the German version of the game).

[edit] Unconfirmed appearances

Totaka's Song still being looked for in these games:

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Composers list on Super Smash Bros. DOJO!
  2. ^ How to access Totaka's song in X
  3. ^ Kazumi Totaka's Song Guide. Nintendo Database. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.