Michiko Naruke
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| Michiko Naruke | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Hassy |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genre(s) | VGM, Techno, J-Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, congas |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Label(s) | Antinos, SPE Visual Works, Movic, King |
| Associated acts | @MIDI |
| Website | Sasakure.net |
Michiko Naruke (なるけみちこ Naruke Michiko?) is a video game music composer, well-known for her work in the Wild Arms series.
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[edit] Composing career
She used to work for Telenet Japan and Riot, but many people who worked for these two companies left, and along with Naruke, later started working for Media.Vision. Michiko Naruke is also known as Hassy, which is the name she used while working under the "@MIDI" project with Motoi Sakuraba and many other composers from Telenet_Japan. She has composed music for games outside of the Wild ARMs series, such as Psycho Dream and Tenshi no Uta. She has made a number of songs for Media.Vision's Wild ARMs series. Occasionally, the main theme and ending theme of the Wild ARMs songs will contain lyrics, formerly being sang by Machiko Watanabe and Kaori Asoh. Most recently, for the tenth anniversary, a new vocalist has been introduced, Nana Mizuki. Her compositions in the Wild ARMs series include her signature whistling parts, whistled by Naoki Takao. Naruke has composed more than 400 songs for the Wild ARMs series. However, during the development of Wild ARMs: The 4th Detonator, Naruke fell ill, marking the first time in the Wild ARMs series that she did not compose the entire soundtrack.
[edit] Memorial Goods
In Wild ARMs: Piece of Tears, Naruke was interviewed. In this interview, she shows off things which she values. These are her keyboard and rhythm machine, a pamphlet of Jerry Goldsmith, a figure of Kurokishi from "Gingaman", an original score of Bach, and a memorial vinyl disc.
[edit] Possible Inspirations
Naruke's music has an old-western feel to it, using guitars, whistling, banjos, harmonicas, et cetera. Because several of her melodies are taken from classic old-western film soundtracks (such as The Ecstasy of Gold), it is possible that one of her musical inspirations is Ennio Morricone. The fact that she has two memorial items from two composers implies that other inspirations were Jerrald King Goldsmith and Johann Sebastian Bach.
[edit] Musicians
Reoccurring musicians
- Female Voice: Machiko Watanabe, Kaori Asoh, Nana Mizuki
- Chorus & Whistle: Naoki Takao
- Chorus: Shin'ichi Naruke
- Guitars: Yoshiharu Izutsu
Kanako Ito's Orchestra
- 1st Violins: Kanako Ito, Emiko Hagino, Takayuki Oshigane, Masako Hamada, Mie Murao, Makiko Yamamoto
- 2nd Violins:Hiroki Muton, Kazuo Watanabe, Izumi Hisanaga, Miyoko Tsubuku
- Violas: Rieko Kouno, Makoto Motoi
- Cellos: Toshihiko Tsuchida, Hajime Terai
- Trumpets: Eric Miyashiro, Koji Nishimura
- Trombones: Satoshi Sano, Mitsuaki Uchida
- Oboe: Toru Himeno
[edit] Discography
- Valis III Original Soundtrack [1990] (co-composer)
- Psycho Dream [1992]
- Tenshi no Uta [1994] (co-composer with Motoi Sakuraba)
- @MIDI's mind [1995] (co-composer)
- @MIDI's gates [1995] (co-composer)
- @MIDI's summer [1996] (co-composer)
- @MIDI's drive [1996] (co-composer)
- Wild ARMs Original Game Soundtrack [1996]
- @MIDI's love [1997] (co-composer)
- @MIDI's dance [1998] (co-composer)
- Wild ARMs DRAMA vol. 1 [1998] (composer)
- @MIDI's battle [1999] (co-composed)
- Wild ARMs: 2nd Ignition Original Soundtrack [1999]
- @MIDI's fusion [2000] (co-composer)
- @MIDI's freedom [2000] (co-composer)
- Wild ARMs: Advanced 3rd Original Soundtrack [2002]
- alone the world: Wild ARMs Vocal Collection [2002] (composer)
- WILD ARMS: 2nd IGNITION ORIGINAL DRAMA [2002] (composer)
- WILD ARMS: Advanced 3rd ORIGINAL DRAMA [2002] (composer)
- The Elegy of the Battle [2003] (original composer for track 8)
- Wild ARMs: Alter Code: F Original Score [2004]
- Wild ARMs: the 4th Detonator Original Score [2005] (co-composer)
- Wild Arms Complete Tracks [2006]
- Wild ARMs Music the Best -feeling wind- [2006] (composer)
- Wild ARMs Music the Best -rocking heart- [2006](composer)
- FM Sound Module Maniax [2006] (co-composer, arranger)
- Wild ARMs: the Vth Vanguard Original Score vol. 1 [2006] (co-composer)
- Wild ARMs XF: Crossfire [2007] (original composer, lyrist)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl [2007] ("The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Medley" with Koji Kondo, "Bramble Blast")
