Toru Minegishi

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, , and (including most of K.K. Slider's songs), most of which has reappeared in every mainline game in the. He stated that composing over 50 tracks from many different genres was a new experience and challenge for him as a composer.

Works
Minegishi composed and arranged background music, as well as over 60 K.K. Slider tracks, for, , and.

Songs are listed by the first game they appeared in, though they may have reappeared in future games.

In
Minegishi worked on the following background music tracks for :
 * "Working for Tom Nook"
 * "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"

K.K. Slider songs
Minegishi composed and arranged 54 K.K. Slider songs for. He also arranged K.K. Song, which was composed by Kazumi Totaka.
 * "K.K. Chorale" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
 * "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
 * "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
 * "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
 * "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

 * "Able Sisters"
 * "Museum"

In

 * "Tom Nook at Night"

K.K. Slider songs
In addition to his original K.K. Slider compositions from, Minegishi composed and arranged the following:
 * "My Place" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
 * "Forest Life" (aircheck) — Arrangement
 * "To the Edge" (aircheck) — Composition & Arrangement
 * "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