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'''Kazumi Totaka''' (戸高 一生, ''Totaka Kazumi'', born August 23, 1967) is a video game composer. Totaka has been the sound director for all mainline games in the {{SER}}, as well as the composer for many of the tracks. He has composed various songs from other [[Nintendo]] games, and is known to hide a short melody known as "[[Totaka's Song]]" in games he has worked on. This is present in all ''Animal Crossing'' games as "[[K.K. Song]]". | '''Kazumi Totaka''' (戸高 一生, ''Totaka Kazumi'', born August 23, 1967) is a video game composer. Totaka has been the sound director for all mainline games in the {{SER}}, as well as the composer for many of the tracks. He has composed various songs from other [[Nintendo]] games, and is known to hide a short melody known as "[[Totaka's Song]]" in games he has worked on. This is present in all ''Animal Crossing'' games as "[[K.K. Song]]". | ||
| − | The character [[K.K. Slider]] is a caricature of Totaka, and his full name ''Totakeke'' is derived from "Totaka K.", since family names are written first in Japan. While most of [[List of K.K. Slider songs|K.K.'s songs]] in the original games were composed by [[Toru Minegishi]], Totaka rearranged them for the live performances.<ref>http://shmuplations.com/animalcrossing</ref> | + | The character [[K.K. Slider]] is a caricature of Totaka, and his full name ''Totakeke'' is derived from "Totaka K.", since family names are written first in Japan. While most of [[List of K.K. Slider songs|K.K.'s songs]] in the original games were composed by [[Toru Minegishi]], Totaka rearranged them for the live performances.<ref name="shmup">{{Cite web|url=http://shmuplations.com/animalcrossing/|title=Animal Crossing – Developer Interviews|site=shmuplations.com}}</ref> |
Totaka is also known for voicing [[mariowiki:Yoshi|Yoshi]] in the ''Mario'' series, which he has done since the game ''[[mariowiki:Yoshi's Story|Yoshi's Story]]'' in 1997. | Totaka is also known for voicing [[mariowiki:Yoshi|Yoshi]] in the ''Mario'' series, which he has done since the game ''[[mariowiki:Yoshi's Story|Yoshi's Story]]'' in 1997. | ||
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| − | * "[[K.K. Song]]" | + | *Live arrangements of all [[K.K. Slider]] songs<ref name="shmup"/> |
| + | *"[[K.K. Song]]" | ||
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====In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series ==== | ====In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series ==== | ||
| − | These new rearrangements debuted in {{SSBB}} and later reappeared in {{SSBU}}: | + | These new rearrangements debuted in {{SSBB}} and later reappeared in {{SSB4}} and {{SSBU}}: |
*"Title Theme - Animal Crossing: Wild World <small>(Brawl)</small>"{{Note|Called "Title Theme (Animal Crossing)" in {{SSBB}}}}<ref name=Brawl/> | *"Title Theme - Animal Crossing: Wild World <small>(Brawl)</small>"{{Note|Called "Title Theme (Animal Crossing)" in {{SSBB}}}}<ref name=Brawl/> | ||
*"The Roost"<ref name=Brawl/> | *"The Roost"<ref name=Brawl/> | ||
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| + | These new rearrangements debuted in in {{SSB4}} and later reappeared in {{SSBU}}: | ||
| + | *"Wii Sports Resort"<ref name="smash4">{{SSB4}} sound test</ref> | ||
| + | *"Wii Sports Resort Ver. 2"<ref name="smash 4"/> | ||
This arrangement debuted in {{SSBU|nolink}}: | This arrangement debuted in {{SSBU|nolink}}: | ||
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| Born | August 23, 1967 Tokyo, Japan | |||||
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| Occupation | Composer, sound director, voice actor | |||||
| Notable work | Mario Paint The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Animal Crossing series Luigi's Mansion series Wii system and Wii series | |||||
Kazumi Totaka (戸高 一生, Totaka Kazumi, born August 23, 1967) is a video game composer. Totaka has been the sound director for all mainline games in the Animal Crossing series, as well as the composer for many of the tracks. He has composed various songs from other Nintendo games, and is known to hide a short melody known as "Totaka's Song" in games he has worked on. This is present in all Animal Crossing games as "K.K. Song".
The character K.K. Slider is a caricature of Totaka, and his full name Totakeke is derived from "Totaka K.", since family names are written first in Japan. While most of K.K.'s songs in the original games were composed by Toru Minegishi, Totaka rearranged them for the live performances.[1]
Totaka is also known for voicing Yoshi in the Mario series, which he has done since the game Yoshi's Story in 1997.
Works
- Animal Crossing – Sound Director
- Animal Crossing: Wild World – Sound Director
- Animal Crossing: City Folk – Sound Director
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Sound Director
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Sound Director
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Sound Director
Song credits
Songs are listed by the first game they appeared in, though they may have reappeared in future games. Credits are not necessarily exhaustive and reflect only what can be sourced.
In Doubutsu no Mori
- Live arrangements of all K.K. Slider songs[1]
- "K.K. Song"
In Animal Crossing
- "New Year's Wish"[2] (Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+ version)
- "Meteor Shower"[2]
- "Kapp'n's Song"[nb 1]
In Doubutsu no Mori e+
In Wild World
Totaka (left) presenting Machi e Ikō yo Doubutsu no Mori: Mori no Ongakkai with fellow composers Shiho Fujii and Manaka Tominaga and CD planner Saori Okamoto.
- "Title"[5][6]
- "Heavy Rotation" (Kapp'n's taxi theme)[5]
- All hourly music[5][7]
- "The Roost"[6]
- Most other music with the assistance of Asuka Hayazaki[7]
In City Folk
In New Leaf
Totaka plays "K.K. Bossa" with K.K. and Harvey (Hisashi Nogami), from the Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo Nintendo Direct.
In Happy Home Designer
- Entire soundtrack
In New Horizons
Totaka was credited for the following tracks on the official soundtrack release for New Horizons:[9]
- "2 AM"
- "5 AM"
- "7 AM"
- "8 AM"
- "9 AM"[4]
- "12 PM"
- "2 PM"
- "5 PM"
- "7 PM"
- Rain and snow versions of above hourly themes
- "Island Life Orientation 4 (Campfire Evening)"
- "amiibo Invitation"
In the Super Smash Bros. series
These new rearrangements debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and later reappeared in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
These new rearrangements debuted in in Super Smash Bros. 4 and later reappeared in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
This arrangement debuted in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
- "Title Theme - Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer"[12]
Trivia
- Totaka is seen playing "K.K. Bossa" alongside (someone dressed as) K.K. in the Animal Crossing Direct for Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo.
- Aside from their name, Totaka and K.K. also share their birthday, August 23.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Totaka was credited with composition of Kapp'n's theme from Wild World, which uses Marine Song 2001 and Kapp'n's normal song in its melody.
- ↑ Called "Title Theme (Animal Crossing)" in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Animal Crossing – Developer Interviews". shmuplations.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://vgmdb.net/album/2043
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Interview in Nintendo DREAM Vol. 182; see https://dic.nicovideo.jp/t/a/ブルーおにぎり
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.ymm.co.jp/p/detail.php?code=GTP01097949&dm=d#song
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://vgmdb.net/album/3990
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Super Smash Bros. Brawl website and sound test
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.nintendo.co.jp//nom/0511/12/index.html
- ↑ https://www.ymm.co.jp/p/detail.php?code=GTP01089680&dm=d#song
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/109718
- ↑ Super Smash Bros. 4 sound test
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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