Toru Minegishi
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Born | 1975 Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan | |||||
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Occupation | Composer, sound director, musician | |||||
Notable work | Animal Crossing The Legend of Zelda series Super Mario 3D World Splatoon series |
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 Doubutsu no Mori, Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+ (including most of K.K. Slider's songs), most of which has reappeared in every mainline game in the Animal Crossing series. He stated that composing over 50 tracks from many different genres was a new experience and challenge for him as a composer.[1]
Works[edit]
- Doubutsu no Mori/Animal Crossing – Indoor BGM
- Doubutsu no Mori e+ – BGM
Song credits[edit]
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[edit]
Minegishi worked on the following background music tracks for Doubutsu no Mori:[2]
- "You Need a Place to Stay..." (composition)
- "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"
K.K. Slider songs[edit]
Minegishi composed and arranged 54 K.K. Slider songs as airchecks for Doubutsu no Mori.[1] Kazumi Totaka rearranged and expanded upon them for the live performance versions.[3]
- "K.K. Chorale" (aircheck)[4]
- "K.K. March" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Waltz" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Swing" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Jazz" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Fusion" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Étude" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Lullaby" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Aria" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Samba" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Bossa" (aircheck)[5]
- "K.K. Calypso" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Salsa" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Mambo" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Reggae" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Ska" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Tango" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Folk" (aircheck)
- "Aloha K.K." (aircheck)
- "Lucky K.K." (aircheck)
- "K.K. Condor" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Steppe" (aircheck)
- "Imperial K.K." (aircheck)
- "K.K. Casbah" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Safari" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Faire" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Rock" (aircheck)
- "Rockin' K.K." (aircheck)
- "K.K. Ragtime" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Gumbo" (aircheck)
- "The K. Funk" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Blues" (aircheck)
- "Soulful K.K." (aircheck)
- "K.K. Soul" (aircheck)[6]
- "K.K. Cruisin'" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Love Song" (aircheck)
- "K.K. D&B" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Technopop" (aircheck)
- "DJ K.K." (aircheck)
- "Only Me" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Country" (aircheck)
- "Surfin' K.K." (aircheck)
- "K.K. Ballad" (aircheck)
- "Comrade K.K." (aircheck)
- "K.K. Lament" (aircheck)
- "Go K.K. Rider!" (aircheck)[7]
- "K.K. Dirge" (aircheck)
- "K.K. Western" (aircheck)
- "Mr. K.K." (aircheck)
- "Café K.K." (aircheck)
- "K.K. Parade" (aircheck)
- "Señor K.K." (aircheck)
- "I Love You" (aircheck)
- "Two Days Ago" (aircheck)
In Doubutsu no Mori+/Animal Crossing[edit]
In Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]
- "Tom Nook at Night"[8]
K.K. Slider songs[edit]
While Doubutsu no Mori e+ added twelve new K.K. Slider songs and three secret airchecks, it has yet to be confirmed that he composed or arranged them other than:
- "K.K. Metal" (aircheck)[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nintendo Power. "Inside Zelda: Volume 204 - part 23". Zelda Universe.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Animal Crossing credits
- ↑ http://shmuplations.com/animalcrossing
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/2043
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/10379
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/4341
- ↑ Nintendo (August 23, 2007). "Animal Crossing: Go K.K. Rider!". Smash Bros. DOJO!!.
- ↑ Doubutsu no Mori e+ credits
- ↑ https://vgmdb.net/album/2426
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