Difference between revisions of "Mariko Nanba"

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Mariko Nanba (南波真理子), born June 28, 1971, in Chiba prefecture, Japan, is a composer for Wave Master best known for her work with the Sonic the Hedgehog series' music. Her interest in music started at age 4, when she began piano lessons. From there, she attended Tokyo Conservatoire Shobi (college of music) and in 1994, sent a demo tape to the SEGA Digital Media department. She was hired, and worked on her first game, Panic.

Nanba enjoys drinking coffee and beer and eating soba—one of her favorite hobbies is having a nice dinner ("to enjoy delicious foods!") Her favorite musician is Burt Bacharach, and some favorite games include MOTHER 2, Kowloon's Gate, AZEL Panzer Dragoon RPG and Space Channel 5.

Among the studio gear Nanba uses are Macintosh, Pro Tools, Studio Vision, Micro KORG, Recorder, etc.

Production Credits

Knuckles' Chaotix (1995) — Composer
Dragon Force (1996) — Sound Effects
AZEL Panzer Dragoon RPG (1998) - Music Composer
Skies of Arcadia (2000) — Sound Effects
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (2002) - Music Composer
Blinx the Time Sweeper (2002) — Sound Creator
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003)
Space Channel 5: Part 2: Special Edition (2003) — Music Composer
Sonic Heroes (2004) — Music Composer
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (2004) — Sound
Feel the Magic XY/XX (2004) — Sound Creator
Astro Boy (2004) — Sound Artist
Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) — Music Composer
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Music Composer
Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) — Sound Creator

Sonic Heroes

Event: Excuse Me? — Music & Arrangement
Event: Unexpected Encounter — Music & Arrangement

Shadow the Hedgehog

Circus Park — Music & Arrangement
Circus Park: Original ver. — Music & Arrangement

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

[Event] The Soleanna Festival — Music & Arrangement
Wave Ocean ~The Water's Edge~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Ohtani)
Wave Ocean ~The Inlet~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Ohtani)
[Event] Memory of Youth — Music & Arrangement
Soleanna Castle Town — Music & Arrangement
Dusty Desert ~Quicksand~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Ohtani)
[Event] Running Through the Plains — Music & Arrangement
Tropical Jungle ~The Jungle ~ The Swamp~ — Music & Arrangement
[Event] In the Forest — Music & Arrangement
Kingdom Valley ~Wind ~ The Castle ~ Lakeside ~ Water~ — Music & Arrangement
Accordion Song — Music & Arrangement
White Acropolis ~Snowy Peak~ — Music & Arrangement
White Acropolis ~The Base~ — Music & Arrangement
[Event] To the Ancient Soleanna Castle — Music & Arrangement
Soleanna Forest — Music & Arrangement
Tropical Jungle ~The Ruins~ — Music & Arrangement
Aquatic Base ~Level 1~ — Music & Arrangement
Aquatic Base ~Level 2~ — Music & Arrangement
Town Mission 1 — Music & Arrangement
Extras — Music & Arrangement (w/tai-hey) — Music & Arrangement
Dreams of an Absolution ~Theme of Silver the Hedgehog~ — Music & Arrangement
[Event] The Ruined World of the Future — Music & Arrangement
Dusty Desert ~The Ruins~ — Music & Arrangement (w/Ohtani) — Music & Arrangement
[Event] Never Cry, No Matter What — Music & Arrangement
[Event] The Flame of Hope — Music & Arrangement
[Event] Just Smile — Music & Arrangement
[Event] Parade: Past Memories — Music & Arrangement
My Destiny ~Theme of Elise~ — Music & Arrangement

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 * ''[[Sega#Panzer_Dragoon_Saga|AZEL Panzer Dragoon RPG]]'' (1998) - Music Composer
 * ''Skies of Arcadia'' (2000) — Sound Effects
-* ''Space Channel 5: Part 2'' (2002) - Music Composer
+* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002) - Music Composer
 * ''Blinx the Time Sweeper'' (2002) — Sound Creator
 * ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003)
+* ''Space Channel 5: Part 2: Special Edition'' (2003) — Music Composer
 * ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2004) — Music Composer
 * ''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy'' (2004) — Sound