Mariko Nanba

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Mariko Nanba, 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 Saga 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
• Skies of Arcadia (2000) — Sound Effects
• Blinx the Time Sweeper (2002) — Sound Creator
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003)
• 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