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. Her favorite musician is Burt Bacharach, and some favorite games include MOTHER 2, Kowloon's Gate, AZEL Panzer Dragoon RPG and Space Channel 5. She best known for scoring many recent Sonic the Hedgehog games such as Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colours/Colors, as well as her work on Panzer Dragoon Saga,Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg and Space Channel 5: Part 2.
Production Credits[]
- Knuckles' Chaotix (1995) — Composer
- Dragon Force (1996) — Sound Effects
- Panzer Dragoon Saga (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) — Sound Director, Music Composer
- 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) — Music Composer
- Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Music Composer
- Sonic Colours/Colors (2010) - Music Composer
External links[]
- Mariko Nanba's Discography at Discogs
- Mariko Nanba at RAWG.io
- Mariko Nanba at IMDb
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