Kenichi Ōkuma

Japanese musician (1966–2022)

Kenichi Ōkuma
Born(1966-03-07)7 March 1966
Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan
Died22 July 2022(2022-07-22) (aged 56)
OccupationsComposer, musician
Years active1991–2022
Musical artist

Kenichi Ōkuma (Japanese: 大熊謙一, Hepburn: Ōkuma Kenichi, 7 March 1966 – 22 July 2022),[1] also known as Kenichi Okuma, Kenichi Ohkuma, Kenichi Ookuma, or Ken-ichi Ookuma, was a Japanese video game music composer, sound designer and musician. On July 22nd 2022, he died of esophageal cancer.

Video games

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  • Sengoku no Hasha: Tenka Fubu he no Michi (1995) Super Famicom
  • Poi Poi Ninja World (1996) Super Famicom
  • Ring ni Kakero (1998) Super Famicom
  • Mystic Ark: Maboroshi Gekijou (1998) PlayStation (with Makoto Asai, Yuichiro Honda, Masaki Takimoto)
  • Langrisser V: The End of Legend (1998)
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) Wii – Composer of "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite"
  • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) 3DS and Wii U – "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite", reused from Brawl.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) Switch – "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite", reused from Brawl.

See also

References

  1. ^ 【訃報】作曲家の大熊謙一 死去 56歳「同級生」「卒業」「スマブラX」など多くのゲーム音楽を手掛ける (in Japanese)

External links

  • Kenichi Ōkuma at VGMdb
  • Kenichi Ōkuma at GiantBomb
  • Kenichi Ōkuma ~ 大熊謙一 (おおくま けんいち) at atwiki.jp (in Japanese)
  • Kenichi Ōkuma at MobyGames
  • Kenichi Ōkuma at Last.fm
  • Kenichi Ōkuma at GameFAQs
  • Kenichi Ōkuma at IMDb
  • Kenichi Ōkuma discography at Discogs
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  • MusicBrainz


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