Akari Kaida 海田 明里 | |
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| Born | January 10, 1974 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | Video game music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Akari Kaida (海田 明里, Kaida Akari, born January 10, 1974) is a Japanese video game music composer. She composed various soundtracks for Capcom games, including multiple in the Mega Man series. She has occasionally been credited as Akari Groves, taking the surname of her husband.[1]
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Career
Kaida was a jazz piano major in college, spending her first year at the Osaka College of Music before joining Capcom in 1994.[2] She became a freelance composer in 2005, but still continued to work on various Capcom projects, most recently becoming part of the Inti Creates sound team for Mega Man games.[2]
Works
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1995 | Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge | with Takayuki Iwai and Hideki Okugawa |
| Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness | with Takayuki Iwai, Masato Kouda, and Naoaki Iwami | |
| Street Fighter Alpha | Console version arrangements | |
| 1996 | Resident Evil | Data conversion only |
| 1997 | Breath of Fire III[2] | with Yoshino Aoki |
| 1998 | Mega Man & Bass[1] | with Toshihiko Horiyama and Naoshi Mizuta |
| 1999 | Trick'N Snowboarder | with Masami Ueda |
| Dino Crisis | "Abandoned Hope" | |
| 2001 | Mega Man Battle Network[1] | |
| 2004 | Onimusha 3: Demon Siege | with Masamichi Amano, Hideki Okugawa, and Kouta Suzuki |
| Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation | with Toshihiko Horiyama | |
| Mega Man Battle Network 5[1] | ||
| 2006 | Ōkami | with Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, and Rei Kondoh |
| 2007 | Luminous Arc[2] | with Yasunori Mitsuda, Kazumi Mitome, and Shota Kageyama |
| 2008 | Luminous Arc 2[2] | with Yoko Shimomura, Yoshino Aoki, and Shunsuke Tsuchiya |
| Mega Man Star Force 3 | with Yoshino Aoki | |
| 2009 | Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star | with Yoshino Aoki and Marika Suzuki |
| 2010 | Mega Man 10 | "King of Blades (Blade Man Stage)" |
| Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 3rd Story | with various others | |
| 2012 | New LovePlus | |
| 2014 | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Arrangements[a] |
| 2015 | Chunithm: Seelisch Tact | "The Desert Hunting Girl" |
| 2019 | Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain | with Masanori Ōtsuka, Yuichi Baba, and Shinya Chikamori |
| 2020 | Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time | with several others |
| Earth Defense Force: World Brothers | with Yuichi Baba and Noi Iizuka |
References
- ^ "Escape", "Coliseum Series Medley"
- ^ a b c d jeriaska (November 30, 2008). "GameSetInterview: 'Bleep To Gold - Remixing The Mega Man 9 Soundtrack'". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ a b c d e Napolitano, Jason (November 20, 2008). "Audio Strategery of Luminous Arc 2: Interview With Yasunori Mitsuda and Akari Kaida". Original Sound Version. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
External links
- Akari Kaida discography at MusicBrainz
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