Motoaki Takenouchi (武内 基朗, Takenouchi Motoaki, born July 8, 1967) is a Japanese composer, most recognized for his video game soundtracks during the 1990s, particularly for the Shining series of games. He has worked for companies such as Sega, Enix, Climax Entertainment, and Game Arts. Takenouchi studied music at the Tokyo University of the Arts, where he and fellow composer Hayato Matsuo were classmates. Around this time, he was involved with several projects, including arrangement under the supervision of Koichi Sugiyama.

Motoaki Takenouchi
武内 基朗
Born (1967-07-08) July 8, 1967 (age 57)
Other namesdj take
Alma materTokyo University of the Arts
Occupations
  • Composer
  • arranger
  • keyboardist
Years active1990–2014
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentKeyboards
Websitetaketake.cc/piano/

Takenouchi's compositional approach often encompasses elements of progressive rock, jazz fusion, and symphonic, frequently making use of odd time signatures, virtuosic musical lines, syncopation and dissonance. He cited King Crimson, Yes, Frank Zappa, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer as some of his influences. In addition to his work on video game soundtracks, Takenouchi also composed music for some of the early releases on Shinji Hosoe's Troubadour record label. In 2000, he composed and arranged the song "Shower" for Rina Chinen. He also plays keyboards for "Autumn-River Willow" under the pseudonym of "dj".[1]

Works

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Video games scored by Motoaki Takenouchi
Year Title Role
1991 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Anime; arrangements with Hayato Matsuo
Jewel Master Music
1992 Double Moon Densetsu Music
Landstalker Music
E.V.O.: Search for Eden Arrangements
Shining Force Gaiden Music
Air Combat II: Special Music
1993 Aguri Suzuki F-1 Super Driving Music; Game Boy version
Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya Music
Shining Force II Music
1994 Shining Force CD Music
1995 Granhistoria: Genshi Sekaiki Music
Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict Music
Shining Wisdom Music
1996 Gungriffon Music
SD Gundam: Over Galaxian Music with Norimasa Yamanaka

References

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  1. ^ "Autumn-River Willow Official Web site".
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