Manabu Namiki

Manabu Namiki
並木学
Manabu Namiki 並木学
Born	September 13, 1971 (age 52); Funabashi, Japan
Genres	Electronica; chiptune; techno; video game music;
Occupation	Composer
Instrument(s)	Piano, keyboards
Years active	1991–present

Manabu Namiki (並木学, Namiki Manabu, born September 13, 1971) is a Japanese video game composer who is primarily known for his work in shoot 'em up games. He has worked with game companies such as Allumer, NMK, Raizing and Cave. In October 2002, Namiki, Hitoshi Sakimoto, and Masaharu Iwata founded Basiscape.

Notable works

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
1992	Blandia	Music with Hisao Shiomi and Akira Inoue
1992	Super Spacefortress Macross	Location test version; music with Kazunori Hideya and H. Mizushima	^[1]
1993	Bomb Jack Twin	Music	^[2]
1994	Zed Blade	Music	^[2]
1995	P-47 Aces	Music with Kazunori Hideya and Akira Hirokami	^[2]
1996	Battle Garegga	Arcade version; music	^[2]
1996	Terra Diver	Sound effects	^[2]
1997	Bloody Roar	Arcade version; Music	^[2]
1998	Battle Garegga	Saturn version; arrangements with various others	^[2]
	Armed Police Batrider	Music with Kenichi Koyano and Hitoshi Sakimoto	^[2]
	Bloody Roar 2	Arcade version; music with Masaharu Iwata, Kenichi Koyano, and Jin Watanabe	^[2]
1999	Ghoul Panic	Arcade version; sound data creation	^[2]
2000	Dimahoo	Sound data creation, arrangements	^[2]
2000	Ghoul Panic	PlayStation version; music	^[2]
2002	DoDonPachi DaiOuJou	Arcade version; music	^[2]
2003	Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi	Music	^[2]
2003	DoDonPachi DaiOuJou	Console version; arrangement ("Stage 5")	^[2]
2004	Battle B-Daman	Manipulation with Hitoshi Sakimoto	^[2]
	Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival	Music with various others	^[2]
	Mushihimesama	Music with Masaharu Iwata	^[2]
2005	Bleach: Heat the Soul	Music with Mitsuhiro Kaneda	^[2]
2005	Espgaluda II	Music with Mitsuhiro Kaneda	^[2]
2006	Metal Slug 6	Music with Mitsuhiro Kaneda	^[2]
	Fantasy Earth Zero	Music ("Other Building Theme")	^[2]
	Eyeshield 21: Devilbats Devildays	Music with Atsuhiro Motoyama, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, and Masaharu Iwata	^[2]
	Battle Stadium D.O.N	Music with Basiscape	^[2]
	Mushihimesama Futari	Music with Kimihiro Abe	^[2]
	Digimon World Data Squad	Music (one track)	^[2]
2007	Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits	Music	^[2]
	Odin Sphere	Music ("Battle in Ringford - Second Movement")	^[2]
	Beatmania IIDX 13 Distorted CS	Music ("Shoot 'Em All")	^[2]
	Namco Museum DS	Music	^[2]
	Deathsmiles	Music	^[2]
	Opoona	Music with Basiscape	^[2]
2008	DoDonPachi Resurrection	Music with Azusa Chiba and Yoshimi Kudo	^[2]
	Fate/unlimited codes	Music with Basiscape	^[2]
	Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2	Music with Noriyuki Kamikura	^[2]
	Gradius ReBirth	Arrangements	^[2]
	Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa	System 16 version; music	^[2]
2009	Contra ReBirth	Arrangements	^[2]
	Deathsmiles II	Music with Noriyuki Kamikura and Yoshimi Kudo	^[2]
	Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth	Arrangements	^[2]
2010	Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman	Music with Basiscape	^[2]
2010	Busou Shinki: Battle Masters	Music with Noriyuki Kamikura, Yoshimi Kudo, and Naoyuki Sato	^[2]
2011	Otomedius Excellent	Music with various others
	Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming	Music ("Intro of THE VENUS 7" and "Battle of THE VENUS 7")
	Black Rock Shooter: The Game	Music	^[1]
	Busou Shinki: Battle Masters Mk. 2	Music ("Introduction")
2012	DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou	Music
2012	Kokuga	Music; sound effects with Jane-Evelyn Nisperos
2013	Caladrius	Music with Yoshimi Kudo
2014	3D OutRun	Music ("Cruising Line")
2014	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U	Arrangements ("Duck Hunt Medley" and "Wrecking Crew Medley")
2015	Yakuza 0	Sound effects with various others
2016	Yakuza 6: The Song of Life	Sound effects with various others
2020	GG Aleste 3	Direction; music
2020	Gimmick! Exact Mix	Arrangements

References

^ ^a ^b Greening, Chris (May 2011). "Interview with Manabu Namiki (May 2011)". Square Enix Music Online.
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External links

Official website

[SEMO-1] Greening, Chris (May 2011). "Interview with Manabu Namiki (May 2011)". Square Enix Music Online.

[Santaruru-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap "works". Santaruru Page (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2024-09-03.

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