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[[Image:Kenta_Nagata.jpg|frame|'''Kenta Nagata''']]
[[File:KentaNagatainIwataAsks.jpg|thumb|Kenta Nagata in the Iwata Asks interview for ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'']]
'''Kenta Nagata''' (Nicknamed "'''gon'''" in ''[[Wikipedia:1080° Snowboarding|1080° Snowboarding]]'') is a Japanese composer that works for [[Nintendo]]. He is proficient with the piano and bass but also plays guitar.
'''Kenta Nagata''' (Japanese: 永田 権太, nicknamed "'''gon'''" in ''[[Wikipedia:1080° Snowboarding|1080° Snowboarding]]'') is a Japanese composer employed by [[Nintendo]]. He is proficient with piano and bass and also plays guitar.


Nagata joined Nintendo in 1996 and his latest composition is for ''[[Wikipedia:Wii Music|Wii Music]]''<ref>http://www.squareenixmusic.com/composers/nintendo/nagata.shtml Kenta Nagata's profile on Square-Enix music</ref>. In the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]], he is most notable for his works in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', as well as serving as Sound Director for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. He married fellow Nintendo composer [[Shinobu Tanaka]] over the course of his employment.
Nagata joined Nintendo in 1996.<ref>http://www.squareenixmusic.com/composers/nintendo/nagata.shtml Kenta Nagata's profile on Square-Enix music</ref> In the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], he is most notable for his works in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, as well as serving as sound director for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. It is speculated he married fellow Nintendo composer [[Shinobu Nagata|Shinobu Tanaka]] over the course of his employment.{{ref needed}}


Other works include some tracks for ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon Stadium|Pokémon Stadium]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Animal Crossing (video_game)|Animal Crossing]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'' and the entirety of ''[[Wikipedia:Big Brain Academy|Big Brain Academy]]''.
Other works include some tracks for ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Stadium (English)|Pokémon Stadium]]'', ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]'', and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', and the entirety of ''[[Wikipedia:Big Brain Academy|Big Brain Academy]]''.


==Song Credits==
==''Super Mario''-related works==
===''[[Mario Kart 64]]''===
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (1996)
* Title — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Mario Artist: Talent Studio]]'' (2000) (with [[Kazumi Totaka]] and [[Toru Minegishi]])
* Circuit — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' (2003) (with [[Shinobu Nagata]])
* Farm — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' (2004)
* Beach — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2008) (as supervisor)
* Desert — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' (2009) (as sound director)
* Highway — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' (2011) (with Satomi Terui)
* Snow — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (2012) (as sound director)
* Mountain — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' (2014) (as sound director)
* Castle — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' (2014) (as supervisor)
* Jungle — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Super Mario Run]]'' (2016)<ref name=CCD>Credited on the Canadian Copyright Database entry for the game</ref>
* Obake — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (2017) (as sound director)
* Rainbow — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (2018) (as supervisor)
* Battle — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2019)<ref name=CCD/>
* Select — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' (2020) (as audio supervisor)
* Result #1 (Win) — Composition & Arrangement
*''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' (2022-2023)
* Result #2 (Lose) — Composition & Arrangement
* Result #3 (VS & Battle) — Composition & Arrangement
* Star — Arrangement
* Prize #1 (1st~3rd) — Composition & Arrangement
* Prize #2 (4th~8th) — Composition & Arrangement
* Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement
* Start Grid #1 (GP & VS) — Composition & Arrangement
* Start Grid #2 (Time Attack & Battle) — Composition & Arrangement
* Final Lap — Composition & Arrangement
* Goal in #1 (1st) — Composition & Arrangement
* Goal in #2 (2nd~4th) — Composition & Arrangement
* Goal in #3 (5th~8th) — Composition & Arrangement
* Game Over — Composition & Arrangement


==Song credits==
===''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1: Healing Music]]''===
===''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1: Healing Music]]''===
* Aryll's Theme — Composition, Guitar
*Aryll's Theme (from ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'') — Composition, guitar
* Title — Composition, Bass
*Title (from ''[[nookipedia:Doubutsu no Mori (game)|Dōbutsu no Mori]]'') — Composition, bass


===''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''===
===''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music]]''===
* Koopa Castle Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: ''[[Bowser's Castle (GCN)|Bowser's Castle]]'']
*Fortress Boss Bass
* [[Rainbow Road (GCN)|Rainbow Road]] — Composition & Arrangement
*Among the Demons Bass
* Staff Roll Composition & Arrangement


===''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music]]''===
===''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''===
* Fortress Boss — Bass
*Waking Up — Arrangement
* Among the Demons Bass
*[[Mega Mushroom]] — Arrangement
*[[Balloon Mario]] — Arrangement
*[[Fire Power (Yoshi)|Fire Power]] — Arrangement
*[[Hoot]] — Arrangement
*[[Rabbit]] — Composition/arrangement
*Boss Intro Composition/arrangement
*[[Sunshine Isles]] — Arrangement
*[[Rec Room (Super Mario 64 DS)|Rec Room]] — Arrangement
*[[Wanted!]] — Arrangement
*[[Loves Me...?]] — Arrangement
*[[Hide and Boo Seek]] — Arrangement
*[[Sort or 'Splode]] — Composition/arrangement
*[[Puzzle Panel]] — Arrangement
*[[Memory Match (Super Mario series)|Memory Match]] — Arrangement
*[[Bingo Ball]] Arrangement


===''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music]]''===
===''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music]]''===
* Epona's Song — Arrangement
*Epona's Song — Arrangement
* K.K. Soul — Bass
*K.K. Soul — Bass
 
===''Touch! Generations Sound Track''===
* Nintendogs Theme - Live Ver. — Bass


===''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''===
===''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''===
* Overworld BGM — Arrangement
*[[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1]] Map — Composition/arrangement<ref name=NSMBW>[https://www.ymm.co.jp/p/detail.php?code=GTP01085336&dm=d#song やさしくひける New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii]. ''yamaha music media''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>
* World 5 Map — Composition & Arrangement
*Ground Theme — Arrangement<ref name=NSMBW/>
*Underground Theme — Arrangement<ref name=NSMBW/>
*Castle Boss Theme — Composition/arrangement<ref name=NSMBW/>
*Game Over — Arrangement<ref name=NSMBW/>


===''[[Mario Kart 7]]''===
===''[[Mario Kart 7]]''===
* Title — Composition & Arrangement
*Title — Composition/arrangement<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/55417 SUPER MARIO Series for Ukulele - SUPER BEST]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>
* Kinopio Circuit/Mario Circuit — Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: ''[[Toad Circuit]]''/''[[Mario Circuit (3DS)|Mario Circuit]]'']
* Koopa City — Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: ''[[Neo Bowser City]]'']
* Koopa Castle — Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: ''[[Bowser's Castle (3DS)|Bowser's Castle]]'']
* [[Rainbow Road (3DS)|Rainbow Road]] — Composition & Arrangement
* Result #1 (Win) — Composition & Arrangement
* Result #2 (Lose) — Composition & Arrangement
* Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement


===''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''===
===''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''===
* Overworld BGM — Arrangement
*Ground Theme — Arrangement<ref name=SMB30>[https://vgmdb.net/album/54247 THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER MARIO BROS. MUSIC]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>
* [[World Star (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Star]] Map Composition & Arrangement
 
===''[[Mario Kart 8]]''===
*{{classic-link|Wii|Wario's Gold Mine}} — Arrangement
*{{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}} — Arrangement
*{{classic-link|3DS|Neo Bowser City}} — Arrangement
*{{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}} — Arrangement
*[[Big Blue]] — Arrangement
 
===''[[Super Mario Run]]''===
*Remix 10 — Arrangement<ref name=SMROW>Tagged on the mp3 file available on the [https://supermariorun.com/assets/sound/bgm.mp3 Super Mario Run official website]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Kenta_Nagata.jpg|Kenta Nagata in Nintendo Big Band Live 2003
</gallery>


==References==
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==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenta_Nagata Kenta Nagata on Wikipedia]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1358298/ IMDb profile]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1358298/ IMBd profile]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:31, April 3, 2024

Photo of Kenta Nagata in an Iwata Asks segment
Kenta Nagata in the Iwata Asks interview for Mario Kart 7

Kenta Nagata (Japanese: 永田 権太, nicknamed "gon" in 1080° Snowboarding) is a Japanese composer employed by Nintendo. He is proficient with piano and bass and also plays guitar.

Nagata joined Nintendo in 1996.[1] In the Super Mario franchise, he is most notable for his works in the Mario Kart series, as well as serving as sound director for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. 2, and Mario Kart 8. It is speculated he married fellow Nintendo composer Shinobu Tanaka over the course of his employment.[citation needed]

Other works include some tracks for Pokémon Stadium, Animal Crossing, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and the entirety of Big Brain Academy.

Super Mario-related works[edit]

Song credits[edit]

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1: Healing Music[edit]

  • Aryll's Theme (from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker) — Composition, guitar
  • Title (from Dōbutsu no Mori) — Composition, bass

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music[edit]

  • Fortress Boss — Bass
  • Among the Demons — Bass

Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music[edit]

  • Epona's Song — Arrangement
  • K.K. Soul — Bass

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

  • World 1 Map — Composition/arrangement[3]
  • Ground Theme — Arrangement[3]
  • Underground Theme — Arrangement[3]
  • Castle Boss Theme — Composition/arrangement[3]
  • Game Over — Arrangement[3]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

  • Title — Composition/arrangement[4]

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

  • Ground Theme — Arrangement[5]

Mario Kart 8[edit]

Super Mario Run[edit]

  • Remix 10 — Arrangement[6]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.squareenixmusic.com/composers/nintendo/nagata.shtml Kenta Nagata's profile on Square-Enix music
  2. ^ a b Credited on the Canadian Copyright Database entry for the game
  3. ^ a b c d e やさしくひける New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii. yamaha music media. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. ^ SUPER MARIO Series for Ukulele - SUPER BEST. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  5. ^ THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER MARIO BROS. MUSIC. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Tagged on the mp3 file available on the Super Mario Run official website

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