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'''Kazumi Totaka''' is a music composer for [[Nintendo]], and mainly works with [[Nintendo R & D 1]]. He has done the musical score to many games, including [[Super Mario Bros.]], [[Super Mario Sunshine]], [[Mario Paint]], [[Super Mario World]], and many more. He is also very popular for doing the music to ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, and the ''Animal Crossing'' series. He also does the voices of [[Yoshi]] and [[Professor E. Gadd]].
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'''{{wp|Kazumi Totaka}}''' (Japanese: 戸高 一生) is a Japanese music composer for [[Nintendo]], and he mainly works with [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]. He has composed the musical score to many games, including ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', ''[[Mario Paint]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing]]'', and many others. He created the modern voice of [[Yoshi]], used ever since ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. He has also voiced [[Professor E. Gadd]] since ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and [[Birdo]] since ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. He also voiced [[Shy Guy]] and [[Fly Guy]] until [[Nate Bihldorff]] took over in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', although his voice clips for them are sometimes reused in later ''Yoshi'' games. In addition, he provides the voice of [[Captain Olimar]] starting in ''[[pikipedia:Pikmin 2|Pikmin 2]]''; his voice clips are reused for Olimar's [[Costume Mario|costume]] in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. <!--It's suspected that he's been replaced for ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'', but the only real evidence is that he's not in the credits, which happens a lot for Nintendo staff members who do voices, including ones where we know Totaka's voice was used. We should probably wait until a replacement has been confirmed?-->


There is an interesting piece of music, that Totaka has sneaked into almost all of the games he's composed. Although it is not widely known, players can listen to a secret track of Totaka's, after meeting certain conditions. The Mario games it has been spotted in are:
==Totaka's Song==
*''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' - On the "Game Over " screen, after a pause of minute's length Totaka's song will play.
{{Main|Totaka's Song}}
*''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' - On the end screen that appears after the credits, the track plays after a minute and a half
In most games that Totaka has composed for, he has inserted a short, nineteen-note song commonly referred to as "Totaka's Song". This song is usually hidden, only able to be heard after meeting certain conditions. The ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games it has been featured in are:
*''[[Mario Paint]]'' - The player can touch the O in the word MARIO, when on the main screen. After that, the O will explode like a bomb, and Totaka's song will play.
*''[[Mario Paint]]'' - If the player touches the O in the word MARIO when on the title screen, it explodes like a bomb, and Totaka's Song plays.
*''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' - On the Trial Mode screen, Totaka's song will take over after the main theme plays a few times.
*''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' - On the [[Game Over]] screen, after 2 minutes and 34 seconds, Totaka's Song plays.
*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' - On the screen showing the controls of the Poltergust (this appears before training mode), the song plays after 3.5 minutes of idleness
*''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' - On the end screen that appears after the credits, Totaka's Song plays after a minute and 15 seconds.
*''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' - In Marathon Mode, once the player reaches a mountainous area where clouds are being blown away, a small pause leads to the song.
*''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' - On the Trial Mode and Select Yoshi screens, Totaka's Song takes over as the music after 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' - On the screen showing the controls of the [[Poltergust 3000]] (which appears before training mode), Totaka's Song plays after 3.5 minutes of inactivity. Additionally, [[Melody Pianissima]] was [[List of Luigi's Mansion pre-release and unused content|originally intended]] to play the song on her piano, but this was removed from the final game.
** [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS)]] - Totaka's Song plays on the movement style selection screen before visiting the [[Training Room (Luigi's Mansion)|Training Room]] for the first time, and cannot be played again afterwards.<ref>GameXplain. (October 11, 2018). [https://youtu.be/YdjGoUyJb4k Totaka's Song in Luigi's Mansion 3DS (Secret)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 11, 2018.</ref>
*''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' - In Marathon Mode, once the player reaches a mountainous area where clouds are being blown away and then pauses for 3 minutes and 45 seconds, Totaka's Song plays.
*''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' - On the world map, if the player is in [[World 6 (Yoshi's New Island)|World 6]], Totaka's Song plays after approximately five minutes. If they are in any other [[world]], there is instead a brief pause in the music.
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' - There is a chance that one of the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s that appear in the audience of certain courses will be humming Totaka's Song; although it is near impossible to hear during a race and cannot be heard in [[Highlight Reel]]s, a clear version can be found in the game's files.<ref>http://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_8#Totaka.27s_Song</ref>


Totaka is also composing for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', so the song may appear in there.
==''Super Mario''-related works==
===As composer===
*''[[Mario Paint]]'' (1992) (with Hirokazu Tanaka and Ryoji Yoshitomi)
*''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' (1992)
*''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' (1995)
*''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' (1997)
*''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]'' (1999) (with Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval)
*''[[Mario Artist: Talent Studio]]'' (2000) (with [[Kenta Nagata]] and [[Toru Minegishi]])
*''[[Mario Artist: Polygon Studio]]'' (2000)
*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' (2001) (with [[Shinobu Nagata]])
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2008) (with various others) &ndash; "Title (Animal Crossing)" and "The Roost"
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' (2014) &ndash; played vibraphone on "Super Bell Subway" (uncredited).<ref>NintendoWiiUUK. (April 14, 2015). [https://youtu.be/AY_Ujecl2Rc?t=28 The Music of Mario Kart 8 - Super Bell Subway (Wii U)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 7, 2020.</ref>
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' (2014) (with various others) &ndash; "Wii Sports Resort" and "Wii Sports Resort Ver. 2"
*''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' (2015) / ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' (2017) (with Tomoya Tomita and Misaki Asada) &ndash; "Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape!", "The Desert Pyramid Beckons!" and "Fluffy Snow, Here We Go! (Overground)"
*''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (2017) (with [[Shiho Fujii]], Atsuko Asahi, [[Ryo Nagamatsu]], Yasuaki Iwata, [[Asuka Hayazaki]], [[Toru Minegishi]], [[Koji Kondo]])
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (2018) (with various others) &ndash; "Title Theme - Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer"
 
===As sound supervisor or sound director===
*''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' (2006)
*''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' (2013)
*''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' (2014)
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' (2014)
*''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' (2016)
*''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' (2018)
*''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]]) (2018)
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (2018)
*''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' (2019)
*''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' (2019)
 
===As voice actor===
*''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' &ndash; [[Yoshi]] / [[Shy Guy]]s / [[Black Shy Guy]]s / [[Goonie]]s / [[Bamboo dancers]] / Chorus (uncredited)
*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Shy Guy (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' &ndash; [[Professor Elvin Gadd]] (uncredited)
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Shy Guy (uncredited)
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Party 4]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / [[Birdo]]
*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Party 5]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Professor Elvin Gadd
*''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Party 6]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Professor Elvin Gadd (uncredited)
*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Yoshi's Topsy-Turvy]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Yakuman DS]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' (credit only)
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Party 7]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Professor Elvin Gadd
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Shy Guy (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Party 8]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Party DS]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Party 9]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' &ndash; Yoshi Sphinx
*''[[Nintendo Land]]'' &ndash; Yoshi Carts (uncredited)
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' &ndash; Professor Elvin Gadd
*''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Shy Guy
*''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Party 10]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' &ndash; [[Yoshi's Woolly World|Yarn Yoshi]] / [[Captain Olimar]] / Professor E. Gadd (uncredited)
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' &ndash; [[Mini Yoshi]] (uncredited)
*''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Professor Elvin Gadd
*''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''  &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Super Mario Party]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' &ndash; Professor Elvin Gadd (uncredited)
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' &ndash; Yoshi
*''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (''Super Mario Sunshine'') (uncredited)
*''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo
*''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Red Yoshi / Yellow Yoshi / Light-Blue Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' &ndash; Yoshi (uncredited)
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) &ndash; [[Yoshi Kid]]
*''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' &ndash; Professor Elvin Gadd
*''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''  &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' &ndash; Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
 
==Media==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TotakadoestheYoshi.jpg|Totaka does Yoshi's voice.
</gallery>
 
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140210061738/http://www.nindb.net/feature/totakas-song.html Kazumi Totaka's Song Guide at NinDB]
 
==References==
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[[it:Kazumi Totaka]]

Latest revision as of 06:53, November 9, 2024

Kazumi Totaka
Kazumi-totaka.jpg
Born August 23, 1967 (age 57)[?]
Super Mario–related role(s) Composer and sound director for several Super Mario games; current voice actor for Yoshi, Professor E. Gadd, Birdo, and Captain Olimar

Kazumi Totaka (Japanese: 戸高 一生) is a Japanese music composer for Nintendo, and he mainly works with Nintendo EAD. He has composed the musical score to many games, including Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Mario Paint, Yoshi's Story, Animal Crossing, and many others. He created the modern voice of Yoshi, used ever since Yoshi's Story. He has also voiced Professor E. Gadd since Luigi's Mansion and Birdo since Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. He also voiced Shy Guy and Fly Guy until Nate Bihldorff took over in Mario Power Tennis, although his voice clips for them are sometimes reused in later Yoshi games. In addition, he provides the voice of Captain Olimar starting in Pikmin 2; his voice clips are reused for Olimar's costume in Super Mario Maker.

Totaka's Song[edit]

Main article: Totaka's Song

In most games that Totaka has composed for, he has inserted a short, nineteen-note song commonly referred to as "Totaka's Song". This song is usually hidden, only able to be heard after meeting certain conditions. The Super Mario games it has been featured in are:

  • Mario Paint - If the player touches the O in the word MARIO when on the title screen, it explodes like a bomb, and Totaka's Song plays.
  • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - On the Game Over screen, after 2 minutes and 34 seconds, Totaka's Song plays.
  • Virtual Boy Wario Land - On the end screen that appears after the credits, Totaka's Song plays after a minute and 15 seconds.
  • Yoshi's Story - On the Trial Mode and Select Yoshi screens, Totaka's Song takes over as the music after 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
  • Luigi's Mansion - On the screen showing the controls of the Poltergust 3000 (which appears before training mode), Totaka's Song plays after 3.5 minutes of inactivity. Additionally, Melody Pianissima was originally intended to play the song on her piano, but this was removed from the final game.
  • Yoshi Touch & Go - In Marathon Mode, once the player reaches a mountainous area where clouds are being blown away and then pauses for 3 minutes and 45 seconds, Totaka's Song plays.
  • Yoshi's New Island - On the world map, if the player is in World 6, Totaka's Song plays after approximately five minutes. If they are in any other world, there is instead a brief pause in the music.
  • Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - There is a chance that one of the Yoshis that appear in the audience of certain courses will be humming Totaka's Song; although it is near impossible to hear during a race and cannot be heard in Highlight Reels, a clear version can be found in the game's files.[2]

Super Mario-related works[edit]

As composer[edit]

As sound supervisor or sound director[edit]

As voice actor[edit]

Media[edit]

Audio.svg Mario Paint - Totaka's Song
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Audio.svg Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - Totaka's Song
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Audio.svg Virtual Boy Wario Land - Totaka's Song
File infoMedia:VBWL Totaka's Song.oga
0:11
Audio.svg Luigi's Mansion - Totaka's Song
File infoMedia:LM Totaka's Song.oga
0:09
Audio.svg Luigi's Mansion - Totaka's Song (piano, unused)
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0:09
Audio.svg Yoshi Touch & Go - Totaka's Song
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Audio.svg Yoshi's New Island - Totaka's Song
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0:30
Audio.svg Mario Kart 8 - Totaka's Song
File infoMedia:Totaka's Song MK8.oga
0:28
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Gallery[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ GameXplain. (October 11, 2018). Totaka's Song in Luigi's Mansion 3DS (Secret). YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. ^ http://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_8#Totaka.27s_Song
  3. ^ NintendoWiiUUK. (April 14, 2015). The Music of Mario Kart 8 - Super Bell Subway (Wii U). YouTube. Retrieved December 7, 2020.