Kenta Nagata

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Kenta Nagata, the composer for the Mario Kart games.
Kenta Nagata

Kenta Nagata (Nicknamed "gon" in 1080° Snowboarding) is a Japanese composer that works for Nintendo. He is proficient with the piano and bass but also plays guitar.

Nagata joined Nintendo in 1996 and his latest composition is for Wii Music[1]. In the 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 both New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. 2.

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.

Song Credits

Mario Kart 64

  • Title — Composition & Arrangement
  • Circuit — Composition & Arrangement
  • Farm — Composition & Arrangement
  • Beach — Composition & Arrangement
  • Desert — Composition & Arrangement
  • Highway — Composition & Arrangement
  • Snow — Composition & Arrangement
  • Mountain — Composition & Arrangement
  • Castle — Composition & Arrangement
  • Jungle — Composition & Arrangement
  • Obake — Composition & Arrangement
  • Rainbow — Composition & Arrangement
  • Battle — Composition & Arrangement
  • Select — Composition & Arrangement
  • Result #1 (Win) — Composition & Arrangement
  • 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

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1: Healing Music

  • Aryll's Theme — Composition, Guitar
  • Title — Composition, Bass

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

  • Koopa Castle — Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: Bowser's Castle]
  • Rainbow Road — Composition & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music

  • Fortress Boss — Bass
  • Among the Demons — Bass

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music

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

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

  • Overworld BGM — Arrangement
  • World 5 Map — Composition & Arrangement

Mario Kart 7

  • Title — Composition & Arrangement
  • Kinopio Circuit/Mario Circuit — Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: Toad Circuit/Mario Circuit]
  • Koopa City — Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: Neo Bowser City]
  • Koopa Castle — Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: Bowser's Castle]
  • Rainbow Road — Composition & Arrangement
  • Result #1 (Win) — Composition & Arrangement
  • Result #2 (Lose) — Composition & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement

New Super Mario Bros. 2

  • Overworld BGM — Arrangement
  • World Star Map — Composition & Arrangement

References

  1. ^ http://www.squareenixmusic.com/composers/nintendo/nagata.shtml Kenta Nagata's profile on Square-Enix music

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