is a Japanese video game music composer. She previously worked for Capcom in the 1980s, writing music for games such as Dynasty Wars, Mercs, Magic Sword, and the original Mega Man.
Career She previously worked for Capcom, where she worked on titles such as SonSon II, Dynasty Wars, U.N. Squadron, Mercs, Magic Sword, and Carrier Air Wing. She is best known, however, for composing the music for the original Mega Man, including its iconic "Game Start" jingle. Matsumae was known during her days at Capcom by her maiden name, , but was usually credited by her alias, Chanchacorin.
Following her departure from Capcom in 1990, she became a freelance composer. The soundtracks she worked on afterwards include the Derby Stallion series, Game Boy titles developed by Sunsoft, and other games such as The Adventures of Lolo, Another Bible, Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions, Jade Cocoon 2, and Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors. She also married fellow musician, Kimitaka Matsumae (originally part of Sega's S.S.T. Band), with whom she worked with on Othello World and Jade Cocoon 2.
Matsumae returned to the Mega Man series via Inti Creates, serving as a guest arranger for some of its album releases, and joining several other former Mega Man composers in creating the Robot Master themes for Mega Man 10. In 2014, she joined the Tokyo based label Brave Wave. The label aims to help connect composers with international companies, which is how she contributed music to Shovel Knight.
In July 2015, it was announced that Matsumae would be working on her first original solo album, in addition to a tribute album featuring arrangements by her. The album, titled Three Movements, was released in December 2017.
Works +YearTitleRole(s)1987Ide Yosuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong Music with Harumi FujitaMega ManMusic1988F1 DreamMusic1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen Music with several others1989Final Fight Music with several othersSonSon II MusicDynasty Wars MusicU.N. SquadronMusic1990Mercs MusicMagic Sword: Heroic FantasyMusicCarrier Air Wing Music1991Capcom no Quiz: Tonosama no YabouMusicDerby Stallion: Best Race Music1992Batman: Return of the Joker MusicSanrio Cup: Pon Pon Volley MusicDerby Stallion: National Edition MusicTrip World MusicBest Play Pro Yakyuu Special MusicLooney Tunes MusicHonō no Dōkyūji: Dodge Danpei Music with Hiroshi TsukamotoOthello World Music with Kimitaka MatsumaeEsper Dream 2 Music with Shigemasa Matsuo1993Honō no Dōkyūji: Dodge Danpei 2Music with Hiroshi TsukamotoVegas StakesMusic with Kimitaka Matsumae1994Adventures of LoloMusicDerby Stallion IIMusicTenchi o Kurau MusicDaffy Duck: The Marvin Missions Music1995Another Bible MusicDerby Stallion III Music1996Derby Stallion '96 MusicG.O.D: Mezameyo to Yobu Koe ga Kikoe Music with Kimitaka Matsumae and Yuuichi MatsuzakiDerby StallionMusic1998Pilot Kids MusicDerby Stallion '98 Music1999Derby Stallion '99 MusicFun! Fun! Pingu Music2001Jade Cocoon 2 Music with Kimitaka Matsumae2002Best Play Pro Yakyuu MusicDerby Stallion Advance Music2006Derby Stallion P Music2007Dragon Quest Swords Music2010Mighty Fight Federation "The Battle is Over"Mega Man 10 "Nitro Rider (Nitro Man Stage)"2014Shovel Knight Music with Jake KaufmanRainblocksMusic2015Target AcquiredMusic2016Flat KingdomMusicMighty No. 9Music with several others2017Starr Mazer Music with several others2018Ultra Space Battle BrawlOpening theme2020 Derby StallionMusic2021Dark Water: Slime InvaderMusicBattle AxeMusic with Alex Aniel20239 Years of ShadowsMusic with Michiru Yamane and Norihiko Hibino
References
External links Brave Wave profile Manami Matsumae biography at Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki Manami Matsumae credits on Video Game Music Database (VGMdb)