, also known as TECHNOuchi, is a Japanese composer, sound designer, and musician.
Career Takenouchi began his career in the game industry at Konami in 1989, which proved to be challenging as he had no formal musical training. Takenouchi wanted to compose music for the NES, but was assigned to work for PC. He composed for multiple games, most notably SD Snatcher and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Takenouchi considers 1989's Space Manbow to be his best MSX-era work. Takenouchi also worked on multiple arcade games, including X-Men. He found arcade game music and sound design to offer different challenges as arcades are a crowded environment. In 1996, Takenouchi left Konami to join Sony Computer Entertainment after participating in the project "Let's Play Games" ("Game Yarouze"), which Sony hosted.
In 1996 Takenouchi composed the soundtrack for Circadia for the PlayStation, which was his first project for the platform. While unsatisfied with the final product, the soundtrack was positively received, and Takenouchi would arrange songs from the soundtrack 10 years later. In the same year, Takenouchi composed for Gekisou TomaRunner, drawing inspiration from various genres including techno, rock and roll, and baroque. In 2002, Takenouchi composed the soundtrack of ChainDive with Hideyuki Eto, who previously contributed music for Circadia and sound design for Sky Gunner. After leaving Sony, Takenouchi was approached to compose music for Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception. Takenouchi was managing a school at the time, leading to hectic schedule. He suggested Akira Yamasaki as a composer, acting as a supervisor instead. Takenouchi later joined FromSoftware, where he worked on sound design for Demon's Souls with Hideyuki Eto, marking their fourth collaboration. As Takenouchi was inexperienced with orchestral scores, he brought Shunsuke Kida to compose the soundtrack. Takenouchi would then work on sound design for the game's 2011 spiritual successor Dark Souls. Takenouchi contributed to the Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary Compilation Album, which released in October 2014. After working on sound design for Dark Souls II, Takenouchi left FromSoftware.
Takenouchi later joined Access Games, after a conversation with producer Nobuo Tomita. Takenouchi served as sound director and composer for D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, working on sound direction from the second episode onwards. The sound team was given reference material by Hidetaka Suehiro and Hiroyuki Saegusa through existing songs from various dramas and movies. In 2016, Takenouchi left Access Games to join iNiS. A compilation of Takenouchi's three house-inspired extended plays, Brand New Day, Southern Paradise, and Parfum was released in March 2017 by Apollo Records and titled after the first EP. Takenouchi contributed to KE-TSU-I kizunajigokutachi, an arrangement album of music from Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi, which released in August 2020. Takenouchi produced Saki Hayash's mini-album, TESTAMENT, which released on May 22, 2021.
Works +Video gamesYearTitleNotes1989Gekitotsu Pennant Race 2MusicSpace ManbowMusic with Tsuyoshi Sekito, Michiru Yamane, and Yuko Kurahashi1990QuarthMusic with Kazuhiko Uehara, Yasuhiko Manno, and Tomoya TomitaNemesisMusic with Shinya Sakamoto, Michiru Yamane, and Tomoya TomitaSD SnatcherMusic with Konami Kukeiha ClubMetal Gear 2: Solid SnakeMusic with Konami Kukeiha Club1991Namachūkei 68Music1992X-MenMusic with Seiichi Fukami, Junya Nakano, and Ayako NishigakiHexionMusic with Junya Nakano, Satoko Miyawaki, and Ayako Nishigaki1993GaiapolisMusic with Seiichi Fukami and Satoko MiyawakiMystic WarriorsMusic with Junya Nakano and Inoue1994Polygonet CommandersMusic with Junya NakanoGolfing Greats 2Music with Junya Nakano1995Crypt KillerMusic with Mutsuhiko IzumiTokimeki Memorial Taisen PuzzledamaMusic with Yoshihiko Koezuka and Kazuhiro Senoo1996Road Rage/Speed KingSound effects1999CircadiaMusic with Mayuko Kageshita, Hideyuki Eto, and Jun ChumaGekisou TomaRunnerMusic with Mayuko Kageshita, Hideyuki Eto, and Jun Chuma2000Gekitotsu Toma L'Arc: TomaRunner vs L'Arc-en-CielMusic with Mayuko Kageshita and Hideyuki EtoKouashi Kikou Shidan: Bein PanzerMusic with Mayuko Kageshita and Hideyuki Eto2001Sky GunnerSound effects with Hideyuki EtoMad Maestro!Arrangements with Jun Chuma and Mayuko Kageshita2003ChainDiveMusic with Hideyuki Eto2006Ace Combat X: Skies of DeceptionMusic supervision2007Another Century's Episode 3: The FinalSound effects with various others2009Demon's SoulsSound direction, Sound design2010Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou VillageMusic2011Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village GMusicDark SoulsSound direction, Sound design, music ("A Moment's Peace")Instant Brain Music with various others2012Steel Battalion: Heavy ArmorSound design with Hideyuki Eto and Koichi Suenaga2013Osawari Tantei Nameko DaihanshokuMusic2014Dark Souls II Sound effects with Koichi Suenaga and Kota HoshinoD4: Dark Dreams Don't DieSound direction, Music with MANYO, Rio Okano, and Atsushi Yamaji2015Galaxy Gladiator GenesisMusic with various othersProject X Zone 2Arrangements with various others2017Neo Heiankyo AlienMusic with various others2018The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of MemoriesSound direction, Sound design, Music with kidlit and Keisuke Morita201916Bit Rhythm LandMusic ("Silver Lining")2020Evangelion BattlefieldsSound direction, Sound designTouhou Genso MahjongArrangements ("Tales of Far East Soul")2021Cotton Fantasy: Superlative Night DreamsArrangements ("Kingness" and "Kingness Boss")Tetote x ConnectMusic ("KnockKnock" and Indicator Love")Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi!Sound design2022Compass Live ArenaArrangements2025Hotel BarcelonaSound direction, Sound design, Music with various othersBounty SistersSound direction, Music with Junya Nakano, Miki Higashino, and Takako YumishimaCancelledProject Rap RabbitSound design
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External links
Discography at VGMdb