Hiroyuki Iwatsuki

Hiroyuki Iwatsuki (岩月 博之) (born 1970) is a Japanese video game music composer who has contributed to the soundtracks of Ninja Warriors, Pocky & Rocky, and Omega Five.[1] He has been composing and arranging songs for the game company Natsume Atari beginning as early as the 1991 NES title Chaos World.[2]

For his score to the Xbox Live Arcade shooter Omega Five, Iwatsuki employed his years of experience creating game soundtracks to fashion retro versions of his songs to simulate the feel of a 16-bit game. An album release was planned after game composer Manabu Namiki listened to the soundtrack prior to the release and suggested the sound design team Super Sweep participate in arrangements for the album.[3]

Selected games

References

  1. ^ CHz (2007-06-26). "Composer Spotlight #1: Hiroyuki Iwatsuki". VG Frequency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  2. ^ Teioh (2007-11-06). "Hiroyuki Iwatsuki - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  3. ^ Jeriaska (2008-05-05). "Road to the Future: Hiroyuki Iwatsuki Omega Five Interview". Siliconera. Archived from the original on 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  4. ^ "レトロでかわいい雰囲気に反した奇々怪々な高難易度に呑み込まれてゆく快感。『奇々怪界-黒マントの謎-』は高いクオリティと難易度を楽しめる名作" [The Thrill of Being Swallowed Up By Bizarrely High Difficulty That Defies its Retro and Cute Atmosphere. 'KiKi KaiKai Kuro Manto No Nazo' is a Masterpiece Offering High Quality and Challenging Gameplay]. Den Faminico Gamer (in Japanese). Kawasaki, Kanagawa: Mare Co. May 11, 2022. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2026.