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Sep 27, 2018 · Game Freak game director and composer Junichi Masuda shares some of his favorite memories from making Pokémon Red and Blue, as well as how the studio has changed in the two decades since...
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Masuda was born in the Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the real-life Kantō region, on January 12, 1968. His family would vacation in the Kyūshū region, which became the basis for the Pokémon world's Hoenn. As a teenager, he played the trombone and had interest in classical music, while also maintaining an interest in arcade games and their programm...
Video games
Masuda was the sole composer for the handheld games Pokémon Red and Green. He developed a program called "Sound Driver" in the early 1990s, which was used to play music and sound effects in Game Freak's titles. This program was later used to create all of the original Pokémon's cries. He has composed the music for every core series Pokémon game to date. Gradually, Masuda began to take on duties other than composing; however, he still has composed most of the battle themes. He was appointed su...
Anime
Masuda's music is rearranged for the Pokémon anime by Shinji Miyazaki. He has also done original design for the series since Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. Masuda has also been involved with many of the Pokémon movies. Masuda was an original creator of the Pokémon movies Jirachi: Wish Maker, Destiny Deoxys, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, The Rise of Darkrai and Giratina and the Sky Warrior, as well as the The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Ge...
Others
On keyboards in the group ＭＴＭ, Masuda composed the song battle gene Ｍ after gaining a request from Shōko Nakagawa. The song is based on Cynthia's battle theme, which is featured on Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl: Super Music Collection, Pokémon Black & Pokémon White: Super Music Collection, and Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2: Super Music Collection under the titles 戦闘！チャンピオン Battle! Champion, 戦闘! シロナ Battle! Shirona, and 戦闘! チャンピオン(シンオウ) Battle! Champion (Shin'ō), respectively.
Magical Tarurūto-kun(1992) - Music, Sound Effects, Sound ProgramPokémon Red, Green, and Blue
1. Title Screen -- Composition & Arrangement 2. Pallet TownTheme -- Composition & Arrangement 3. Professor Oak-- Composition & Arrangement 4. Professor Oak's Laboratory-- Composition & Arrangement 5. A Rival Appears -- Composition & Arrangement 6. Road to Viridian City: Leaving Pallet Town -- Composition & Arrangement 7. Picked Up an Item! -- Composition & Arrangement 8. Battle! (Wild Pokémon) -- Composition & Arrangement 9. Victory! (Wild Pokémon) -- Composition & Arrangement 10. Obtained a...
1. Pokémon Techno -- Composition & Arrangement
1. Opening Movie -- Composition & Arrangement 2. Theme of Jessie and James-- Composition & Arrangement 3. Pikachu's Beach-- Composition & Arrangement 4. Pikachu's Beach (Results Announcement) -- Composition & Arrangement 5. Connection-- Composition & Arrangement
Generation VI
Masuda made his first cameo appearance in the series in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire as the owner of a special Super-Secret Base in Mossdeep City that the player can visit after scanning a QR Code, which was first revealed in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Full Story Guide Book. The player can choose to challenge him and any of the three Grunts in his base to a Single Battle or invite him to their own Super-Secret Base. In battle, he uses three Cosplay Pikachu. His team na...
Generation VIII
Masuda appears in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl in the northwesternmost house in Hotel Grand Lake alongside one of his favorite Pokémon, Psyduck. He evaluates the player's Pokédex and gives them a Diploma both for completing the Sinnoh Pokédex and for completing the National Pokédex. Along with Yuichi Ueda, he is only referred to in-game as "Game Director".
In an interview with Wired UK in December 2014, Masuda stated that he didn't originally work in Pokémon Gold and Silver as he was working on another project; however, he was brought back when the t...Masuda listens to alternative music and techno. He says that he is most inspired by the classical music composer Stravinsky.Masuda's six favorite Pokémon are Psyduck, Pichu, Torchic, Victini, Sylveon, and Alolan Exeggutor.The character Barry's Japanese and optional English name Jun could be a possible reference to Masuda.Director's Columns (Junichi Masuda's blog)Junichi Masuda's account on TwitterJun 24, 2020 · Junichi Masuda shows how the GameFreak team created Pokémon Red, Black and White, and even sketches from Sun and Moon's development.
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Masuda has worked at Game Freak since the company's inception in 1989, and has been involved in nearly every title that Game Freak has produced. Masuda was one of the original developers of the Pokémon series, beginning with Pokémon Red and Green.
May 13, 2014 · GAME FREAK’s Junichi Masuda is probably best known for his work as a game director, most recently on Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. But he began as, and continues to be, a gifted musical composer responsible for much of the iconic Pokémon game music that fans know by heart.
Dec 11, 2014 · Junichi Masuda is a founding member of Pokemon developer Game Freak, working on the music for the original Red and Blue games and going on to direct Ruby and Sapphire. Shigeru Ohmori is his...
Nov 22, 2019 · “From the inception of the idea to the completion of Red & Blue took a total of about six years, so a long time!” smiles current producer Junichi Masuda, whose involvement on earlier titles ...
