Kenta Nagata

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

Nagata joined Nintendo in 1996. In the Mario franchise, he is most notable for his works in the Mario Kart series, as well as serving as sound director for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. 2, and Mario Kart 8. It is speculated he married fellow Nintendo composer Shinobu Tanaka over the course of his employment.

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.

Mario-related works

 * Mario Kart 64 (1996)
 * Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000) (with Kazumi Totaka and Toru Minegishi)
 * Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) (with Shinobu Tanaka)
 * Super Mario 64 DS (2004)
 * New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) (as sound director)
 * Mario Kart 7 (2011) (with Satomi Terui)
 * New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012) (as sound director)
 * Mario Kart 8 (2014) (as sound director)
 * Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2014) (as sound director)

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1: Healing Music

 * Aryll's Theme (from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker) — Composition, guitar
 * Title (from Dōbutsu no Mori) — Composition, bass

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music

 * Fortress Boss — Bass
 * Among the Demons — Bass

Super Mario 64 DS

 * Waking Up — Arrangement
 * Mega Mushroom — Arrangement
 * Balloon Mario — Arrangement
 * Fire Power — Arrangement
 * Hoot — Arrangement
 * Rabbit — Composition/arrangement
 * Boss Intro — Composition/arrangement
 * Sunshine Isles — Arrangement
 * Rec Room — Arrangement
 * Wanted! — Arrangement
 * Loves Me...? — Arrangement
 * Hide and Boo Seek — Arrangement
 * Sort or 'Splode — Composition/arrangement
 * Puzzle Panel — Arrangement
 * Memory Match — Arrangement
 * Bingo Ball — Arrangement

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music

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

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

 * World 1 Map — Composition/arrangement
 * Ground Theme — Arrangement
 * Underground Theme — Arrangement
 * Castle Boss Theme — Composition/arrangement
 * Game Over — Arrangement

Mario Kart 7

 * Title — Arrangement

New Super Mario Bros. 2

 * Ground Theme — Arrangement

Mario Kart 8

 * Wii Wario's Gold Mine — Arrangement
 * GCN Baby Park — Arrangement
 * 3DS Neo Bowser City — Arrangement
 * GBA Ribbon Road — Arrangement
 * Big Blue — Arrangement