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 Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Super Mario 64 DS and Mario Kart 7, 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 Kart 64

 * Title — Composition & Arrangement
 * Circuit — Composition & Arrangement
 * Farm — Composition & Arrangement
 * Beach — Composition & Arrangement
 * Desert — Composition & Arrangement
 * Highway — Composition & Arrangement
 * Snow — Composition & Arrangement
 * Mountain — Composition & Arrangement
 * Castle — Composition & Arrangement
 * Jungle — Composition & Arrangement
 * Obake — Composition & Arrangement
 * Rainbow — Composition & Arrangement
 * Battle — Composition & Arrangement
 * Select — Composition & Arrangement
 * Result #1 (Win) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Result #2 (Lose) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Result #3 (VS & Battle) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Star — Arrangement
 * Prize #1 (1st~3rd) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Prize #2 (4th~8th) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement
 * Start Grid #1 (GP & VS) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Start Grid #2 (Time Attack & Battle) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Final Lap — Composition & Arrangement
 * Goal in #1 (1st) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Goal in #2 (2nd~4th) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Goal in #3 (5th~8th) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Game Over — Composition & Arrangement

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1: Healing Music

 * Aryll's Theme — Composition, Guitar
 * Title — Composition, Bass

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

 * Title — Composition & Arrangement
 * Baby Park — Composition & Arrangement
 * Waluigi Stadium — Composition & Arrangement
 * Koopa Castle — Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: Bowser's Castle]
 * Rainbow Road — Composition & Arrangement
 * Battle — Composition & Arrangement
 * Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music

 * Fortress Boss — Bass
 * Among the Demons — Bass

Super Mario 64 DS

 * Waking Up -- Arrangement
 * Big Mario -- Arrangement
 * Balloon Mario -- Arrangement
 * Fire Yoshi -- Arrangement
 * Owl Fly -- Arrangement
 * Rabbit -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Boss Intro -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Sunshine Isles -- Arrangement
 * Rec Room -- Arrangement
 * Hide and Boo Seek -- Arrangement
 * Loves Me -- Arrangement
 * Luigi's Casino -- Arrangement
 * Puzzle Panel -- Composition & Arrangement
 * Slots Shot -- Arrangement
 * Wanted! -- Arrangement
 * Sort Or' Splode -- Composition & Arrangement

Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music

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

Touch! Generations Sound Track

 * Nintendogs Theme - Live Ver. — Bass

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

 * World 1 Map — Composition & Arrangement
 * Overworld BGM — Arrangement
 * Underground BGM — Arrangement
 * Snow Overworld BGM — Arrangement
 * World 6 Map — Composition & Arrangement
 * Volcano Overworld BGM — Composition & Arrangement
 * World 9 Map — Composition & Arrangement
 * P-Switch — Arrangement
 * Castle Boss BGM — Composition & Arrangement
 * Peach's Castle — Arrangement
 * Game Over — Arrangement

Mario Kart 7

 * Mario Kart 7 ~Main Titles~ — Composition & Arrangement
 * Main Menu — Composition & Arrangement
 * Course Start Fanfare — Composition & Arrangement
 * Race Start Fanfare [Grand Prix & VS] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Race Start Fanfare [Time Attack] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Toad Circuit & Mario Circuit — Composition & Arrangement
 * Cheep Cheep Lagoon — Composition & Arrangement
 * Wuhu Loop & Maka Wuhu — Arrangement
 * Rock Rock Mountain — Composition & Arrangement
 * Neo Koopa City — Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: Neo Bowser City]
 * Rosalina's Ice World — Composition & Arrangement
 * Koopa Castle — Composition & Arrangement [Localized name: Bowser's Castle]
 * Rainbow Road — Composition & Arrangement
 * Race Start Fanfare [Battle] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Final Lap Fanfare — Composition & Arrangement
 * Result #1 (Win) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Result #2 (Lose) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement
 * Spectating Race — Composition & Arrangement
 * Star Power — Arrangement

New Super Mario Bros. 2

 * Channel Menu — Arrangement
 * Title BGM — Arrangement
 * Overworld BGM — Arrangement
 * Opening — Arrangement
 * Athletic BGM — Arrangement
 * Undergound BGM — Arrangement
 * Tower Boss BGM — Arrangement
 * Rainbow Overworld BGM — Arrangement
 * Rainbow Bonus Screen BGM — Arrangement
 * World Mushroom Map — Composition & Arrangement
 * World Flower Map — Composition & Arrangement
 * World Star Map — Composition & Arrangement
 * All Moon Coins Collected — Composition & Arrangement
 * The Princess..? — Arrangement
 * Ending — Arrangement
 * Staff Roll — Arrangement
 * eShop Menu — Arrangement
 * Gold Rush Stages BGM — Arrangement

Mario Kart 8

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