Kenta Nagata
Kenta Nagata in the Iwata Asks interview for Mario Kart 7
Kenta Nagata (Japanese: 永田 権太, nicknamed "gon" in 1080° Snowboarding) is a Japanese composer employed by Nintendo. He is proficient with piano and bass and also plays guitar.
Nagata joined Nintendo in 1996.[1] In the Super 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.[citation needed]
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.
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- Mario Kart 64 (1996)
- Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000) (with Kazumi Totaka and Toru Minegishi)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) (with Shinobu Nagata)
- Super Mario 64 DS (2004)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) (as supervisor)
- 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)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (2014) (as supervisor)
- Super Mario Run (2016)[2]
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) (as sound director)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) (as supervisor)
- Mario Kart Tour (2019)[2]
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020) (as audio supervisor)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass (2022-2023)
Song creditsEdit
Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1: Healing MusicEdit
- 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 MusicEdit
- Fortress Boss — Bass
- Among the Demons — Bass
Super Mario 64 DSEdit
- 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 MusicEdit
- Epona's Song — Arrangement
- K.K. Soul — Bass
New Super Mario Bros. WiiEdit
- World 1 Map — Composition/arrangement[3]
- Ground Theme — Arrangement[3]
- Underground Theme — Arrangement[3]
- Castle Boss Theme — Composition/arrangement[3]
- Game Over — Arrangement[3]
Mario Kart 7Edit
- Title — Composition/arrangement[4]
New Super Mario Bros. 2Edit
- Ground Theme — Arrangement[5]
Mario Kart 8Edit
- Wii Wario's Gold Mine — Arrangement
- GCN Baby Park — Arrangement
- 3DS Neo Bowser City — Arrangement
- GBA Ribbon Road — Arrangement
- Big Blue — Arrangement
Super Mario RunEdit
- Remix 10 — Arrangement[6]
GalleryEdit
Kenta Nagata in Nintendo Big Band Live 2003
ReferencesEdit
- ^ http://www.squareenixmusic.com/composers/nintendo/nagata.shtml Kenta Nagata's profile on Square-Enix music
- ^ a b Credited on the Canadian Copyright Database entry for the game
- ^ a b c d e やさしくひける New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii. yamaha music media. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ SUPER MARIO Series for Ukulele - SUPER BEST. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER MARIO BROS. MUSIC. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Tagged on the mp3 file available on the Super Mario Run official website