Saori Kobayashi 小林 早織 | |
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Genres | Video game music |
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Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1993–present |
Labels | Brave Wave Productions [1] |
Saori Kobayashi (小林 早織, Kobayashi Saori) is a video game composer and pianist. She composed music for Sega games, and was best known for her work on the Panzer Dragoon series. [2] [3]
Year | Title | Role | Co-worker(s) |
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1993 | Inspector Gadget | Composer | |
Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck | |||
Taisen Mahjong HaoPai 2 | Sound | Masayuki Nagao, Haruyo Oguro and M.Momo | |
1994 | Torarete Tamaruka!? | Sound | Various others |
Coca-Cola Kid | Sound director | ||
Sonic Triple Trouble | Staff | Various others | |
1995 | Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse | Sound Project Coordinator | |
Sonic Drift 2 | Composer | Masayuki Nagao | |
Sylvan Tale | Sound director | ||
Blue Seed: The Secret Records of Kushinada | Sound Editing | Tomoko Sasaki, Tomonori Sawada and Yoshiaki Kashima | |
Kishin Douji Zenki | Sound director | ||
1996 | J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! | Music | Junko Shiratsu |
Victory Goal '96 | Sound | Hirofumi Murasaki, Jun Senoue and Miki Obata | |
NiGHTS into Dreams... | Sound effects | Fumie Kumatani and Tatsuya Kouzaki | |
Sega Worldwide Soccer '97 | Sound | Various others | |
1998 | Panzer Dragoon Saga | Composer | Mariko Nanba |
1999 | Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers | Composer | Kennosuke Suemura |
2003 | Panzer Dragoon Orta | Yutaka Minobe | |
2007 | Hoshigami Remix | Kennosuke Suemura, Mai Iida, and Ikuko Mimori | |
2008 | Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Ran | Kennosuke Suemura | |
2009 | Sakura Note: Ima ni Tsunagaru Mirai | Arranger | |
2012 | Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz | Composer | Yoshitaka Hirota |
2013 | Crimson Dragon | Jeremy Garren | |
2020 | Panzer Dragoon: Remake | Yoshitaka Azuma |
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