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Jun Ishikawa (born 1964) is a senior sound composer at HAL Laboratory. He was hired in 1990 and has worked on most of the titles of the Kirby franchise, along with a few other titles.

In recent years, Ishikawa has also been the main composer of the BOXBOY series, although he still contributes music and sound regularly to the Kirby series alongside Hirokazu Ando. Ishikawa is characterized for upbeat music in various electronic styles, as well as utilizing retro-style instrumentation similar to his classic Game Boy and SNES works for some of his tracks.

Game Works[]

Uchuu Keibitai SDF (1990) - Music Composer
Adventures of Lolo 3 (1990) - Music Composer
New Ghostbusters II (1990) - Sound Creator
HAL's Hole in One Golf (1991) - Music Composer
HyperZone (1991) - Sound Composer
Arcana (1992) - Music Director, Music Composer
Kirby's Dream Land (1992) - Sound Composer
Kirby's Adventure (1993) - Music Composer [note: he didn't compose BGM]
Alcahest (1993) - Music Composer
Kirby Super Star (1996) - Sound Composer
Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997) - Sound Composer
Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom) (1998) - Sound Composer
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000) - Sound Composer
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002) - Sound
Kirby Air Ride (2003) - Sound Composition
Kirby: Canvas Curse (2005) - Sound
Otona no Joshiki Ryoku Training DS (2006) - Sound Composition
Kirby: Squeak Squad (2006) - Sound
Minna no Joushiki Ryoku TV (2008) - Sound Composition
Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008) - Sound
Picross 3D (2009) - Sound
Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010) - Sound
Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) - Sound
Kirby's Dream Collection (2012) - Sound
Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014) - Sound
BOXBOY! (2015) - Sound
BOXBOXBOY! (2016) - Sound
Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016) - Sound
Bye-Bye! BOXBOY! (2017) - Lead Sound
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe (2017) - Sound
Kirby's Blowout Blast (2017) - Sound
Kirby Star Allies (2018) - Sound
BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! (2019) - Sound
Super Kirby Clash (2019) - Sound
Kirby Fighters 2 (2020) - Sound
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) - Sound
Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022) - Sound
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) - Sound

Special Thanks[]

Super Smash Bros. (1999) - Original Game Staff (Kirby Super Star Original Sound Composing)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - Original Game Staff (Music Composition: Kirby Super Deluxe)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) - Original Game Supervisor

Song Credits[]

As sole composer[]

Jun Ishikawa is known to have composed the entire soundtracks for the following titles:

New Ghostbusters II [note: music based on the soundtracks used on the Ghostbusters movies]
Kirby's Dream Land
Alcahest
Kirby's Dream Land 3

Kirby Super Star[]

Grand Opening (Title) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]}
Boss Battle -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Peanut Plains (Plains Stage) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]}
Cocoa Cave (Cave Stage) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]}
Candy Mountain -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Get Up and Go-urmet! (Gourmet Race) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]}
Sub-Tree Area -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}
Crystal Area (The Great Cave Offensive) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]}
Boarding the Halberd (Revenge of Meta Knight: On Deck) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]}
Havoc aboard the Halberd (Revenge of Meta Knight: Interior) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
VS. Meta Knight -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
My Friend and the Sunset (Revenge of Meta Knight: Ending) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]}
Milky Way Wishes -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}
Galactic Nova (Milky Way Wishes: Shooting) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]}
Meddlesome Marx (Milky Way Wishes: VS. Marx) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]}
Kirby's Triumphant Return -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[6]}
The Arena -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Samurai Kirby -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[7]}
Wind of the Samurai -- Sound Effects^{^[7]}
Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]}

Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)[]

VS. Poppy Bros. Jr. [Level: Hard] -- Arrangement^{^[3]}
VS. Chef Kawasaki [Level: Insane] -- Arrangement^{^[3]}
VS. Gryll -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[]

Training -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
World Map -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Planet Popstar -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Room Guarder -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Quiet Forest -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Battle with Friends: Waddle Dee -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Battle with Friends: Adeline -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Battle with Friends: King Dedede -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Boss -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Rock Star -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Ruins -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Inside the Ruins -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Aqua Star -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Down the Mountain Stream -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Neo Star: Stage Select^{^[9]} -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Neo Star -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Shiver Star -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Above the Clouds -- Arrangement^{^[3]}
Studying the Factory -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Ripple Star -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Miracle Matter -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Mini-Game Select^{^[9]} -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[7]}
100-Yard Hop -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Bumper Crop Bump -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Checkerboard Chase -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}
Standings -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[7]}
0² Battle -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[8]}

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[]

Select -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[7]}
Vegetable Valley -- Arrangement^{^[4]}
Orange Ocean -- Arrangement^{^[4]}
Rainbow Resort -- Arrangement^{^[10]}
Fountain of Dreams -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[10]} [note: based upon Tadashi Ikegami's arrangement for Super Smash Bros. Melee]
Bomb Rally -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[7]}

Kirby Air Ride[]

Air Ride: Machine Passage -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Top Ride: Metal -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
City Trial: Rowdy Charge Tank -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}

Kirby: Canvas Curse[]

Ghost Grounds -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Growth Grasses -- Arrangement^{^[3]}
Machine Mansion -- Arrangement^{^[3]}
Mad Mechanism -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Spectacle Space -- Arrangement^{^[3]}
The World of Drawcia -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[11]}
Paint Panic -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Cart Run -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Kracko -- Arrangement^{^[4]}
Drawcia Soul -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}

Kirby: Squeak Squad[]

Title -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[10]}
Eerie Underground -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}
Squeak Squad Appears! (Squeak Squad Theme) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}
VS. Squeak Squad -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}
Sub-Game Menu^{^[9]} -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[7]}
Smash Ride -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[7]}

Kirby Super Star Ultra[]

Spring Breeze: Title -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Heavy Lobster -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}
Kirby on the Draw -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[7]}
Revenge of the King: Title -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Flying Fortress Kabula -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[10]}
The Masked King -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[10]}
True Arena Showdown -- Arrangement^{^[4]} [note: unknown composition credit]
Alternate Corkboard -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}

Kirby Ultra Super Deluxe: Original Soundtrack[]

Boss Battle Medley (Electronic Ver.) -- Arrangement

Kirby's Epic Yarn[]

Yin-Yarn -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[12]}
Mega Yin-Yarn -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[12]}

Kirby's Return to Dream Land[]

Except where indicated, all song credits taken from the in-game jukebox of Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Planet Popstar -- Composition & Arrangement
VS Sphere Doomer -- Composition & Arrangement
Fight! Mid-Boss Battle -- Arrangement
Beyond the Hill -- Composition & Arrangement
Invincible Candy -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle on the Horizon -- Composition & Arrangement
Goal Game -- Composition & Arrangement
Raisin Ruins -- Composition & Arrangement
Sandy Wilds -- Composition & Arrangement
Exotic Pyramid -- Composition & Arrangement
Vestiges of the Ancients -- Composition & Arrangement
Onion Ocean -- Composition & Arrangement
Summer Sands and Cool Waves -- Composition & Arrangement
Water Sliders -- Composition & Arrangement
A Stroll on the Ocean Floor -- Composition & Arrangement
Snowball Scuffle -- Composition & Arrangement
On the Path of Frosty Roadblocks -- Composition & Arrangement
Tumbling Ice -- Composition & Arrangement
Perfect Sledding Weather -- Composition & Arrangement
Freezing Temple -- Composition & Arrangement
Nutty Noon -- Composition & Arrangement
Fierce Winds -- Sound Effects
How Many Did We Hit? -- Composition & Arrangement
Time for a Challenge! -- Composition & Arrangement
Rush to the Goal! -- Composition & Arrangement
Distant Halcandra -- Composition & Arrangement
Egg Engines -- Composition & Arrangement
Techno Factory -- Composition & Arrangement
Rush on the Railway Coaster -- Composition & Arrangement
Into the Underground Waterway -- Composition & Arrangement
Pressure Panic -- Composition & Arrangement
The Long-Desired Land -- Composition & Arrangement
Another Dimension -- Composition & Arrangement
Dimensional Silence -- Composition & Arrangement
Guardian Angel: Landia -- Composition & Arrangement
Defeat -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement
Sleepy Continue -- Composition & Arrangement
You Got an Energy Sphere! -- Composition & Arrangement
So Many Energy Spheres! -- Composition & Arrangement
You Got a Part Sphere! -- Composition & Arrangement
Kirby Dance (Long) - After Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
Explanations -- Composition & Arrangement
Ninja Dojo - Title -- Composition & Arrangement
Enter the Ninja Dojo! -- Sound Effects
Ninja Dojo Showdown -- Sound Effects
Scope Shot -- Composition & Arrangement
Climactic Clash! Robo Dedede -- Composition & Arrangement
Too Bad... -- Arrangement^{^[2]}
Well Done! -- Arrangement^{^[2]}
Congratulations! -- Arrangement^{^[2]}
Green Greens -- Composition & Arrangement
Taking a Break -- Composition & Arrangement
Welcome Your New Overlord -- Composition & Arrangement
Where the True Enemy Lies -- Composition & Arrangement
Otherworldly Warrior -- Arrangement [note: unknown composition credit]
100% Fanfare -- Composition & Arrangement
Wii Channel Logo -- Composition & Arrangement [note: repurposed as "Hidden Magolor Found" in Deluxe]

Kirby: Triple Deluxe[]

All song credits taken from the in-game jukebox

Floral Fields -- Composition & Arrangement
Dark Clouds -- Composition & Arrangement
Keychain Collection^{^[9]} -- Composition & Arrangement
Must Dash -- Composition & Arrangement
Reflected Laughter -- Composition & Arrangement
Cold Odyssey^{^[9]} -- Composition & Arrangement
Golden Legend -- Composition & Arrangement
Mountains in an Angry Sky -- Composition & Arrangement
Fierce Winds -- Sound Effects
Ripple Red -- Composition & Arrangement
Kirby Fighters -- Composition & Arrangement
Moonlight Capital -- Composition & Arrangement
Beautiful Prison -- Composition & Arrangement
Dedede's Royal Payback -- Composition & Arrangement
Sullied Grace -- Composition & Arrangement
The Arena^{^[9]} -- Composition & Arrangement
Arena Showdown -- Arrangement [note: unknown composition credit]
Rest Area^{^[9]} -- Arrangement [note: unknown composition credit]
The True Arena -- Arrangement [note: unknown full composition credit]
True Arena Showdown -- Arrangement [note: unknown composition credit]
Shadow Strike -- Arrangement
HOME Menu Jingle^{^[9]} -- Composition & Arrangement

Kirby: Planet Robobot[]

All song credits taken from the in-game jukebox

Rhythm Code -- Composition & Arrangement
Resolution Road -- Arrangement
Gorgeous-Go-Round -- Composition & Arrangement
Bountiful Star -- Composition & Arrangement
Submarine Suburbs -- Composition & Arrangement
Gigabyte Grounds -- Arrangement
Dried-up Sea -- Composition & Arrangement
Studying the Power Plant -- Composition & Arrangement
Sky-High and Smitten -- Composition & Arrangement
Loud Locomotive -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement
VS. Mini Masher -- Composition & Arrangement
Team Kirby Clash -- Composition & Arrangement
TIME BEEEAM! -- Composition & Arrangement
Access Ark -- Composition & Arrangement
Working Sounds -- Sound Effects
Pristine Office March -- Composition & Arrangement
L86 -- Composition & Arrangement
Inner Struggle -- Composition & Arrangement
Crazy Rolling in Money -- Composition (w/Hirokazu Ando), Arrangement
Intermezzo Without a Leader -- Composition & Arrangement
Meta Knightmare Returns: Title^{^[9]} -- Arrangement [note: unknown composition credit]
You Lack Discipline -- Arrangement [note: unknown composition credit]
StreetPass wins (Normal) -- Composition & Arrangement
StreetPass wins (True) -- Composition & Arrangement
Broken Heart -- Composition & Arrangement
The Road is Long...^{^[9]}-- Composition & Arrangement
Faded & Flower -- Composition & Arrangement
The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy Ever -- Arrangement [note: unknown composition credit]
Well-fed Victory -- Arrangement [note: unknown composition credit]
HOME Menu Jingle -- Composition & Arrangement

The Sound of Kirby Café[]

Gourmet! Carnival [Gourmet Race] -- Composition & Arrangement
Teatime Under Sunbeams [Forest / Nature Area] -- Arrangement
Sixty-four [VS. 0²] -- Composition & Arrangement
Eating a Meal and Having a Dream [Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits] -- Composition & Arrangement

Kirby's Blowout Blast[]

Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}

Kirby Memorial Arrangements[]

Star Tumble -- Arrangement

Kirby Star Allies[]

All song credits taken from the in-game jukebox.

Friend Puzzle -- Composition & Arrangement
Invincible -- Composition & Arrangement
End Eyecatch! -- Composition & Arrangement
Friendly Field -- Composition & Arrangement
Reef Resort -- Composition & Arrangement
Echo's Edge -- Composition & Arrangement
Nature's Navel -- Composition & Arrangement
Sacred Square -- Composition & Arrangement
Blowing on a Cliff -- Sound Effects
A Solitary Resounding Whistle -- Sound Effects
My Friend and the Sound of Those Crossing Blades -- Composition & Arrangement
Misteen Ocean -- Composition & Arrangement
Star Lavadom -- Composition & Arrangement
Defeat -- Composition & Arrangement
Holy Road -- Composition & Arrangement
Holy Shrine -- Composition & Arrangement
Puppet Offering -- Composition & Arrangement
La Follia d'amore -- Composition & Arrangement
Holy Offering Festival -- Composition & Arrangement
Prelude: To the Distant Seas of Stars -- Sound Effects
Termina's Foreboding -- Sound Effects
Memorial Fest -- Composition & Arrangement

Update 2.0.0[]

Vs. Marx (Star Allies Dream ver.) -- Composition & Arrangement

Update 3.0.0[]

He's Arrived! Daroach! -- Composition & Arrangement
Chasing our Dreams -- Composition & Arrangement
Squeak Squad: Title (Star Allies Arrangement ver.) -- Composition & Arrangement
True! Squeak Squad Theme -- Composition & Arrangement

Update 4.0.0[]

Taranza Sees Right Through You! -- Composition (w/Hirokazu Ando), Arrangement
Susie Will Exterminate! -- Arrangement
The Three Mage-Sisters...Repay Their Debt! -- Arrangement
Rockabilly and Blues -- Composition & Arrangement
Taranza, the Master of Puppetry (Star Allies Arrangement ver.) -- Composition (w/Hirokazu Ando), Arrangement
The Noble Haltmann (Star Allies Arrangement ver.) -- Arrangement
Nightmare's Battle -- Arrangement
Bad Boss Brothers -- Composition & Arrangement

The Sound of Kirby Café 2[]

The King's Sparkling Full Course -- Composition (w/Hirokazu Ando), Arrangement

Kirby and the Forgotten Land[]

All song credits taken from Waddle Live! Corner Stage

Through the Tunnel -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage Cleared! -- Composition & Arrangement
Abandoned Beach -- Composition & Arrangement
Welcome to Wondaria -- Composition & Arrangement
Invasion at the House of Horrors -- Composition & Arrangement
Pitch-Black Horror -- Composition (w/Yuuta Ogasawara) & Arrangement
Please Don't Inhale the Cinema Patrons -- Composition & Arrangement
Tilt-and-Roll Kirby -- Composition & Arrangement
Tilt-and-Roll Kirby (Extra Hard) -- Composition & Arrangement
Defeat -- Composition & Arrangement
Pitch-Black Valley -- Composition (w/Yuuta Ogasawara) & Arrangement
Burning, Churning Power Plant -- Composition & Arrangement
Hunted by the Beast -- Composition & Arrangement

Kirby's Dream Buffet[]

Cute, Colorful Candies -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[10]}

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[]