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Manaka Kataoka (JP) (maiden name Manaka Tominaga(JP)) is a composer who works for Nintendo. She has worked mainly of games on the Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda franchises, with her most notable work being featured on Animal Crossing: New Leaf and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

For Breath of the Wild, Kataoka was mostly in charge of the "open-air" field music composed in a characteristic minimalist style, as well as most of the battle themes among other tracks.

Game Works[]

Special Thanks[]

Song Credits[]

Animal Crossing: City Folk[]

  • The Marquee — Theatre -- Composition & Arrangement[1]
  • K.K. Sonata[2] -- Composition & Arrangement[1][3]
  • Hypno K.K.[4] -- Composition & Arrangement[3] [note: originally only available as live version]

Animal Crossing - Your Favourite Songs - Original Soundtrack[]

  • Shrunk's Dream -- Composition & Arrangement[1]

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks[]

  • Chancellor Cole's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement[5]
  • Hyrule Castle -- Composition & Arrangement[5]
  • Princess Zelda's Theme -- Arrangement[5]
  • Battle -- Composition & Arrangement[5]
  • Adventuring -- Composition & Arrangement[5]
  • Fanfare of the Spirit Tracks -- Composition & Arrangement[5]

Animal Crossing: New Leaf[]

  • Title -- Composition & Arrangement[6]
  • 8 a.m. -- Composition & Arrangement[6]
  • Farewell[2] -- Composition & Arrangement[3] [note: originally only available as live version]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[]

  • Battle! (Champion) / Champion Cynthia (Pokémon Diamond/Pokémon Pearl) -- Arrangement[7]
  • Outdoors at 7 p.m. (Sunny)/Main Street (Animal Crossing: New Leaf) -- Arrangement[7] [note: unknown composition credit]

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild[]

  • Main Theme -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Opening -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • The Beast Inhabiting the Castle -- Arrangement[8]
  • Sheikah Tower -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Mysterious Old Man -- Arrangement[8]
  • Shrine of Trials: Start -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Battle (Shrine) -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Great Plateau -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Guardian's Line of Sight -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • The Old Man's Identity -- Arrangement[8]
  • The Story of Calamity Ganon -- Composition (w/Hajime Wakai & Koji Kondo), Arrangement (w/Hajime Wakai)[8]
  • The King of Hyrule's Wish -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Landing on the Ground -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Field (Day) -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Battle (Field) -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Riding (Day) -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Talus Battle -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Great Fairy: Revival -- Composition (w/Hajime Wakai & Koji Kondo), Arrangement (w/Hajime Wakai)[8]
  • Field (Night) -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Riding (Night) -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Field (Freezing Cold) -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • House -- Arrangement[8]
  • Mini-Game: Snowball Bowling -- Composition (w/Yasuaki Iwata), Arrangement (w/Yasuaki Iwata)[8]
  • Notts's Chirping -- Arrangement[8]
  • Recital at Warbler's Nest -- Arrangement[8]
  • Field (Scorching Heat) -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Abandoned North Mine -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Field (Intense Heat) -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Dress Up -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Yiga Clan Hideout -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • The Arrogant Master Kohga -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Master Kohga Battle -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Minigame: Test of Will -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Lost Woods -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Possessed Naydra -- Composition (w/Hajime Wakai), Arrangement[8]
  • Servant of the Sacred Spring -- Composition (w/Hajime Wakai), Arrangement[8]
  • Omen of the Blood Moon -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Recovered Memory -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Link's Memories: "Subdued Ceremony" -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Link's Memories: "Blades of the Yiga" -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Link's Memories: "A Premonition" -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Link's Memories: "To Mount Lanayru" -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Link's Memories: "Father and Daughter" -- Arrangement[8]
  • Link's Memories: "Slumbering Power" -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Link's Memories: "Zelda's Awakening" -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo & Takeshi Hama), Arrangement[8]
  • Zelda's Wish -- Arrangement[8]
  • Guardian Battle -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Hyrule Castle: Ganon's Roar -- Arrangement[8]
  • Hyrule Castle -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Dark Beast Ganon Appears -- Arrangement[8]
  • Dark Beast Ganon Battle -- Composition (w/Koji Kondo), Arrangement[8]
  • Staff Roll -- Composition (w/Yasuaki Iwata, Hajime Wakai, & Koji Kondo), Arrangement (w/Yasuaki Iwata & Hajime Wakai)[8]
  • To Tarrey Town -- Arrangement[8]
  • Tarrey Town Wedding -- Arrangement[8]
  • Wasteland -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Mini-Game: Horseback Archery -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Lord of Satori Mountain -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Sheikah Slate: Upgrade -- Arrangement[8]
  • Get Fanfare (Sheikah Slate) -- Arrangement[8]
  • A Korok Appears -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • The First Location -- Composition & Arrangement[8]

Expansion Pass[]

  • Trial of the Sword Clear -- Arrangement[8]
  • Master Sword ~ The Deku Tree's Congratulations -- Composition (w/Takeshi Hama), Arrangement[8]
  • The Great Urbosa -- Arrangement[8]
  • Monk Maz Koshia -- Composition & Arrangement[8]
  • Recovered Memory (The Champions' Ballad ver.) -- Arrangement[8]
  • The Champions' Ballad Ending -- Composition (w/Yasuaki Iwata), Arrangement (w/Yasuaki Iwata)[8]
  • Displaying the Picture -- Arrangement[8]

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[]

Interviews[]

References[]

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