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Masaru Tajima is a composer who works for Nintendo, first in the R&D1 department and later in Nintendo SPD, where he often collaborated with Kenji Yamamoto and other composers in some game soundtracks. He was also the main sound designer behind the Pokémon mini toys, and, during the Nintendo 3DS era, he was also involved on various Art Academy titles.
Game Works[]
- Galactic Pinball (1995) - Sound Composer
- Tetris Attack (GB) (1996) - Music Composer, Sound Program, Sound Effects
- BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako (1997) - Sound Effects
- Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2 (1998) - Sound
- F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (2001) - Sound Composer
- Mobile Golf (2001) - Sound Effects & Sound Operator
- Pokémon Party mini (2001) - Sound
- Pokémon Pinball mini (2001) - Sound
- Pokémon Zany Cards (2001) - Sound
- Pokémon Puzzle Collection (2001) - Sound
- Pokémon Shock Tetris (2002) - Sound
- Pichu Bros. mini (2002) - Sound
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003) - Music Supervisor, Music (Panel de Pon)
- Pokémon Channel (2003) - Sound (Pokémon mini Unit)
- WarioWare: Touched! (2004) - Game Design, Sound Director, Voice Acting [note: also some music]
- Daigasso! Band Brothers (2004) - Sound
- Metroid Prime Pinball (2005) - Music
- Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (2005) - Sound Effects
- Mawashite Tsunageru Touch Panic (2006) - Music Composition
- Excite Truck (2006) - Music
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) - Music
- Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008) - Sound
- Fossil Fighters (2008) - Sound Director
- Jam with the Band (2008) - Music
- Dr. Mario Express (2008) - Sound
- Bird & Beans/Paper Airplane Chase (2008) - Sound
- DS Uranai Seikatsu (2009) - Sound Advisor
- Excitebots: Trick Racing (2009) - Music
- PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff (2009) - Sound
- Art Style: DIGIDRIVE (2009) - Sound Effects
- Trajectile (2009) - Music
- ThruSpace (2010) - Music
- Fossil Fighters: Champions (2010) - Sound Adviser
- Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010) - Music
- Ketzal's Corridors (2011) - Music
- Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! (2012) - Music
- Nintendoji (2013) - Music
- Dr. Luigi (2013) - Music
- Pokémon Art Academy (2014) - Music
- Style Savvy: Fashion Forward (2015) - Music
- Disney Art Academy (2016) - Music
- Metroid: Samus Returns (2017) - Music Support
- Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (2021)
Special Thanks[]
- Pokémon Puzzle League (2000)
- Magnetica (2006)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Wii Play: Motion (2011)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) - Original Game Supervisor
- Tetris 99 (2019)
- Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch) (2021)
- Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Switch) (2021)
Song Credits[]
As sole composer[]
Masaru Tajima is known to have composed the entire soundtracks for the following titles:
- Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2
- Pokémon Party mini
- Pokémon Pinball mini
- Pokémon Zany Cards
- Pokémon Puzzle Collection
- Pokémon Shock Tetris
- Pichu Bros. mini
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection: Panel de Pon sub-game
- Snorlax's Lunch Time (featured on Pokémon Channel)
- Mawashite Tsunageru Touch Panic
- Dr. Mario Online Rx
- Trajectile
- Ketzal's Corridors
- Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone!
- Dr. Luigi
- Pokémon Art Academy
- Disney Art Academy