Minako Hamano

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Minako Hamano is a Nintendo composer known for her prominence on the Metroid franchise, in which she would often collaborate with Kenji Yamamoto. She joined the company in the R&D1 department, with her debut game being The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.

In recent years, she has been part of the Nintendo SPD sound group, where she would compose the music for the Brain Age series among other titles.

Production History

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) - Sound Composer [Note: BGM Composition]
Super Metroid (1994) - Music Composer
Snoopy Concert (1995) - Sound Staff
Galactic Pinball (1995) - Sound Assistant
Game Boy Camera (1998) - Sound Composer
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (2000) - Music Composition
Mobile Golf (2001) - BGM Programming
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) - Sound
Metroid Fusion (2002) - Music Composition
Wario World (2003) - Music
Metroid: Zero Mission (2004) - Music Composition
Daigasso! Band Brothers (2004) - Sound
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (2005) - Music
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (2005) - Music
Tetris DS (2006) - Sound
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) - Music
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Music Arrangement
Jam with the Band (2008) - Music Composition
Brain Age Express: Math (2008) - Music Composition
Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters (2008) - Music Composition
Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010) - Music
Wii Play: Motion (2011) - Sound Coordination
Brain Age: Concentration Training (2012) - Music
Miiverse (2012) - Music Composition
Mii Force (2013) - Sound Coordination
Flower Town (2013) - Sound Coordination
Warrior's Way (2013) - Sound Coordination
Monster Manor (2013) - Sound Coordination
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) - Music / Voice Recording
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
Battleground Z (2015) - Sound Coordination
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015) - Sound Supervisor
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (2015) - Sound Support
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016) - Music Supervisor

Special Thanks

Mario & Wario (1993)
Teleroboxer (1995)
Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo (Super Famicom) (1998)
Metroid Prime (2002) [Note: only credited in the Japanese version]
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004)
Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword (2011)
Tokyo Crash Mobs (2012)
Mario Party 10 (2015)

Song Credits

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Link Wakes Up -- Composition
Swordless Link -- Composition
Mysterious Forest -- Composition
Cave -- Composition
Level 1 - Tail Cave -- Composition
Mid Boss Battle -- Composition
Boss Battle -- Composition
Level 2 - Bottle Grotto -- Composition
Kanalet Castle -- Composition
Level 3 - Key Cavern -- Composition
Dream Shrine -- Composition
Dream Shrine ~Asleep~ -- Composition
Level 4 - Angler's Tunnel -- Composition
Mambo's Mambo -- Composition
Level 5 - Catfish's Maw -- Composition
South Face Shrine -- Composition
Level 6 - Face Shrine -- Composition
Level 7 - Eagle's Tower -- Composition
Level 8 - Turtle Rock -- Composition
Ending -- Composition (w/Kozue Ishikawa), Arrangement (w/Kozue Ishikawa)

Super Metroid

Opening (Destroyed Science Academy Research Station) -- Arrangement
Wrecked Ship -- Composition & Arrangement
Maridia - Rocky Underground Water Area -- Composition & Arrangement
Maridia - Quicksand Underground Water Area -- Composition & Arrangement
Mini Boss Confrontation Theme (Spore Spawn, Botwoon) -- Composition & Arrangement
Big Boss Confrontation Theme (Ridley, Draygon) -- Composition & Arrangement
Big Boss Confrontation Theme (Kraid, Crocomire, Phantoon) -- Composition & Arrangement
Tourian -- Composition & Arrangement
Mother Brain -- Composition & Arrangement
Escape -- Composition & Arrangement
Ending -- Composition & Arrangement

Mario Kart: Super Circuit