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Hirokazu Tanaka
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Hirokazu Tanaka (kanji: 田中 宏和) (nicknames "Hip Tanaka", "Chip Tanaka"), born December 13, 1957[1] is the president of Creatures, Inc., formally Ape. He is a famous musician and engineer, especially in Japan, specializing in chip music; in particular for arcades, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and other mediums; such as anime music.
The Super Mario Land series, Metroid series and other popular Nintendo franchises (including Pokémon's sub-franchise of anime) are sometimes synonymous with him amongst fans.
He has worked on Hello Kitty World (Famicom), Snoopy Concert music. He has produced albums from time to time.
Trivia
- His official website is called Sporadic Vacuum, a possible inferrence to physics.
- The Kid Icarus series enemy Specknose is a parody of Hirokazu Tanaka, his glasses and nose.
References
- ↑ Hirokazu Tanaka.com a special thanks to English Wikipedia and NintendoWiki (NIWA)
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