Motohiro Kawashima
BornNagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Occupation(s)
Years active1992–present
WebsiteMvorak (in Japanese)

Motohiro Kawashima (川島 基宏, Kawashima Motohiro) is a Japanese music producer and DJ. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Yuzo Koshiro on several video games, such as Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage 3.[1]

Biography

Kawashima was born in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He grew up listening to artists such as George Gershwin, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Haruomi Hosono. He later moved to Tokyo and got interested in techno culture. During his time at Kunitachi College of Music he began producing techno music and was introduced to Yuzo Koshiro, who was looking for staff at his company, Ancient.[2] He would go on to join his company in 1992, where he composed for Shinobi II: The Silent Fury and the Game Gear and Master System versions of Batman Returns, with Koshiro assisting him on both projects. The two would work together again for Streets of Rage 2 and Streets of Rage 3, with him composing approximately half of the latter's soundtrack. During this time they would also frequently go to nightclubs together for musical inspiration.[3]

In 2010, he used the pen name Kylie & Kashii while working as a commissioned composer for the music label D-topia Entertainment.[4] He would also compose for the Brandon Sheffield-designed game Oh, Deer!, which released in 2015.[5] He also returned to compose for Streets of Rage 4 (2020) along with Koshiro and several others.[6]

Works

Video games

Year Title Notes
1992 Gage Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Ayako Yoda
Batman Returns Sega 8-bit versions; music
The G.G. Shinobi II: The Silent Fury Music with Yuzo Koshiro
Streets of Rage 2 Music with Yuzo Koshiro
1994 Streets of Rage 3 Music with Yuzo Koshiro
Eye of the Beholder Mega CD version; music with Yuzo Koshiro
1995 Manji: Psy Yuuki Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Ayako Yoda
1996 Zork I: The Great Underground Empire Music with Yuzo Koshiro
Vatlva Music with Yuzo Koshiro
1998 Fox Junction Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Ryuji Iuchi
2003 Group S Challenge Music with TJD, Takeshi Yanagawa and C‑Robots
2004 Amazing Island Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Tomonori Hayashibe
2006 Ueki no Hōsoku: Taosu ze Roberuto Jūdan!! Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Takeshi Yanagawa
2007 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle! Music with Yuzo Koshiro and Takeshi Yanagawa
2008 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena Music with Takeshi Yanagawa
2009 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 Music with Takeshi Yanagawa
2010 Dead Heat Music with Yuzo Koshiro
2013 Momoiro Billionaire! Music with Yuzo Koshiro
2015 Oh, Deer! Music
2020 Streets of Rage 4 Music with various others

Other

Year Title Notes
2002 Pour La Vie / Fuschia Music
2005 Mure ni Kaerenai Tori / Akiko Kawase "D-Day"
Colorful / Saori Gotō "Angel Sign"
2008 Chaos;Head "Blood Tune" and "ESO"; with tOkyO
2010 Kor=girl I / Kor=girl "Nanba"
Three Questions / Aira Mitsuki "Human Future"
2011 ×~Park of the Safari / Aira Mitsuki x Saori@destiny "Gate or Exit"

References

  1. ↑ "Motohiro Kawashima worklist". Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "川島 基宏". ancient.co.jp. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Dwyer, Nick (17 October 2017). "Interview: Motohiro Kawashima". daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Composer & Arranger 作曲アレンジ科" (PDF). Kunitachi Music Academy.
  5. ↑ "Why The Streets Of Rage Composer Was The Only Musician For Oh, Deer!". 13 July 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Hussain, Tamoor (July 17, 2019). "Streets Of Rage 4's Soundtrack Has Four Legendary Artists Including Yuzo Koshiro". GameSpot. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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