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KOHTA TAKAHASHI

Game Music Composer
Sound futurist
Ridge Racer Series (4,V,6,s) / Klonoa 1&2 / Ace Combat 2 / RESONATE 1794 / RESONATOR

Ridge Racer Type 4 "Move Me" "Naked Glow" "The Ride" "Urban Fragments" "Revlimit Funk"
Ridge Racer V "Euphoria" "SAMURAI ROCKET" "Dareveil" "Junx" Ridge Racers "Synthetic Life" "Night Stream" Ridge Racer6 "Galactic Life"

Klonoa1&2 "Baladium's Drive" "Cursed Leorina" "Welcome to Lunatea"

BIO
Kohta Takahashi started playing piano at the age of 4 for 6 years, programming at the age of 12, and guitar at the age of 22. He has been working for Namco since 1995, composing music for Ace Combat 2, Kaze no Klonoa series, and Ridge Racer series. Retired from Namco in 2001. In 2001, Kohta Takahashi left the company to become an independent musician, and while working as a contract artist for the WarnerMusic techno label, the label disappeared. Since then, He has been working as a freelance musician, Composes, arranges, performs, records, mixes, and produces music for Dub, HipHop, Rock, Electro music, and game soundtracks.

For more information👉https://vgmdb.net/artist/1565

 

4歳から6年間ピアノ、12歳からプログラミング、22歳からギターを始め、1995年からナムコでエースコンバット2、風のクロノアシリーズ、リッジレーサーシリーズなどの作曲を担当する。2001年に独立し、ワーナーミュージックのテクノレーベルの契約アーティストとして活動中、レーベルが消滅。以後フリーランスのミュージシャンとして、Dub、HipHop、Rock、Electro music、ゲームサウンドトラック等の作曲、編曲、演奏、録音、ミキシング、プロデュース等を行う。

■Business Email
kohtasolid+biz@gmail.com

■ご依頼・ご相談は上記メールにて受け付けております
作曲、編曲、リミックス、ギター、映像と同期した音楽
Composition, Arrangement, Remix, Guitar, Audio suite

■New licensed titles!! 新着ライセンス販売作品

Audiostock English https://audiostock.net/artists/17397
Audiostock Japanese https://audiostock.jp/artists/62712
RUSH
CHOOSE YOUR MACHINE
CHOOSE YOUR MACHINE 90s House Mix

■Music
Bandcamp http://solidstatejapan.bandcamp.com

BOOTH https://solidstate.booth.pm/
Youtube http://youtube.com/user/kohtasolid

niconico https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/3781950


■SNS

Twitter https://twitter.com/kohta09

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/solidstatejapan

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kohta09

note https://note.com/kohta09


■Support / Community

Patreon https://www.patreon.com/kohta09

pixivFANBOX https://kohta09.fanbox.cc


■Recent Releases
2023.11.28 REIWA TYPE V
2023.5.30 REIWA TYPE 4​.​5 RACING SIDE Single
​2022.7.2 REIWA TYPE 4

2021.8.12 CHOOSE YOUR MACHINE

2021 12.14 Looking For Air Pirates

2021.5.7 Prologue
2020.1.26 2001: DISK SPACE ODYSSEY - UNIT 1
2020.1.10 Dr.Neon

NAMCO
Joined Namco as a sound creator in 1995
Since then, he has been in charge of composition and sound effects for the following works
1997 Ace Combat 2
1997 Klonoa
1998 Ridge Racer Type 4
2000 Ridge Racer V
2001 Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
In Ridge Racer Type 4, he was in charge of the music and sound effects for the opening movie as well as the background music.
For Ridge Racer V, he also served as sound director for outside artists in addition to BGM.
Winner of the Playstation Awards 2000 Gold Prize / Sound Award for the same work.

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Sound Production, Compose, Arrange, Remix, Game Sound Direction
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Drum'n Bass, Dub, Hiphop, Ambient, Soundtrack etc.

■Game Music Participation Works
2003 TAITO Space Raiders
2004 KONAMI beatmaniaIIDX11 IIDX RED
2004 NAMCO Ridge Racers
2005 NAMCO Tekken 5
2005 NAMCO Ridge Racer 6
2009 CAVE "Dodonpachi Daioujou" Arranged Album
2010 CAVE "Death Smiles" Arranged Album
2010 BandaiNamco ACE COMBAT 2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
2010 CAVE "DODONPACHI RESURRECTION" Arranged Album
2011 5pb. Bullet Soul
2011 KONAMI pop'n music 20 fantasia
2012 Gref KOKUGA Original Soundtrack
2014 SweepRecord RIDGE RACER 20TH ANNIVERSARY REMIX
2014 Nintendo Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)
2017 TAITO Darius Burst Chronicle Savers Limited Edition
2017 SweepRecord Gempei Toumaden~30th Anniversary Soundboard
2019 SweepRecord R4 -THE 20TH ANNIV. SOUNDS-

■Music Production Works
2001 Polydor - GLAY Dome Tour 2001-2002 One Love - Live Stage Track
2005 CRUE-L RECORDS - Classic Dub Classics / Hiroshi Fujiwara
2006 Mori Building - Omotesando Hills Land Song
2006 Manhattan Records - Steph Pockets "My Crew Deep" Hiroshi Fujiwara Remix
2006 PonyCanyon - Michio Hoshino Alaska - Hoshi no Yona Monogatari (A Story Like a Star)
2010 TUNE BAKERY - in DUB with LUV

Works
 

MUSIC

ECLECTIC RESONANCE ~Dawn~

KodamaSounds / 2022.4.24
Tr03.For Robin

Compose & Arrangement & Performance


Funkacity 2

DA RECORDING  / 2018.10.28
Tr.09 One Thing

Compose & Arrangement & Performance
 

Funkacity
DA RECORDING  / 2017.10.29
Tr.03 Dr.Neon

Compose & Arrangement & Performance

Wherever To
Cradle Orchestra & Giovanca / 2014.11.19
Tr.06 On Fire(Produced by Hiroshi Fujiwara)
Programming

SATURDAYS
DA RECORDING  / 2014.8.15
Tr.10 vivacity
Compose & Arrangement & Performance

Monaco
立花ハジメ / 2014.4.16
Tr.03 Rick'sDelight 藤原ヒロシ
Co-Arrangement & Programming

超亜空間防壁チーズ・ナポリタン
GMO x khara inc. / 2013.12.28
Co-Arrangement

manners
Hiroshi Fujiwara / 2013.10.16
Arrangement & Programming

CORE
KOHTA "SOLIDSTATE" TAKAHASHI  / 2013.10.13
Compose & Arrangement & Performance

EVERYONE
KOHTA "SOLIDSTATE" TAKAHASHI  / 2013.10.5
Compose & Arrangement & Performance

この先に
Hiroshi Fujiwara / 2012.7.11
Arrangement & Programming

ReConstruction Series
Cradle Orchestra / 2011.9.7
Tr.04. You Got To Luv It feat. GURU -Hiroshi Fujiwara Remix-

Programming

in DUB with LUV
Hiroshi Fujiwara presents studio66
TUNE BAKERY / 2010.12.15
Co-Produce

"WAKE UP(RAP+)"
Friends of Love The Earth Project
feat. HIROSHI FUJIWARA, EDISON CHEN
TOSHIBA EMI LIMITED / 2006.9.13
Recording & Programming

 

星野道夫 アラスカ 星のような物語 感受編/思索編/希望編
PonyCanyon / 2006.8.2
 感受編
 思索編
 希望編
Compose, Arrange & Programming


Steph Pockets "My Crew Deep" Hiroshi Fujiwara Remix
Manhattan Records / 2006.3.25
Arrange & Remix

表参道ヒルズランドソング / Hiroshi Fujiwara
2006.2.2
Compose & Arrange & Remix

Cappuccino / Hiroshi Fujiwara feat. Eric Clapton
Victor / 2006.1.21
1.Cappuccino - Arrrange & Mixing

Jhett Black Edition / Jhett a.k.a. Yakko For Aquarius
Avex / 2005.8.24
10.Everything Inside of Me feat. Lena Park / remixed by Hiroshi Fujiwara
Recording & Programming

Gymnopedies, No.1 / Hiroshi Fujiwara
CRUE-L RECORDS / 2005.8.4
ITunes Music Store \150
Co-Produce

 

白鳥の湖 (Swanlake Remix) / Hiroshi Fujiwara
CRUE-L RECORDS / 2005.8.4
ITunes Music Store \200
Co-Produce

 

Swanlake / Hiroshi Fujiwara
CRUE-L RECORDS / 2005.7.23
3tracks 12inch Vinyl
Side A 33RPM
1.Swanlake
Side AA 33RPM
1.Away Dub(Heavy#2)
2.Away Dub(Light#1)
Side A Co-Produce

 

HYBRID LINK / SUIKEN X S-WORD
Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc. / 2005.7.20
■PARTY side 6.YES YES!! featuring Tina
produced by HIROSHI FUJIWARA
Track Make

Classic Dub Classics / Hiroshi Fujiwara
CRUE-L RECORDS / 2005.3.19
1.The Swan
2.Ave Maria(CM-song LevisBurtonPremini)
3.Nocturne
4.Piano Concerto
5.Moonlight
6.Reverie
7.Dreaming
8.Pathetique
9.Swanlake
10.Air On G Strings feat. Eric Clapton
Co-Produce


THE SOUND COLLAGE OF BHUTAN
Brutus + Hiroshi Fujiwara / 2004.7.15
Programing & Mixing

 

Special Music for HILLSRADIO

Hiroshi Fujiwara / 2003.10.2

Piano Cencert in g 2nd mov. / Maurice Ravel
Programing & Mixing

 

B.E.D. 2nd single "Lay me down" Remix by Hiroshi + Gota
BMG Japan / 2003.10.8
Remix Version Mixing

 

B.P.M 29 Loops Sound Material 2003.7.7

 

Fabulous Site Opening Theme 2003.1.9

 

GLAY Live Stage Track
Dome Tour 2001-2002 One Love Polydor / 2001

 

HARUKIYA Floor Track 2002.11.14

 

Special Thanks Credit Thanks, too.

POP★STAR / Fumiya Fujii
Sony Music Associated Records Inc. / 2004.9.29

Cloverfield / Fumiya Fujii
Sony Music Associated Records Inc. / 2004.5.19

CloudChair / Cloud Chair
BC RECORDS / 2003.8.20

NextWave / Mondo Grosso
Sony Music Associated Records Inc. REALEYES / 2003.6.25

Galactica / Super Soul Sonics
Victor Entertainment HAPPY HOUSE/ 2002.11.21


 

MEDIA

DTMマガジン 2014年5月号

p.18-21 みくも.comに見る作曲術 音楽から生まれる新世界「田代智一×高橋コウタ」
GAMESIDE Vol.23 2010年5月号

p.86-89 ゲーム音楽インタビュー 第19回 高橋コウタ
by EGG Music 梅本竜
DTMマガジン 2006年5月号

p.52-55 FM音源マニアックス発売記念座談会
佐野信義 細江慎治 渡辺恭久 高橋コウタ
Sound & Recording Magazine 2005.4

p.44 INTERVIEW 藤原ヒロシMEN'S NON-NO 集英社 / 2005.4

p.266 a little knowledge vol.112 / 写真紹介Writing
Sound & Recording Magazine
■特別企画1私は今年、コレを買いました!! P.104/ 2006.12
[連載] Redmatica 4 P.280 / 2005.9
[連載] Redmatica 3 P.268 / 2005.8
[連載] Redmatica 2 P.274 / 2005.7
[連載] Redmatica 1 P.260 / 2005.6
[Sampling CD] Drum Fundamentals / SampleLab / 2005.1
[Sampling CD] RnB REFILL / Big Fish Audio / 2004.10
[Sampling CD] Blister Pak / Big Fish Audio / 2004.8
[Sampling CD] Noise Loops Toxic Textures / Big Fish Audio / 2004.4
[Sampling CD] Keith LeBlanc 9 / Phat Sugar Jams / 2004.2
[Close Up!] Live3.0 / Ableton
[Sampling CD] Trans NRG / Wave Samples / 2004.1
[Sampling CD] Warped Space (Peace Love Productions) / Wave Samples / 2003.12
[Sampling CD] Esoterik Beatz / Sonic Foundry / 2003.10

[Sampling CD] Essential Sounds III / Sonic Foundry / 2003.8

[Sampling CD] Sonic Data Vol.1 /AMG / 2003.3

[Sampling CD] Orange XTension / AMG / 2003.1

[Sampling CD] ] Creative Essentials For Reason / Zero-G / 2002.8

[Load Test] Live / Ableton 2002.2,3,4,5,6

[New Products] Live / Ableton 2001.12

 


DJ

音撃 GAME SOUND IMPACT 2012@成田 / 2012.8.5
go01@秋葉原MOGRA/ 2012.5.4



BOOK

Ableton Live 3&2 Official Guide Book
 毎日コミュニケーションズ / 2004/2/27

Ableton
Live 3.0

監修 株式会社 HighResolution


LECTURE

Konami School 2002-2005

六本木ヒルズ 毎週月曜 13:20~20:20
テクニカルティーチング/ProTools講座/サウンドディレクター養成講座 / 2005後期
テクニカルティーチング/器楽研究/サウンドディレクター養成講座 / 2005前期
六本木ヒルズ 毎週火曜 10:50~18:30
サウンドディレクター養成講座/器楽研究/ProTools講座 / 2004
効果音制作演習/器楽研究 / 2003
オーディオ制作演習 KCE School / 2002


 

SOUND EDIT

Club King Records
 / Club King
War And Peace / 2003.7.11
Japan Is Not For Sale / 2002.11.28
Comedy Club King Inter FM / 2003
Snakeman Show 21 TBS Radio / 2002
Radio Club King Inter FM / 2002


 

CG MOVIE

CG映像作品のサウンドトラックの仕事です。
Anima / Sasaharagumi
Demo Reel 2003
Yuki Terai Secret Films 2000.9.20
Kei Yoshimizu
Wavy Award 2001 Opening 2001.9.27

Flat 2000
The Escalator 1999
Penuts 1998

  
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Works

GAME


Friday Night Funkin'
The Funkin' Crew Inc. / 2024
High Erect (Kohta Takahashi & Kawai Sprite Remix)
Fresh Erect (Kohta Takahashi & Saruky Remix)

CrossCode ~ The Ultimate Arrange
Materia Collective / 2023.4.21
14.CrossCode Ending

Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm and Exercise
Nintendo / 2020.12.3
Evolution ( Evan's Theme )

R4 -THE 20TH ANNIV. SOUNDS-
SweepRecord / 2019.3.21
Tr.03 Naked Glow (20th Anniv. Mix)

 

源平討魔伝~参拾周年記念音盤~
SweepRecord / 2017.6.30
Tr.37 SAMURAI ROCKET from リッジレーサーV


ダライアスバーストクロニクルセイバーズ 限定版
TAITO / 2017.3.30
Tr.9 大田区上空 DARIUS Remix (蒼穹紅蓮隊 Remix)
Tr.10 雲海降下 DARIUS Remix (蒼穹紅蓮隊 Remix)


TRIBUTE TO RYU UMEMOTO ~ Music From YU-NO
Spin→Out / 2016.11.25
Tr.12. You Know?


大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ for Wii U (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)
Nintendo / 2014.12.6
Arrangement メトロイド タイトル

 

RIDGE RACER 20TH ANNIVERSARY REMIX
Sweep Record / 2014.5.23
Tr.05 Move Me (RR 20th Anniv. Mix)

 

GAME MUISIC PRAYER II
Game Music Prayer Project / 2014.4.27
onelove4remix short ver.


GITADORA
KONAMI / 2013
GITADORA Original Soundtracks 2nd season
KONAMI / 2013.11.27
Awaken Ver.G


パ ズル&ドラゴンズ オリジナルサウンドトラック イトケン・リミテッド

gentle echo & Harmonics Music / 2013.4.29
Tr.07 Walking Through The Towers(RESONATOR ver.)

哭 牙 KOKUGA オリジナル・サウンドトラック

有限会社グレフ / 2012.9.27
Tr.20 哭牙 - Kohta Remix -

 

pop'n music 20 fantasia
KONAMI / 2011.12.7

pop'n music 20 fantasia original soundtrack
KONAMI / 2012.7.25
Disc1-17.THE FIRST SPACE FIGHT from FALSION
コナミ矩形波倶楽部 Remix KOHTA

 

GEONDAN Super Rare Tracks
ゲ音団/ 2011.9.30
Tr.06 Plug-in

 

古川未鈴・トゥインクルリンクREMIXES
ゲ音団 / 2011.7.11
Tr.05 トゥインクルリンク -A Halcyon Era Mix-

 

バ レットソウル-弾魂-
5pb. / 2011.4.7
バ レットソウル-弾魂-コンプリート・サウンドトラック
5pb. / 2011.12.21
as RESONATOR

 

「怒首領蜂大復活」アレンジアルバム
CAVE / 2010.11.25
Arrangements as RESONATOR

 

ACE COMBAT 2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
BNGC / 2010.8.26
Composition : 1, 3~6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 22, 24, 25, 27, 30
Guitar performed : Disc 1 : 2, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 26, 28, 31


GEONDAN Rare Tracks Ver 2.0
ゲ音団/ 2010
Tr.03 Plug-In

 

GEONDAN Rare Tracks Ver 1.0
ゲ音団/ 2010.8.14
Tr.07 G-Radius IV

 

「デススマイルズ」アレンジアルバム
CAVE / 2010.5.15
01異世界からの招待状

 

「怒首領蜂大往生」アレンジアルバム
CAVE / 2009.8.15
03.焚身 Boss

RIDGE RACERS2 direct audio
KING RECORD / 2006.10.25
14. Euphoria / music by Kohta Takahashi/ 「RIDGE RACER V」より

RIDGE RACER 6 XBOX360 / NAMCO / 2005.12.10
Galactic Life / Black Disc

RIDGE RACERS direct audio KING RECORD / 2005.4.27

鉄拳5 NAMCO / 2005.3.31
4 Tracks

 

PSP / RIDGE RACERS NAMCO / 2004.12.12
RED DISC 06.Synthetic Life (New Song)[M]
BLUE DISC 02.Night Stream (New Song)
CLASSIC DISC 05.Naked Glow (R4)
CLASSIC DISC2 01.Move Me(R4)
CLASSIC DISC2 05.SAMURAI ROCKET(RV)
CLASSIC DISC2 06.DareDevil(RV)
→曲解説


beatmaniaIIDX11 IIDX RED KONAMI / 2004.10.28
RESONATE 1794
Genre : HARD SONATA
BPM : 160
Artist : KOHTA
→曲解説

beatmaniaIIDX11-IIDX RED-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

KONAMI / 2005.2.2 オリコン初登場9位
DISC 2 03.[HARD SONATA] RESONATE 1794/ KOHTA
→曲解説

 

Space Raiders Taito / 2003.1.9
Movie Themes
Toshiyuki Aoyama

Ridge Racer V

Sound Direction / Namco / 2000.3.4
Playstation Awards 2000 ゴールドプライズ / サウンド賞受賞 Gold Prize / Sound Award Winner
Ridge Racer V Original Game Sound Track

Sony Music Entertainment / 2000.3.8
03.Euphoria[M]
09.Junx Interlude
10.Ridge City FM[M]
15.Junx Engine
16.Samurai Rocket[M]
17.Dare Devil[M]
18.Grip Millennium
19.Junx(Remied by Mijk van Dijk)

Ridge Racer V Official Bootleg
Media Factory / 2000.11.1
DISC1 02.Dare Devil Kohta Remix
DISC1 04.Junx Kohta Remix

 

Ridge Racer Type 4 Namco / 1998.12.3
Playstation Award 1999 ゴールドプライズ受賞 Gold Prize Winner
→曲解説Ridge Racer Type 4 Direct Audio
Media Factory / 1999.1.27
01.Urban Fragment[M]
07.Naked Glow
13.Revlimit Funk
17.Move Me[M]
18.The Ride[M]
→曲解説

 

風のクロノア Klonoa Namco / 1997.12.11
Klonoa Original Sound Track
Crown / 1998.2.25
DISC-A 02.Inquisitive Waltz
DISC-A 17.Cursed Pamela
DISC-A 30.Baladium Drive
DISC-A 10.A Pendant
DISC-B 02.Nevertheless

風のクロノア2 Klonoa 2
 Namco / 2001.3.22
Klonoa 2 Sound Track
Scitron / 2002.8.21
DISC1 01.Welcome To Lunatea[M]
DISC2 13.Leorina[M]
DISC2 17.Cursed Leorina[M]

 

Ace Combat 2 Namco / 1997.5.30
Playstation Award 1998 ゴールドプライズ受賞 Gold Prize Winner

CVG Interview
Composition

Title
Dystopia
Invoke
Briefing
Lodestone
El Dora do
Fire Away
Rising High[M]
Warning Line[M]
Sunset Glow[M]
Complection[M]
Failure
Hanger
Normal Ending
Guitar Play
Lightning Speed[M]
AimHigh
Bear Tracks
Fire Youngman[M]
Blow Away
Night And Day[M]
A Fresh Youngster
Ending Atract
Extra Ending
→全曲解説

 

World Studium EX Namco / 1996.7.26
News Paper

Opening Guitar

 

Ridge Racer Revolution Namco / 1995.12.3
Guitar solo

 

Violence Guitar 1995

Sound Track

G-Radius IV
Cyber Factory / 1992

Sound Track

 

Kohta Takahashi's Fuckin' Sounds
Cyber Factory / 1991

Original and Cover Album

 

Curly Battle

GPX / 1990
Sound Track

Ninja Striker
GPX / 1990
Sound Track

Zankokushi
GPX / 1989
Sound Track

Blue Beret 1985

Umai 1980

[M]がついているモノは着メロ化されています。


  
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