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'''Hirokazu Tanaka''' (Japanese: 田中 宏和), nicknames "Hip Tanaka" and "Chip Tanaka", born December 13, 1957<ref>[http://www.hirokazutanaka.com/biography.html Hirokazu Tanaka.com] special thanks English Wikipedia</ref> is the president of [[Creatures, Inc.]] and a [[Nintendo]] music veteran; chip-sound/BGM composer, anime/general composer, engineer. Some works closely associated with him are the [[EarthBound series]], [[Chalien series|Chee-Chai Alien]], [[Pokémon series]] (anime), [[Super Mario Land]], [[Balloon Kid]], [[Kid Icarus]], arcade games such as [[Donkey Kong (game)]], [[Space Firebird]] and [[Space X]] and many more.
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'''Hirokazu Tanaka''' (Japanese: 田中 宏和), nicknames "Hip Tanaka" and "Chip Tanaka", born December 13, 1957<ref>[http://www.hirokazutanaka.com/biography.html Hirokazu Tanaka.com] special thanks English Wikipedia</ref> is the president of [[Creatures, Inc.]] and a [[Nintendo]] music veteran; chip-sound/BGM composer, anime/general composer, engineer.
  
He has also worked for non-Nintendo products including those on Nintendo platforms.
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He has also worked for non-Nintendo products including those on Nintendo platforms, as well as his own commercial albums not restricted to Nintendo.
  
On a more personal topic, Tanaka-san has released his own commercial albums as well; and was never restricted to Nintendo.
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==Works==
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Contains information [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hirokazu_Tanaka&action=history re-worked from the Wikipedia article].
  
==Nintendo related albums==
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*[[Space Firebird]] (1980) - Sound engineer
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*[[Radar Scope]] (1980)
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*[[HeliFire]] (1980)
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*[[Space X]] (cancelled)
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*[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]] (1981)
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*[[Mickey and Donald]] (1982)
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*[[Donkey Kong II]] (1982)
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*[[Donkey Kong 3]] (1983)
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*[[Mario Bros.]] (1983)
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*[[Pinball (Game & Watch)|Pinball]] (1983)
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*[[Mario's Cement Factory]] (1983)
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*[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] (1983)
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*[[Snoopy]] (1983)
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*[[Popeye]] (1983)
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*[[Mario's Bombs Away]] (1983)
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*[[Spitball Sparky]] (1984)
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*[[Wild Gunman]] (1984)
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*[[Duck Hunt]] (1984)
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*[[Hogan's Alley]] (1984)
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*[[Urban Champion]] (1984)
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*[[Balloon Fight]] (1985) - Composer
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*[[Wrecking Crew]] (1985)
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*[[Stack-Up]] (1985)
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*[[Gyromite]] (1985) - Composer
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*[[Gumshoe]] (1986) - Composer
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*[[Metroid]] (1986) - Composer
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*[[Kid Icarus]] (1986) - Composer
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*[[Famicom Wars]] (1988) - Composer
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*[[Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha]] (1988) - Sound director
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*[[Mother]] (1989)
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*[[Super Mario Land]] (1989)
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*[[Yakuman]] (1989)
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*[[Tetris]] (1989)
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*[[Golf]] (Game Boy) (1989)
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*[[Knight Move]] (1990)
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*[[Dr. Mario]] (1990)
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*[[Barker Bill's Trick Shooting]] (1990)
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*[[Balloon Kid]] (1990)
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*[[Nintendo World Championships 1990]] Game Pak
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*[[Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991]] Game Pak
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*[[Hello Kitty World]] (1992)
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*[[Fire Emblem Gaiden]] (1992) (Supervisor)
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*[[Mario Paint]] (1992) (With [[Kazumi Totaka]] and [[Ryōji Yoshitomi]])
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*[[X]] (1992) (sound effects)
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*[[Mario & Wario]] (1993) (Special thanks)
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*[[EarthBound]] (1994) (With [[Keiichi Suzuki]], [[Hiroshi Kanazu]], and [[Toshiyuki Ueno]])
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*[[Tetris & Dr. Mario]] (1994)
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*[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]] (1994) (Special thanks)
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*[[Mario's Tennis]] (1995) (Special thanks)
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*[[Snoopy Concert]] (1995) (With [[Minako Hamano]])
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*[[Teleroboxer]] (1995)
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*[[Game & Watch Gallery]] (1997) (Adviser)
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*[[Game Boy Camera]] (1998) (As well as director and graphics designer)
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*[[Super Smash Bros.]] (1999) (Original game staff)
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*[[Balloon Fight GB]] (2000)
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*[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] (2001) (Original game staff)
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*[[Chalien series|Chee-Chai Alien]] (2001) (Original plan and direction, sound with Noriyuki Kitsuta)
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*[[Machop At Work]] (2001) (Director)
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*[[Kingler's Day]] (2001) (Director)
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*[[Pokémon Channel]] (2003) (Music producer)
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*[[Metroid: Zero Mission]] (2004) (Special thanks)
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*[[Mother 3]] (2006) (Special thanks)
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*[[Pokémon Ranger]] (2006) (Special thanks)
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*[[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]] (2008) (Special thanks)
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*[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] (2008) (Special thanks)
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*[[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]] (2009) (Producer)
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*[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]] (2010) (Special thanks)
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*[[Pokédex 3D]] (2011) (Producer)
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*[[PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond]] (2012) (Producer)
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*[[Pokémon Dream Radar]] (2012) (Producer)
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*[[Pokédex 3D Pro]] (2012) (Producer)
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*[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]] (2012) (Special thanks)
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*[[Pokémon X and Y]] (2013) (Special thanks)
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*[[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]] (2014)
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*[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]] (2014) (Music arrangements with others, Senior Supervisor)
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*[[Pokémon Art Academy]] (2014) (Pokémon Trading Card Development)
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*[[Great Detective Pikachu]] (2016) (Producer)
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*[[Pokémon Sun and Moon]] (2016) (Special thanks)
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*[[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]] (2017) (Special thanks)
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*[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]] (2018) (Music arrangements with others)
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===Animation===
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*[[Pokémon series]]
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===Albums===
 
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*[[Lost Tapes]]
 
*[[Lost Tapes]]
==On other NIWA wikis==
 
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*{{smw|Hirokazu Tanaka|Super Mario Wiki: Hirokazu Tanaka}}
 
*{{bp|Hirokazu Tanaka|Bulbapedia: Hirokazu Tanaka}}
 
*{{kiw|Hirokazu Tanaka|Icaruspedia: Hirokazu Tanaka}}
 
==Trivia==
 
*Hirokazu Tanaka likes to use technical terms as themes, such as "[http://www.hirokazutanaka.com/ Sporadic Vacuum]", probably for both (musical) expression, poetry, and inspiration.
 
  
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==External links==
*[https://balloon-fight.fandom.com/wiki/Hirokazu_Tanaka Balloon Fight Wiki Shoutwiki]
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*[http://chee-chai-alien.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Hirokazu_Tanaka Chee-Chai Alien Shoutwiki]
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*[http://sanrio.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Hirokazu_Tanaka Sanrio Wiki Shoutwiki]  
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*[https://www.hirokazutanaka.com/ "Sporadic Vacuum" (official website)]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/@chiptanaka9346 Official YouTube channel]
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*[http://kyoto-report.wikidot.com/hirokazu-tanaka Kyoto Report Wiki]
 
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Hirokazu Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 宏和), nicknames "Hip Tanaka" and "Chip Tanaka", born December 13, 1957[1] is the president of Creatures, Inc. and a Nintendo music veteran; chip-sound/BGM composer, anime/general composer, engineer.

He has also worked for non-Nintendo products including those on Nintendo platforms, as well as his own commercial albums not restricted to Nintendo.

Works

Contains information re-worked from the Wikipedia article.

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Albums

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