Jun Senoue interview by Sega.com for Sonic Heroes website - Sonic Retro. This is an interview conducted by Sega.com with Jun Senoue, composer and musician from Wave Master and guitarist for Crush 40.
Intro[edit] Talk about a dream job! Jun Senoue has been putting the beats under Sonic's feet for nearly a decade! See what he had to say about the making of the Sonic Heroes soundtrack. The soundtrack will initially be released in Japan only, though an American release is in the works The Interview[edit] Sega: How does one go about writing a video game soundtrack? Jun Senoue: There're lots of ways to write the songs for the soundtrack. If we have the game and I can either play or watch some footage, it's much easier since I can match the tempo with the feeling of the game. Sega: How closely do you work with the members of Sonic Team? Jun Senoue: I still officially belong to Wave Master, but ever since I moved to San Francisco over three years ago, I've been an active member of Sonic Team USA.
Jun Senoue: Yes, I usually do all the groundwork myself. The Jun Senoue Interview – Part One. Shibuya, Tokyo, 7:30PM on a Sunday evening.
Night time means nothing in this city, as the streets are still rammed full of shoppers going in and out of the many music, entertainment and fashion stores that line every main street and side alleyway. A sign and a menu is all that marks the rather uninteresting entrance to a well-known Italian restaurant, and three floors down, I’m sitting with the legendary Jun Senoue. Jun has been at the forefront of Sonic the Hedgehog music since 1993 and has since redefined the face of Sonic music with the formation of Crush 40 and their soundtrack to Sonic Adventure. TSS and junsenoue.com have been lucky enough to grab Jun for an exclusive interview… T-Bird: So Jun, how are you, and what projects have been keeping you busy? Jun: I’m working on several projects, at this moment I can only tell you that I’m working on Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll which was released this month.
T-Bird: Wow, that’d be very cool for the Japanese audiences! Sonic Generations: Jun Senoue Answers Your Questions! A few months ago, we asked our readers if they had any questions for Jun Senoue and the other members of the SEGA audio team that worked on Sonic Generations.
It may have taken a bit of time to get the conversation flowing, but we make good on our promises! We don’t disappoint! After the jump, Jun Senoue has answers to two of our readers’ questions. One answer is short and sweet; the other one is quite lengthy. Check it out! OSV: When playing Sonic Generations, the music is synced up very well to the actions of Sonic in-game. Jun Senoue: There would be no better compliment for me. OSV: A multitude of different musicians and composers have been involved with the Sonic games over the last twenty years, from established VG composers like Yuzo Koshiro, Richard Jacques and Howard Drossin, mainstream musicians like Marty Friedman, Masato Nakamura and Amir Derakh and a massive list of Wavemaster/SEGA employees. Jun Senoue - Sega Retro. Jun Senoue Interview - CRI AUDIO. Uploads/pictures/nintendopowerscansonic4.png. Jun Senoue interview by StyleFactory.net - Sonic Retro. This is an interview conducted by StyleFactory.net with Jun Senoue, composer and musician from Wave Master and guitarist for Crush 40.
Intro Turn on one of Sega's recent games for any system: Sonic Adventure (and part 2), or perhaps the new Sonic Heroes. You're instantly greeted by a blast of borderline-metal rock that sounds as if it's straight out of the 80's. In the game's stages, the musical variety ranges from synth-heavy pop to all out, guitar-solo infused rock.
The music you're hearing is the product of Japanese Sega employee Jun Senoue, and his team of music specialists at WaveMaster, Inc. Jun came on with the company in 1993, producing a few songs for the Sonic the Hedgehog series. I was given the opportunity to ask Jun a few questions about his history and his current projects, and these are his responses. The interview Style Factory: Tell us a bit about your personal background, where you were raised, your childhood interests and such. JS: No. Jun Senoue interview by T-bird (2010) - Sonic Retro. This is an interview conducted by T-Bird on February 7th, 2010 in Tokyo.
The Interview (Part 1) T-Bird: So Jun, how are you, and what projects have been keeping you busy? Jun: I’m working on several projects, at this moment I can only tell you that I’m working on Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll which was released this month. Sonic Retro » Interview: Jun Senoue at Summer of Sonic 2012. Post.
Jun Senoue. Biography[edit] Senoue started playing the piano at 3 while living in Japan.
After moving to Panama, he became dedicated to rock music at the age of 12.[1] He began to teach himself to play the electric guitar at 15,[2] and made his first original band recording at the age of 17.[2] In 1993, after graduating from college with a degree in economics from Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan,[1] he joined Sega as a video game composer, doing sound work for games such as Dark Wizard and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.[2] He is most well known for his compositions and songs in Sonic Adventure. In 2007, Senoue provided three new arrangements for the Japanese console release of OutRun 2 SP, including covers of existing series tracks "Splash Wave" and "Rush a Difficulty", and an original track titled "Lift You Up!
". The songs are also available on the "Outrun 20th Anniversary" box CD set. Senoue is also one of 38 composers for the Wii game Super Smash Bros. Gameography[edit] Projects[edit] Crush 40[edit]