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Masafumi Takada (高田雅史) is the composer for the infamous videogame production studio, Grasshopper Manufacture.

He was first widely renowned for his work on the eccentric Capcom published title, Killer7. The music was a technical mix of emotions, terror, and revelations that fit the mood of the game shockingly well. About sixty tracks were created for each key part of the game. The double-disc soundtrack is only available in Japan, and can be imported.

His next work was Samurai Champloo, which recreated the bizarre style of the anime, added a splash of Killer 7 cool and layer upon layer of stark, original sounds and beats.

Mr. Takada has also provided the music for the Clover-developed, Capcom-published, “GOD HAND”. The soundtrack, “GOD TRACKS!” is available with the purchase of the Japanese version of the game.

He has since gone on to do several tracks for Super Smash Brothers: Brawl, as well as the soundtrack for Grasshopper Manufacture’s latest creation, No More Heroes.

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1	Rave On	18
2	Blackburn	17
3	N.M.H.	15
4	Sweet Blue Flag	13
4	Love	13
6	Pleather for Breakfast	12
7	Shoot Speed	11
7	Angel's Despair	11
9	Vote Falsification	10
9	Sweet Relief	10
9	Beam Katana Chronicles	10
9	Russian Roulette	10
13	3rd Foundation	9
13	Geopolitics	9
13	Betrayal	9

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SmilingWakko wrote:
8 days ago

Killer 7 ost is a masterpiece. My favorites are Blackburn and Sweet Relief.

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AutumnOath wrote:
last month

God.

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Ashei wrote:
December 2011

Vanquish : )

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qishmish wrote:
July 2011

Flower Sun and Rain <3

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GTMtSYA wrote:
May 2011

UNT RAVE UNT ON UNT UNT UNT

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Gengar99 wrote:
March 2011

We're finally Cowboys..

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crazysharky666 wrote:
February 2011

Killer7 ost ftw! Best gc game and one of the best ost's (Y)

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LettersEater wrote:
February 2011

Vanquish soundtrack is amazing. [2] And the game so fucking awesome.

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VGMlover wrote:
November 2010

Quite good indeed. But not his best yet. Still hoping he join forces with Suda again.

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Bubby-Bobble wrote:
August 2010

So far I've got 321 plays of Masafumi Takada in my LastFM library, and at least 50 of them were from today. His music is just great beyond words. :) Such a mind blowing mix, and it fits the mood of each game that it's in quite well.

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foo_j wrote:
July 2010

Не хватает тега downtempo

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adamcooleyisdea wrote:
July 2010

RAVE ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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takelondon wrote:
June 2010

this just reminds me of what a mind-blowingly fantastic game Killer7 was.

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NobodyROXas wrote:
May 2010

And yeah, I miss him in the NMH 2 soundtrack too. Jun Fukuda is great and all, but Takada san created the vibe for the game in the original so it's feels '' off '' with those darkside tracks.

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NobodyROXas wrote:
May 2010

I was hoping to see him and Akira together in the new Suda game but he moved to Shinji Mikami's team. Oh well, maybe some day in a dream team collaboration

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desperado_bloo wrote:
February 2010

samurai champloo sidetracked ost is dope

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SciFi_Wasabi wrote:
February 2010

When I look at the picture of Masafumi Takada trying to look all pimp with a completed Rubik's cube, I imagine him beforehand pulling out all the stickers and rearranging them so that it looks complete. Love his music, though!

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Andyroo77 wrote:
February 2010

I noticed his absence in NMH2 just by hearing the music. It pissed me off at first, because the difference is really strong. At least the Dark Side tracks were there (though Kill or Be Killed Mix is used a bit too much in the first half of the game), and the Margaret boss song is great. Kill or be killed mix, or Margaret's Reaper song would have to be this game's "Rave On" or "Pleather for Breakfast" and this disappoints me. Also, with Grasshopper's recent hiring of the Silent Hill guy, and Takada's absence from NMH2, does this mean he's not a part of the company any more?

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The_Red_Agent wrote:
February 2010

I miss you Lovikov.

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Lovikov wrote:
February 2010

have you seen Travis? I need to exchange a few words with him over a vodka...

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