Kenichi Ōkuma
- July 22, 2022
- 57 years
About Kenichi Ōkuma
Kenichi Ōkuma, 57, Japanese video game music composer (Langrisser V: The End of Legend, Super Smash Bros. Brawl), esophageal cancer.
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|Kenichi Ōkuma (Japanese: 大熊謙一, Hepburn: Ōkuma Kenichi; 7 March 1966 – 22 July 2022), also known as Kenichi Okuma, Kenichi Ohkuma, Kenichi Ookuma, or Ken-ichi Ookuma, was a Japanese video game music composer, sound designer and musician. On July 22nd 2022, he died of esophageal cancer.
Video games
- Sengoku no Hasha: Tenka Fubu he no Michi (1995) Super Famicom
- Poi Poi Ninja World (1996) Super Famicom
- Ring ni Kakero (1998) Super Famicom
- Mystic Ark: Maboroshi Gekijou (1998) PlayStation (with Makoto Asai, Yuichiro Honda, Masaki Takimoto)
- Langrisser V: The End of Legend (1998)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) Wii – Composer of "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite"
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) 3DS and Wii U – "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite", reused from Brawl.
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) Switch – "Flat Zone 2", "Pokémon Gym/Evolution" and "Gyromite", reused from Brawl.
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