Shinji Hosoe (細江 慎治 , Hosoe Shinji , born February 28, 1967) , also known as MEGATEN and SamplingMasters MEGA , is a Japanese video game composer and musician most famous for scoring Ridge Racer , Keyboardmania 3rd mix and many early 1990s Namco arcade games. He also created the in-game music for Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse . He was assisted by Yuki Kajiura on the project, though he did not return as a composer for Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra . He also runs the music production and publishing company Super Sweep Records, along with long-time collaborators Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara.
Dragon Spirit (1987)Final Lap (1987)Quester (1987)Assault (1988) – with Kazuo NoguchiMetal Hawk (1988) – with Kazuo NoguchiOrdyne (1988)Wanderers from Jumpper (1989) - "Fa Dato Henyo"Dirt Fox (1989)Final Lap 2 (1990)Pistol Daimyo no Bouken (1990) – with Seiichi Sakurai and Yoshie TakayanagiDragon Saber (1990)Galaxian³: Project Dragoon (1990) – with Ayako Saso and Takayuki AiharaStarblade (1991)Fighter & Attacker (1992) – with Takayuki AiharaCyber Sled (1993)Ridge Racer (1993) – with Ayako Saso and Nobuyoshi SanoRidge Racer 2 (1994) – with Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano and Takayuki AiharaGalaxian³: Project Dragoon (Theater 6 version) (1994) – with Ayako SasoAttack of the Zolgear (1994) – with Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano and Hiroto SasakiTekken (PlayStation version) (1995) – arrangements with Namco Sound TeamRave Racer (1995) – with Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano and Takayuki AiharaCyber Cycles (1995) – with Ayako Saso, Yuri Misumi, Nobuyoshi Sano and Takayuki AiharaSpeed Racer (1995)Xevious 3D/G (1995) – with Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano and Hiroto SasakiStreet Fighter EX (1996) – with Ayako Saso and Takayuki AiharaBushido Blade (1997) – with Ayako Saso and Takayuki AiharaFighting Layer (1998) sound effects only, music composed by Ayako Saso and Takayuki AiharaStreet Fighter EX2 (1998) – with Ayako Saso and Takayuki AiharaTetris: The Grand Master (1998) – with Ayako SasoiS: internal section (1999) – with Ayako SasoCustom Robo (1999) – with Ayako Saso and Yasuhisa WatanabeTetris the Absolute 2: The Grand Master (2000) – with Ayako SasoCustom Robo V2 (2000) – with Ayako Saso, Yasuhisa Watanabe and Yousuke YasuiStreet Fighter EX3 (2000) – with Ayako Saso, Takayuki Aihara and Yasuhisa WatanabeTechnictix (2001) – with Ayako Saso, Takayuki Aihara, Yasuhisa Watanabe, Yousuke Yasui and Hiroto SaitohDriving Emotion Type-S (2001) – with Ayako Saso and Takayuki AiharaTechnic Beat (2002) – with Ayako Saso, Hiroto Saitoh, Yousuke Yasui, Nakayama Raiden and Takayuki AiharaCustom Robo GX (2002) – with Ayako Saso and Yasuhisa WatanabePerfect Prince (2002) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto and Ayako SasoThe Naruto: Clash of Ninja series
Megaman Network Transmission (2003) – with Ayako Saso and Yousuke YasuiXenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse (2004) – with Yuki KajiuraMushihime-sama (2004) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masaharu Iwata, and Manabu NamikiIbara (2005)Under Defeat (2005)Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles (2005) – with Ayako Saso, Yousuke Yasui, Masashi Yano, Norihiro Furukara and Takayuki AiharaMonster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner (2006) – with Kenji Itō, Yasunori Mitsuda, Hitoshi Sakimoto, and Yōko ShimomuraSuper Dragon Ball Z (2006)Folklore (2007) – with Kenji Kawai, Ayako Saso and Hiroto SaitohDJMax Portable Black Square (2008) – with various composersLet's Tap (2008) – with various composersImpetuth (2008) – with Shoichiro SakamotoTekken 6 (2009) – with various composers999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (2009)Fate/Extra (2010) – Original Sound TrackDJMax Portable 3 (2010) – with various composersOtomedius Excellent (2011) – with various composersDJMax Technika 3 (2011) – with various composersDJMax Technika Tune (2012) – with various composersZero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (2012)Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (2012) – with various composersmaimaiPLUS (2013)Tekken Revolution (2013) – with various composersNo Game No Life (2014) – with Ayako Saso, Takahiro Eguchi, and Fumihisa TanakaProtect Me Knight 2 (2014) – with Yuzo Koshiro, Hisayoshi Ogura, Motoaki Furukawa, and Hiroshi KawaguchiAdrift in a Cobalt Eternity (2016) – with Chris Huelsbeck, Manami Kiyota, and Lucas KingZero Time Dilemma (2016)Taboo-Tattoo (2016)Angels with Scaly Wings (2017) – with various composersDJMax Respect (2017) – with various composers
