Dan Miyakawa (#1391)

[Liontamer]

Is there even a clue as to what music Miyakawa composed for Kirby Super Star compared to Jun Ishikawa?

[CHz]

Nothing concrete, as far as I know. I think most of us who listen to too much Kirby music feel that his involvement in KSS's soundtrack was minimal, but Miyakawa allegedly didn't like working on video games all that much so he doesn't seem to ever talk about what he did. And Nintendo composers rarely interview, so good luck getting the info from Jun Ishikawa.

A few tunes from Super Star can be given to Ishikawa because they're reprises from Kirby's Dream Land or because they've been arranged and he's credited as the composer, but most of it is still unconfirmed, sad to say.

[Blitz Lunar]

I'm almost convinced the entire soundtrack is Ishikawa, but yeah, I'd love to know for sure as well.

[CHz]

Originally Posted by CHz

because they've been arranged and he's credited as the composer

The definite Ishikawa compositions in this category that I know of are:

• Battle with the Boss (confirmed by Game Music Concert 5, although it's mistitled as "Marx's Theme")
• Crash! Gourmet Race (confirmed by Game Music Concert 5)
• Kirby's Triumphant Return (confirmed by Game Music Concert 5)
• Save Hut (confirmed by Dairantou Smash Brothers DX Orchestra Concert)
• The Battleship Halberd: Interior (confirmed by Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
• The Battleship Halberd: On Deck (confirmed by Super Smash Bros. Brawl)

I leave compiling the list of reprises to someone else.

[Liontamer]

Would some tracks off of the KSS Ultra soundtrack also confirm anything else as exclusively by Ishikawa then?

[CHz]

Like a lot of modern Nintendo albums, it doesn't have any credits, so no.