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[Blitz Lunar]

There's no composer credited for Track 13 on this release ("Sideswing"), but I have "Rinzu Sasou" credited in an mp3. Seeing as Ayako Saso doesn't otherwise have a track on this album, I'm wondering... I mean, it certainly sounds a lot like her music... but if it is someone else entirely then I guess this can just be taken as "missing composer credits". It doesn't seem too coincidental to me though.

Sorry if this is old hat and you know about it already.

[Secret Squirrel]

It looks like it to me. Rinzu is the first name that comes up when you plug the kanji for Ayako into WWJDICT. It sounds like the kind of error that I used to make. In fact, that might be my error.

[CHz]

The Troubadour Records page for the album gives Saso as the composer for that track. Must've missed that credit when I went through all the TTRC albums. Added her in.

[Blitz Lunar]

found a few photos on an expired yahoo japan auction here (cached)

[Cedille]

I happened to find this disc from my bookshelf, which seems to be a reprint of this release and a unique catalog number (TTEC-0007) was apparently issued. I can't for the life of me remember when, where and how I got this one, but I purchased some of Troubadour/Synergy releases in the past, mostly via Ayako Saso (she directly replied to my mail O.o).

Spoiler:

Edit: wow, the image was too big!

[flintheart]

is the takayuki ishikawa on this cd the same DJ TAKA from bemani? he said in an interview he released a track when he was 18 and had worked on other games before bemani, and 1993 is right about when he was 18.

[CHz]

The Takayuki Ishikawa here is the Namco composer, who has a different name in Japanese (隆之) than dj TAKA (貴之).

[1337haXXor]

Wow this is old. I just wanted to confirm that it's supposed to be "Hayato Matsuo" in the composer credits? It shows "Matuo" in the top credits and in the individual track credits. I couldn't find anything on a Matuo, and even the top composer credit links to Matsuo's page. Is this a typo, or was he credited as Matuo on this release by chance?

[Aifread]

You can see his name written "Matuo" on page 2 of the booklet here. It's not a typo, just the Japanese way of romanizing つ.