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Junichi Masuda
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Junichi Masuda (増田 順一, Masuda Jun'ichi; born January 12, 1968) is a Japanese video game composer, director, designer, producer, singer, programmer and trombonist, best known for h…
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Junichi Masuda (増田 順一, Masuda Jun'ichi; born January 12, 1968) is a Japanese video game composer, director, designer, producer, singer, programmer and trombonist, best known for his work in the Pokémon franchise. He was a member of Game Freak where he was an employee and executive at the company since 1989 after Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori founded it, starting as a music composer. In 2022, Masuda was appointed to be Chief Creative Fellow at The Pokémon Company. With the development of new Pokémon games, Masuda took new roles in future projects. He began to produce and direct games, starting with Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and became responsible for approving new character models. His style seeks to keep games accessible while still adding increasing levels of complexity. His work sticks to older mainstays of the series, including a focus on handheld game consoles and 2D graphics. His music draws inspiration from the work of celebrated modern composers like Dmitri Shostakovich, though he used the Super Mario series as a model of good video game composition. Description above from the Wikipedia article Junichi Masuda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2023
Pokémon Concierge
TV show Music
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2023
Pokémon Horizons
TV show Additional Soundtrack
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2022
Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles
TV show Original Concept
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2019
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Movie Other
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2017
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
Movie Additional Music
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2016
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
Movie Original Concept
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2015
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
Movie Original Concept
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2015
Pokémon: Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad
Movie Original Concept
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2014
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
Movie Original Concept
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2014
Pokémon: Pikachu, What's This Key?
Movie Creator
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2014
Pokémon: Diancie - Princess of the Diamond Domain
Movie Writer
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2013
Pokémon Origins
TV show Original Concept
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2013
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
Movie Original Concept
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2013
Pokémon: Eevee & Friends
Movie Creator
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2012
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice
Movie Original Concept
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2012
Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries
Movie Creator
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2011
Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom
Movie Original Concept
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2011
Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram
Movie Original Concept
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2010
Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions
Movie Original Concept
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2009
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Movie Original Concept
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2009
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time and Darkness
Movie Original Concept
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2008
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Movie Creator
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2007
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
Movie Creator
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2007
Diamond and Pearl Making of DVD - Make All!
Movie Himself
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2006
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Movie Creator
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2006
Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon
Movie Original Concept
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2005
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
Movie Creator
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2003
Pokémon: Gotta Dance!
Movie Creator
