Jun Chikuma (竹間 淳, Chikuma Jun)[nb 1] is a Japanese music composer and musician. She is most known for her various contributions to the Bomberman series, amongst other video game soundtracks.[2]
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| Born | Japan |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
She has studied ney performance and Tunisian style composition under professors Slah Manaa, Ali Sriti and Zakia Hannashi at l'Institut Superieur de la Musique de Tunis, and studied riq under Haytham Farghaly of the same institute.[3] She currently curates arab-music.com, and has also made music for many T.V. shows, films and commercials.[3] She is also a part-time lecturer at Kokushikan University,[3] and has since performed many concerts with the classical Arabic music ensemble Le Club Bachraf, with oud player Yoshiko Matsuda and darbuka player Takako Nomiya.[4]
Musical style
editHer soundtrack for Bomberman Hero features drum and bass and acid techno styles, heavily incorporating fast breakbeats and sub-bass lines from the former genre.[5][6]
She has stated in interviews that she approaches her music with the philosophy of ‘art suprematism’ or ‘absolute music.’[7]
Works
editVideo games
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1985 | Bomberman (NES version) | |
| 1986 | Adventure Island | |
| Doraemon | ||
| 1987 | Faxanadu | |
| 1988 | Jaseiken Necromancer | |
| The Legendary Axe | With Toshiaki Takimoto | |
| 1989 | Military Madness | |
| Cratermaze (Japanese version) | ||
| Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair | ||
| 1990 | Atomic Punk | With Noriyuki Nakagami and Yasuhiko Fukuda |
| Bomberman | ||
| 1991 | Bomberman II | |
| 1992 | Bomberman '93 | |
| 1993 | Super Bomberman | |
| Bomberman '94 | ||
| 1994 | Bomberman: Panic Bomber | |
| 1995 | Super Bomberman 3 | With Keita Hoshi |
| 1996 | Bomberman B-Daman | Supervisor |
| Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna: Mika Akitaka Illust Works | ||
| DoReMi Fantasy: Milon no Dokidoki Daibouken | ||
| Super Bomberman 4 | ||
| Saturn Bomberman | ||
| 1997 | Nectaris | |
| Super Bomberman 5 | With Yasuhiko Fukuda | |
| Saturn Bomberman Fight!! | With Yoshio Tsuru | |
| Pocket Bomberman | With Shinya Yano | |
| 1998 | Bomberman World | With Hironao Yamamoto |
| Bomberman Hero | ||
| Bomberman Party Edition | ||
| Bomberman Quest | With Keiji Ueno and Goro Takahashi | |
| 2001 | Bomberman Tournament | With Koichi Seiyama |
| 2007 | Sonic and the Secret Rings | With various others. |
Anime
edit- Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden (1998)
Other works
edit- "Samai Bayati Al Aryan" on Music Design (1994) - with Le Club Bachraf
- "Ismael Hayat" on Ten Plants (1998)
- Musique classique de Tunisie et d'Egypte (2000) - with Le Club Bachraf
- Concert at Dar Rachidia (2013) - with Le Club Bachraf
- Les Archives (2019)
- The Midas Touch (2022)
- The Lantern Wheel (2024)
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chikuma Jun purofiiru" 竹間ジュン・プロフィール [Jun Chikuma profile] (in Japanese). Arab-music.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Ten Plants (booklet) (in Japanese). Various Artists. Biosphere Records. 1998. p. 16.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c "Jun Chiki Chikuma, Nay player and Composer". Arab-music.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Imēji no chikara - Kokuritsu Minzoku-gaku Hakubutsukan korekushon ni saguru: Kaimaku kinen ibento miru・kiku・asobu imēji no chikara uiikuendo" 「イメージの力－国立民族学博物館コレクションにさぐる」開幕記念イベント みる・きく・あそぶ イメージの力ウィークエンド [The Power of Image — National Ethnographic Museum Collection: Opening Event — See, Listen, Play — The Power of Image Weekend] (in Japanese). The National Art Center, Tokyo. 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (August 1, 2016). "Nintendo 64's Hidden Musical Gems". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Stabler, Brad; Twells, John; Bowe, Miles; Wilson, Scott; Lea, Tom (April 28, 2015). "The 100 Best Video Game Soundtracks of All Time". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. sec. 80. Bomberman Hero. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Tieryas, Peter (2021-12-25). "The Unique Artist Behind Bomberman's Catchy Beats". Kotaku. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
External links
edit- Artist profile on arab-music.com
- Bomberman music profile on arab-music.com
- Discography on arab-music.com
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