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Toru Minegishi​

Toru Minegishi

Full name	Toru Minegishi
Native name	峰岸透 (みねぎし とおる)
Pseudonym
Born	1975 (Age 48-49) Shibukawa, Japan
Died
Occupation	Composer
Role(s)	Composer Sound director
Instrument(s)
First game	Splatoon
Latest game	Splatoon 3
Splatoon games worked on

Toru Minegishi is a composer who has been working for Nintendo since 1998 and is the sound director and lead composer for Splatoon and Splatoon 2, and also continues to compose music for Splatoon 3. He has composed a number of songs performed by various fictional bands appearing in the games, such as Squid Squad, Hightide Era, Turquoise October, and Wet Floor.

Song credits

Splatoon

Squid Squad

• Opening
• Splattack! (Jam Session)
• Splattack!
• Ink or Sink
• Seaskape
• Kraken Up
• Metalopod
• Now or Never!
• Battle Victory
• Battle Victory Result
• Battle Defeat
• Battle Defeat Result
• Splattack (E3 2014)

Hightide Era

• Hooked
• Sucker Punch

Bob Dub

• Dubble Bath

Turquoise October

• Octo Valley
• Eight-Legged Advance
• Tentacular Circus
• Cephaloparade
• Inkstrike Shuffle
• Octoweaponry
• Hero Mode - Onward!
• Hero Mode - SPLAT!
• Sunken Scroll

DJ Octavio

• I am Octavio

Others

• Player Make
• Visiting Inkopolis
• Inkopolis Tutorial
• Plaza
• Lobby
• Splatfest Theme Announce
• Splatfest Final Result Announce
• Get Jingle
• Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme

Splatoon 2

Wet Floor

• Opening (Wet Floor)
• Inkoming!
• Rip Entry
• Undertow
• Don't Slip
• Endolphin Surge
• Now or Never!
• Victory! – Jingle
• Turf Master
• Defeat – Jingle
• Ink Another Day
• Inkoming! (Cloud Demo)
• Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer
• Inkopolis Tutorial

Bob Dub

• Ika Jamaica (DIY Remix)

Off the Hook

• Inkopolis News
• Splatfest – Theme Announcement
• Color Pulse
• Splatfest – Opening
• Ebb & Flow
• Acid Hues
• Muck Warfare
• Now or Never!
• Splatfest Victory! – Jingle
• Fest Zest
• Splatfest Defeat
• Party's Over
• Splatfest – Final Results

Turquoise October

• Octo Eight-Step
• The Girl from Inkopolis
• Buoyant Boogie
• Shooting Starfish
• Tentacular Circus
• Cephaloparade
• Hero Mode – Onward!
• Hero Mode – R.I.P.

Squid Sisters

• Low Tide

Others

• Reward Jingle
• Visiting Inkopolis
• The Square
• Without a Dop Doubt
• The Shoal

Octo Expansion

Dedf1sh

• #0 shell
• #1 progress
• #2 ripped
• #11 above
• #19 bless

Off the Hook

• Last Battle Opening
• Fly Octo Fly
• Ebb & Flow (Octo)
• Conclusion
• Grand Finale
• Into the Light
• Ebb & Flow (Demo)
• Color Pulse
• Acid Hues
• Muck Warfare
• Ebb & Flow
• Now or Never!

Haikalive

• Opening ~ MC1 (1st Concert)
• Color Pulse (1st Concert)
• Acid Hues (1st Concert)
• Muck Warfare (1st Concert)
• Ebb & Flow (1st Concert)
• Now or Never! (1st Concert)

Others

• Cap'n Cuttlefish's Theme (Octo) ~ Player Editor
• TEST PASSED!
• Thang Jingle

Other credits

Title	Credit
Pokémon Stadium	Composer
Pokémon Stadium 2	Composer
Mario Artist: Talent Studio	Composer
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Composer
Animal Forest	Composer
Animal Crossing	Composer
Super Mario Sunshine	Sound Effects
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Composer
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour	Sound Effects
Mario Pinball Land	Sound Effects
Mario Power Tennis	Voice Actor
Yoshi Touch & Go	Composer
Mario Superstar Baseball	Voice Actor
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Composer
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass	Composer
Wii Fit	Composer
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Arranger
Mario Super Sluggers	Voice Actor
Wii Music	Composer
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks	Composer
Steel Diver	Composer
Mario Kart 7	Sound Support
WaraWara Plaza	Composer
Super Mario 3D World	Composer
Steel Diver: Sub Wars	Composer
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U	Arranger
Mario Party 10	Voice Actor
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD	Sound Supervisor
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Composer
Super Mario Maker 2	Composer

Interviews

English

• Iwata Asks: Wii Fit
• Ask the Developer, Splatoon 3

Japanese

• Famitsu Splatoon, 10 Sep 2015
• Famitsu Splatoon, 14 Sep 2015
• Famitsu Splatoon, 2 July 2016
• Famitsu Splatoon 2, 17 Nov 2017
• Famitsu Splatoon 2, 24 Nov 2017
• Famitsu Splatoon 2, 1 March 2018
• Famitsu Splatoon 2, 21 July 2018
• Famitsu Splatoon 2, 22 July 2018

External links

• Toru Minegishi on Wikipedia