Post by Fryguy64 on Jun 1, 2011 19:27:11 GMT -5
Kazumi Totaka's Song Guide
This is the official thread for hunting for Kazumi Totaka's Song. As many of you know, Totaka's Song is a weird little tune dropped into nearly every game worked on by Nintendo's composer Kazumi Totaka.
Totaka's Song has been found in the following games:
The song has not been found in the following games that Kazumi Totaka has worked on:
He also composed many of the Nintendo DS and Wii menu screens, although it's not clear if the song will show up in these places.
I have also received information from Joseph Rard that he may have composed the music for two other games, courtesy of the Canada Copyright Office, to whom Nintendo has submitted their staff lists since 1992. The other two games are:
If the song is in F-1 Race, it would replace X as the earliest song in the timeline.
In Japan, the song is referred to as けけソング (Keke Song), but a search for this phrase in combination with the games above more often than not brings up an incomplete list, Phil Bond's excellent YouTube videos, and MP3s ripped right off NinDB!
So, this isn't just about announcing new findings, but suggesting places to look... digging into each and every one of these games and finally putting some of them to rest. We are at the frontline of this endeavour, my friends!
Here's a few things to get us started:
Go Go Totaka Rangers!
This is the official thread for hunting for Kazumi Totaka's Song. As many of you know, Totaka's Song is a weird little tune dropped into nearly every game worked on by Nintendo's composer Kazumi Totaka.
Totaka's Song has been found in the following games:
- X
- Mario Paint
- For the Frog the Bell Tolls
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
- Virtual Boy Wario Land
- Yoshi's Story
- Mario Artist (Series)
- Animal Crossing
- Luigi's Mansion
- Pikmin 2
- Yoshi Touch & Go
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
- Animal Crossing: City Folk
- X-Scape
The song has not been found in the following games that Kazumi Totaka has worked on:
- Healthy Recipe Assistant 1000: DS Menu Anthology
- Wave Race 64
- Wii Sports
- Wii Music
He also composed many of the Nintendo DS and Wii menu screens, although it's not clear if the song will show up in these places.
I have also received information from Joseph Rard that he may have composed the music for two other games, courtesy of the Canada Copyright Office, to whom Nintendo has submitted their staff lists since 1992. The other two games are:
- F-1 Race (Game Boy)
- Tetris & Dr. Mario (SNES)
If the song is in F-1 Race, it would replace X as the earliest song in the timeline.
In Japan, the song is referred to as けけソング (Keke Song), but a search for this phrase in combination with the games above more often than not brings up an incomplete list, Phil Bond's excellent YouTube videos, and MP3s ripped right off NinDB!
So, this isn't just about announcing new findings, but suggesting places to look... digging into each and every one of these games and finally putting some of them to rest. We are at the frontline of this endeavour, my friends!
Here's a few things to get us started:
- Kazumi Totaka is in a band called A Slice of Life, and his primary instrument is the Vibraphone. Could the Vibraphone in Wii Music be a clue?
- Most times Totaka's Song plays after around 3-4 minutes and almost always during a music track that you wouldn't normally hear for that long (e.g. Game Over, Instructions, The End, Results)
Go Go Totaka Rangers!
