Ryō Nagamatsu
Ryō Nagamatsu | |
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永松亮 | |
| Born | October 25, 1982 |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Instrument | Piano |
| Website | http://rh-music.co.jp/ |
Ryō Nagamatsu (Japanese: 永松亮; born 25 October 1982[1]) is a Japanese composer who primarily works on video game music. Formerly employed by Nintendo, he is now the CEO of RH Music Co., Ltd.[2]
Nagamatsu has worked as a composer on a number of major Nintendo franchises, including Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., and Splatoon 3.
Biography
Nagamatsu began to play the piano from a young age.[3] In 2006, he won the Composition Award for his piece “The Day the World Warms Up” at the “Record-Con” music contest organised by Shimamura Music.[4]
In 2006, Nagamatsu was hired to Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis & Development division as a part of its sound team. That year, he contributed his first score to a video game with Wii Play, working alongside Shinobu Tanaka. The subsequent year, he composed the entirety of the soundtrack for Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree. The title track from this game was later released physically as a part of the Touch! Generations soundtrack CD, which was made available through the Club Nintendo customer loyalty program.[3]
In addition to his work as a composer, he also engaged in film production. In 2017, he won the Next Sphere Award at the Toyama International Film Festival for his short film “Yamabiko Mountain”, in which he served as lead actor, screenwriter, director, composer, sound effects designer, and editor.[5]
On 30 April 2023, Nagamatsu resigned from Nintendo and established RH Music Co., Ltd.,[6][7][8] becoming its representative director.
Discography
Unless otherwise stated, Nagamatsu was the sole composer.
Nintendo
Video games
- Wii Play (2006) - Co-written with Shinobu Tanaka
- Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (2007)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Contributed some songs
- Mario Kart Wii (2008) - Co-written with Asuka Ota
- Wii Sports Resort (2009)
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) - Co-written with Shiho Fujii
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) - Co-written with Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo[9]
- Nintendo Land（2012)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013)
- Mario Kart 8 (2014) - Co-written with Atsuko Asahi, Shiho Fujii, and Yasuaki Iwata
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (2014) - Arrangement of some tracks
- The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (2015)
- Tank Troopers（2016) - Composition, sound effects
- Splatoon 2（2017) - In collaboration with Toru Minegishi and Shiho Fujii
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) - Arrangement
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020)
- Splatoon 3 (2022) - Co-written with Toshiyuki Sudo, Toru Minegishi, Shiho Fujii, Yumi Takahashi, and Sayako Doi
Other
- Touch! Generations Official Soundtrack (2008) - Arrangement of "Title", from Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
- Press Start: Symphony of Games (2011) - Orchestral arrangement of tracks from "Super Mario Galaxy 2"[10]
- The Legend of Zelda 30th Anniversary Concert (2016) - Orchestral arrangement for "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2" & "The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Medley"[11]
RH Music
Video games
- The Strongest Tofu (2024, Phoenixx)[12] - Composition, production of in-game cutscenes[13]
- Tribe Nine (2025, Too Kyo Games) - Jointly with Masafumi Takada[14]
Other
- 'AmiAmi' hobby shop (2024) - Lyrics and composition of a store and commercial jingle “Figure Friend! AmiAmi”[15]
References
- ^ "Ryō Nagamatsu's official Twitter account". Twitter. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Nagamatsu, Ryō (1 May 2023). "Ryō Nagamatsu on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Game Music :: Ryo Nagamatsu". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "受賞者アーカイブ - 録れコン". Shimamura Music (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "やまびこ山｜富山映像大賞（旧富山水辺の映像祭）". www.thinktoyama.jp. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Nagamatsu, Ryō (1 May 2023). "Ryō Nagamatsu on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Zelda, Splatoon composer Ryo Nagamatsu announces departure from Nintendo". Nintendo Wire. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Moyse, Chris (2 May 2023). "Nintendo composer Ryo Nagamatsu has departed the studio". Destructoid. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Ryō Nagamatsu's official Twitter account". Twitter. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "【詳報】ゲーム音楽のオーケストラコンサート"PRESS START 2011"東京公演リポート！". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). 6 September 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ From the booklet accompanying the music CD 'The Legend of Zelda 30th Anniversary Concert'
- ^ "Phoenixx、『スゴイツヨイトウフ』Steam 版を配信開始…とうふマイスターが制作した唯一無二のとうふアクションゲーム | gamebiz". gamebiz【ゲームビズ】 (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Tweet from @TomozoP". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "『スプラ3』などで知られる作曲家・永松亮氏が、『ダンガンロンパ』クリエイター陣の新作『トライブナイン』に参加！1stトレイラー楽曲を担当". Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト (in Japanese). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Tweet from Ryo Nagamatsu". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.