Ippo Yamada

Ippo Yamada (山田一法 Yamada Ippō, born August 6Tweet by Ippo Yamada about birthday) is a Japanese video game composer and one of the founding members of Inti Creates. He has worked as a composer for many Inti Creates titles, including the Azure Striker Gunvolt series and the Mega Man Zero series. He has worked as one of the sound directors and Japanese voice recording directors of many works, and is the producer of Inti Creates soundtrack releases. Also goes by the name IPPO.
He was originally Inti Creates' Sound Production Section Chief (サウンド制作課長),Inti.co.jp sound designer application requirements page (Sep 2017 archived) but at some point before 2023 he stepped down from the position and it now belongs to composer Aoi Takeda.Inti.co.jp sound designer application requirements page Yamada still retains an executive position as a company board member, however.Inti.co.jp company information page
==Gunvolt-related Credits==
*Azure Striker Gunvolt (2014) - Sound Producer, Director, and Designer, Music Composer, Recording Director, Song Composer
*Mighty Gunvolt (2014) - SOUND (named IPPO in credits)
*Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (2016) - Sound Producer, Sound Director, Sound Designer, Music Composer, Recording Director, Song Composer
*Mighty Gunvolt Burst (2017) - Music, Sound Engineer, Sound Producer
*Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX (2019) - Sound Producer, Director, and Designer, Music Composer, Recording Director, Song Composer
*Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (2022) - Sound Producer, Director, and Design, Music Director, Sound Designer, Music Composer, Japanese Voice Recording Director, Song Composer
*Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 (2022) - Sound Producer, Director, and Designer, Music Composer, Japanese Voice Recording Director and Editor, English Voice Recording Supervisor and Editor, Song Composer
==Gallery==
Ippo_Yamada.png|An older photo of him
==See Also==
*Category: Songs Composed by Ippo Yamada
==Trivia==
*Yamada was the one who proposed Inti Creates' full name, Interactive Image Creates, which won the vote among founding members to decide the name.Hangin' at Inti HQ 5/11/2021
*It has been noted by fans that Yamada and the character Asimov resemble each other, but according to Inti Creates' CEO Takuya Aizu this is purely a coincidence, and the directors and designers have said so themselves.Skybane's Gunvault interview with Takuya Aizu at GDC 2016
*Among some Japanese fans he has the nickname Long Haired Uncle (ロン毛おじさん), or just Long Hair (ロン毛).
==External Links==
*Twitter: @ippo_yamada
*Ippo Yamada on the Video Game Music Database
==References==
==Navigation==
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