Toby Fox

Robert F. Fox,Registration record PA0002241767 "UNDERTALE Video Game." U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System. better known as Toby Fox (born October 11, 1991), is an American video game developer and composer known for creating the indie games and , as well as having composed music for the webcomic. For Pokémon, Fox has composed music for and .
==History==
The popularity of Undertale resulted in many Game Freak employees becoming fans of the game, and for Fox to become known in the company. In particular, Fox befriended Gō Ichinose, who had followed him on Twitter prior.
During a meeting with staff members of Game Freak at a café, Fox asked if he could compose a music track for . The Game Freak members approved, and told Fox of the concept needed for the track.A Special Letter and Song from Undertale Game Creator Toby Fox — Pokemon.com The music track Fox composed appeared in-game as the Battle! (Battle Tower) theme.
Besides Pokémon Sword and Shield, Fox had also composed music for , another video game developed by Game Freak which released in the same year.@tobyfox on Twitter - I'm excited to announce I was asked to compose for Game Freak's "Little Town Hero" (formerly known as Town). It was an honor to have many of my songs arranged by the amazing Hitomi Sato-san, too (known for Pokemon Black and White). Fox would later go on to compose some of the soundtrack for .@tobyfox on Twitter - I had the honor of composing the field music for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet! After creating a concept sketch, Game Freak arranged it into many versions that you'll hear throughout the game. You can hear a bit of it in this trailer...@tobyfox on Twitter - A few more Toby Fox tracks will appear in the game, too, so please look forward to those! This time, my music is not optional!!!@tobyfox on Twitter - You may have heard a little in the Pokémon Presents a bit ago, but I composed the music for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's new Terastal Raid battles! I can't wait to have my Pokémon obliterated by a jewel-covered Fidough!
==Personal life==
Fox has described his experiences living with chronic hand and wrist pain as a composer and game developer (two professions that require copious use of these affected areas).DELTARUNE Status Update - Sept 2020
==Discography==
* Pokémon Sword - Shield + Expansion Pass Super Music Collection
* Pokémon Scarlet - Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Super Music Collection
==Song credits==
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*Battle! Battle Tower — Composition & Arrangement
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*Academy — Composition
*Tera Raid Battles — Composition & Arrangement
*Academy Ace Tournament — Composition & Arrangement
*Battle! Zero Lab — Composition & Arrangement
*Area Zero — Composition, Arrangement (with Gō Ichinose)UNDERTALE / DELTARUNE NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 1 (Winter 2022)
===Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero===
*Remix of "Celestial", performed by Ed Sheeran — Arrangement
==Artwork==
===Staff Artwork===
This is a collection of unofficial Pokémon artwork drawn by Fox.
File:Toby Fox Yamper.png|Self-portrait as a @tobyfox on Twitter
File:Toby Fox Terastal.png|Tera Raid Battle soundtrack announcement art@tobyfox on Twitter - When I was first given this assignment, the game director, Ohmori-san, showed me a Lucario with a gigantic oversized crystal flower coming out of its head and told me it was the new game mechanic. Using this information as a blueprint, I created the song... Hope you enjoy!
File:Toby Fox Dachsbun.png|Fanart of 
==Works==
===Pokémon & GAME FREAK releases===
Title 	Platform 	Release date	Position
 	Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4Xbox OneWindows	2019-10-16 	Composer
 	Nintendo Switch 	2019-11-15 	Composer
 	Nintendo Switch 	2022-11-18 	Composer
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero	Nintendo Switch 	2023-11-03 	Composer
===Animation===
Title 	Date 	Position
Pokémon Horizons: The Series	2023-04-13	Music composition
===Other games===
Title 	Platform 	Release date	Position
 	WindowsOS XLinuxPlayStation 4Nintendo SwitchXbox One 	2015-09-15 	Undertale by Toby Fox
 	OS XWindowsLinuxPlayStation 4PlayStation VitaNintendo SwitchXbox One	2017-09-14 	Music
 	WindowsmacOSPlayStation 4Nintendo SwitchXbox One 	2018-10-31 	By Toby Fox
 	WindowsmacOSPlayStation 4Nintendo Switch 	2019-01-17 	Additional Composition
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Vol. 1	Nintendo Switch 	2018-12-07 	DLC Music Arrangement
 	WindowsmacOS 	2019-04-03 	Music by Toby Fox
Dweller's Empty Path 	WindowsmacOS 	2020-06-10 	Composer
 	macOSWindowsPlayStation 4Nintendo SwitchXbox OneXbox Series X/S 	2020-12-18 	Jukebox Music
==Interviews mentioning Pokémon==
February 27th, 2024
Pokémon Scarlet - Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Super Music Collection - "Super Music Collection"
feat. Gō Ichinose, Minako Adachi, Teruo Taniguchi
==Trivia==
* Toby Fox confirmed Shigeru Ohmori as 's director ahead of any official announcements, via a tweet where he talked about having composed the Tera Raid Battle theme.
==External links==
* Toby Fox's Bluesky
* Toby Fox's Twitter
* Toby Fox's Bandcamp
* 
==References==
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