Michiko Naruke

**Michiko Naruke** (なるけ みちこ, Naruke Michiko) is a Japanese video composer. She is mostly known for her work on the *Wild Arms* series.

## Profile

She started her musical career in the video game industry around 1990 where she worked for the company Telenet Japan. Her career really began to shine when she worked thereafter for Media Vision doing most of the works on the *Wild Arms* games. She has since gained her reputation over time for her outstanding work on that series, with her unique Western-like style of music reminescent to that of Ennio Morricone which she admitted took inspiration from, in one of her interviews.

It was then revealed that she would be doing the musics for *Eiyuden Chronicle* along with Motoi Sakuraba and Akira Yamaoka, two prominent figures in the video game musics.

## Works

### Video games

* *Legion* (1990) - composition with Hiroto Otsubo, Shinobu Ogawa, and Takaharu Umezu
* *Dekoboko Densetsu: Hashiru Wagamanma* (1990) - arrangement with Hiroto Otsubo, Minoru Yuasa, and Shingo Murakami
* *Valis III (Mega Drive)* (1991) - arrangement with Takaharu Umezu and Minoru Yuasa
* *High Grenadier* (1991) - composition with Takaharu Umezu
* *Tenshi no Uta* (1991) - composition with Shinobu Ogawa
* *Mirai Shounen Conan* (1992) - composition
* *Psycho Dream* (1992) - composition
* *Tenshi no Uta II: Datenshi no Sentaku* (1993) - composition
* *Wild Arms* (1996) - composition
* *Wild Arms 2* (1999) - composition
* *Wild Arms 3* (2002) - composition
* *Wild Arms Alter Code: F* (2003) - composition
* *Wild Arms 4* (2005) - composition with Masato Kouda, Nobuyuki Shimizu, and Ryuta Suzuki
* *Super Smash Bros. Brawl* (2008) - arrangements of "Ocarina of Time Medley" and "Bramble Blast"
* *The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road* (2008) - composition of "RIZ-ZOAWD!" and "My Home on the Hills"
* *Noora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo* (2011) - composition
* *Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming* (2011) - composition with many others
* *Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U* (2014) - arrangements with many others
* *Zombie Tokyo* (2015) - composition with Noriyuki Iwadare
* *Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey* (2016) - composition of "Beyond the Tempest"
* *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* (2018) - with various others (“Bloody Tears/Monster Dance” from *Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest*, "Mad Monster Mansion" from *Banjo-Kazooie* and "Let's Go to Seoul!" from *Fatal Fury 2*)
* *Wild Arms: Million Memories* (2018) - composition with Saki Furuya, Naoki Chiba, and Kyohei Ozawa
* *Rakugaki Kingdom* (2019) - composition with many others
* *Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes* (2023) - with Motoi Sakuraba and Akira Yamaoka

### Other

* *FM Sound Module Maniax* (2006) - composition with many others
* *Griotte no Nemuri Hime ~FEL ARY LU EN TINDHARIA~* (2009) - composition with many others
* *Feedback* (2013) - composition
* *Feedback 2nd* (2013) - composition
* *Feedback 3rd* (2013) - composition
* *Feedback 4th.* (2014) - composition
* *Game Music Prayer II* (2014) - composition with many others
* *THE LEGEND ARTISTS Otakara Hakken!* (2014) - composition with many others
* *Feedback 5th.* (2014) - composition
* *Feedback 6th.* (2014) - composition