Motohiro Kawashima

Motohiro Kawashima
Born	Japan
Genres	Chiptune hardcore techno experimental
Occupation(s)	Composer DJ
Years active	1992–1996, 2004-present
Associated acts	Yuzo Koshiro

Motohiro Kawashima (川島 基宏 Kawashima Motohiro) is a Japanese video game composer and techno producer. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Yuzo Koshiro on various games, including Streets of Rage 2 and 3.^[1]

In 2010, he used the pen name Kylie & Kashii while working as a commissioned composer for the music label D-topia Entertainment.^[2]

In 2013, he composed for Oh, Deer!, as a result of a meeting with Brandon Sheffield.^[3]

Streets of Rage 2 - "Expander" (1992) "Expander" from Sega's Mega Drive / Genesis game Streets of Rage 2 (1992). This chiptune demonstrates a blend of house music with "dirty" electro basslines and "trancey electronic textures." Streets of Rage 3 – "Bulldozer" (1994) "Bulldozer" from Streets of Rage 3 (1994) demonstrating experimental randomized sequences, with elements of electro, house, hardcore techno, glitch/noise and trance music.

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Works

• Batman Returns (Sega 8-bit versions) (1992)
• Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (1992) - with Yuzo Koshiro
• Streets of Rage 2 (1992) - with Yuzo Koshiro
• Streets of Rage 3 (1994) - with Yuzo Koshiro
• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder (Mega CD version) (1994) - with Yuzo Koshiro
• Manji Psy Yuuki (1995) - with Yuzo Koshiro
• Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (PlayStation and Saturn versions) (1996) - with Yuzo Koshiro
• Vatlva (1996) - with Yuzo Koshiro
• Amazing Island (2004) - with Yuzo Koshiro
• Ueki no Housoku (2006) - with Yuzo Koshiro and Takeshi Yanagawa
• Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle! (2007) - with Yuzo Koshiro and Takeshi Yanagawa
• Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena (2008) - with Takeshi Yanagawa
• Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 (2009) - with Takeshi Yanagawa
• "NANBA" (2010), a song by the experimental rock group KOR=GIRL - as Kylie & Kashii
• "Human Future" (2010), a song by electro-pop artist Aira Mitsuki - as Kylie & Kashii
• Dead Heat (2010) - with Yuzo Koshiro
• "GATE or EXIT" (2011), a song by artists Aira Mitsuki and Saori@destiny - as Kylie & Kashii
• Oh, Deer! (2013)

References

1. "Motohiro Kawashima worklist". Retrieved 7 April 2014.
2. "Composer & Arranger 作曲アレンジ科" (PDF). Kunitachi Music Academy.
3. "Why The Streets Of Rage Composer Was The Only Musician For Oh, Deer!". Retrieved 27 October 2015.

External links

• Official worklist (Japanese)