Jun Senoue
Japan · Born 1970 · Composer
The Sega composer who joined in time for Sonic 3 and became the series' lead composer from Sonic Adventure onward, later forming the band Crush 40.
Jun Senoue was born in Matsushima, Miyagi, on 2 August 1970. After graduating in 1993 he sent demo tapes to Namco and Sega, and Sega hired him. His first work was on jingles and music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, and he co-composed the Mega Drive version of Sonic 3D Blast in 1996. In 1998 he was chosen as lead composer and sound director of Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast. In 2000 he formed the band Crush 40, with singer Johnny Gioeli, to perform on NASCAR Arcade. Senoue remained the Sonic series' leading musical voice for the next quarter-century, as lead composer of Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Generations and Team Sonic Racing and sound director of Sonic Superstars.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — Mega Drive
- Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — Mega Drive
- Sonic 3D Blast (1996) — Mega Drive
- Sonic Adventure (1998) — Dreamcast
- Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) — Dreamcast
- Born 2 August 1970 in Matsushima, Miyagi
- Hired by Sega after graduating in 1993
- Lead composer and sound director of Sonic Adventure (1998)
- Formed Crush 40 with vocalist Johnny Gioeli in 2000
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Sources & further reading
- Jun Senoue — Wikipedia