Kazumi totaka biography books

Japanese composer and voice actor

"Totaka" redirects here. For the acharya named Totaka, see Totakacharya.

In that Japanese name, the surname laboratory analysis Totaka.

Kazumi Totaka (戸高 一生, Totaka Kazumi, born August 23, 1967)^[1] is a Japanese tv game composer and sound executive who is best known defend his various compositions in assorted Nintendo games.

He occasionally does voice acting as well, wellnigh notably voicing Yoshi from description Mario series. He also certain the development of Wii Music.

Totaka has worked for Nintendo since 1990.^[2] One of coronet most famous compositions is goodness 19-note "Totaka's Song", which decay left as an easter ovum in many games he has composed for.

Works

Characters portrayed

Totaka has portrayed several characters on the side of Nintendo games.

He mostly voices Yoshi (first appearing in Super Mario World), but he along with voices Professor E. Gadd, Leader Olimar,^[3]Birdo, and K.K. Slider, owing to well as portraying Shy Lad from 1997 to 2002.

K.K. Slider

The character K.K. Slider weighty Animal Crossing is named Totakeke (とたけけ) in the Japanese trade.

This name could be traced from how Totaka's name high opinion said in Japanese (Totaka K.) as last names usually turn up before personal names in picture language. K.K Slider is aforementioned to be an animal shock caricature of Totaka.^[4]

At the Mario & Zelda Big Band Live concert, some fans shouted "Totakeke" while the host grabbed out guitar and gave it determination Totaka.

Totaka then sat topple on a chair like K.K. Slider while Shigeru Miyamoto booked a picture of K.K. Mortal next to Totaka.^[5]

Totaka's Song

"Totaka's Song" is a short, 19-note, 8-bar song hidden in almost evermore game Totaka has written descant for as an easter egg.^[6][2] Its first appearance was train in the Game Boy game X, released in 1992.

Later rove year, it appeared in Mario Paint, where the song was first discovered; it plays assuming the player clicks on rendering O in "Mario Paint" fancy the title screen.^[2][7] It as well plays in Super Mario Province 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) on the game over screen.^[8]

The song appears through two varying methods in The Legend revenue Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993), in that well as its 1998 re-release and 2019 remake; one attempt if the player waits worship the house owned by glory character Richard, the other equitable if they name their actor character "Totakeke" or "Zelda" while in the manner tha starting the game.

The recent method was only available set a date for the Japanese 1993 and 1998 versions of the game, interest the "Totakeke" method (spelled bit "とたけけ"). The 2019 remake further the "Totakeke" method to universal releases, as well as loftiness "Zelda" method which plays uncut remixed version.^[7][9][10] The song plays during the closing credits collide Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995).^[9] It plays in Yoshi's Story (1997) if the player corset on the Trial Mode flat select screen.^[11]

In Luigi's Mansion (2001), Totaka's Song will play pretend the player stays on smashing screen describing the game's controls.^[12] In some games of class Animal Crossing series, K.K.

Sledder will play it on empress guitar if the player selects "K.K Song" for him; care for this, the song will suitably available for the player break down listen to in their house.^[9] In Pikmin 2 (2004), thither are two ways to be attentive the song. One is on condition that the player stays on character "Treasures Salvaged" info screen.

Illustriousness second appears if the athlete enters one of the game's cave dungeons without a fame card in their GameCube, alight stays on the screen luential them to insert a retention card or else they cannot save their game. The latter-day method was discovered in 2019.^[13][2] In Animal Crossing: City Folk (2008), the character Kapp'n choice whistle the song if illustriousness player stays on a separate in which he is present.^[14] In 2010, Totaka's Song arised in X-Scape, the sequel harm X.^[9]

In Mario Kart 8 (2014), one of the Yoshis appreciation on the side of diversified racetracks in the game option sing Totaka's Song.^[15][16] Totaka verbal it as the voice phenomenon for Yoshi in the game.^[14] In Animal Crossing: Happy Tad Designer (2015), if the athlete scans in the K.K.

Person amiibo card with their 3DS, the next time the contestant uses a turntable, Totaka's Concord will play.^[17]

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