SoulCailbur III sound director Q&A

SoulCalibur III sound director Junichi Nakatsuru sounds off.

In the second of two SoulCalibur III Q&As the game's sound director Junichi Nakatsuru discusses all things music related. The first with the game's chief designer Seido Ozawa can be found here.

What was the first game you played?

Junichi Nakatsuru: A. Namco Pole Position (Arcade Game)

What instruments do you play/ what level/ grade?

JN: Piano and Keyboards which I play even now. Also, I used to play the Trombone in a brass band in high school.

Who are your favourite Western bands/ have you seen them in concert?

JN: Pat Metheny Group and Incognito. I go to their concerts every time they come to Japan.

Have you ever been in a band or an orchestra?

JN: I was a member of my high school's brass band. In university, I played in a jazz fusion band and we played original music, not cover versions. But I also played with a number of bands who tended to play cover music.

How long have you been composing for?

JN: I think I have been composing for roughly 20 years or so.

Have you composed for any other games?

JN: Ace Combat Squadron Leader, Ridge Racer PSP and Taiko no Tatsujin etc. I have worked on the entire SOULCALIBUR Series.

What is on your ipod?

JN: Jazz, movie soundtracks and of course all of my own compositions

Who is your all time favourite composer?

JN: I don't have any favourite composers but I do sometimes enjoy movie soundtracks.

What has been your strangest/ most embarrassing musical moment?

JN: The most embarrassing moment must have been during a live concert of a band I was playing with. During the rehearsals everything went well but for some reason my keyboard malfunctioned when the actual live performance started. The performance continued so I reluctantly 'pretended' to play. That was very embarrassing...