Akari Kaida

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Akari Kaida (海田明里) is a video game music composer for Capcom best known for her work on the Breath of Fire and MegaMan Battle Network series. She joined in 1994, where her first tracks were for CPS2 title Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness followed by Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge, the direction for both of which was led by grandmaster Takayuki Iwai. During this time she went by the alias Lemon.

Kaida also worked on all sorts of console titles, from Street Fighter Alpha (arranged version) to Mega Man & Bass.

Kaida's first major game project was Breath of Fire III, which she composed alongside Yoshino Aoki. Following this, however, she became more involved with the Mega Man series via the then-emerging MegaMan Battle Network series of games, composing music for MegaMan Battle Network, MegaMan Battle Network 4.5 and MegaMan Battle Network 5, the last of which being her final game as an employee of the company.

From late 2005 to late 2010, Kaida has worked as a freelance composer (through Studio RainbowScore, her self-made company) during which time she composed music for Luminous Arc. This, however, has not prevented her from providing arrange versions for soundtracks published by Inti Creates, collaborating once more with Aoki on the final entry in the Star Force series, and composing the theme for one of the eight Robot Masters in Mega Man 10. She became a member of GeOnDan in late 2010, which has since disbanded, and has since composed for games such as Loveplus+, Magician's Quest 2 and 3, Steel Chronicle and New Loveplus.

While she is still chiefly known by the same name, she has actually married as early as 2006. Her full name is Akari Kaida Groves.

Production History

Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (1995/1996) -- Music Composer (as Akari.K ‒Lemon‒)
Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (Arcade Version) (1995) -- Sound Compose (as Akari.K ‒Lemon‒)
Street Fighter Alpha (PSX and Saturn Versions) (1995/1996) -- Music Compose (Consumer Staff) (as Akari.K ‒Lemon‒)
Resident Evil (PSX, PC and Saturn Versions) (1996/1997) -- Composition / Arrangement (Sound)
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (PSX and Saturn Versions) (1996) -- Chorus (Theme Song of Sakura)
Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (Saturn and PSX Versions) (1997) -- Sound Compose (Arcade Staff) (as Akari.K ‒Lemon‒)
Breath of Fire III (1997) -- Music Composition, All Instruments & Words (-Ending Theme- "Pure Again"), Vo. & Background Vocals (-Ending Theme- "Pure Again")
Resident Evil: Director's Cut (1997) -- Composition / Arrangement (Sound)
Mega Man & Bass (SNES Version) (1998) -- Sound Designer
Trick'n Snowboarder (1999)
Dino Crisis (PSX and PC Versions) (1999/2000) -- Composer (Sound)
MegaMan Battle Network (2001) -- Music (as A.Kaida)
Mega Man & Bass (GBA Version) (2002) -- Sound Designer (Original Staff) (as A・Kaida)
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (GBA Version) (2003) -- Chorus (Theme Song of Sakura)
MegaMan Battle Chip Challenge (2003) [NOTE: Uncredited]
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (2004/2005) -- Music Composer (Staff)
Rockman EXE 4.5: Real Operation (2004) -- Music
Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2 (2004) -- Special Thanks
MegaMan Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan (2004) -- Music (as A.Kaida)
MegaMan Battle Network 5: Team Colonel (2005) -- Music (as A.Kaida)
Rockman EXE Game Music Complete Works: Rockman EXE 4 & 4.5 & 5 (CD) (2005)
Okami (PS2 Version) (2006) (as Akari Groves)
Rockman ZX Soundtrack: ZX Tunes (CD) (2006) (as Akari Groves)
Mega Man ZX Advent (2007) -- Music (Sound Unit) (as Akari Groves)
Rockman ZX Advent Soundtrack: ZXA Tunes (CD) (2007) (as Akari Groves)
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace (2008) -- Music
Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker (2008) -- Music
Rockman 9 Arrange Soundtrack (CD) (2008) (as Akari Kaida Groves)
Chiptuned Rockman (CD) (2009)
Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star (2009) -- Rockman EXE Original Staff
Mega Man 10 (2010) -- Music Composer (Inti Creates Staff)
Rockman 10 Image Soundtrack (CD) (2010)

Song Credits

Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge

Donovan Stage -- Composition & Arrangement
Donovan Winning -- Composition & Arrangement
Donovan Ending 1 -- Composition & Arrangement
Donovan Ending 2 -- Composition & Arrangement

Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness

Story Demo 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
Gaits Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
Mary Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
Powered Gear Hi-Score Ranking -- Composition & Arrangement

Street Fighter Alpha (PSX and Saturn Versions)

Gouki Stage -- Arrangement
Gouki Ending -- Arrangement
Sodom Stage -- Arrangement
Sodom Ending -- Arrangement
Rose Stage -- Arrangement
Rose Ending -- Arrangement

Resident Evil (PSX, PC and Saturn Versions)

Dismal Field -- Composition & Arrangement [NOTE: Live environmental recording converted to fit the PlayStation chip]

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (PSX and Saturn Versions)

I Want You to Know (Theme Song of Sakura) -- Chorus (w/Sakura Kasugano (Yuko Sasamoto))

Breath of Fire III

Opening ~Opening the Gate~ -- Composition & Arrangement
Healing -- Composition & Arrangement
Without a Care in the World -- Composition & Arrangement
Chase -- Composition & Arrangement
Dedicated to the Dragons ~Main Theme~ -- Composition & Arrangement
Ending ~Stairs~ -- Composition & Arrangement
Sigh of the fairy ~Kotomonashi Acid jazz style~ -- Composition & Arrangement
Pure Again ~Staff Roll~ -- Composition & Arrangement, All Instruments & Lyrics, Vocals & Background Vocals (w/Yoshino Aoki)

Mega Man & Bass (SNES Version)