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Junko Tamiya (民谷淳子) is a former Capcom music composer best known for composing the music for the NES port of the original Bionic Commando and the arcade version of Strider.

Junko Tamiya studied in the Osaka College of Music during the eighties with several other female video game music composers such as Soyo Oka, Miki Higashino and Yoko Shimomura. After graduating she became part of Capcom's Sound Team.

Junko worked for the company from 1987 to 1990, during which she went by several aliases, including Swimmer Tamichan, Gondamin and Gon. According to another former member of Capcom's Sound Team, Junko is very talented.

Like all Capcom composers in the 1980s, Tamiya used the audio engine designed by Yoshihiro Sakaguchi for all of her NES games. She would compose the songs on a keyboard using software on the MSX computer, and then convert the music to hex to work with Sakaguchi's engine. Tamiya relied on FM sound sources for Strider and used PCM for Bionic Commando.

For inspiration during times of creative drought, Junko san would look to movies, books, paintings, and songs from other artists. She would also discuss these with her colleagues and the game developers at Capcom to gain inspiration.

After leaving Capcom, Tamiya continued to work in the music field as a composer, arranger, and producer for concerts and stage performances. She currently lives in Nara Prefecture in Japan.

In early March 2014, Junko Tamiya and her friend (and former Capcom colleague) Manami Matsumae attended the Bitsummit independent game developers festival held in Kyoto, Japan. After many years Junko san met again several other ex-Capcom composers and enjoyed herself so much that she wants to contribute to new music soundtrack projects in the videogame industry in the future.

Production History

Tiger Road (Arcade Version) (1987) [NOTE: Uncredited]
Gun.Smoke (NES Version) (1988) -- Sound (as Swimmer Tamichan)
1943 Kai (Arcade Version) (1988) [NOTE: Uncredited]
Bionic Commando (NES Version) (1988) -- Music (as Gondamin)
Strider (Arcade Version) (1989) [NOTE: Uncredited]
Strider Hiryu -G.S.M. Capcom 2- (CD) (1989) (as Gon)
Dokaben 2 (1989)
Sweet Home (1989) -- Music (as Gon)
Code Name: Viper (1990) [NOTE: No in-game credits]
Adventure Quiz 2: Hatena? no Daibouken (1990) -- Music (as J･Tamiya)
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight (1990) -- Music Director (as Tamie)
Little Nemo: The Dream Master (1990) -- Music Composer (as Gonzou)
Bionic Commando Rearmed (2008) -- The Original Bionic Commando NES Team (as Gondamin)

Song Credits

Tiger Road (Arcade Version)

Place of Study -- Composition & Arrangement

Gun.Smoke (NES Version)

Title -- Composition & Arrangement
Town of Hicksville (Stage 1 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Bandit Bill (Stage 1 Boss BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
The Boulders (Stage 2 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Cutter (Stage 2 Boss BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Comanche Village (Stage 3 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Devil Hawk (Stage 3 Boss BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Death Mountain (Stage 4 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Ninja (Stage 4 Boss BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Cheyenne River (Stage 5 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Fatman Joe (Stage 5 Boss BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Fort Wingate (Stage 6 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Wingate (Stage 6 Boss BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Shop -- Composition & Arrangement
Weapon Select -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement

1943 Kai (Arcade Version)

Anti-Aircraft Campaign BGM A -- Composition & Arrangement

Bionic Commando (NES Version)

Prologue -- Composition & Arrangement
Start -- Composition & Arrangement
Map -- Composition & Arrangement
Area 1 BGM -- Arrangement
Boss Demo -- Composition & Arrangement
Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
Area Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
Area 5 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Area 8 BGM -- Arrangement
Area 9 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Area 12 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Area 13 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Enemy -- Composition & Arrangement
Final Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
Final Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
Epilogue -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement

Strider (Arcade Version)

Credit -- Composition & Arrangement
Defense Line (1 Stage Demo) -- Composition & Arrangement
Rush! (1 Stage BGM 1) -- Composition & Arrangement
Coup (Middle Enemy) -- Composition & Arrangement
Mosque of the Cold Hearted (1 Stage BGM 2) -- Composition & Arrangement
Beasts (1 Stage BGM 3) -- Composition & Arrangement
Bullet Corridor (1 Stage BGM 4) -- Composition & Arrangement
Uroboros -The Iron Ruler- (Big Enemy) -- Composition & Arrangement
2 Stage Demo -- Composition & Arrangement
Siberian Tunnel (Big Enemy -Kong-) -- Composition & Arrangement
Driving Wheel (2 Stage BGM 1) -- Composition & Arrangement
Big Run (2 Stage BGM 2) -- Composition & Arrangement
Cloud Mass (2 Stage BGM 3) -- Composition & Arrangement
Fuujin (Big Enemy -Sky-) -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
3 Stage Demo -- Composition & Arrangement
War Drum (Start 1) -- Composition & Arrangement
Encirclement (Start 2) -- Composition & Arrangement
Valleys and Rivers (3 Stage BGM 1) -- Composition & Arrangement
Roaring (3 Stage BGM 2) -- Composition & Arrangement
Demon King of Africa (Big Enemy) -- Composition & Arrangement
4 Stage Demo -- Composition & Arrangement
Short Spin (4 Stage BGM 1) -- Composition & Arrangement
Reverse G Minor (4 Stage BGM 2) -- Composition & Arrangement
Capture! (Big Enemy) -- Composition & Arrangement
5 Stage Demo -- Composition & Arrangement
Hiryu (5 Stage BGM 1) -- Composition & Arrangement
Theme of Counterattack (5 Stage BGM 2) -- Composition & Arrangement
Grandmaster Meio (Big Enemy) -- Composition & Arrangement
Final Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
After All...... (Ending) -- Composition & Arrangement
Ranking -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement
Continue -- Composition & Arrangement

Code Name: Viper

Area 1,2 -- Composition & Arrangement

Strider Hiryu -G.S.M. Capcom 2-

Snow in Savanna -Strider Hiryu Arrange Version- -- Composition, Arrangement (w/Harumi Fujita, Tamayo Kawamoto & Manami Matsumae)
Moon Over St. Petersburg -Strider Hiryu Arrange Version- -- Composition & Arrangement

Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight

Prologue -- Composition & Arrangement
Start -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 1 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 2 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 3 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Enemy 1 -- Composition & Arrangement
Boss 1 -- Composition & Arrangement
Demo -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 4 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Boss 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 5 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 6 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Boss 3 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 7 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 8 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Enemy 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 9 BGM -- Composition & Arrangement
Final Demo -- Composition & Arrangement
Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement
Continue -- Composition & Arrangement

Little Nemo: The Dream Master

Opening -- Composition & Arrangement
Main Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
Start -- Composition & Arrangement
Mushroom Forest (Stage 1 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Flower Garden (Stage 2 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
House of Toys (Stage 3 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Nemo (Demo 1) -- Composition & Arrangement
Night Sea (Stage 4 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Nemo's House (Stage 5 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Cloud Ruins (Stage 6 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Topsy-Turvy (Stage 7 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Camille (Demo 2) -- Composition & Arrangement
Nightmare Land (Stage 8 BGM) -- Composition & Arrangement
Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
Last Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
Death -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement

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 Junko worked for the company from 1987 to 1990, during which she went by several aliases, including '''Swimmer '''<span style="font-weight: bold;">'''Tamichan''', Gondamin </span>and '''Gon'''. According to [[Manami Matsumae|another former member of Capcom's Sound Team]], Junko is very talented.
+Like all Capcom composers in the 1980s, Tamiya used the audio engine designed by Yoshihiro Sakaguchi for all of her NES games. She would compose the songs on a keyboard using software on the MSX computer, and then convert the music to hex to work with Sakaguchi's engine. Tamiya relied on FM sound sources for Strider and used PCM for Bionic Commando.
-For inspiration during times of creative drought, Tamiya would look to movies, books, paintings, and songs from other artists. She would also discuss these with her colleagues to gain inspiration.
+For inspiration during times of creative drought, Junko san would look to movies, books, paintings, and songs from other artists. She would also discuss these with her colleagues and the game developers at Capcom to gain inspiration.
 After leaving Capcom, Tamiya continued to work in the music field as a composer, arranger, and producer for concerts and stage performances. She currently lives in Nara Prefecture in Japan.
-In early March 2014, Junko Tamiya and her friend (and former Capcom colleague) Manami Matsumae attended the [http://bitsummit.org/index.html Bitsummit independent game developers festival] held in Kyoto, Japan. After many years Junko san met again several other ex-Capcom composers and enjoyed herself so much that she wants to contribute to new music soundtrack projects in the videogame industry soon.
+In early March 2014, Junko Tamiya and her friend (and former Capcom colleague) Manami Matsumae attended the [http://bitsummit.org/index.html Bitsummit independent game developers festival] held in Kyoto, Japan. After many years Junko san met again several other ex-Capcom composers and enjoyed herself so much that she wants to contribute to new music soundtrack projects in the videogame industry in the future.
 ==Production History==

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