Yasuaki Fujita

Yasuaki Fujita (藤田靖明) is a former Capcom music composer who composed some of its Nintendo console titles during the early 1990s.

History[]

Yasuaki Fujita joined the company in 1989, where his first job was the composition of the main Industrial Area theme of the original Final Fight (a role only brought to light in a June 2011 entry of his blog^[1]). He was usually credited by his alias, Bunbun.

He is best known for composing the majority of the soundtrack for Mega Man 3 - including the iconic whistle theme for Proto Man (Blues in Japan) - in lieu of fellow Capcom employee Harumi Fujita (no relation, often mistaken to be his wife^[2]), who was forced to abandon the project due to maternal labor.

Other titles Fujita was involved with include the NES versions of Tenchi wo Kurau II, The Little Mermaid and Darkwing Duck and the Game Boy version of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (as listed on the worklist on his official website^[3] despite most of these lacking in-game credit lists) as well as SNES titles Breath of Fire and Final Fight 2, acting as lead composer for both. He also served as sound supervisor for Mega Man 4 (despite being credited as a composer) and was even a member of Alph Lyla, Capcom's former in-house band, throughout 1992, including their performance at Game Music Festival '92.

Following his work at Capcom, Fujita continued working on video games mainly as a sound programmer and sound effect designer while co-worker Harumi Fujita stuck to music composition and arrangement for those same titles. Games he contributed sound effects and programming to include Skyblazer and Spawn for the SNES (both published by Sony) (using the alias First Circle), Pulstar and Blazing Star (published by SNK) and Tomba!.

Other roles include sound composition for Neo Geo Pocket Color (Metal Slug [1st and 2nd Mission] and Bust-A-Move) and porting games for PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast (the King of Fighters series), PlayStation 2 (Capcom vs. SNK 2), and various Capcom titles for mobile phones (via Java).

Despite having left the company, Fujita returned to the Mega Man series via Inti Creates. This includes arrange versions of music from the Classic series retro revival Mega Man 9 and its sequel, Mega Man 10 as well as the honor of composing a Robot Master theme for the latter title amongst other returning composers from the series' previous installments.

Production History[]

Final Fight (Arcade Version) (1989) [NOTE: Uncredited]
Mega Man 3 (NES Version) (1990) -- Sound Compose (as Bunbun)
Tenchi wo Kurau II: Shokatsu Koumei Den (1991) -- Sound (as Bun Bun)
Buster Bros. (TurboGrafx CD Version) (1991) -- Sound (as Bun Bun)
The Little Mermaid (NES Version) (1991) [NOTE: No in-game credit list]
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Game Boy Version) (1991) [NOTE: No in-game credit list]
Mega Man 4 (1991) -- Sound Composer (as Bun Bun) [NOTE: Actually Sound Supervisor; did not compose anything]
Captain Commando -G.S.M. Capcom 5- (CD) (1992) (as Bunbun)
Darkwing Duck (NES Version) (1992) [NOTE: No in-game credit list]
Game Music Festival ~Super Live '92~ (CD) (1992) (as Bunbun)
Breath of Fire (SNES Version) (1993) -- Music Composer (as Bun-Bun)
Final Fight 2 (1993) -- Music (as Bun Bun)
Magical Tetris Challenge (GBC Version) (1999) -- Sound (First Circle)
Capcom vs. SNK 2 (PS2 Version) (2001) [NOTE: Uncredited; porting]
Resident Evil (mobile phone) (2002) [Porting]
Mega Man (mobile phone) (2002) [Porting]
Onimusha (mobile phone) (2002) [Porting]
Gyakuten Saiban (mobile phone) (2003) [Porting]
Gyakuten Saiban 2 (mobile phone) (2003) [Porting]
Gyakuten Saiban 3 (mobile phone) (2003) [Porting]
Mega Man 2 (mobile phone) (2003) [Porting]
Gyakuten Saiban 4 (mobile phone) (2004) [Porting]
Mega Man 3 (mobile phone) (2004) [Porting]
Side Arms (mobile phone) (2005) [Porting]
Suzume Fighter (mobile phone) (2005) [Porting]
Quiz Nanario Dreams (mobile phone) (2006) [Porting]
Magic Sword (mobile phone) (2006) [Porting]
Monster Hunter (mobile phone) (2006) [Porting]
Taisen Hanafuda (mobile phone) (2006) [Porting]
Rockman 9 Arrange Soundtrack (CD) (2008)
Mega Man 10 (2010) -- Music Composer (Inti Creates Staff) (as Yasuaki Bunbun Fujita)
Rockman 10 Image Soundtrack (CD) (2010)

Song Credits[]

Final Fight (Arcade Version)

Round 4 Industrial Area 1 -- Composition & Arrangement

Mega Man 3 (NES Version)

Title -- Composition & Arrangement
Password -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage Select -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Start -- Composition & Arrangement
Magnet Man Stage -- Composition & Arrangement
Hard Man Stage -- Composition & Arrangement
Top Man Stage -- Composition & Arrangement
Snake Man Stage -- Composition & Arrangement
Spark Man Stage -- Composition & Arrangement
Shadow Man Stage -- Composition & Arrangement
Blues -- Composition & Arrangement
Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
Get a Weapon -- Composition & Arrangement
Dr. Wily Stage Map -- Composition & Arrangement
Dr. Wily Stage 1 -- Composition & Arrangement
Dr. Wily Stage 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
Dr. Wily Stage 3 -- Composition & Arrangement
Dr. Wily Stage Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
All Stage Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
Staff Roll -- Composition (w/Harumi Fujita), Arrangement [NOTE: Yasuaki composed part of this track, the extent of which is unknown]

The Little Mermaid (NES Version)

Main Theme -- Arrangement
Opening -- Arrangement
Stage Start -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 1 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 3 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 4 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 5 -- Composition & Arrangement
Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
Demo -- Arrangement
Last Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Game Boy Version)

Title -- Composition & Arrangement
BGM A (Town) -- Composition & Arrangement
BGM B (Indoors) -- Composition & Arrangement
BGM C (Sunset Blvd.) -- Composition & Arrangement
BGM D (Streetcar) -- Composition & Arrangement
BGM E (Car) -- Composition & Arrangement
BGM F (Harbor) -- Composition & Arrangement
BGM G (Hideout) -- Composition & Arrangement
Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement

Final Fight Guy

Capcom Logo -- Composition & Arrangement

Captain Commando -G.S.M. Capcom 5-

Crime Jungle (Captain Commando) -- Keyboard (w/Mari Yamaguchi)
No way except pushing (Wonder 3 "Don't Pull") -- Keyboard (w/Minae Fujii & Mari Yamaguchi)
The Miraculous Forest (Wonder 3 "Roosters") -- Keyboard (w/Minae Fujii & Mari Yamaguchi)
Hold the Clouds (Wonder 3 "Chariot") -- Keyboard (w/Minae Fujii & Mari Yamaguchi)
Get a Flash Stopper!! (Rockman 4) -- Keyboard (w/Minae Fujii & Mari Yamaguchi)

Darkwing Duck (NES Version)

Main Theme -- Arrangement
Stage Select -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 1 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 3 -- Composition & Arrangement
Bonus Stage -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 4 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 5 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 6 -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage 7 -- Composition & Arrangement
Boss -- Composition & Arrangement
Stage Clear -- Composition & Arrangement
Clear Demo -- Composition & Arrangement
Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement

Game Music Festival ~Super Live '92~

Crime Jungle -- S-Key
Street Fighter II Medley '92 GMF Version -- S-Key

Breath of Fire

Blood Ties -- Composition & Arrangement
The Dragon Warrior -- Composition & Arrangement
The Light Dragon -- Composition & Arrangement
Quickening -- Composition & Arrangement
Fate -- Composition & Arrangement
Profit! -- Composition & Arrangement
Sorrow -- Composition & Arrangement
The Battle Begins -- Composition & Arrangement
Victory Song -- Composition & Arrangement
A Gentle Breeze -- Composition & Arrangement
Sleep -- Composition & Arrangement
Formidable Fortress -- Composition & Arrangement
Solution -- Composition & Arrangement
Bonds -- Composition & Arrangement
Culvert -- Composition & Arrangement
Skyscraper -- Composition & Arrangement
The Fearless General -- Composition & Arrangement
The Deep Forest -- Composition & Arrangement
Distant View -- Composition & Arrangement
Fishing -- Composition & Arrangement
Released -- Composition & Arrangement
Small Hermitage -- Composition & Arrangement
The Road -- Composition & Arrangement
A Drunk's Life -- Composition & Arrangement
Secret City -- Composition & Arrangement
Palace of Sand -- Composition & Arrangement
Swimming -- Composition & Arrangement
Battling -- Composition & Arrangement
Dejection -- Composition & Arrangement
Premature Death -- Composition & Arrangement
Expedition -- Composition & Arrangement
Song and Dance -- Composition & Arrangement
Ancient Ruins -- Composition & Arrangement
Flight -- Composition & Arrangement
The Empire -- Composition & Arrangement
The Powerful Emperor -- Composition & Arrangement
God's Footprints -- Composition & Arrangement
The Final Area -- Composition & Arrangement
The Dark Dragon -- Composition & Arrangement
Dawn -- Composition & Arrangement
Great Achievement -- Composition & Arrangement

Final Fight 2

France 5:00 PM -- Composition & Arrangement
Italy 12:00 PM 1 -- Composition & Arrangement

Rockman 9 Arrange Soundtrack

Overdrive Scramble -- Arrangement, Keyboards, Computer Programming

Mega Man 10

Solar Inferno (Solar Man Stage) -- Composition & Arrangement

Rockman 10 Image Soundtrack

Solar Inferno -- Composition & Arrangement

Trivia[]

Fujita handled the Capcom logo jingle^[4] for early SNES titles (starting with Final Fight Guy), and is therefore the original composer of the company's most prominent theme.

References[]

External links[]

[1] ttp://yasuaki-fujita.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post.html

[2] ttps://twitter.com/robokick/status/634000716290375680

[3] ttp://www.hcn.zaq.ne.jp/first_circle/profile.html

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw8RpFzmM2c

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