Tokyo native Takayuki Nakamura Nakamura has forged a successful career as an independent-minded artist. He worked as a sound designer for SEGA for six years before becoming a composer for Dreamfactory and scoring Squaresoft brawlers Tobal 2 and Ergheiz. He has contributed to the original score of Ninety-Nine Nights for the XBox 360 and is the chief composer for the popular puzzle action series Lumines. Last month the composer's Brainstorm label published the album "Lumines remixes Winter," which brought together songs from the Xbox Live Arcade's Rockin' Holiday Pack, including tracks by guests h ueda and Keiichi Sugiyama. Then in January he debuted his solo album of Lumines II arrangements "L.II Remixes." Siliconera had the chance to interview Nakamura on the topic of his new releases and his painstaking approach to creating a complex assortment of rich and unconventional videogame music.
Wccftech had the great pleasure of speaking with Tetsuya Mizuguchi at the recent Reboot event, discussing synesthesia, Tetris Effect, Rez, Lumines and more.
An interview with the famed creator of 'Rez', 'Lumines' and 'Space Channel 5'.
I'm probably the only one who genuinely liked Child of Eden (of course Rez is better though). I hope we see a full VR rhythm game from him next,
During their Spring Nindies Showcase, Nintendo announced that the 2005 rhythm puzzle game, Lumines, is heading to the Nintendo Switch sometime this spring as Lumines Remastered.