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is a Japanese video game composer and guitarist who works for Sega, known for his various contributions in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. He is also the songwriter for the band Crush 40, which has also contributed to many ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games. ==Biography== Senoue started playing the piano at the age of three, whilst living in Japan. After moving to Panama at the age of 12, he became dedicated to rock music after being exposed to MTV. He began to teach himself to play the electric guitar at the age of 15, and made his first original band recording at the age of 17.〔 After graduating from college with a degree in economics from Aoyama Gakuin University in 1993,〔 Senoue sent demo tapes to Namco and Sega, with him joining Sega later that same year.〔 He immediately began to create music for ''Dark Wizard'' and ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''.〔 After doing multiple projects in the ''Worldwide Soccer'' series, amongst other titles, including the Mega Drive version of ''Sonic 3D Blast'', Senoue was selected to be the main composer and sound director of ''Sonic Adventure''. The game's success lead to his name becoming well known, both in and out of the ''Sonic'' fanbase.〔 After the completion of ''Sonic Adventure'', Senoue moved to San Francisco in 1999 and began to work on Sonic Team USA games such as ''NASCAR Arcade'', ''Sonic Adventure 2'', ''Sonic Heroes'', and ''Shadow the Hedgehog''.〔 In 2007, Senoue provided three new arrangements for the Japanese console release of ''OutRun 2 SP'', including covers of existing series tracks "Splash Wave" and "Rush a Difficulty", and an original track titled "Lift You Up!". Also in 2007, Senoue choose to arrange and perform ''Angel Island Zone'' from ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' for ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Smash Bros. Dojo Music Update 19 )〕 In 2009, Senoue announced a compilation album titled ''The Works''. Containing only three ''Sonic'' related songs, it mostly features more obscure works he provided for other games. The album was released on October 21, 2009. More recently, Senoue worked as the sound director, composer, and arranger for ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I'', ''Episode II'', and ''Sonic Generations''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jun Senoue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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