Tsutomu Kurihara

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Tsutomu Kurihara (栗原務) is an Inti Creates employee, sound composer and musician that has worked mainly with the Mega Man Zero series and, more prominently, the albums inspired by it.

Kurihara's earliest known game contributions are for Wave Rally (2001), where he composed music with Luna Umegaki. Together, the two form the group Lu7 ("Lu" from Luna, 7 from "Tsu"), which has produced three albums of original work during the '00s.

In 2002, both Kurihara and Umegaki joined Inti Creates' sound department. Their first game was Mega Man Zero 2, where Kurihara composed one track (alongside Ippo Yamada): Sand Triangle.

Kurihara is much more prevalent in the soundtrack albums released by the company, usually serving as its go-to guitarist. In addition, he has remained affiliated with Crysta during his employment at Inti Creates, through which he is responsible for mixing and mastering said albums. He also co-arranged Cybersheep's Dream with Mari Yamaguchi, the track's original composer, for Mega Man 10's image soundtrack.

Production History[]

Mega Man Zero 2 (2003) -- Music
Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero (CD) (2004)
Mega Man Zero 3 (2004) -- Music
Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Idea (CD) (2004)
Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Telos (CD) (2004)
Mega Man Zero 4 (2005) -- Special Thanks (Crysta)
Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Physis (CD) (2005)
Mega Man ZX (2006) -- Special Thanks (Crysta)
Rockman ZX Soundtrack: ZX Tunes (CD) (2006)
Mega Man ZX Advent (2007) -- Special Thanks (Crysta)
Rockman ZX Advent Soundtrack: ZXA Tunes (CD) (2007)
Rockman 9 Arrange Soundtrack (CD) (2008)
Rockman 10 Image Soundtrack (CD) (2010)
Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Mythos (CD) (2010)
Rockman Zero Collection Soundtrack - résonnant vie - (CD) (2011)

Song Credits[]

Mega Man Zero 2

Sand Triangle -- Composition (w/Ippo Yamada), Arrangement

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero

Title -- Guitars
Enemy Hall -- Guitars

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Idea

Title II -- Guitars
Sand Triangle -- Composition (w/Ippo Yamada)
Combustion -- Guitars
Silver Wolf - Yggr-drasill - -- Guitars
Red Time -- Guitars
Clover -- Guitars

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Telos

Title III -- Guitars
Break Out -- Guitars
Omega Battle -- Guitars
Reborn Mechanics -- Guitars
Final Count Down -- Guitars
Omega Missile -- Guitars
Sand Triangle II -- Composition (w/Ippo Yamada), Guitars
Neo Arcadia III -- Guitars
Trail on Powdery Snow -- Guitars
Hell's Gate Open -- Guitars
Everlasting Red -- Guitars

Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Physis

Title IV -- Guitars
Caravan - Hope for Freedom - -- Guitars
Nothing Beats -- Guitars
Esperanto -- Guitars
Deep Blue -- Guitars
Cage of Tyrant -- Guitars
Magnetic Rumble -- Guitars
Blackheart Beat -- Guitars
Crash IV -- Guitars
Straight Ahead -- Guitars
Crossover Station -- Guitars
Ragnarok -- Guitars
Falling Down -- Guitars
Inside of a Flame -- Guitars [NOTE: Heard in one of the "Will" drama tracks from the previous album, but on its own here]