Ryō Nagamatsu


Ryō Nagamatsu is a Japanese composer who primarily works on video game music. Formerly employed by Nintendo, he is now the CEO of RH Music Co., Ltd.
Nagamatsu has worked as a composer on a number of major Nintendo franchises, including Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., and Splatoon 3.
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Biography

Nagamatsu began to play the piano from a young age. In 2006, he won the Composition Award for his piece “The Day the World Warms Up” at the “Record-Con” music contest organised by.
In 2006, Nagamatsu was hired to Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis & Development division as a part of its sound team. That year, he contributed his first score to a video game with Wii Play, working alongside Shinobu Tanaka. The subsequent year, he composed the entirety of the soundtrack for Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree. The title track from this game was later released physically as a part of the Touch! Generations soundtrack CD, which was made available through the Club Nintendo customer loyalty program.
In addition to his work as a composer, he also engaged in film production. In 2017, he won the Next Sphere Award at the Toyama International Film Festival for his short film “Yamabiko Mountain”, in which he served as lead actor, screenwriter, director, composer, sound effects designer, and editor.
On 30 April 2023, Nagamatsu resigned from Nintendo and established RH Music Co., Ltd., becoming its representative director.

Discography

Unless otherwise stated, Nagamatsu was the sole composer.

Nintendo

Video games

Other

RH Music

Video games

Other

  • 'AmiAmi' hobby shop - Lyrics and composition of a store and commercial jingle “Figure Friend! AmiAmi”