A place for good music
with award-winning international talent
Brave Wave aims to break ground with our international roster of composers. Nowhere else will you find such an outstanding group of video game composers working under one label.
Here you'll find the full list of our artists along with their notable works. We're proud to call the following people part of Brave Wave.
Composers from Japan
Manami Matsumae
Mega Man, U.N. Squadron, Mega Man 10, Dragon Quest Swords, Shovel Knight, Mighty No. 9
Keiji Yamagishi
Ninja Gaiden (NES), Tecmo Bowl, Captain Tsubasa Vol. I, Captain Tsubasa Vol. II, Dynasty Warriors, The Messenger, Onimusha Tactics
Saori Kobayashi
Panzer Dragoon Saga, Panzer Dragoon Orta, NiGHTS into Dreams, Crimson Dragon, Sonic Drift 2, AKANE
Yoko Shimomura
Street Fighter II, Kingdom Hearts series, Final Fantasy XV, Street Fighter II, Parasite Eve, Live A Live
Harumi fujita
Gargoyle's Quest, Mega Man 3, Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Bionic Commando, Strider, Final Fight
Ryuichi nitta
Ninja Gaiden 2, Ninja Gaiden, Solomon's Key 2, Onimusha Tactics, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Masashi kageyama
Gimmick!, various Sunsoft titles
Kaori Nakabai
Ninja Gaiden 3 (NES), Dynasty Warriors, Radia Senki, Captain Tsubasa 3
TAKAHIRO IZUTANI
Metal Gear Solid 4, MGS: Peace Walker, Bayonetta, Yakuza 2, Shinobi 3D, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Akari Kaida
Resident Evil, Mega Man Battle Network, Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, Breath of Fire III
Composers from the West
David Wise
Donkey Kong Country, Star Fox Adventures, Yooka Laylee, Battletoads
Steve lakawicz
Brock Crocodile, Dead Horizon 2, Super Strikers band member, chiptunes extraordinaire, professional bassist and tubist
george 'smoke thief' baker
Brave Wave original artist, original album Heart Beat Circuit, Highways Blossoms
Eirik Suhrke
Spelunky, Ridiculous Fishing, Hotline Miami, Super Crate Box, Subaku
NIAMH 'CHIPZEL' HOUSTON
Super Hexagon, Dicey Dungeons, Cadence of Hyrule, River City Girls, Spectra, Interstellaria
GRANT 'STEMAGE' HENRY
Metroid Metal, Steven Universe, Runner3, Cards of Darkness, Chicory
MARCO 'MONOMIRROR' GUARDIA
Octahedron, Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom, Producer of Flutlicht, S.H.O.K.K, DJ Tatana, DJ Energy
Tim McCord
Bassist of Grammy-winners Evanescence
Freelancers
In addition to our label musicians, we work with freelancers on a per-project basis. People like Grammy-winner Austin Wintory (of Journey), Ben Prunty (of FTL), Video Game Orchestra (of Final Fantasy XIII), Agent Whiskers (of Atomic+) and many more are able to lend us their expertise whenever needed.