S.S.T. Band
The S.S.T. Band (エスエスティーバンド) (Sega Sound Team)[1] was Sega's official in-house band from 1988 to 1993, specializing in rock versions of Sega arcade game themes for Japan-only compilation albums and festival appearances. Consisting of six musicians who worked in Sega's sound department at the time,[1] the band included keyboardists Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Katsuhiro Hayashi, and Kimitaka Matsumae; guitarists Koichi Namiki and Jouji Iijima; bassists Sachio Ogawa and Shingo Komori; and drummer Takehiko Tanabe. Kawaguchi and Komori left the band in 1990 and were replaced by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi on keyboards and Masato Saito on bass, respectively.
Usually, some of these albums that were released would consists of two especially recorded versions of the game soundtrack and the rest would consist of the game's original soundtrack. After the group split, the members resumed work on Sega projects. Mitsuyoshi composed the soundtrack to Virtua Fighter, Daytona USA and the two installments of Shenmue, while Matsumae would be involved in Sega Rally and Virtua Fighter 3.
Discography
All titles are released through Pony Canyon unless stated.
Full albums
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| 1988 |
GALAXY FORCE —G.S.M. Sega 1— / S.S.T. BAND |
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| 1988 |
POWER DRIFT & MEGA DRIVE —G.S.M. Sega 2— / S.S.T. BAND |
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| 1989 |
SUPER SONIC TEAM —G.S.M. Sega 3— / S.S.T. BAND |
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| 1990 |
HYPER DRIVE —G.S.M. Sega 4— / S.S.T |
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| 1991 |
Formula —G.S.M. Sega 5— / S.S.T. |
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| 1992 |
BLIND SPOT / S.S.T. BAND |
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Compilations
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Title |
Featured soundtracks |
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| 1989 |
MEGA SELECTION —G.S.M. Sega— / S.S.T. BAND |
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| 1991 |
MEGA SELECTION II —G.S.M. Sega— / S.S.T. BAND |
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| 2003 |
BACK IN THE S.S.T. BAND !! ~THE VERY BEST~ |
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Released under the Scitron label |
Standalone game soundtracks (GSM 1500 series)
Live album
| Year |
Title |
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| 1990 |
S.S.T.BAND LIVE! —G.S.M. Sega— |
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Videography
| Year |
Title |
Notes |
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| 1990 |
S.S.T.BAND LIVE! —G.S.M. Sega— |
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| 1992 |
GAME MUSIC FESTIVAL ~Super Live '92~ |
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| 1993 |
Game Music Live '93 Natsu ~Kounin Kaizokuban Cassette~ |
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| 2006 |
S.S.T.BAND LIVE HISTORY |
Released under the Happinet Corp label |
Band lineups
| Name |
Stagename |
Native spelling |
Instrument |
Year |
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| Hiroshi Kawaguchi |
Hiro |
川口博史 |
Keyboards |
1988–1990 |
| Katsuhiro Hayashi |
Funky K.H |
林克洋 |
Keyboards |
1988 |
| Koichi Namiki |
Mickey/Pretty K.N |
並木晃一 |
Guitar |
1988–1993 |
| Sachio Ogawa |
S.O |
小河幸男 |
Bass |
1988 |
| Kimitaka Matsumae |
HARRIER |
松前公高 |
Keyboards |
1989–1993 |
| Takehiko Tanabe |
THUNDER |
田辺健彦 |
Drums |
1989–1990 |
| Shingo Komori |
BURNER |
小森伸吾 |
Bass |
1989 |
| Jouji Iijima |
GALAXY |
飯島丈治 |
Guitar |
1989–1993 |
| Masato Saito |
TURBO君 |
斉藤昌人 |
Bass |
1990–1993 |
| Hisanori Kumamaru |
SPLASHくま |
熊丸久徳 |
Drums |
1991–1993 |
| Takenobu Mitsuyoshi |
R三郎丸 |
光吉猛修 |
Keyboards |
1991–1993 |
References
- 1 2 "S.S.T. Band". Sega Retro. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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