so im not exactly sure what my first blog should be here or if i should keep it VG related or not but i'll keep it with in the VG and my other favorite topic Music. luckily the two go well together and i'll talk about my favorite vg musician (well maybe not my number 1 artist but one of my number 1 artists cuz there are quite a few on the list)

Hideki Naganuma is best known for his catchy and unusual tracks from the Jet Grind Radio and Jet Set Radio Future games (which i wish sega would start cranking out sequals for) but he has also done music for other games such as sonic rush and olie king and composed a few songs for super monkey ball: bannana blitz.

his composing is somewhat erratic and has very ska-pop influenced tracks wich are complex and catchy but has been known to even use some opera samples in his music . it was rumored that he originally wrote the theme song of jet set radio future for a king of fighters game but it got left out of the game and so he rewrote it for jet set radio future although i dont know if the validity of that rumor is true or not that doesnt stop me from being overly obbsessed with his music and the games that his music has been featured in.

here are some track lists of his music with thanks to Wikipedia

Songs from Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast):

"Let Mom Sleep" – 2:50

"Sneakman" – 3:51

"Sweet Soul Brother" – 2:55

"That's Enough" – 3:42

"Rock It On" – 3:44

"Humming The Bassline" – 2:54

"Moody's Shuffle" – 1:16

"Grace And Glory" – 3:16

"Jet Set Medley" – 6:41

"Jet Set Groove #1" – 0:07

"Jet Set Groove #2" – 0:09

Songs from Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox):

"The Concept of Love" – 3:42

"Fly Like A Butterfly" – 3:21

"Funky Dealer" – 3:32

"Oldies But Happies" – 3:10

"Teknopathetic" – 3:45

"Shape Da Future" – 3:48

"Like It Like This Like That" – 2:49

"Sneakman (Toronto Mix)" – 4:17

"Let Mom Sleep (No Sleep Remix)" – 3:35

"Rock It On (D.S. Remix)" – 6:41

"Humming The Bassline (D.S. Remix)" – 4:18

Songs from Ollie King (Arcade):

"Boarder 70" – 3:44

"Let It Go" – 3:57

"Too Fast" – 3:28

"Funk to the Top" – 3:07

"Brother Goes Away" – 3:41

"Teknopathetic (e-pop 'n' disco 80's mix)" – 5:41

"The Concept of Love" – 4:41

"Boarder 70 (Somethin' Jazzy for your mind mix)" – 4:35

Songs from Sonic Rush (Nintendo DS):

"Right There, Ride On" – 2:36

"Back 2 Back" – 2:45

"What U Need" – 2:47

"Jeh Jeh Rocket" – 2:51

"Ska-Cha-Cha" – 2:51

"Vela-Nova" – 3:00

"Wrapped in Black" – 3:00

"A New Day" – 2:21

"Ethno Circus" – 2:07

"Metal Scratchin'" – 1:36

"Bomber Barbara" – 2:08

"Raisin Me Up" – 3:51

"Get Edgy" – 1:36