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

Takahiro Izutani

Metal Gear Solid 4, MGS: Peace Walker, Bayonetta, Yakuza 2, Shinobi 3D, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Saori Kobayashi

Panzer Dragoon Saga, Panzer Dragoon Orta, NiGHTS into Dreams, Crimson Dragon, Sonic Drift 2, AKANE

Ryuichi Nitta

Ryuichi Nitta started his gaming career at Tecmo, where he co-composed the original Ninja Gaiden alongside Keiji Yamagishi (using Yamagishi’s sound driver), and then went on to compose the soundtracks to Ninja Gaiden 2 and Solomon’s Key 2.

Harumi Fujita

Fujita has composed for many games, including Mega Man 3, Final Fight, PULSTAR, Tomba!, and more. As a freelancer, Fujita has created a wide variety of music, from instrumental to voiced tracks across her over 42 years of experience, making her into one of gaming’s most legendary composers.

Kaori Nakabai

Ninja Gaiden 3 (NES), Dynasty Warriors, Radia Senki, Captain Tsubasa 3

Akari Kaida

Resident Evil, Mega Man Battle Network, Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, Breath of Fire III

Yoko Shimomura

Shimomura’s name is one of the most recognized in video game history, and her compositions are some of the most beloved. Since graduating from Osaka College of Music in 1988 as a piano major, she has contributed her music to some of the most renowned video games, such as those within the Kingdom Hearts, Mario & Luigi, and Street Fighter II series.

Keiji Yamagishi

Ninja Gaiden (NES), Tecmo Bowl, Captain Tsubasa Vol. I, Captain Tsubasa Vol. II, Dynasty Warriors, Onimusha Tactics

Masashi Kageyama

Gimmick!, various Sunsoft titles

Manami Matsumae

Matsumae is best known for composing the legendary music for the original Mega Man (1987), including its iconic “Game Start” jingle. Following her departure from Capcom in 1991, she became a freelance video game music composer.

Composers from the West

ap0c

Steve ‘ap0c’ Lakawicz is a classically trained musician with a Master’s degree in Music Performance, specializing in orchestral tuba. Lakawicz has toured with brass quintets and performed with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, and lately has taken an interest into crafting and emulating authentic chiptunes.

Smoke Thief

Smoke Thief is the alias of George Art Baker, a British composer with a Master of Arts in Music Performance. Formerly a professional jazz bandleader and composer, he was drawn to create a style incorporating ambient, jazz, and hip-hop.

Eirik Suhrke

Spelunky, Ridiculous Fishing, Hotline Miami, Super Crate Box, Subaku

Chipzel

Super Hexagon, Dicey Dungeons, Cadence of Hyrule, River City Girls, Spectra, Interstellaria

Stemage

Metroid Metal, Steven Universe, Runner3, Cards of Darkness, Chicory

Tim McCord

Bassist of Grammy-winners Evanescence

Monomirror

Octahedron, Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom, Producer of Flutlicht, S.H.O.K.K, DJ Tatana, DJ Energy

David Wise

Donkey Kong Country, Star Fox Adventures, Yooka Laylee, Battletoads

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.