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Hip Tanaka's Real Name: Hirokazu Tanaka
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Hip Tanaka (Hip Tanaka) 本名: Hirokazu Tanaka (田中宏和)
Answer: "Hip Tanaka" is the nickname of Hirokazu Tanaka (田中宏和), the Nintendo composer behind Metroid and EarthBound's music.
Hirokazu Tanaka was born on December 13, 1957. He joined Nintendo in 1980 and worked on sound for early arcade and Famicom games. He was credited as "Hip Tanaka" in some games and is still widely known by that nickname.
His scores include Metroid (1986), known for its eerie, minimal music, Kid Icarus, the Game Boy version of Tetris (with arrangements), and, with Keiichi Suzuki, EarthBound (Mother 2, 1994). He also composed for the Pokémon anime.
He later moved to Creatures Inc., a Pokémon-related company, and has spoken about his career in Nintendo's own interviews.
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What games did Hip Tanaka score? Metroid, Kid Icarus, Game Boy Tetris and EarthBound, among others.
What is Hip Tanaka's real name? Hirokazu Tanaka.