Shota Kageyama

Shota Kageyama (Japanese: 景山将太 Kageyama Shota) is a video game composer who did work on the soundtrack for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon X and Y. He is also known for his work in Luminous Arc and various Capcom games. Outside of Pokémon, he was featured as a part of the composition team in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U.

On January 1, 2014, Shota Kageyama posted on his Twitter that he had left Game Freak. He noted that he’s “graduating” from the company after having spent the past 6 and a half years there and is branching out to do his own thing with his new company, Spica Musica.

Discography

Kageyama's work appears on the following CDs:

• Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection
• Pokémon Black & Pokémon White: Super Music Collection
• Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2: Super Music Collection
• Pokémon X & Pokémon Y: Super Music Collection
• Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: Super Music Collection

Game credits

Kageyama is credited for his work in the following games:

• Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
  • Sound Management
  • Music
• Pokémon X and Y
  • Sound Director
  • Music
• Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
  • Pokémon Black and White Version Music
• Pokémon Black and White
  • Music Lead
  • Music—Entralink, Route 10, Ending Theme, and More
• Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
  • Music Composition

External links

• Twitter of Shota Kageyama (Japanese)
• Pokémon Composer Leaves Game Freak To Start New Venture on Siliconera

This article is part of Project Music, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon song, CD and musician.