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 other Capcom games. Outside of Pokémon, he was most recently featured as a part of the composition team in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

On 1 January 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

Game credits

Kageyama is credited for his work in the following games:

• 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.