Hitomi Satō

Sato in 2023

Hitomi Satō (Japanese: 佐藤仁美) is a composer and video game designer. She originally joined Game Freak as a planner beginning with Pokémon Crystal; however, after a member of the sound team left the company, she was asked to provide one song for Pokémon Emerald and most of the music of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and she has contributed to the core series soundtracks ever since,^[1] while still working on planning and scenario on the games. Besides working on music, a notable contribution of hers was the idea of a playable female character, resulting in the creation of Kris.^[2]

Hitomi Sato left Game Freak after the release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

Song credits

Pokémon Ruby & Pokémon Sapphire: Super Music Collection

Trick Master -- Lyrics

Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen: Super Music Collection

Teach Me, Poké Dude! -- Lyrics
Memory P -- Lyrics

Pokémon Emerald

Battle Tower -- Arrangement

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Twinleaf Town (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 201 (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Victory! (Wild Pokémon) -- Arrangement
Hurry Along -- Arrangement
Pokémon Center (Day) -- Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Youngster) -- Composition & Arrangement
Victory! (Trainer Battle) -- Arrangement
Jubilife City (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Poké Mart -- Arrangement
Oreburgh City (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokémon Gym -- Arrangement
Victory! (Gym Leader) -- Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Twins) -- Composition & Arrangement
Floaroma Town (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 205 (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Eterna Forest -- Composition & Arrangement
Let's Go Together! -- Composition & Arrangement
Victory! (Team Galactic) -- Arrangement
Route 206 (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Hearthome City (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 209 (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Hiker) -- Composition & Arrangement
Obtained a Pokétch App! -- Composition & Arrangement
Valor Lakefront (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Snowpoint City (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Ace Trainer) -- Composition & Arrangement
Fight Area (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 228 (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Twinleaf Town (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 201 (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokémon Center (Night) -- Arrangement
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection -- Arrangement
Jubilife City (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
GTS -- Composition (w/Gō Ichinose), Arrangement (w/Gō Ichinose)
Surf -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Black Belt) -- Composition & Arrangement
Oreburgh City (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 205 (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Aroma Lady) -- Composition & Arrangement
Floaroma Town (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Great Marsh -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 206 (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Collector) -- Composition & Arrangement
You're a Winner! -- Arrangement
You're a Jackpot Winner! -- Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (PI) -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 209 (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Snowpoint City (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Got an Accessory -- Composition & Arrangement
Hearthome City (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Contest Hall -- Arrangement
Poffins -- Composition & Arrangement
Super Contest! -- Arrangement
Contest: Dress Up -- Composition & Arrangement
Dance: Easy -- Composition & Arrangement
Contest: Results Announement -- Arrangement
Contest: Winner -- Arrangement
Route 228 (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Valor Lakefront (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Fight Area (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle Tower -- Arrangement
Mystery Gift -- Arrangement
The Elite Four Appears! -- Composition & Arrangement
Victory! (Elite Four) -- Composition & Arrangement
Victory! (Champion) -- Composition & Arrangement
Congratulations on Entering the Hall of Fame! -- Arrangement

Pokémon Platinum

Title Screen -- Arrangement (w/Gō Ichinose)
Press Start -- Composition & Arrangement
Special Program: "Let's Ask Prof. Rowan!" -- Composition & Arrangement
Looker's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
Global Terminal -- Composition & Arrangement
Wi-Fi Plaza -- Composition & Arrangement
Wi-Fi Plaza: Minigames -- Composition & Arrangement
Wi-Fi Plaza: Parade -- Composition & Arrangement
Giratina Appears! -- Composition & Arrangement
Giratina Appears! Part 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
Distortion World -- Composition & Arrangement
Spin Trade -- Composition & Arrangement
Mystery Gift -- Composition & Arrangement
Super Contest: Cuteness -- Composition & Arrangement
Super Contest: Coolness -- Composition & Arrangement
Super Contest: Toughness -- Composition & Arrangement
Super Contest: Beauty -- Composition & Arrangement
Super Contest: Smartness -- Composition & Arrangement
Villa Audio Systmem: Bossa Nova Lilycove -- Arrangement
Fight Area (Battle Frontier) -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle Arcade -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle Hall -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle Factory -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle Castle -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle! (Frontier Brain) -- Composition (w/Gō Ichinose), Arrangement
Victory! (Frontier Brain) -- Composition & Arrangement

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Hurry Along -- Arrangement
Hurry Along 2 -- Arrangement
Pokégear Radio: Buena's Password -- Arrangement
Global Terminal -- Composition & Arrangement
GTS -- Composition (w/Gō Ichinose), Arrangement
Route 38 -- Arrangement
Cianwood City -- Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Suspicious Figure 1) -- Arrangement
Ice Path -- Arrangement
Battle! (Trainer Battle—Kanto Version) -- Arrangement
Cinnabar Island -- Arrangement
Route 47 -- Composition & Arrangement
Safari Zone Gate -- Composition & Arrangement
Safari Zone -- Composition & Arrangement
Mystery Gift -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle Factory -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle Hall -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle Arcade -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle Castle -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle! (Frontier Brain) -- Composition (w/Gō Ichinose), Arrangement
Victory! (Frontier Brain) -- Composition & Arrangement
Spin Trade -- Composition & Arrangement
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection -- Arrangement
Wi-Fi Plaza -- Composition & Arrangement
Wi-Fi Plaza: Plaza Games -- Composition & Arrangement
Wi-Fi Plaza: Parade -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokégear Radio: Route 201 -- Composition & Arrangement
The Pokémon League -- Arrangement
Ending Theme -- Arrangement
THE END -- Arrangement
Global Terminal (GB Sounds) -- Composition & Arrangement
Cinnabar Island (GB Sounds) -- Arrangement

Pokémon Black and White

Professor Juniper -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 2 (Spring/Summer) -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Lass) -- Composition & Arrangement
Striaton City -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Twins) -- Composition & Arrangement
Gate -- Composition & Arrangement
Bianca's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
Bicycle -- Composition & Arrangement
Driftveil City -- Composition & Arrangement
Cold Storage -- Composition & Arrangement
Cedric Juniper -- Composition & Arrangement
Tubeline Bridge -- Composition & Arrangement
Shopping Mall Nine -- Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Roughneck) -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Ace Trainer) -- Composition & Arrangement
Looker's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 2 (Autumn/Winter) -- Composition & Arrangement
Global Terminal -- Composition & Arrangement
Received BP! -- Arrangement
Dress Up with Props -- Composition & Arrangement
The Curtain for the Musical Rises! -- Composition & Arrangement
Musical: "Forest Stroll" -- Composition & Arrangement
Musical: "A Sweet Soirée" -- Composition & Arrangement
A Ferris Wheel Ride Together -- Composition & Arrangement
Marvelous Bridge -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 12 (Spring/Summer) -- Composition & Arrangement
Poké Transfer Lab -- Composition & Arrangement
Poké Transfer: Choose Your Pokémon! -- Composition & Arrangement
Poké Transfer: Catch Your Pokémon! -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Pokéfan) -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Gentleman) -- Composition & Arrangement
Undella Town (Autumn/Winter/Spring) -- Composition & Arrangement
Cynthia's Theme -- Arrangement
Battle! (Cynthia) -- Arrangement (w/Gō Ichinose)
Abyssal Ruins -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 12 (Autumn/Winter) -- Composition & Arrangement
Lacunosa Town -- Composition & Arrangement
Victory! (Champion) -- Composition & Arrangement
Carnival Ludicolo Musical! -- Arrangement

Pokémon Black & Pokémon White: Super Music Collection

Summer in Lacunosa -- Composition & Arrangement

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

An Adventure is Beginning -- Composition & Arrangement
Bianca's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 19 (Spring/Summer) -- Composition & Arrangement
Floccesy Town -- Arrangement
Floccesy Ranch -- Composition & Arrangement
Virbank City -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokéstar Studios: Success -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokéstar Studios: Weird -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokéstar Studios: Love -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokéstar Studios: Sorrow -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokéstar Studios: Purified -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokéstar Studios: Fear -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokéstar Studios: Humor -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokéstar Studios: Despair -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokéstar Studios: Shock -- Composition & Arrangement
Castelia Sewers -- Composition (w/Gō Ichinose), Arrangement
Castelia City Gym -- Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Harlequin) -- Composition & Arrangement
Funfest Mission Start! -- Composition & Arrangement
Unity Tower -- Composition & Arrangement
Colress's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
Join Avenue -- Composition & Arrangement
Join Avenue Level Up 1 -- Composition & Arrangement
Join Avenue Level Up 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
Join Avenue Meet and Greet! -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Beauty) -- Composition & Arrangement
Driftveil Gym -- Arrangement
Battle! (Gym Leader - Kanto Version) -- Arrangement (w/Gō Ichinose)
Battle! (Gym Leader - Johto Version) -- Arrangement
Battle! (Champion - Johto Version) -- Arrangement
Battle! (Gym Leader - Hoenn Version) -- Arrangement
Battle! (Gym Leader - Sinnoh Version) -- Arrangement
Zinzolin's Theme -- Arrangement
Cheren's Theme -- Arrangement
Mistralton City Gym -- Arrangement
Lentimas Town -- Composition & Arrangement
The Road to Reversal Mountain -- Composition & Arrangement
Reversal Mountain (Pokémon Black) -- Composition & Arrangement
Reversal Mountain (Pokémon White) -- Composition & Arrangement
Opelucid City Gym -- Arrangement
Opelucid City Attacked! -- Composition & Arrangement
The Frozen City -- Composition & Arrangement
Shadow Triad's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
Humilau City Gym -- Arrangement
Route 22 (Spring/Summer) -- Composition & Arrangement
Plasma Frigate Sortie -- Composition & Arrangement
N's Castle -- Arrangement
N's Room -- Arrangement
N's Theme -- Composition (w/Shota Kageyama), Arrangement
Unova Link -- Composition & Arrangement
Route 19 (Autumn/Winter) -- Composition & Arrangement
Black Tower: Entrance -- Composition & Arrangement
Black Tower -- Composition & Arrangement
White Treehollow: Entrance -- Composition & Arrangement
White Treehollow -- Composition & Arrangement
Tympole Choir -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokédex Habitat List Complete! -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle! (Champion Iris) -- Composition & Arrangement
Staff Credits -- Arrangement (w/Gō Ichinose)
The End -- Arrangement

Pokémon X and Y

Changed into Basic Clothes (Boy) -- Composition & Arrangement
Changed into Basic Clothes (Girl) -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Tourist) -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Butler) -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Maid) -- Composition & Arrangement
Changed into Sporty Clothes (Girl) -- Composition & Arrangement
Geosenge Town -- Composition & Arrangement
Shalour City -- Composition & Arrangement
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Swimmer♂) -- Composition & Arrangement
Coumarine City -- Composition & Arrangement
How About a Song? "Jubilife City" -- Composition & Arrangement
Pokémon Village -- Composition & Arrangement
Friend Safari -- Composition & Arrangement
Changed into Classic Clothes (Boy) -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video Studio -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Cute 3" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Elegant 3" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Cool 1" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Classical 2" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Lively 1" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Lively 3" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Lively 4" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Rhythmical 1" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Rhythmical 3" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Mature 3" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Mature 4" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Thrilling 1" -- Composition & Arrangement
PR Video BGM "Thrilling 3" -- Composition & Arrangement
A Poké Radar Hit! -- Arrangement
Poké Radar Chain! -- Composition & Arrangement
Happy Birthday from the Pokémon Center! -- Arrangement

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Lisia's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement

Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: Super Music Collection

Appeal☆Love -- Lyrics & Composition & Arrangement

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Hau's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
The Pokémon Research Lab -- Composition & Arrangement
Have a Break at the Café -- Composition & Arrangement
Received Poké Beans! -- Composition & Arrangement
Festival Plaza (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Festival Plaza (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Level Up at Festival Plaza -- Composition & Arrangement
A New Shop is Open at Festival Plaza! -- Composition & Arrangement
Fortune-Telling at Festival Plaza -- Composition & Arrangement
Trade -- Arrangement
A Mission at Festival Plaza -- Composition & Arrangement
Festival Plaza Mission Results -- Composition & Arrangement
Festival Plaza Mission Complete! -- Composition & Arrangement
Festival Plaza Mission Failed... -- Composition & Arrangement
Malasada Shop -- Composition & Arrangement
Evolution -- Arrangement
Evolution (Alola) -- Arrangement
Ferry Terminal -- Composition & Arrangement
Registered a Ride Pokémon! -- Composition & Arrangement
Ride Pokémon (Land) -- Composition & Arrangement
Ten Carat Hill -- Composition & Arrangement
On the Ship -- Composition & Arrangement
Heahea City (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Heahea City (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Paniola Town (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Paniola Ranch -- Composition & Arrangement
Ride Pokémon (Aquatic) -- Composition & Arrangement
Royal Avenue -- Composition & Arrangement
Thrifty Megamart -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle! (Battle Royal) -- Composition & Arrangement
Battle Royal Results -- Composition & Arrangement
Kiawe's Trial -- Composition & Arrangement
Poké Pelago (Day) -- Composition & Arrangement
Poké Pelago (Night) -- Composition & Arrangement
Poké Pelago Renovations Complete! -- Composition & Arrangement
Burnet's Lab -- Composition & Arrangement
Found a Z-Crystal! -- Arrangement
Lively Lillie! -- Composition (w/Minako Adachi), Arrangement
Ancient Poni Path -- Composition & Arrangement
Vast Poni Canyon -- Composition & Arrangement
To the Altar... -- Arrangement
The Battle Tree -- Arrangement
A Champion is Born! -- Composition & Arrangement
Hall of Fame -- Arrangement
Gester's Lesson -- Composition & Arrangement
The Zygarde Cube -- Composition & Arrangement

Other

Project Snorlax -- Snoozing Snorlax 24/7 ASMR Livestream^[3]

Works

Pokémon & GAME FREAK releases

Title	Platform	Release date	Position
Pokémon Crystal	Game Boy Color	2000-12-14	Game Design
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Game Boy Advance	2002-11-21	Game Designer
Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire	Nintendo GameCube	2003-05-30	Planning
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Game Boy Advance	2004-01-29	Game Designer Game Scenario
Pokémon Emerald	Game Boy Advance	2004-09-06	Music Composition Game Designer Scenario
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Nintendo DS	2006-09-28	Music Composition Game Designer Game Scenario
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Nintendo Wii	2008-01-31	Supervisor (Original Games)
Pokémon Platinum	Nintendo DS	2008-09-13	Music Composition Game Designer Game Scenario
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver	Nintendo DS	2009-09-12	Music Composition Game Design
Pokémon Black and White	Nintendo DS	2010-09-18	Music
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2	Nintendo DS	2012-06-23	Music Sound Effects
Pokémon Dream Radar	Nintendo 3DS	2012-06-23	Sound
HarmoKnight	Nintendo 3DS	2012-09-05	Special Thanks
Pocket Card Jockey	Nintendo 3DS	2013-07-31	Special Thanks
Pokémon X and Y	Nintendo 3DS	2013-10-12	Music All-Round Game Design
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Nintendo 3DS	2014-11-21	Game Dialogue Design Music (Uncredited)
Pokémon Sun and Moon	Nintendo 3DS	2016-11-18	Music
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Nintendo 3DS	2017-11-17	Sub Scenario
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!	Nintendo Switch	2018-11-16	Scenario
Little Town Hero	Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Windows	2019-10-16	Composer
Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass	Nintendo Switch	2020-11-06	Sound
Pokémon Legends: Arceus	Nintendo Switch	2022-01-28	Composer
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet	Nintendo Switch	2022-11-18	Composer
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero	Nintendo Switch	2023-11-03	Composer

Animation

Title	Date	Position
Project Snorlax - Snoozing Snorlax 24/7 ASMR Livestream^[4]	2023-07-14	Music composition

Albums

Title	Catalogue	Release date	Publisher
Pokémon Ruby & Pokémon Sapphire: Super Music Collection	ZMCP-1538	2003-04-26	The Pokémon Company Pikachu Records (Media Factory)
Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen: Super Music Collection	ZMCP-1778	2004-05-26	The Pokémon Company Pikachu Records (Media Factory)
Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl: Super Music Collection	ZMCP-3242	2006-12-22	The Pokémon Company Pikachu Records (Media Factory)
Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection	ZMCP-5243	2009-10-28	The Pokémon Company Pikachu Records (Media Factory)
Pokémon Black and White Super Music Collection	ZMCP-5919	2010-10-20	The Pokémon Company Pikachu Records (Media Factory)
Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2: Super Music Collection	OVCP-0001	2012-07-25	The Pokémon Company OVERLAP
Solitaiba Original Soundtrack	GFCA-0001	2014-11-07	GAME FREAK
Pokémon X and Y Super Music Collection	OVCP-0002	2013-11-13	The Pokémon Company OVERLAP
Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: Super Music Collection	OVCP-0004	2014-12-03	The Pokémon Company OVERLAP
Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon: Super Music Collection	OVCP-0007	2016-11-30	The Pokémon Company OVERLAP
Pokémon Sword - Shield + Expansion Pass Super Music Collection	OVCP-0011	2024-02-27	The Pokémon Company OVERLAP
Pokémon LEGENDS Arceus Super Music Collection	OVCP-0012	2024-02-27	The Pokémon Company OVERLAP
Pokémon Scarlet - Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Super Music Collection	OVCP-0013	2024-02-27	The Pokémon Company OVERLAP

Trivia

Sato's favorite mangaka is Akemi Matsunae.^[5]

References

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

[1] Interview with Shinji Miyazaki and the Game Freak sound team - Pocketmonsters.net

[2] Tweet by Hitomi Sato talking about her planning work on Pokémon Crystal.

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230905105951/https://twitter.com/musashino_alps/status/1679844104807776256

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20230905105951/https://twitter.com/musashino_alps/status/1679844104807776256

[FavMangaka-5] Sato's tweet about visiting Matsunae's exhibition.

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