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Morihiro Iwamoto's photo from the Kyoto University of Art & Design website

Note: Please respect Morihiro Iwamoto's privacy and do not contact him or TOSE.

Morihiro Iwamoto (Japanese: 岩本守弘) is a video game composer. He is listed under 'Music' in the staff credits of Densetsu no Starfy (with Yōko Matsutani, listed as "Youko Matsutani"), Densetsu no Starfy 2, Densetsu no Starfy 3 and in Densetsu no Starfy 4's Staff Roll 1. In The Legendary Starfy, Morihiro Iwamoto is credited for "Sound". ^[1].

History and other works

Morihiro Iwamoto worked as a professor at the Kyoto University of Art & Design. He formed a band in high school and started songwriting after graduating, arranging original music on his own. He has over seven years of experience in the video game industry and has worked on sound in more than 300 titles. He has also provided music and sound effects to TV shows and animated films, such as Umai! Rāmen-ya (Japanese: うまい！ラーメン屋). ^[2] ^[3]

Morihiro Iwamoto currently represents Sora Color (Japanese: 空color); a company based in Osaka, Japan that ventures into aerial photography, background music and sound effects and corresponding lyrics for background music.

According to the Canadian Intellectual Property Database ^[4], "Morihiro Iwamoto" is an author to the following Nintendo published games.

Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (Game Boy Advance) - Credited for Music (Dr. Mario) ^[5]
Tingle's Balloon Fight DS (Nintendo DS)
Puzzle Iroiro Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 1 (Nintendo DSiWare)

He has also worked on the Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou (The Traveler's Phrasebook DS) series:

Another work of his is the Mario's Tennis (Mario's Tennis), and one of the earliest Nintendo published titles he has worked on.

(Other non-Nintendo published works are on the Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki)

References

External Links

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♪ The Legendary Starfy series soundtrack ♪
CD Music	Albums: Becky: Densetsu no Starfy (Densetsu no Starfy / BOYFRIEND'S ROOKIE) • Starfy no Daibouken Tracks: Boku wa Starfy • Densetsu no Starfy • Densetsu no Starfy (Karaoke) • Starfy no Daibouken • Starfy no Daibouken (Karaoke)
Commercial Music	Tone of Ocean • Vitamin Drop
Composers/Tarento	Becky • Kappei Yamaguchi • Satomi Kōrogi • Saya Kazuki • Morihiro Iwamoto • Yōko Matsutani
Densetsu no Starfy	Opening Demo • Tone of Ocean • File Select • Lobber's Cave • Coral Reef • Stranded Whale • Sea of Ice • Deep Sea • Sunken Ship • Undersea Temple • Sea of Sky • Pufftop • Conversation Screen 1 • Conversation Screen 2 • Conversation Screen 3 • Conversation Screen 4 • Task Achieved • A Boss Is Nearby! • Confrontation with the Boss • Boss Battle! • Defeat Ogura • Minigame • Game Over 1 • Game Over 2 • Pause • Stage Clear • Photograph • Balloon • Mole Tank • Catfish Boat • Using Magic • Kigurumi • Tone of Ocean? • Ending 1 • Ending 2 • Ending 3 • Stage Select • Picture Book • Treasure! • Treasure Item • Minigame Collection • Staff Roll • Extra! • The Starfy Dance
Densetsu no Starfy 2	Opening Demo • Tone of Ocean • File Select • Lobber's Cave • Sea of Beginning • Turtle Turtle Land • Slippery Ice Alpine • Large Tree's Forest • Pitch Dark Cave • Yeeha Alpine • Pufftop • Resshi Lake • Torrent's Waterfall • Ogura Castle • Path to Ogura • Moe's House • Event Clear • A Boss Is Nearby! • Confrontation with the Boss • Boss Battle • Defeat Ogura • Minigame • Game Over 1 • Game Over 2 • Pause • Hero Lobber • Photograph • Balloon • Yanki Kigurumi • Ryun • Sukebon • Koala Kigurumi • Ending 1 • Ending 2 • Ending 3 • Ending 4 • Stage Select • Picture Book • Treasure! • Treasure Item • Minigame Collection • Staff Roll 1 • Staff Roll 2 • Lovely's Shop • The Starfy Dance • Conversation Screen 1 • Conversation Screen 2 • Conversation Screen 3 • Conversation Screen 4 • Stage Clear
Densetsu no Starfy 3	Opening Demo • Tone of Ocean • File Select • Lobber's Cave • Coral Coast • Misty Town • Crushed Ice Alpine • Jungle • Flamer Volcano • Gabun Ocean Trench • Undersea Ruins • Sea of Sky • Old Castle • Surrounded by Evil... • Moe's House • Clear • A Boss Is Nearby! • Confrontation with the Boss • Boss Battle • Defeat Ogura • Jashin Evil • Minigame Collection • Minigame 1 • Minigame 2 • Minigame 3 • Minigame 4 • Minigame 5 • Game Over 1 • Game Over 2 • Pause • Hero Lobber • Hopping • Sheep Kigurumi • Pakara • Submarine • Oba-chan March • Ending 1 • Ending 2 • Ending 3 • Ending 4 • Stage Select • Trading Card Screen • Treasure • Treasure Item • Staff Roll 1 • Staff Roll 2 • Shop Theme • The Starfy Dance • Conversation Screen 1 • Conversation Screen 2 • Conversation Screen 3 • Conversation Screen 4 • Pufftop Scholar • Wario's Theme • Tone of Ocean Rock
Densetsu no Starfy 4	Opening Demo • Lobber's Villa • Lobber's Villa City • Tree of Beginning • Tree of Beginning City • Cupid Village • Cupid Village City • Tear Lake • Tear Lake City • Hidden Village of Koimaro • Hidden Village of Koimaro City • Flourishing Desert • Flourishing Desert City • Thousand Year Hill • Thousand Year Hill City • Old Tower • Old Tower City • Degil's Castle • Degil's Castle City • Spring of Love • Conversation 1 • Conversation 2 • Conversation 3 • Kelkie's Theme • Propeller Bit's Theme • Angler's Theme • Kigurumi's Theme • 3-Minute Dish Theme • A Boss is Nearby! • Confrontation with the Boss • Boss Battle • Degil's Theme 1 • Degil's Theme 2 • Battle Degil • Defeat Degil! • Tone of Ocean • Pause Menu • Get Screen • File Select • Picture Book • Moe's House • Shop • Goods Screen • Answers Card • Stage Select • Staff Roll 1 • Staff Roll 2 • Ending 1 • Ending 2 • Ending 3 • The Starfy Dance • Tone of Ocean Funky • Tone of Ocean Shamisen • Game Over 1 • Game Over 2 • Mattel's Theme • Unused Tracks
The Legendary Starfy	Opening 1 • Opening 2 • Gluglug Lagoon • Hotcha Springs • Chillydip Cove • Sogwood Forest • Glitzem Grotto • Skydye Heights • S.S. Logwater • Planet Bunnera • Bunnera Castle • Pufftop • The Big Map • Gluglug Lagoon Map • Hotcha Springs Map • Chillydip Cove Map • Sogwater Forest Map • Glitzem Grotto Map • Skydye Heights Map • S.S. Logwater Map • Planet Bunnera Map • Pufftop Map • Mystery Map • Wireless Stage • Wireless Options • Wireless Boss • Story 1 • Story 2 • Story 3 • Story 4 • In Mission • Sub-Event • Sub-Event Cleared • Treasure! • You Got a Heart Gem! • Transforming Stone • Changing into Monstar • Changing into Starpedo • Changing into Roostar • Changing into Starfright • The Squirts' Drums • Something Happens • Super Tough • Time Limit • A Boss Is Nearby! • Boss Battle • Showdown with Mashtooth • The Final Battle • The Starfy Dance • Game Over • Try Again • Quit • Credits • Ending 1 • Ending 2 • Bunston's Theme • Snips, Papes and Ronk • Mashtooth's Theme • The "Let's Go!" Theme • The Sad Theme • Title Song • File Selection • Pause Menu • Abilities • Notes • Events • Stuff • Moe's Case • Story Screen • Toys • Minigames • Coin Slinger • Sand Tracer • Fishing Derby • Depth Chargers • Move Fast! • Dumpling Master • Cook Those Dumplings • Results Screen
Miscellaneous	Sea Jams • ℃-ute • Oha Suta • Perfume
Music Lists	Densetsu no Starfy • Densetsu no Starfy 2 • Densetsu no Starfy 3 • Densetsu no Starfy 4 • The Legendary Starfy

[1] Copy of Densetsu no Starfy Dairu Kaizokudan Credits at Nintendo Software Database (in Japanese, Unicode)

[2] Morihiro Iwamoto's profile at Kyoto University of Art & Design

[3] Umai Rāmen-ya - Staff

[4] Canadian Copyrights Database - Canadian Intellectual Property Office

[5] List of Credits for Dr Mario / Puzzle League at Gamewise

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+[[File:Morihiro Iwamoto.jpg|frame|right|Morihiro Iwamoto's photo from the Kyoto University of Art & Design website]]
-'''Morihiro Iwamoto''' (Japanese: {{alttext|岩本 守弘|いわもと もりひろ}}), born 1967 in the [[wikipedia:Mie Prefecture|Mie Prefecture]] of [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]] <ref>[http://vgmdb.net/artist/5385 Morihiro Iwamoto - VGMdb]</ref> is a video game composer and employee of [[TOSE]] who is notable for the composition of various [[Nintendo]] games, including ''[[wikipedia:Balloon Kid|Balloon Kid]]'' where he worked on the sound effects, and ''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario & Puzzle League|Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]''. <ref>[http://kyoto-report.blogspot.co.uk/2010_07_01_archive.html The Kyoto Report (Archive of Nintendo Staff Credits)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.squareenixmusic.com/companies/nintendo/games.shtml Square Enix Music - Nintendo]</ref>
+''Note: Please respect Morihiro Iwamoto's privacy and do not contact him or TOSE.''
-He appears in the staff credits of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' as one of the original composers with Youko Matsutani. Morihiro Iwamoto is also credited for soundtrack in all [[The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] games. In the first four games, he is listed as a music composer, while in ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'', he is credited for "sound".
+'''Morihiro Iwamoto''' (Japanese: {{alttext|岩本 守弘|いわもと もりひろ}}) is a video game composer. He is listed under 'Music' in the staff credits of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' (with [[Yōko Matsutani]], listed as "Youko Matsutani"), ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'', ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' and in ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Staff Roll 1. In ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'', Morihiro Iwamoto is credited for "{{alttext|Sound|Densetsu no Starfy Daīru Kaizokudan: サウンド}}". <ref>[http://okarat.s334.xrea.com/nsdb/index.php?itemid=147 Copy of Densetsu no Starfy Dairu Kaizokudan Credits at Nintendo Software Database] ''(in Japanese, Unicode)''</ref>.
+==History and other works==
+Morihiro Iwamoto worked as a professor at the [http://www.kyoto-art.ac.jp/ Kyoto University of Art & Design]. He formed a band in high school and started songwriting after graduating, arranging original music on his own. He has over seven years of experience in the video game industry and has worked on sound in more than 300 titles. He has also provided music and sound effects to TV shows and animated films, such as ''Umai! Rāmen-ya'' (Japanese: うまい！ラーメン屋). <ref>[http://www.kyoto-art.ac.jp/info/teacher/detail.php?memberId=07036 Morihiro Iwamoto's profile at Kyoto University of Art & Design]</ref> <ref>[http://www.kyoto-art.ac.jp/info/teacher/detail.php?memberId=07036 Umai Rāmen-ya - Staff]</ref>
+Morihiro Iwamoto currently represents [http://sora-color.jp/ Sora Color] (Japanese: 空color); a company based in Osaka, Japan that ventures into aerial photography, background music and sound effects and corresponding lyrics for background music.
+According to the Canadian Intellectual Property Database <ref>[http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/cpyrghts/dsplySrch.do?lang=eng Canadian Copyrights Database - Canadian Intellectual Property Office]</ref>, "Morihiro Iwamoto" is an author to the following [[Nintendo]] published games.
+*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario & Puzzle League|Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) - Credited for Music (Dr. Mario) <ref>[http://gamewise.co/games/11814/Dr-Mario-Puzzle-League/Credits List of Credits for Dr Mario / Puzzle League at Gamewise]</ref>
+*''[[zeldawiki:Tingle's Balloon Fight DS|Tingle's Balloon Fight DS]]'' ([[Nintendo DS]])
+*''[[nwiki:Puzzle Iroiro Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 1|Puzzle Iroiro Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 1]]'' ([[wikipedia:DSiWare|Nintendo DSiWare]])
+He has also worked on the [[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS series|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou]] (The Traveler's Phrasebook DS) series:
+*[[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 1 - Thai|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 1 - Thai]]
+*[[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 2 - Chuugoku|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 2 - Chuugoku]]
+*[[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 3 - Kankoku|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 3 - Kankoku]]
+*[[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 4 - America|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 4 - America]]
+*[[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 5 - Deutsch|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 5 - Deutsch]]
+Another work of his is the [[mariowiki:Mario's Tennis|Mario's Tennis]] ([[nwiki:Mario's Tennis|Mario's Tennis]]), and one of the earliest Nintendo published titles he has worked on.
+(Other non-Nintendo published works are on the Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki)
 ==References==
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+==External Links==
+(Please no personal social media links)
+*[https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Morihiro_Iwamoto Article on Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki]
+*[https://www.instagram.com/sora_color_work/?hl=ja| Sora Color Instagram Page]
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