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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

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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}}) is a video game composer who was likely an employee of [[TOSE]]. 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>.
+''Note: Please respect Morihiro Iwamoto's privacy and do not contact him or TOSE.''
+'''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==
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 *''[[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]])
-*''Puzzle Iroiro Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 1'' ([[wikipedia:DSiWare|Nintendo DSiWare]])
+*''[[nwiki:Puzzle Iroiro Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 1|Puzzle Iroiro Gekkan Crossword House Vol. 1]]'' ([[wikipedia:DSiWare|Nintendo DSiWare]])
-Morihiro Iwamoto has worked on the following non-Nintendo games.
+He has also worked on the [[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS series|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou]] (The Traveler's Phrasebook DS) series:
-*''Art Camion Geijutsuden Bakusou Onban'' soundtrack (2000) - "Will" (composition, arrangment, lyrics).<ref>[http://vgmdb.net/album/8706 VGMdb - Art Camion Geijutsuden Bakusou Onban Soundtrack].</ref>
+*[[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 1 - Thai|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 1 - Thai]]
-*''[[wikipedia:Mega Man X7|Mega Man X7]]'' ([[wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]], 2003) - Movie Sound Designer <ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/mega-man-x7/credits MobyGames - Mega Man X7 (2003) Playstation 2 credits]</ref>
+*[[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 2 - Chuugoku|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 2 - Chuugoku]]
-*''[[wikipedia:Bomberman (Nintendo DS)|Bomberman]]'' ([[Nintendo DS]], 2005) - Sound Designer <ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/bomberman_/credits Bomberman (2005) Nintendo DS credits - MobyGames]</ref>
+*[[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 3 - Kankoku|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 3 - Kankoku]]
-*''[[wikipedia:Namco Museum Battle Collection|Namco Museum Battle Collection]]'' (2005) - Music <ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/psp/namco-museum-battle-collection/credits Namco Museum Battle Collection (2005) PSP credits - MobyGames]</ref>
+*[[nwiki:Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 4 - America|Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: DS Series 4 - America]]
-*''[[wikipedia:Deadly Premonition|Deadly Premonition]]'' ([[wikipedia:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]], 2010) - Sound Designer <ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/deadly-premonition/credits Deadly Premonition (2010) Xbox 360 credits - MobyGames]</ref>
+*[[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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