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[[File:Placeholder|right|300px]] '''Masato Kouda''' (甲田 雅人) is a video game music composer formerly employed by [[Capcom]] best known for his work on the [[Devil May Cry]] and [[Monster Hunter]] series.
Like [[Akari Kaida]] and [[Naoaki Iwami]], Kouda's first role with the company was for ''[[Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness]]'' and he originally dealt with CPS2 titles (as well as their arranged versions). He would later work again with [[Takayuki Iwai]] on ''[[Darkstalkers 3]]'' (in lieu of [[Hideki Okugawa]]) and would succeed [[Yuki Iwai]]'s role in the [[Versus Series|VS.]] series for ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes]]''.
With the start of the sixth console generation, Kouda eventually became involved with the [[Devil May Cry]] series, becoming a colleague of [[Tetsuya Shibata]] in the process. Though he left the company shortly after the release of ''[[Devil May Cry 2]]'' (and a few tracks for ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak]]''), he still produced the foundation for the soundtrack of its [[Monster Hunter]] series, utilizing a mixture of classical and regional instrumental styles. He contributed to the series actively up until ''[[Monster Hunter Freedom 2]]'' and was last seen working with [[Yuko Komiyama]] on one of the themes of ''[[Monster Hunter 3]]''.
Following his departure from [[Capcom]], Kouda has become a regular contributor to the Wild Arms series (starting with ''Wild Arms 4'') and member of the Star Onions (with [[Naoshi Mizuta]]). In late 2007 he founded ''Design Wave'', a Tokyo-based music studio which includes himself and former [[Capcom]] sound employees [[Atsushi Mori]], [[Masakazu Sugimori]] and [[Kento Hasegawa]]. Since then he has worked on titles such as Nintendo's ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and Ignition Entertainment's ''El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron''.
==Production History==
*''[[Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness]]'' (1995/1997) -- Sound Compose (as '''Kda Mto''')
*''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' (PSX and Saturn Versions) (1995/1996) -- Guitars & Acoustic Piano'' ''(Consumer Staff) (as '''Masato Kohda''')
*''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara|Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara]]'' (1996) -- Music Compose (as '''Masato Koda''')
*''[[Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters]]'' (1996) -- Music (as '''Masato Koda''')
*''[[Quiz Nanairo Dreams|Quiz Nanairo Dreams: Nijiiro Machi no Kiseki]]'' (1996/1997)
*''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo]]'' (PSX and Saturn Versions) (1996) -- Arrange (Theme Song of Sakura) (as '''Masato Koda'''), Music (Consumer Staff) (as '''Masato Koda''')
*''[[Mega Man Battle & Chase]]'' (1997) -- Special Thanks
*''[[Darkstalkers 3]]'' (Arcade Version) (1997) -- Sub Music Composer (Cipher)
*''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes]]'' (Arcade and PSX Versions) (1998/1999) -- Music Composed & Arranged (as '''Masato Kohda''')
*''[[Darkstalkers 3]]'' (Saturn and PSX Versions) (1998) -- Sub Music Composer (Cipher) (Arcade Staff)
*''[[Magical Tetris Challenge]]'' (N64 and PSX Versions) (1998/1999) -- Music
*''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (1999) -- Music Composed & Arranged (Arcade Staff) (as '''Masato Kohda''')
*''[[Devil May Cry]]'' (2001) -- 2nd Composer (Soundtracks) (as '''Masato Kohda''')
*''[[Devil May Cry 2]]'' (2003) -- Composer (as '''Masato Kohda''')
*''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo]]'' (GBA Version) (2003) -- Arrange (Theme Song of Sakura) (as '''Masato Koda'''), Music (Consumer Staff) (as '''Masato Koda''')
*''[[Chaos Legion Original Soundtrack|Chaos Legion Drama Digest]]'' (CD) (2003) (as '''Masato Koda''')
*''[[Resident Evil Outbreak]]'' (2003)
*''[[Monster Hunter]]'' (2004) -- Composer (Sound Crew) (as '''Masato Kohda''')
*''[[Monster Hunter Freedom]]'' (2005) -- Composer (Sound Crew) (Monster Hunter Freedom Staff) (as '''Masato Kohda'''), Composer (Sound Crew) (Monster Hunter Staff) (as '''Masato Kohda''')
*''[[Monster Hunter 2]]'' (2006) -- Composer (as '''Masato Kohda''')
*''[[Monster Hunter Freedom 2]]'' (2007) -- Composer (Sound Crew) (Monster Hunter Freedom 2 Staff) (as '''Masato Kohda'''), Composer (Sound Crew) (Monster Hunter 2 Staff) (as '''Masato Kohda''')
*''[[Monster Hunter Freedom Unite]]'' (2008) -- Composer (Sound Crew) (Monster Hunter Freedom 2 Staff) (as '''Masato Kohda''')
*''[[Rockman 10 Image Soundtrack]]'' (CD) (2010)
==Song Credits==
'''''[[Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness]]'''''
*VS. -- Composition & Arrangement
*Colonial Satellite -- Composition & Arrangement
*Gawaine Ending 1 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Gawaine Ending 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
*You Face a New Opponent -- Composition & Arrangement
*Warlock Theme 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Santana Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
*Cast Ending -- Composition & Arrangement
'''''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' (PSX and Saturn Versions)'''
*Opening Demo -- Guitars, Acoustic Piano
*Ryu Ending -- Guitars
*Nash Stage -- Guitars, Acoustic Piano
*Chun-Li Ending -- Acoustic Piano
*Adon Stage -- Guitars
*Adon Ending -- Guitars
*Guy Stage -- Guitars
*Guy Ending -- Guitars
*Gouki Stage -- Guitars
*Gouki Ending -- Acoustic Piano
*Continue -- Acoustic Piano
*Ken Stage -- Guitars
*Ken Ending -- Guitars, Acoustic Piano
*Sodom Stage -- Guitars
*Sodom Ending -- Guitars
*Birdie Stage -- Guitars, Acoustic Piano
*Birdie Ending -- Guitars
*Sagat Ending -- Guitars, Acoustic Piano
*Vega Stage -- Guitars, Acoustic Piano
*Dan Stage -- Guitars, Acoustic Piano
*Staff Roll 1 -- Guitars, Acoustic Piano
*Staff Roll 2 -- Guitars, Acoustic Piano
*Ranking Display -- Guitars
'''''[[Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters]]'''''
*Dive Man -- Arrangement
*Stone Man -- Arrangement
*Pharaoh Man -- Arrangement
*Neo Parts Reclaim -- Composition & Arrangement
*Escape -- Composition & Arrangement
*Duo Ending 1 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Duo Ending 2 -- Composition & Arrangement
'''''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo]]'' (PSX and Saturn Versions)'''
*Stage Morrigan -- Arrangement
*Stage Lei-Lei -- Arrangement
*Stage Donovan -- Arrangement
*Stage Felicia -- Arrangement
*Stage Devilot -- Arrangement
*I Want You to Know (Theme Song of Sakura) -- Arrangement
'''''[[Darkstalkers 3]]'' (Arcade Version)'''
*VS. -- Composition & Arrangement
*Feast of the Damned -- Arrangement
*Demitri Winning Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
*Demitri Ending Theme.1 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Demitri Ending Theme.2 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Green Scream -- Composition & Arrangement
*Aulbath Winning Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
*Aulbath Ending Theme.1 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Aulbath Ending Theme.2 -- Composition & Arrangement
*War Agony -- Composition & Arrangement
*Concrete Cave -- Composition & Arrangement
*Gallon Winning Theme.1 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Gallon Winning Theme.2 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Gallon Ending Theme.1 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Gallon Ending Theme.2 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Here Comes a New Challenger -- Composition & Arrangement
*Red Thirst -- Composition & Arrangement
*Anakaris Winning Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
*Anakaris Ending Theme.1 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Anakaris Ending Theme.2 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Story Demo.3 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Fetus of God -- Composition & Arrangement
*Jedah Winning Theme -- Composition & Arrangement
*Jedah Ending Theme.1 -- Composition & Arrangement
*Jedah Ending Theme.2 -- Composition & Arrangement
'''''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes]]'''''
*Player Select -- Composition & Arrangement
*VS. -- Composition & Arrangement
*Theme of War Machine -- Arrangement
*Theme of Captain America -- Arrangement
*Theme of Hulk -- Arrangement
*Hurry Up -- Composition & Arrangement
*Win -- Composition & Arrangement
*Theme of Gambit -- Arrangement
*Theme of Spider-Man -- Arrangement
*Theme of Venom -- Composition & Arrangement
*Here Comes a New Challenger -- Composition & Arrangement
*Ranking -- Composition & Arrangement
*Variable Cross -- Composition & Arrangement
*Theme of Chun-Li -- Arrangement
*Theme of Zangief -- Arrangement
*Continue -- Composition & Arrangement
*Game Over -- Composition & Arrangement
*Theme of Morrigan -- Composition & Arrangement
*Ending -Gambit- -- Composition & Arrangement
*Ending -Venom- -- Composition & Arrangement
*Ending -Morrigan- -- Arrangement
*Staff Roll -- Composition & Arrangement
'''''[[Devil May Cry]]'''''
*Public Enemy (Generic Battle 1) -- Composition & Arrangement
*Flock Off! (Griffon Appearance ~ Battle) -- Composition & Arrangement
*ST-05 (Green Garden) -- Composition & Arrangement
*ST-06 (Underwater Stage) -- Composition & Arrangement
*ST-07 (Coliseum) -- Composition & Arrangement
*EV-16 (Swearing on Father's Name) -- Composition & Arrangement
*Karnival (Nighttime Old Castle Stage ~ Plasma Appearance) -- Composition & Arrangement (w/[[Masami Ueda]])
*EV-22 (Scheme) -- Composition & Arrangement
*EV-23 (Demon Emperor Mundus Appearance) -- Composition & Arrangement
*EV-24 (Mother's Payback) -- Composition & Arrangement
*EV-25 (Awakening) -- Composition & Arrangement
*Legendary Battle (Demon Emperor Mundus Battle 1 - Sky) -- Composition & Arrangement
*EV-26 (Dante Falls to the Ground) -- Composition & Arrangement
*Legendary Battle Ver. 2 (Demon Emperor Mundus Battle 2 - Ground) -- Composition & Arrangement
*EV-27 (Demon Emperor Mundus' Collapse) -- Composition & Arrangement
*ST-10 (Demon Emperor Mundus Battle 3 - Underground) -- Composition & Arrangement
'''''[[Devil May Cry 2]]'''''
*Heads or Tails (Staff roll) -- Composition & Arrangement (w/[[Tetsuya Shibata]]) [NOTE: Kouda did the second half; Shibata did the first]
'''''[[Chaos Legion Original Soundtrack|Chaos Legion Drama Digest]]'''''
*now I see - Theme music of Siela -Piano ver.- -- Arrangement, Piano
'''''[[Resident Evil Outbreak]]'''''
*Laying it on the Line (Suspended Battle) -- Composition & Arrangement
*Of Wisdoms, Truths, and Tyrants (Decision Scenario) -- Composition & Arrangement
'''''[[Monster Hunter 2]]'''''
*Song of Beginning -- Composition
*The Song Dedicated to Life -- Composition & Arrangement
'''''[[Monster Hunter Freedom 2]]'''''
*Monster Hunter Portable 2nd -- Composition & Arrangement
*Roaring Dragon Bares Its Fangs / Tigrex -- Composition & Arrangement
*Tyrant of Hellfire / Akantor -- Composition & Arrangement
*One Who Succeeds Life -- Composition & Arrangement
'''''[[Monster Hunter Freedom Unite]]'''''
*Awakening Chapter ~ The Song That Keeps the Soul -- Composition & Arrangement (w/[[Tadayoshi Makino]])
'''''[[Rockman 10 Image Soundtrack]]'''''
*Close to the End -- Arrangement