Kenichi Maeyamada
Kenichi Maeyamada | |
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前山田 健一 | |
Osaka, Japan | |
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Hyadain |
Occupation(s) | composer, lyricist, musician |
Years active | 2007—present |
Kenichi Maeyamada (前山田 健一, Maeyamada Ken'ichi, born July 4, 1980), also known as Hyadain (ヒャダイン), is a Japanese composer, lyricist, and musician.
Musical style
Maeyamada began playing the piano at age four and first composed with a synthesizer in middle school.[7] After graduating from Kyoto University, he apprenticed under lyricist Gorō Matsui.[7] He got his first big break in 2007 for writing the lyrics to "Don't Go Baby", a song featured in Initial D Fourth Stage.[8] In December 2007, he posted his first work under the name "Hyadain" on Nico Nico Douga, a remix of Crash Man's theme from Mega Man 2 with added lyrics.[7] He initially struggled with criticism and accusations regarding these remixes' faithfulness to the source material.[7] However, his videos gradually gained in popularity, particularly "Battle With the Four Fiends" from Final Fantasy IV and "Western Show" from Super Mario World.[7][9][10] In May 2010, Maeyamada revealed that Hyadain was his pseudonym.[5] In 2023, Maeyamada was invited to arrange a version of "Battle With the Four Fiends" for Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, with lyrics by Takashi Tokita. The track, "Forged in Crimson", plays during the boss fight with Rubicante, the Fiend of Flame.[11]
Maeyamada cites
Discography
References
- ^ a b North, Dale (2006-03-16). "Remixer Hyadain is actually a seasoned Japanese composer". Destructoid. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "Mai Oshima goes solo". Tokyograph. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Supalove Creators » About Us". Supa Creators. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ North, Dale (2006-03-16). "The Sound Card Remixer Profile: Hyadain". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ a b Maeyamada, Kenichi (2010-05-05). "ヒャダイン うさゅうのなぞ|ヒャダイン オフィシャルブログ 「ヒャダインのチョベリグ★エブリディ」". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ MacKenzie, Austin (2010-05-06). "Game Music Remixer Reveals Himself as Pro Composer". Escapist Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "AKB48、ももクロ ヒャダイン/前山田健一が語るニコ動&アイドル曲方法論(前編) - 日刊サイゾー". Cyzo.com. 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "AKB48、ももクロ ヒャダイン/前山田健一が語るニコ動&アイドル曲方法論(後編) - 日刊サイゾー". Cyzo.com. 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ a b Napolitano, Jayson (2009-12-31). "Meet Hyadain Part 1: Final Fantasy IV – The Dreadful Fight". Original Sound Version. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ Napolitano, Jayson (2010-06-01). "Meet Hyadain Part 3: Western Show on Super Mario World". Original Sound Version. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ 杉浦, 諒 (2023-01-26). "「FFXIV」,パッチ 6.3"天の祝祭,地の鳴動"特設サイトを更新。ルビカンテ討滅戦のアレンジBGMは前山田健一さん,時田貴司氏が担当" ["FFXIV" updated the special site for patch 6.3 "Festival of Heaven, Ringing of Earth". Kenichi Maeyamada and Takashi Tokita arranged the BGM for the battle against Rubicante.]. 4Gamer.net. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ a b King, Masa (2010-09-22). "Interview with Kenichi Maeyamada! « CAVE WORLD Official Blog". Caveworlden.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ a b "【PV】 ヒャダインのカカカタ☆カタオモイ-C 【ヒャダイン】". YouTube. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "ヒャダインのじょーじょーゆーじょーで、PVを作ってみた". YouTube.