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'''Hirokazu Tanaka''' (Japanese: '''田中宏和''' but usually credited in hiragana only) is most well known as the composer of much the theme music used in the [[Pokémon anime]], but he is also the president of [[Creatures, Inc.]]
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'''Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka''' (Japanese: '''田中宏和''' but usually credited in hiragana only, born December 13, 1957) is a Japanese composer and musician best known for creating or co-creating various video games by [[Nintendo]]. He is the composer of much the [[List of Japanese opening themes|opening theme]] and [[List of Japanese ending themes|ending theme]] songs used in the [[Pokémon anime]], and he is also currently the president of [[Creatures, Inc.]]


Formerly of [[Nintendo]], he also composed the music of [[wp:Metroid|Metroid]], as well as developing the [[wp:Game Boy Camera|Game Boy Camera]] and the [[wp:Game Boy Printer|Game Boy Printer]].
Among the many game soundtracks he composed, the most well known include the music of the {{met|Metroid (series)|Metroid}} series, the {{wb|Mother (series)|EarthBound}} series, {{smw|Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.}}, {{few|Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light}}, {{np|Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing}}, the {{wk|Kirby}} series, {{smw|Super Mario Land}}, {{ww|Famicom Wars (game)|Famicom Wars}}, {{smw|Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario}}, {{dk|Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong}}, {{wp|Balloon Fight}}, {{wp|Kid Icarus}}, {{smw|Wrecking Crew}}, and {{wp|Gyromite}}. In addition, he also was instrumental in developing the [[Game Boy Camera]] and the [[Game Boy Printer]].


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==Bibliography of Pokémon songs==
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===[[Original series]]===
* [[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]
* [[One Hundred Fifty-One]]
* [[Can You Name All the Pokémon?]]
* [[Goodnight, My Pikachu]]
* [[Can You Draw All the Pokémon?]]
* [[Yes, It Is Morning!]]
* [[Flexible Gas Gas]]
* [[Oh Electrode]]
* [[Crayon de Pokémon]]
* [[Team Rocket Forever]]
* [[Lucky Lucky]]
* [[Meowth's Song]]
* [[Let's Trade Please]]
* [[Fantasy in My Pocket]]
* [[Pokémon Ondo]]
* [[Summer Vacation Fan Club]]
* [[Pika Pika Massaichu]]
* [[Pool (Summer of an 11-Year-Old)]]
* [[A New Friend]]
* [[Together With the Wind]]
* [[Wonderful Collection]]
* [[Can You Name All the Pokémon, Baby?]]
* [[The Rivals]]
* [[Type: Wild]]
* [[Hey! Pikachu]]
* [[Pokémon Sandwich]]
* [[Let's Make an Exploration Party!]]
* [[Soaring Pokémon Kids]]
* [[Big Tree and Friends]]
* [[Mama's Dear Pokémon]]
* [[Riding on Lapras]]
* [[Everyone Walk Together]]
* [[Meowth's Party]]
* [[Meowth's Song]] 2000
* [[So They Say, Meow]]
* [[Meowth's Monologue]]
* [[OK!]]
* [[Exciting Pokémon Relay]]
* [[Exciting Pokémon Relay|Exciting² Pokémon Relay (Hard Version)]]
* [[Takeshi's Paradise]]
* [[Can You Name All the Pokémon Neo?]]
* [[Ne-o-e-oh!]]
* [[Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei Music Collection|Fanfare]]
* [[Pichu Pika Swing!]]
* [[Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei Music Collection|Secret Base Theme]]
* [[Friends' Anniversary]]
* [[The Day a Rainbow Was Born]]
* [[White Dance]]
* [[Santa is Coming Soon!]]
* [[Playism Declaration]]
* [[Christmas Eve]]
* [[Winter Vacation Fan Club]]
* [[Colorful Winter Vacation]]
* [[To My Best Friend]]
* [[Hide and Seek]]
* [[Please Let There Be Good Weather Tomorrow]]
* [[Face Forward Team Rocket!]]
* [[Ready Go!]]
* [[Pocket-ering Monster-ing]]
* [[A New Oath]]
* [[Aim for that Hill]]
 
==={{series|Advanced Generation}}===
* [[Advance Adventure]]
* [[Polka O Dolka]]
* [[It's the Start of an Adventure!!]]
* [[Challenger!!]]
* [[Can You Name All the Pokémon?]] 2004
* [[Full of Summer!!]]
* [[Hello! Thank You!]]
* [[Pokémon Counting Song]]
* [[Spurt!]]
 
==={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}===
* [[Pokémon Role-Playing Sunday]]
* [[Is It Summer?]]
* [[High Touch!]]
* [[Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!]]
 
==={{series|Best Wishes}}===
* {{so|Best Wishes!}}
* [[Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW]]
* [[Look Look☆Here]]
* [[Be an Arrow!]]
* [[Sakura Go-Round]]
 
==={{series|XY}}===
* [[V (Volt)]]
* [[X Strait Y Scenery]]
* [[Peace Smile!]]
* [[V (Volt)|Mega V (Mega Volt)]]
* [[Team Rocket's Team Song]]
* [[Meowth's Ballad]]
 
==={{series|Sun & Moon}}===
* [[Poké-Friends' Song]]
 
==External links==
* {{wp|Hirokazu Tanaka|Article on Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.hirokazutanaka.com/ Sporadic Vacuum], Tanaka's personal site (Japanese)
* [http://twitter.com/tanac2e Tanaka's Twitter page] (Japanese)
* [http://www.ocremix.org/artist/9/hirokazu-tanaka Artist profile] at OverClocked ReMix
* [http://www.hearjapan.com/store/member_info/Hirokazu_Tanaka Hirokazu Tanaka @ HearJapan]
 
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