alias_of:
  link: artist/449
  names:
    en: Naofumi Hataya
    ja: 幡谷尚史
birthdate: '1966-11-13'
birthplace: Saitama, Japan
discography:
- catalog: TKCA-71863
  date: '2000-03-16'
  link: album/2121
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Remixer
  titles:
    en: MEXICAN FLYER REMIX TRACKS INSPIRED BY SPACE CHANNEL 5
    ja: MEXICAN FLYER REMIX TRACKS INSPIRED BY SPACE CHANNEL 5
    ja-latn: MEXICAN FLYER REMIX TRACKS INSPIRED BY SPACE CHANNEL 5
  type: game
featured_on: []
info:
  Birthdate: Nov 13, 1966
  Birthplace: Saitama, Japan
  Bloodtype: A
  Credited works:
  - 1 albums in database
  - 1 products in database
  Credits:
  - 1 remixer
  - 1 music
  Education: Rikkyo University
  Variations:
  - names:
      en: DR.RACHAEL
link: artist/72375
meta:
  added_date: 2025-05-26T06:14
  edited_date: 2025-05-26T06:14
  fetched_date: 2026-01-11T02:55
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 121
name: Dr. Rachael
notes: 'Naofumi Hataya is a composer, keyboardist and manager at SEGA. He joined the
  company’s home console department as a sound designer in 1990 and worked on Mega
  Drive games like the Golden Axe series and The HybridFront. He is best-known overall
  for his occasional contributions to the Sonic the Hedgehog series, while other notable
  songs appear in Virtua Racing Deluxe, SEGA Rally Championship (Saturn), the NiGHTS
  series, Burning Rangers, the Space Channel 5 series, the ROOMMANIA series, the Samba
  de Amigo series, the Rub Rabbits! Series, Rhythm Thief and Uta Kumi 575.

  Hataya''s works often take influence from sampled music and Black American culture/music,
  like R&B, soul, Funk and hip-hop, though he has also dabbled in chiptune since the
  late 00''s.

  He is married to Tomoko Sasaki, and the two often collaborate, especially for video
  games directed by Takumi Yoshinaga.'
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/94/449/449-1574088407.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/94/449/449-1574088407.jpg
sex: male
twitter_names:
- hatayatoday
type: Alias
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/72375?perpage=99999
websites: {}
