composer
Kazumi Totaka
戸高一生
A little song, hidden for whoever waits long enough to hear it. Unnoticed — but always there.
About
Kazumi Totaka is a Nintendo composer and sound director. He composed the music for Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion, Yoshi's Story, and Wii Sports. He is also known as the voice actor for Yoshi. Totaka joined Nintendo in 1993 and has been a central figure in Nintendo's music department ever since.
Timeline & Works
Career milestones and all 6 games in the museum they worked on — in the order they happened.
- 1992
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 2001
- 2003
Also connected to
- Takashi Tezuka co-created Animal Crossing: Doubutsu no Mori e+ / co-created Luigi's Mansion / co-created Luigi's Mansion / co-created The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
- Shigeru Miyamoto co-created Luigi's Mansion / co-created Luigi's Mansion / co-created The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
- Shinobu Tanaka co-created Animal Crossing: Doubutsu no Mori e+ / co-created Luigi's Mansion / co-created Luigi's Mansion
- Gunpei Yokoi co-created Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
- Hiroji Kiyotake co-created Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Explore the work
Each title has its own page — history, trivia, and collector's notes.
Nintendo GameCube · 2003
Animal Crossing: Doubutsu no Mori e+
The GameCube Animal Crossing, Japan's definitive version. E-Reader card support …
Nintendo GameCube · 2001
Luigi's Mansion
For eighteen years, Luigi existed in Mario's shadow. His first starring role was…
Game Boy Color · 1998
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
The dream was real — every farewell on Koholint Island was.…
Nintendo 64 · 1997
Yoshi's Story
A picture-book platformer on N64. Gentle, short, and designed for completion rat…
Nintendo 64 · 1996
Wave Race 64
Nintendo's water physics engine on N64. Four racers on jet skis, and water that …
Game Boy · 1992
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
They were tired of fighting for someone else's hero — so they built a villain, a…