From Loud 2 Low ~Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works~

Sling Shot is one of four standout songs used on the arcade game Daytona USA 2, released in 1998. The song is used on the beginner course in the game. The song is written and composed by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, with vocals sang by Dennis St. James, and has become synonymous with the Daytona arcade franchise. Read more on Last.fm.

Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (光吉猛修), born December 12, 1967) is a Japanese composer of video game music. He has composed music for various games produced by SEGA, including Virtua Fighter 2 and Shenmue. Takenobu Mitsuyoshi started out in the field of sound creation by following his dream of creating music. He held a particular interest in the genre of game music, and was thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work in this field with SEGA. Joining the SEGA team in 1990 not only allowed him to create music for video games, but it also offered him the chance to be a part of the SST (SEGA Sound Team) live performance band. Mitsuyoshi’s work on these games propelled him even further on his musical path with SEGA. In the 1999 highly acclaimed release, Shenmue, Mitsuyoshi once again demonstrated his expertise by creating a soundtrack of over 20 songs and more than 200 other pieces to be used throughout the game. Continuing this tradition of excellence, he went on to compose for Shenmue II, which was released in 2001. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.