I hope it's alright with you that Individual's still going through a reinvention period. The thematic relevance to our next Individual? Izuho Numata took over Phantasy Star and reinvented it.
This post is all about the next episode of Individual, with game examples, request advice, sources to learn about more eligible works, and a couple times the show will be going LiVE.
Jun Senoue loves working with voices, but how about someone whose voice you’ve heard in retro SEGA games? Izuho Numata (previously Takeuchi) is a big example, since she’s in Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle and Golden Axe II! But her music expertise is even more well-known, so tune in next week for talks and music of Ys, Forgotten Worlds, Phantasy Star III and more!
If you need an explanation of what Individiual is: It's an (adjective) show in which we take the time to discuss the histories and sounds of SEGA Sound Designers (or at least the composers with substantial ties to SEGA). We'll be playing music, going through some history and having some chats.
You can send in your requests, I've got enough space for about 3 of them (arbitrary number). Feel free to request any song from a project Numata has worked on or any remix of a song composed by her. You can send me your requests via Discord (I'll be listed in RadioSEGA's Discord) or X (this is me). I might be recording the episode on Tuesday, so please send in your requests before then even if I go LiVE (I still like to edit together some sick transitions and can't really do that in the moment)!
If you're not sure what songs are eligible and don't mind mild spoilers, feel free to check out these
If you're wondering when this show airs, it's on Wednesdays (this time the 13th) and airs at:
6:00 PM - United Kingdom Time (most RadioSEGA folks)
7:00 PM - Central European Time (some others) (me, I'm living in 7:00 PM territory)
and lasts for somewhere around 1 to 2 hours!
(note that start times might change if, due to loadshedding in South Africa, it turns out I won't have power during planned showtime)
Requests between 21st Apr and 27th Apr