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[[File:Megumi Ohara.png|thumb|'''Megumi Ohara'''.]]
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'''Megumi Ohara''' (大原 萌 ''Ōhara Megumi'', born 1991) is a video game composer at [[HAL Laboratory]]. Her first project with the company was 2015's ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse|{{KRC KRP}}]]'', and since then, she has composed for several other games, typically in collaboration with [[Shogo Sakai]]. She has also worked on several supplementary albums for the series, such as ''[[The Sound of Kirby Café]]'' and ''[[The Sound of Kirby Café 2]]''. Ohara is a skilled flautist and has played live flute on many of her songs.
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|caption= '''Megumi Ohara''' in 2022
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'''Megumi Ohara''' ('''大原 萌''' ''Ōhara Megumi'', born 1991) is a video game composer at [[HAL Laboratory]]. Her first project with the company was 2015's ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'', and since then, she has composed for several other games, typically in collaboration with [[Shogo Sakai]]. She has also worked on several supplementary albums for the series, such as ''[[The Sound of Kirby Café]]'' and ''[[The Sound of Kirby Café 2]]''. Ohara is a skilled flutist and has played live flute on many of her songs.


== List of Works ==
== List of works ==
=== ''Kirby'' series ===
=== ''Kirby'' series ===
* ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse|{{KRC KRP}}]]'' (with Shogo Sakai)
* ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'' (with Shogo Sakai)
* ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' (Lead, with Shogo Sakai)
* ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' (Lead, with Shogo Sakai)
*''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (with [[Yuuta Ogasawara]], [[Jun Ishikawa]], Shogo Sakai, [[Hirokazu Ando]], and [[Yuki Shimooka]])


=== ''Kirby'' albums ===
=== ''Kirby'' albums ===
* ''[[The Sound of Kirby Café]]'' (with [[Jun Ishikawa]], [[Hirokazu Ando]], and Shogo Sakai)
* ''[[The Sound of Kirby Café]]'' (with Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando, and Shogo Sakai)
* ''[[Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert]]'' (with Shogo Sakai; orchestration for "Kirby Ball Medley")
* ''[[Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert]]'' (with Shogo Sakai; orchestration for "King Dedede & Meta Knight Medley" and "Kirby Ball Medley")
* ''Kirby Memorial Arrangements'' (with Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando, and Shogo Sakai)
* ''[[Kirby Memorial Arrangements]]'' (with Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando, and Shogo Sakai)
** "[[The Apple Juice Song]]" (composition and arrangement, chorus)
** "[[The Apple Juice Song]]" (arrangement, chorus)
** "[[Eternal Dream]]" (arrangement)
** "[[Eternal Dream]]" (arrangement)
* ''[[The Sound of Kirby Café 2]]'' (with Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando, [[Yuuta Ogasawara]], Shogo Sakai, and [[Yuki Shimooka]])
* ''[[The Sound of Kirby Café 2]]'' (with Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando, Yuuta Ogasawara, Shogo Sakai, and Yuki Shimooka)
* ''[[Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival]]'' (conductor for "Green Greens ~ Running Through the New World", "Beyond the 25th Anniversary", "Get Pumped Up! Sub-Game Medley", "The Knight's Revenge Medley", "Go Go! Kirby Race Medley", "Kirby Finale Battle Fest", "Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler"; keyboard, flute, and vocals for "King Dedede Medley")


=== Other games ===
=== Other games ===
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* ''[[nwiki:Part Time UFO|Part Time UFO]]'' (Nintendo Switch port; with Shogo Sakai)
* ''[[nwiki:Part Time UFO|Part Time UFO]]'' (Nintendo Switch port; with Shogo Sakai)


== External Links ==
==Song credits==
Article on HAL Laboratory's website: [https://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/create/jobs/04/ "Expressing the game world through sound and music"]
The following are all ''Kirby'' songs Megumi Ohara has been credited for being in charge of:
===''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''===
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*[[Rainbow Across the Skies (theme)|Rainbow Across the Skies]]
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===''The Sound of Kirby Café''===
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*In a Fluffy Paradise / [[Cloudy Park (theme from Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Cloudy Park]] ~ [[Ripple Field (theme)|Ripple Field]]
*Rendezvous of the King and the Witches / ​Kirby Series Extra Game Medley
{{col-end}}
|}
===''Kirby Memorial Arrangements''===
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*Big Band Kirby
*Sleeping Like a Baby
*Epic Yarn
*Driving Star
*[[The Apple Juice Song]]
*[[Eternal Dream]]
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===''The Sound of Kirby Café 2''===
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*Marionette Kitchen
*Coffee Shop of Twilight and Starry Skies
*Brilliant Blue
*Smile-Sisters & Gentleman
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|}
===Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival===
{| style="border: 3px solid #FFAAAA; {{round}};background: #FFDDDD" cellspacing="2"
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*[[Green Greens (theme)|Green Greens]] ~ [[Running Through the New World]]
*Beyond the 25th Anniversary
*The Knights' Revenge Medley
*Kirby Finale Battle Fest
*[[Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler]]
{{col-end}}
|}
===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''===
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*[[Drawcia Sorceress (theme)|A Dance with the Painting Witch]]
*[[Rolling-Quartet Jazz Band]]
*[[Rainbow Across the Skies (theme)|Seven Colors in the Sky]]
*Minigame - [[Drawcia Soul (theme)|Drawcia Soul]] (''Kirby: Canvas Curse'')
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*Battle Royale - [[Boss (theme from Kirby's Pinball Land)|Boss]] and [[Last Boss (theme from Kirby's Pinball Land)|Last Boss]] (''Kirby's Pinball Land'')
*Battle Royale - [[King Dedede's Theme]] (''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble'')
*Battle Royale - [[Insane]] and [[VS. Gryll]] (''Kirby's Star Stacker'')
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|}
==Trivia==
*In ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'', Megumi Ohara is represented with {{color|#E71|orange}} notes when music is playing.
== External links ==
*Article on HAL Laboratory's website: [https://web.archive.org/web/20180707102850/http://www.hallab.co.jp/eng/create/jobs/04/ "Expressing the game world through sound and music" (Archived link)]
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Megumi Ohara
Megumi Ohara.jpg
Megumi Ohara in 2022
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Born 1991
Role(s) Composer
Employer(s) HAL Laboratory
Notable works Soundtracks for Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Kirby Battle Royale, and Kirby's Dream Buffet
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Megumi Ohara (大原 萌 Ōhara Megumi, born 1991) is a video game composer at HAL Laboratory. Her first project with the company was 2015's Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and since then, she has composed for several other games, typically in collaboration with Shogo Sakai. She has also worked on several supplementary albums for the series, such as The Sound of Kirby Café and The Sound of Kirby Café 2. Ohara is a skilled flutist and has played live flute on many of her songs.

List of works[edit]

Kirby series[edit]

Kirby albums[edit]

Other games[edit]

Song credits[edit]

The following are all Kirby songs Megumi Ohara has been credited for being in charge of:

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[edit]

The Sound of Kirby Café[edit]

  • In a Fluffy Paradise / Cloudy Park ~ Ripple Field
  • Rendezvous of the King and the Witches / ​Kirby Series Extra Game Medley

Kirby Memorial Arrangements[edit]

The Sound of Kirby Café 2[edit]

  • Marionette Kitchen
  • Coffee Shop of Twilight and Starry Skies
  • Brilliant Blue
  • Smile-Sisters & Gentleman

Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival[edit]

Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Megumi Ohara is represented with orange notes when music is playing.

External links[edit]