birthplace: Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
discography:
- catalog: GFCA-195~213
  date: '2010-03-24'
  link: album/17063
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Akumajo Dracula Best Music Collections BOX
    ja: 悪魔城ドラキュラ Best Music Collections BOX
    ja-latn: Akumajo Dracula Best Music Collections BOX
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2014-08-14'
  link: album/47556
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Sound
  titles:
    en: 'Akumajo Special: Boku Dracula-kun SOUNDTRACKS'
    ja: 悪魔城すぺしゃる ぼくドラキュラくん SOUNDTRACKS (FC版)
    ja-latn: 'Akumajo Special: Boku Dracula-kun SOUNDTRACKS'
  type: cancel
featured_on:
- catalog: KICA-7947
  date: '1999-03-05'
  link: album/4327
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Sound Composer (as S. TasakaS. Tasaka)
  titles:
    en: GRADIUS IV FUKKATSU ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK
    ja: グラディウス IV 復活 オリジナル・ゲーム・サントラ
    ja-latn: GRADIUS IV FUKKATSU ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK
  type: game
- catalog: OCRA-0059
  date: '2016-06-29'
  link: album/59958
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Esther's Dreams
    ja: Esther's Dreams
    ja-latn: Esther's Dreams
  type: doujin
info:
  Birthplace: Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
  Credited works:
  - 2 albums in database
  - 13 products in database
  Credits:
  - 4 sound designer
  - 3 sound
  - 2 composer
  - 2 sound editor
  - 2 sound effects
  - 1 sound composer
  - 1 staff
  - 1 music editor
  - 1 sound director
  - 1 sound programmer
  Units: &id001
  - link: artist/161
    names:
      en: Konami Kukeiha Club
      ja: コナミ矩形波倶楽部
link: artist/4852
meta:
  added_date: 2008-08-19T21:17
  edited_date: 2025-06-17T16:37
  fetched_date: 2026-01-15T05:14
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 5091
name: Shinji Tasaka
name_real: 田坂 真二
name_trans: たさか しんじ
notes: Former head of Konami's arcade sound division.
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/25/4852/4852-1521818568.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/25/4852/4852-1521818568.jpg
sex: male
type: Individual
units: *id001
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/4852?perpage=99999
websites:
  Official: []
  Reference: []
