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Slider (Totakeke) in Animal Crossing is based on him. He lent his vibraphone talent for Mario Kart 8. Outside of Nintendo, Totaka plays the vibraphone as a member of the jazz band A Slice of Life (formerly Spiritual Vibes), which occasionally provides concerts through Japan. Gadd and Birdo in the Mario series, and Olimar, Louie, the President of Hocotate Freight, the Hocotate Ship and many other characters in Pikmin 2. He has also voiced other characters, like Professor E. While working on Yoshi's Story, Totaka recorded the characteristic voice samples of Yoshi, which would be reused in many following games featuring the character (although he sometimes provided new samples over the years). He also composed the music for most of the Wii's channels and was the director for Wii Music. After his work on Yoshi's Story and Animal Crossing, he has been the sound director of most of the games of those series. However, in the Nintendo 64 era, he was transferred to the Nintendo EAD Sound Group, where he worked under supervision from Koji Kondo. He is mostly known for inserting a hidden song into many of the games he worked on as an easter egg, as well as for being the voice of Yoshi, Birdo, Professor E. He mostly works on the Animal Crossing and Yoshi franchises. Totaka joined the company in the Nintendo R&D1 department, where he composed on games like Mario Paint and Super Mario Land 2. Kazumi Totaka is a veteran Nintendo composer and sound director, who has been behind the music of several games since the Game Boy era. 3.28 Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer.3.27 Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.3.20 Kenkou Ouen Recipe 1000: DS Kondate Zenshuu.3.14 Nintendo Sound Selection vol.3 Luigi.3.13 Nintendo Sound Selection vol.2 Koopa.3.11 Nintendo Sound Selection vol.1 Peach.3.10 Animal Crossing / Doubutsu no Mori e+.3.4 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.