Masatoshi Yanagi

What you do at Tango?

I’m involved with the entire process of sound design, primarily deciding specifications for, creating, and implementing music, but my responsibilities also extend to other tasks like creating and implementing sound effects. We have an environment where individual team members are free to suggest ideas, and we work every day to to improve our gaming experience through sound design.

How do you describe Tango’s development environment?

Rather than being a “top-down” dev environment, each team member is expected to proactively use their own creative abilities to contribute to a project. Everyone is free to propose ideas, and the environment is one that encourages everyone to add a little bit of themselves to the team’s creations. I find that it’s a very satisfying atmosphere for a creator.
Additionally, since our team members come from a wide range of backgrounds and have varying preferences, when we work together it can really spark new insights and help to bring out our creativity.

What do you think makes Tango unique as a game studio?

I feel like one of our strongest points is the chance to work on varied projects based on brand-new IP. This can really appeal to creators who want to be there to build something from the ground up, and it sets Tango apart from a lot of other studios.

What are your thoughts about the type of people who work at Tango?

We’ve really gathered together a group of creators with a pure passion for creating fresh, interesting games. You can really feel that passion come through during development, where everyone is able to collaborate on equal footing regardless of age or seniority.

Looking to the future, what are you excited for when working at Tango?

I can’t overstate how much I’m looking forward to working alongside everyone as we embark from Tango Gameworks’s new starting line. Whether working on a sequel or new IP, I can’t wait to put Tango’s mark on all kinds of new games to be enjoyed by people all over the world.

What’s something you’d like to tell someone interested in the company or working with your team?

We always have a really outstanding creative process for game development where all of the individual team members bring their ideas to the table, then we try to put everything together and craft it into something amazing. We’d love to have you with us to help take on our next challenge, so why not give it a try? Let’s create something amazing, Tango-style.