Kazumi Totaka is a Japanese video game composer and voice actor who composed many major Nintendo games, including Mario Paint and Animal Crossing. He occasionally also does voice acting for Nintendo games, including Yoshi from the Mario and Yoshi series. He is also one of the various composers who worked on the title Super Smash Bros. Brawl and directed the development of Wii Music. In addition to his work at Nintendo, throughout the 1990's he wrote, arranged and played with many Japanese jazz groups including Spiritual Vibes, Silent Poets and under the name of Liberal Music. 

August 23rd, 1967 in Tokyo Prefecture (Age 56)