Naofumi Hataya (kanji:幡谷尚史), born November 13, 1966 in Saitama, Japan, is a musician and composer working for Wave Master. He graduated from Rikkyo University, where he played in a band. Though Hataya did not want a career in music, he was looking to improve his skills, so he sought a job at a music-related company. In 1990, he took a job at Sega. Some of his well known works are Golden Axe II, Sonic CD (JPN/EURO), and NiGHTS into Dreams, but he has worked on many soundtracks for both Sonic Team, and SEGA in general.