Motohiro Kawashima

 is a Japanese video game composer and techno producer. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Yuzo Koshiro on various games, including "Streets of Rage 2" and "3". He graduated from Kunitachi College of Music.
Biography.
Kawashima was born in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He grew up listening to artists such as George Gershwin, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Haruomi Hosono. He later moved to Tokyo and got interested in techno culture. During his time at Kunitachi College of Music he created his own techno music and was introduced to Yuzo Koshiro, who was looking for staff at his company, Ancient. He would go on to join his company in 1992, where he composed for "" and the Game Gear and Master System versions of "Batman Returns", with Koshiro assisting him on both projects. The two would work together again for "Streets of Rage 2" and "Streets of Rage 3", with him composing approximately half of the latter's soundtrack. During this time they would also frequently go to nightclubs together for musical inspiration.
In 2010, he used the pen name Kylie & Kashii while working as a commissioned composer for the music label D-topia Entertainment. He would also compose for the indie game "Oh, Deer!" as its designer, Brandon Sheffield, was impressed by his work on "Streets of Rage 3". He also returned to compose for "Streets of Rage 4" along with Koshiro and several others.