Minegishi is better known nowadays for being the sound director and primary composer for the Splatoon series, known for it's pretty unique style. Again, the OST never had specific composer credits (Nintendo were really hit and miss with this until recent years), but the in-game file names indicate that he composed tracks such as Hisstocrat, Bowser's Highway Showdown, and WORLD Bowser.
His first role in a mainline Mario game would be Super Mario 3D World. He would later be the music lead for Twilight Princess, being responsible for the popular Midna's Lament. Like Nagata and Wakai, he also worked on The Wind Waker, being in charge of the cutscene music. After working on the sequel, he moved onto other projects like Majora's Mask, where he would compose the battle themes (except for the final boss), and Animal Crossing, where he worked on the K.K. Minegishi's first title would be Pokemon Stadium 0, which released the same year he joined Nintendo in 1998. Other games he worked on include Pokemon Stadium 1/2, Nintendogs, and New Super Mario Bros.
Wakai made a small contribution to F-Zero X, though the majority of the music was done by Taro Bando (who is still at Nintendo, but at some point the sound engineers were split from the dedicated musicians and Bando was in the former, so he no longer composes for games). He would also be the sound director for Breath of the Wild, being responsible for its more ambient, piano-centric soundtrack.
He would later become instrumental to the Zelda series, becoming the sound director and lead composer for Skyward Sword, composing Ballad of the Goddess (though the final arrangement was done by Takeshi Hama). He was also the primary composer for the first two Pikmin games, while also contributing to The Wind Waker. The most famous of these is Area 6, for which he also made two new arrangements of in Super Smash Bros. Joining around the same time as Nagata, Hajime Wakai's first major title would be Star Fox 64, where he would compose all of the level themes.
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