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Composer List :: Major Composers

By last name: A ~ J | K ~ R | S ~ Z | Major Composers | Vocalists
By company:  Square Enix | Nintendo | Konami | Basiscape

Motoaki Furukawa
Jazz fusion musician for Konami's early action games, GuitarFreaks franchise, and in-house band
Shiro Hamaguchi
Classically-trained orchestrator for the Final Fantasy series and prolific anime composer
Masashi Hamauzu
Head Square Enix composer and piano arranger whose credits include Final Fantasy XIII
Kentaro Haneda
Deceased Japanese composer, pianist, conductor, and presenter who also worked on Wizardry titles
Koji Hayama
Outrageous composer known for his Cho Aniki works, energetic concerts, and original albums
Norihiko Hibino
Symphonic jazz composer and business man well known for his Metal Gear Solid soundtracks
Miki Higashino
Retired Konami composer best known for her Gradius, Tokimeki Memorial, and Suikoden works
Yoshitaka Hirota
Sound effects designer turned Shadow Hearts composer and DS Style sound producer
Takeharu Ishimoto
Former synthesizer operator and composer for The World Ends With You and Compilation of FFVII
Daisuke Ishiwatari
Acclaimed planner, writer, designer, and hard rock composer behind the Guilty Gear series
Kenji Ito
Square turned freelance composer who works extensively on the Culdcept, Mana, and SaGa series
Noriyuki Iwadare
Composer for Langrisser, Lunar, Grandia, True Love Story, Phoenix Wright, and Radiata Stories
Masaharu Iwata
Veteran freelance composer turned Basiscape employee known for his work on the Ogre series
Hiroki Kikuta
Cult old-school composer and failed game designer currently enjoying a recent career revival
Koji Kondo
Legendary musician of the Zelda and Mario series that also heads the Nintendo EAD music team
Yuzo Koshiro
Composed Ys, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, ActRaiser, Wangan Midnight, Shenmue, and Etrian Odyssey
Hayato Matsuo
Classically-trained anime composer also known for his militaristic game scores
Yasunori Mitsuda
Established fame on Square's Chrono and Xeno series before becoming a successful freelancer
Naoshi Mizuta
Resident Square Enix composer known for his works on Parasite Eve II and Final Fantasy XI
Junya Nakano
Long-term Square Enix musician known for emphasising timbre and rhythm in his projects
Manabu Namiki
Electronica musician at Basiscape known for his work on shooters by Cave and Eighting / Raizing
Hitoshi Sakimoto
Head of Basiscape best known for his distinct and diverse works on Ivalice RPGs and shooters
Motoi Sakuraba
Progressive rock musician of Star Ocean, Tales, Baten Kaitos, Mario Sports, and Golden Sun fame
Tenpei Sato
Veteran game musician who mainly works on Nippon Ichi titles such as Disgaea and Marl Kingdom
Tsuyoshi Sekito
Guitarist of The Black Mages, composer of The Last Remnant, and arranger of remakes
Yoko Shimomura
Well-known for her Street Fighter, Mario RPG, Parasite Eve, Mana, and Kingdom Hearts works
Koichi Sugiyama
Classical game and anime composer of the Dragon Quest and Fuurai no Shiren series
Hirokazu Tanaka
Composer behind many of Nintendo's classics and president of Pokémon company Creatures
Kumi Tanioka
Square Enix composer famous for scoring the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series
Nobuo Uematsu
Legendary Final Fantasy musician who is currently enjoying a high-profile freelance career
Michiru Yamane
Konami musician best known for her scores on later additions of the Castlevania and Suikoden series
Akira Yamaoka
Konami employee best known for scoring, sound directing, and later producing the Silent Hill series