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