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Yasunori Mitsuda
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Date of Birth: | January 21, 1972 (Tokuyama) |
| Education: | Graduated from a Junior Music College | |
| Musical Influences: | Vangelis, Henry Mancini, Ryuichi Sakamoto | |
| General Interests: | Fishing, Traveling, Reading, Pottery, Film | |
| Instruments: | Piano, Guitar, Bouzouki | |
| Employment: | Square (1992 - 1998), Procyon Studio (2001 - ) | |
| Game Works: | Chrono & Xeno Series, Soma Bringer, Tsugunai |
Yasunori Mitsuda is a popular freelance composer who has succeeded in the musical field despite a shaky start. Having joined Square in 1992, he initially worked as a sound effects designer and sound programmer. He later produced the score for the hit 1995 RPG Chrono Trigger with Nobuo Uematsu, establishing his large fanbase. On behalf of Square, Mitsuda has composed for Front Mission: Gun Hazard, Radical Dreamers, Tobal No. 1, and Xenogears, where he begun to develop a Celtic style.
He subsequently became a freelancer and initially worked on Mario Party, Bomberman 64: The Second Attack, Chrono Cross, and several album releases. In 2001, he established the company Procyon Studio, his fan club Hopeful Weeds, and the record label Sleigh Bells. With subsequent scores to Tsugunai: Atonement, Legaia 2: Duel Saga, Shadow Hearts, and The Seventh Seal, he appeased his fan base with emotional colourful scores using organic instrumentation.
Keen to explore new territories, he orchestrated several epic themes for Xenosaga Episode I and Armodyne, revisited his youth with Rakugaki Kingdom 2, and used big band on Tsukiyo ni Saraba. Outside of game music, he has composed for two animes, scored Konami's sci-fi movie Specter, and created the concept album KiRite. With Procyon Studio currently specialising in DS audio management, Mitsuda has composed Deep Labyrinth, Soma Bringer, Inazuma Eleven, and World Destruction for the console.
