Shiro Hamaguchi

See all 2 pictures

Play Radio

Listen to Shiro Hamaguchi Radio, featuring artists like Shinko Ogata, Toshiyuki Mori, Keiji Kawamori, Aki Kuroda and more…

Search on Spotify
Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more

121,099 plays (3,564 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Send Shiro Hamaguchi Ringtones to Cell

Send Ringtones to Cell
Tonefuse Search

Add to my Library

“Born: Fukuoka, Japan
Date of Birth: 19th of November, 1969
First Collaboration with Square (Enix): 1997
Website: -

Having gained a traditional education, Shiro Hamaguchi joined the University of Arts in Tokyo (which Masashi Hamauzu also graduated from). Then, after graduating in 1994, he became the director of operations for a project given to him by Victor Entertainment. Two years later, he left Victor Entertainment to join IMAGINES.

IMAGINES was founded in 1986 by Yuji Saito and is a company that employs 9 people to do various things in the field of music. It was from this company that he was first called on by Square, or indeed Nobuo Uematsu, to do some orchestration on a few pieces of music from the Final Fantasy 7 Original Soundtrack. This was no big issue, because if Nobuo had not been happy with, they would just not release the album. Shiro however, did a fantastic job and Nobuo was impressed with the final results.

Following this success, he then did a few more projects for IMAGINES, when Nobuo asked for his services again. This time his task was to orchestrate the principle track from Final Fantasy VIII; Eyes on Me.

Due to the success of his partnership with Nobuo on the original soundtracks and arranged albums that they have worked on together, Shiro Hamaguchi has quite an influence at Square Enix now. He is currently said to be working on the FFXII Theme song, that is being composed by Nobuo Uematsu as well as working with Hitoshi Sakimoto on the main score.

Similar Artists

Top Albums

Kiddy Grade: Sound Pack 1 Eclair
Shiro Hamaguchi
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $29.99
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	The Oath	6
2	Love Grows	5
3	Fragments of Memories	4
3	The Man with the Machine Gun	4
3	Aeris' Theme	4
3	Eyes on Me	4
7	Ending Theme	3
7	FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC	3
7	Liberi Fatali	3
7	Balamb GARDEN ~ Ami	3
7	Fisherman's Horizon	3
7	FITHOS MUSEC WECOS VINOSEC	3
7	Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII	3
14	Final Fantasy VI: Terra's Theme	2
14	Don't Be Afraid	2

Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

Waaah

Vote for the right artist 浜口史郎 [2]

December 2011
KuraiHikari

Vote for the right artist 浜口史郎

July 2009
LeitoMortalis

мм)) маэстро серии Final Fantasy))

April 2009
thepalalias

Through his arrangements for the Final Fantasy series, Shiro Hamaguchi-san's work has been heard by (and moved) millions. His work with Nobuo Uematsu-san's compositions at times helped them to realize new levels of expansive majesty and, at others, a poignant intimacy. Though a cursory glance at Wikipedia reveals his orchestral arranging to be more widely acknowledged, I would argue that he displays equal prowess, if not more so, in his arrangements for piano. As a composer and undergraduate music student I found myself continually inspired by the diversity and effectiveness of his "Final Fantasy VIII Piano Colections". To fully appreciate the creativity and skill of Hamaguchi's Final Fantasy VIII piano arrangements, the original material should first be heard in its native context. For instance, track 9 of the collection, Silence and Motion, was originally an eccentric, quirky track powered by the Playstation synthesizer. In Hamaguchi's hands, he makes it sweeping, epic and his own.

November 2008