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Kenji Ito (伊藤賢治 Itō Kenji) is a video game music composer. He is best known for his work on the SaGa series. In 2001 he left Square Enix to become a freelance artist, but has since continued to collaborate with the company.

Born 5 July 1968 in Tokyo, Ito became interested in music at the early age of 4. By the time he began composing at the age of 10, he had learned to play alto saxophone, clarinet, and piano. During March 1990, Ito was recruited by Square.

His first project was a co-effort between himself and Nobuo Uematsu for the Game Boy title, Final Fantasy Legend II (SaGa 2). Shortly after in 1991, he composed the complete soundtrack for Final Fantasy Adventure (Seiken Densetsu), another Game Boy title. Beginning in 1992, Ito would have the Super Nintendo’s 8 channel sound chip to rely on as he began composing music for the SaGa trilogy. This includes all of the music for Romancing SaGa 1, 2, and 3, as well as SaGa Frontier (a PlayStation title).

1997 marks the beginning of several smaller contributions to video game music made by Ito. Two tracks were contributed to Tobal No. 1, as well as the opening and closing themes of Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon. An original vocal track along with some arrangements of Nobuo Uematsu’s older works were made by Ito in 1999 for Chocobo Racing. He left Square in 2001 to become a freelance composer. Shortly after, he composed his magnum opus for the dreamcast title, Culdcept II, along with various other works for Dark Chronicle Premium Arrange and Shadow Hearts II.

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  • AkiraYoisaki

    I LOVE Re:Birth!!

    22 Dec 2012 Reply
  • fnew123

    I LOVE his works for the SaGa games!

    3 Oct 2012 Reply
  • p0ltergei5t

    Four Demon Nobles Battle Medley, awesome.

    10 Sep 2012 Reply
  • maatheuz

    Never played SaGa, but his works for Devil Survivor 2 are amazing. Not as good as Meguro Shoji's works but still amusing songs.

    23 Mar 2012 Reply
  • citizen00erased

    SaGa Frontier is my favorite game by far, and the music is suitably AWESOME.

    2 Oct 2011 Reply
  • a_nobodyXIII

    His works for Devil Survivor 2 is reconsidered amazing for me.

    25 Sep 2011 Reply
  • One_Enemy

    SaGa Frontier was, or rather, is the epitome of my 12 years of gaming.

    2 May 2011 Reply
  • alphaknave

    Final Fantasy Adventure!

    30 Oct 2010 Reply
  • imutan

    I love him.

    1 Oct 2010 Reply
  • doulifee

    SaGa Frontier and Romancing SaGA.. <3

    29 Sep 2010 Reply
  • Chronix112

    saga frontier is has such a good soundtrack. I really like the tracks from Asellus storyline

    5 May 2010 Reply
  • qubec2

    He did the arrangement for the Ookami Kakushi Original Soundtrack.

    6 Feb 2010 Reply
  • Starfox10

    I fucken miss SaGa Frontier... It is the cause of so many well wasted hours! They should make a new one someday... Wishful thinking at best. :(

    23 Jan 2010 Reply
  • clytie_hizashi

    Asellus' Battle. <3

    3 Nov 2009 Reply
  • lordinfamous

    His "Battle with Death" theme from Romancing Saga is so fucking epic

    8 Aug 2009 Reply
  • n33k33

    So great until SaGa Frontier 1. Dunno what happened from there ... Also, SaGa series just arent the same without him ...

    6 Aug 2009 Reply
  • Beebera

    Favorite composer, favorite game, favorite soundtrack... Love you Kenji^^

    9 Apr 2009 Reply
  • cd_RW

    SaGa Frontier. Still my favorite video game soundtrack.

    31 Dec 2008 Reply
  • finkk

    Greatest composer for battle music!! イトケン最高だ

    14 Dec 2008 Reply
  • weezescorcho

    Fellow weeaboos...I believe we can all agree that SaGa Frontier I (US) is the greatest soundtrack ever, ever.

    14 Oct 2008 Reply
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