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Keiji Kawamori
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Date of Birth: | April 3 (Osaka) |
| Instruments: | Piano, Bass Guitar, Guitar | |
| Employment: | Square Enix (1998 - ) (Synthesizer Operator) | |
| Band Involvement: | The Black Mages (Bass Guitar) | |
| Game Works: | Final Fantasy III DS, Final Fantasy XII |
Keiji Kawamori is the principle synthesizer operator of the Final Fantasy series. He manipulated the entirety of Nobuo Uematsu's compositions for Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy IX in large efforts the resulted in an improvement of sound quality for the series. His role on Final Fantasy X was smaller, as he was joined by two other operators, though he implemented Final Fantasy X-2 alone to critical acclaim.
After demonstrating his capabilities as a bass guitarist on the hard rock score to All Star Pro-Wrestling II, Kawamori joined The Black Mages and performed bass at their live concerts, second album, and third album, where he also arranged "The Grand Cross". On the film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, he created several rock compositions and arrangements of his own.
On behalf of Final Fantasy XII, he implemented Hitoshi Sakimoto's Final Fantasy XII score and minimalistic arrangements of these compositions for the DS' Revenant Wings. He recently arranged Final Fantasy III's compositions for its DS remake and implemented Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII's score. He is expected to work on the Fabula Nova Crystalis creation, but not Final Fantasy XIII itself.
