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Yasunori Mitsuda
| Overview | Biography | Discography | Game Projects | Interviews |
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Date of Birth: | January 21, 1972 (Tokuyama) |
| Education: | Graduated from a Junior Music College | |
| General Interests: | Fishing, Traveling, Reading, Pottery, Film | |
| Instruments: | Piano, Guitar, Bouzouki | |
| Game Works: | Chrono, Xeno, Soma Bringer, Inazuma Eleven |
Employment History
| Company | Tenure | Role |
| Square | 1992 - 1994 | Sound Designer |
| Square | 1994 - 1998 | Composer |
| Procyon Studio | 2001 - | Founder, President, Composer |
Brief Profile
Despite being lazy in his youth, Yasunori Mitsuda eventually developed as a character and musician while studying at junior music college. After graduating, he joined Square with the hope of moving on to better things. After being dissatisfied in sound design roles on three titles, he was appointed as the main composer for the hit RPG Chrono Trigger. Mitsuda gained a large fanbase through this exhausting work and was subsequently entrusted with large roles on Front Mission: Gun Hazard, Radical Dreamers, and Tobal No. 1. After defining his spiritual and organic style on Xenogears and its arranged album, Mitsuda took an unprecedented move by leaving Square to become a freelancer and setting up his own music production company.
As a freelancer, Mitsuda enjoyed early success working on Mario Party, Bomberman 64: The Second Attack, Chrono Cross, vocal singles, and several albums. He gradually developed his trademark Celtic style with colourful and emotional contributions to Tsugunai: Atonement, Legaia 2: Duel Saga, Shadow Hearts, and The Seventh Seal. He has also gained a reputation for his versatility through his epic orchestrations on Xenosaga Episode I, youthful contemplations on Graffiti Kingdom, and big band jazz on Tsukiyo ni Saraba. Away from game music, he has also composed for several anime series, a science-fiction movie, and the critically acclaimed concept album KiRite. Despite the obscurity of some of his work, he remains popular with his fanbase.
In recent years, Mitsuda has focused on composing for various DS titles. He has single-handedly scored Deep Labyrinth, Soma Bringer, and Inazuma Eleven while leading the teams of Luminous Arc, World Destruction, and The Masquerade Lullaby Mitsuda has also developed his company Procyon Studio into one of the leading game audio specialists in Japan. His company is especially well known for their innovative sound design for the DS and Wii, though have also expanded to include two new composers. Mitsuda's upcoming works are Arc Rise Fantasia, Lime Odyssey, further Inazuma Eleven titles, and the Chrono Cross arranged album. Having achieving so much since his younger years, Mitsuda's musical story looks set to continue for a long time to come.
