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Junya Nakano
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Date of Birth: | February 28, 1971 (Kyoto) |
| Education: | Composition at Vocational School | |
| Instruments: | Piano, Electone | |
| Joined Square: | 1995 | |
| Square Enix Role: | Composer, Arranger | |
| Game Works: | Threads of Fate, Final Fantasy X, Musashiden II |
After receiving Electone lessons from his mother and training in the field of composition at vocational school, Junya Nakano joined Konami's Kobe branch in 1991. Over a three year period, he contributed to eight Arcade games including X-Men: The Arcade Game, Lethal Enforcers, Hexion, Martial Champion, and Mystic Warriors.
Wanting to diversify his musical style, he decided to join Square in 1995 and established a percussive style that emphasised timbre and rhythm. Initial works included the collaborative projects Front Mission: Gun Hazard and Tobal No. 1, the solo score to Treasure Conflix, and the synthesizer operation of Front Mission Alternative.
Nakano's major works are the uniquely crafted PlayStation scores Another Mind and Threads of Fate, but his compositions on Final Fantasy X were chiefly responsible for his popular exposure. He has since contributed to Musashi: Samurai Legend, Project Sylpheed, Seiken Densetsu 4, and Asmik Ace's SideWinder series.
