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Tsuyoshi Sekito
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Date of Birth: | April 3, 1963 (Osaka) |
| Instruments: | Guitar, Learning Violin | |
| Employment: | Konami (1989 - 1995), Square (1995 - ) | |
| Band Involvement: | The Black Mages (Guitar), The Star Onions (Guitar) | |
| Game Works: | Brave Fencer Musashi, The Last Remnant |
Described by fans as Square Enix's 'King of Rock', Tsuyoshi Sekito has contributed his Van Halen-influenced electric guitar mastery to nearly every Square Enix series. He gained experience working on behalf of the Konami Kukeiha Club, composing for the Metal Gear, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Lethal Enforcers series. He went on to join the Osaka branch of Square in 1995 and began a solo project creating the gigantic score to Brave Fencer Musashi.
Following several minor composing and arranging roles, Sekito received the opportunity to create a hard rock score to All Star Pro-Wrestling in 2000 with Kenichiro Fukui. After scoring the subsequent two games in the series, he contributed to an innocent experiment that led to the formulation of The Black Mages, a six-man rock band that arrange and perform Final Fantasy battle themes. Sekito's role as an arranger and guitarist has been integral to the success of the band's albums and concerts.
Sekito has contributed rock arrangements and compositions for Romancing Saga Minstrel Song, Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, Dawn of Mana, and Front Mission Online. He is also the guitarist of the Final Fantasy XI arrangement band The Star Onions. Sekito has also arranged for the PlayStation and DS remakes of Final Fantasy II, Chrono Trigger, and Final Fantasy III. He is currently scoring the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 RPG The Last Remnant.
