Square Enix Music Online :: Composer List :: Major Composers

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  - Norihiko Hibino
  - Kenji Ito
  - Noriyuki Iwadare
  - Koji Kondo
  - Yuzo Koshiro
  - Yasunori Mitsuda
  - Manabu Namiki
  - Hitoshi Sakimoto
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Composer List :: Major Composers

Below is a list of composers with comprehensive profiles on the site. You may also like to browse the composer pages for Square Enix, Nintendo, Konami, and Basiscape. Please see the other composers page for those who have contributed only a few works relevant to the site.

A

Kimihiro Abe
Basiscape composer with rhythmic modernist style

Takayuki Aihara
Prolific composer of Street Fighter EX and Drakengard

E

Takahito Eguchi
Square composer turned anime and vocal arranger

F

Kenichiro Fukui
Versatile arranger and keyboardist of The Black Mages

Motoaki Furukawa
Jazz fusion guitarist of Konami and Kukeiha Club fame

H

Shiro Hamaguchi
Prolific anime composer and Final Fantasy orchestrator

Masashi Hamauzu
Head Square Enix composer and piano arranger

Kentaro Haneda
Deceased pianist, composer, and conductor

Koji Hayama
Known for his outrageous Cho Aniki albums

Norihiko Hibino
Symphonic jazz composer and GEM Impact founder

Miki Higashino
Retired composer of Gradius and Suikoden fame

Yoshitaka Hirota
Shadow Hearts and DS Style sound producer

Shinji Hosoe
Electronic musician and Super Sweep founder

I

Takeharu Ishimoto
Programmer turned Square Enix rock composer

Daisuke Ishiwatari
Designer and composer of the Guilty Gear series

Kenji Ito
Composer of SaGa, Mana, and Culdcept series

Noriyuki Iwadare
Langrisser, Lunar, and Grandia composer

Hidenori Iwasaki
Programmer and composer of the Front Mission series

Masaharu Iwata
Basiscape composer behind the Ogre series

K

Noriyuki Kamikura
New Basiscape fusion composer and orchestrator

Mitsuhiro Kaneda
Basiscape composer with numerous collaborative credits

Keiji Kawamori
Final Fantasy programmer and Black Mages bassist

Hiroki Kikuta
Cult old-school composer and failed game designer

Koji Kondo
Legendary musician of the Zelda and Mario series

Yuzo Koshiro
Works include Ys, Streets of Rage, and Etrian Odyssey

M

Noriko Matsueda
Retired composer of Racing Lagoon and Front Mission

Hayato Matsuo
Chiefly orchestral game and anime composer

Toru Minegishi
Nintendo composer with leading roles on the Zelda series

Yasunori Mitsuda
Chrono and Xeno composer at Procyon Studio

Naoshi Mizuta
Main composer of the Final Fantasy XI franchise

N

Kenta Nagata
Composer of The Wind Waker and Mario Kart

Junya Nakano
Focuses on rhythm and timbre in Square Enix works

Manabu Namiki
Electronica musician famous for shooter and fighter works

Hirosato Noda
Programmer and techno musician at Square Enix

O

Asuka Ota
Nintendo composer already with many important roles

S

Hitoshi Sakimoto
Founder of Basiscape with distinctive musicality

Motoi Sakuraba
Composer of Star Ocean, Tales, and Mario Sports

Ryuji Sasai
Former Square composer and Queen Mania bassist

Ayako Saso
Versatile composer of Namco, Arika, and Super Sweep

Tenpei Sato
Composer of Nippon Ichi's Disgaea and Marl soundtracks

Tsuyoshi Sekito
The Last Remnant composer and Black Mages guitarist

Yoko Shimomura
Street Fighter, Mana, and Kingdom Hearts composer

Masayoshi Soken
Eccentric Square Enix sound editor and composer

Koichi Sugiyama
Classically-trained Dragon Quest composer

Mitsuto Suzuki
Minimalist electronic musician and synth operator

T

Hirokazu Tanaka
Classic Nintendo composer and Creatures director

Shinobu Tanaka
Mario Kart series and Super Mario Sunshine composer

Kumi Tanioka
Composer of Crystal Chronicles and Code Age

Kazumi Totaka
Composer of Yoshi, Animal Crossing, and Wii series

U

Nobuo Uematsu
Final Fantasy icon enjoying successful freelance career

W

Hajime Wakai
Composer of Star Fox, Pikmin, and Nintendogs

Y

Yasuhiro Yamanaka
Synthesizer operator who works with Kumi Tanioka

Michiru Yamane
Composer of the Castlevania and Suikoden series

Akira Yamaoka
Silent Hill series producer and sound director

Ryo Yamazaki
Synthesizer operator alongside Masashi Hamauzu

Mahito Yokota
Orchestral composer of Super Mario Galaxy