Progear Sound & Art Collection
Album Title: Progear Sound & Art Collection (Progear no Arashi Sound & Art Collection) Record Label: SuperSweep Catalog No.: SRIN-1118 Release Date: […]
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Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Yoshimi Kudo & Azusa Chiba Interview: Expanding Horizons
The Basiscape artists talk about rising from junior composers to sound directors through diverse projects
Ryu Umemoto Obituary
Before his life was cut short, Ryu Umemoto showed his technical prowess and musical sensitivity on numerous shooters and visual novels
Manabu Namiki Profile
Presently a game director at M2, this artist gained a cult following for his electrifying shooting and fighting game scores
Hiroki Kikuta Profile
The Secret of Mana cult favourite has recently enjoyed a career resurgence and has produced numerous new scores, remixes, and original albums
Yuji Takenouchi Profile
The Konami veteran has returned to the spotlight as sound director for the Dark Souls series and founder of the GE-ON-DAN alliance
Koji Hayama Profile
Fiercely independent composer best known for his light-hearted and extravagant compositions for the Cho Aniki series
Manabu Namiki Interview: Redefining Shooting Soundtracks
Basiscape’s Manabu Namiki has helped to redefine the sound of Japan’s arcades with his electrifying scores to shooters by NMK, Jaleco, Raizing, […]
Progear Original Soundtrack
Album Title: Progear Original Soundtrack (Progear no Arashi Original Soundtrack) Record Label: Suleputer Catalog No.: CPCA-1075 Release Date: September 26, 2003 Purchase: […]
DeathSmiles IIX Original Soundtrack
Commentary from composers Manabu Namiki, Noriyuki Kamikura, and Yoshimi Kudo
Maki Kirioka Interview: From Konami to Procyon Studio
Maki Kirioka is a veteran composer from Konami that now works at Yasunori Mitsuda’s Procyon Studio. During her 13 years at Konami […]
Kinuyo Yamashita Interview: Castlevania Composer
Kinuyo Yamashita is a long-term game composer known for composing hit classic titles such as Castlevania, Esper Dream, Power Blade, and Mega Man X3. She […]
Michiru Yamane Interview: The Musical Legacy of Castlevania
Michiru Yamane is a much-loved composer known for her work on the Castlevania series. She has composed for ten of the series’ […]
Noriyuki Iwadare Interview: An Incredible Year
Noriyuki Iwadare has had an incredible year. He has brought the Grandia and Lunar series into the modern age with two highly […]
Shinji Hosoe Interview: Pioneer of Electronic Game Music
Shinji Hosoe is regarded as Japan’s most successful electronic game composer. He established himself as a techno composer, working on titles such […]
DeathSmiles Original Soundtrack
Commentary from sound producer Junya Inoue and composer Manabu Namiki