Motoaki Takenouchi Interview: A Brief But Illustrious Game Music Career
Motoaki Takenouchi’s game music career lasted just seven years, but during this time he made a major impact. He penned musically and technologically […]
Tag: Dragon Quest
Descendants of Erdrick – Advent
Album Title: Descendants of Erdrick – Advent Record Label: Bandcamp Catalog No.: N/A Release Date: November 22, 2014 Purchase: Download at Bandcamp Overview […]
Koichi Sugiyama Profile
With a career spanning sixty amazing years, the artist now dedicates his time to producing Dragon Quest’s scores, albums, and concerts
Manami Matsumae Profile
Three decades after creating the iconic score for Mega Man, she is still creating high-profile chiptune and orchestral tracks alike
Tomohito Nishiura Profile
As sound manager at Level 5, this composer is best known for crafting the acoustic sounds of the Professor Layton and Dark Cloud titles
Hitoshi Sakimoto Profile
Basiscape’s head has shown his individuality on RPGs (Final Fantasy XII, Vagrant Story) and shooters (Magical Chase, Radiant SIlvergun) alike
Hayato Matsuo Profile
This symphonist has made stellar contributions in the fields of video games, animes, live concerts, and pop music alike
Manami Matsumae Interview: A Career After Mega Man
The NES’ Mega Man and Mega Man 2 might have been released over 20 years ago, but their scores — created by Manami Matsumae, Takashi Tateishi, […]
Hayato Matsuo Interview: Dark Orchestral Writing
Hayato Matsuo has had a rich career as an orchestral composer. In game music, he has worked on the Dragon Quest, Fuurai […]
Nobuo Uematsu Interview: Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy
On December 12, legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu attended a special performance of Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy at Chicago. Prior […]