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Yuzo Koshiro
Yuzo Koshiro | |
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古代 祐三 | |
 Koshiro in 2006 | |
| Born | December 12, 1967 Hino, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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| Website | Ancient Corp. |
Yuzo Koshiro (古代 祐三, Koshiro Yūzō, born December 12, 1967) is a Japanese composer and sound programmer. He is often regarded as one of the most influential innovators in chiptune and video game music, producing music in a number of genres including rock, jazz, symphonic, and various electronic genres such as house, electro, techno, trance, and hip hop.[1][2][3]
Koshiro and his sister Ayano founded the game development company Ancient in 1990, of which he remains the president.[4] He has been cited as creating some of the most memorable game music of the 1980s and 1990s[5][6] contributing for games such as Nihon Falcom's Dragon Slayer and Ys series, as well as Sega's The Revenge of Shinobi and Streets of Rage series.[1] The soundtracks for the latter have been cited by some to be ahead of their time.[7][8][9][10]
- ^ a b Chris Greening & Don Kotowski (February 2011). "Yuzo Koshiro Interview: Innovator in Game Music and Sound Design". Game Music Online. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
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- ^ Nintendo Power, Volumes 208–210. Nintendo Power. 2006. p. 102. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
Yuzo Koshiro, the musician responsible for ActRaiser's amazing score, is arguably the greatest game-music composer of the 16-bit age. Equally comfortable composing classical or techno, Koshiro built up a faithful fan base by creating some of the most memorable game music of the late '80s and early '90s.
- ^ Barnholt, Ray (June 2012). "The Magic of FM Synth". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ Santos, Wayne (December 2006). "Songs & Sounds In The 21st Century". GameAxis Unwired (40). Singapore Press Holdings: 39. ISSN 0219-872X. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
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