Some of these were also obtained from Japanese web pages, of which I cannot ascertain their validity. Therefore, there has been a bit of guesswork, and these occasions are noted. Unfortunately, there may be some errors here - many older games lacked credits, or had lots of weird pseudonyms (the end credits for the Japanese Castlevania 2 are so completely cryptic it boggles the mind.)
While in no way complete, it's interesting to see what games have what staff in common.
The following are a list of people that have worked on multiple Castlevania games, or simply other games of interest. Odin Sphere (2007) – Composer (feat.Castlevania Dungeon: Who's Who in Castlevania Basiscape)ĭeltora Quest Seven Jewels (2007) – Composerįinal Fantasy Tactics A2 (2007) – Composer Tactics Ogre: Unmei no Wa (2010) – Composer (feat. Grand Knights History (2011) – Composer (feat. (2012) – ArrangerĬrimsonshroud (2012) – Composer (feat. (2012) – ArrangerĢ5th Anniversary Rockman Rock Arrange Ver. Basiscape)Ģ5th Anniversary Rockman Techno Arrange Ver. ODIN SPHERE LEIFTHRASIR (2016) – Composer (feat. Basiscape)įINAL FANTASY XII: THE ZODIAC AGE (2017) – Composer, ArrangerĬhaos Dragon (2016 – Composer (feat. SUPERBEAT XONiC (2018) – Additional Music (feat. Basiscape)įINAL FANTASY XIV: STORMBLOOD (2018) – Guest ComposerĬARAVAN STORIES (2018) – Composer (feat. Basiscape)ĮarthNight (2019) – Guest Composer (feat. His work in Japanese animation includes ROMEO x JULIET, TOWER OF DRUAGA, and the VALKYRIA CHRONICLES animated series.īasiscape features the talents of Miki Ito, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Masaaki Kaneko, Yoshimi Kudo, and RICHTER.ġ3 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (2020) – Composer (feat. Sakimoto has also continued to score several games independently as well, including FINAL FANTASY XII, GRADIUS V, DRAGON’S CROWN, and many more. They’ve also contributed to arrangement albums for the MEGA MAN and ETRIAN ODYSSEY series. As a studio, Basiscape has worked on numerous titles including ODIN SPHERE, TACTICS OGRE, MURAMASA, TEKKEN 6, and CARAVAN STORIES. Throughout the 1990s, Sakimoto worked with and briefly was a member of the sound team at Squaresoft where he worked on VAGRANT STORY.ĭue to the demand for Sakimoto’s signature sound, in 2002, Sakimoto struck out on his own and formed his music studio, Basiscape, which has quickly become one of the largest independent videogame music production companies in Japan. He also scored FINAL FANTASY TACTICS, with long-time collaborator Masaharu Iwata during this time. He scored many games as a freelance artist, including OGRE BATTLE, LEGAIA 2: DUEL SAGA, TEKKEN ADVANCE, and RADIANT SILVERGUN. Starting his videogame career at age 16, Sakimoto got his first break with the soundtrack to REVOLTER and for his custom-developed sound driver, TERPSIPHOREAN, which was implemented into many Japanese games in the early 1990s. Best known for his work on FINAL FANTASY XII, FINAL FANTASY TACTICS, and the VALKYRIA CHRONICLES series, Sakimoto has worked on over 180 projects ranging from videogames, animated series, and independent album releases. Whether it's the early sounds of gaming from the 1980s or the live orchestral scores for some of today’s biggest gaming franchises, Hitoshi Sakimoto is recognized as an industry pioneer who’s helped shape the face of videogame music.
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