Hideki Sakamoto
Japanese composer
Hideki Sakamoto 坂本 英城 | |
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Born | (1972-11-14) November 14, 1972 (age 51) Japan |
Genres | Video game music |
Years active | 1998–present |
Website | hideki-sakamoto |
Musical artist
Hideki Sakamoto (坂本 英城, Sakamoto Hideki, born November 14, 1972) is a Japanese music composer, best known for his contributions in video games. He serves as the representative director of Noisycroak, a Tokyo-based sound design company focused on game soundtracks. Echochrome II holds the Guinness World Record for the longest single musical track in a video game, lasting 75 minutes and 7 seconds.[1]
Early life and education
Sakamoto started playing classical piano at the age of 4. He graduated from WASEDA University in 2004.[2]
Works
Year | Game | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Shinobido: Way of the Ninja | with Keisuke Ito | [3] |
2006 | Bomberman | [3] | |
Yakuza 2 | with several others | [3] | |
2007 | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | [3] | |
2008 | Yakuza Kenzan | [3] | |
Echochrome | [3] | ||
Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories | [3] | ||
Castlevania Judgment | music director | [3] | |
2009 | 428: Shibuya Scramble | with Naoki Sato and Shingo Yasumoto | [4] |
Yakuza 3 | with several others | [3] | |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky | [3] | ||
2010 | Echochrome II | [3] | |
Patchwork Heroes | [5] | ||
2012 | Time Travelers | [3] | |
2013 | Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale | [3] | |
Toukiden | [3] | ||
2014 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | arrangements | [6] |
2015 | Kakuriyo no Mon | with several others | [3] |
Hakuōki: Shinkai - Furi no Shou | [3] | ||
Monster Strike | [3] | ||
2016 | Fortune Tellers Academy | [3] | |
TumeTume Lord | [3] | ||
Kumapara | [3] | ||
2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | main theme "Lifelight" | [7][8] |
2020 | Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar | [9] | |
2021 | Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars | [9] |
References
- ^ "echochrome ii Music Sets Guinness World Record, Special Soundtrack Offer on PSN". PlayStation.Blog. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "HIDEKI SAKAMOTO | Official Site". HIDEKI SAKAMOTO Official Site. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "坂本 英城". noisycroak (in Japanese). Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Noisycroak Staff Page (Japanese language)". Noisycroak. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "アニプレックス、PSP「100万トンのバラバラ」と「勇者のくせになまいきだ:3D」のサントラを発売" (in Japanese). Game Watch. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: Music". smashbros.com. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ "Noisycroak Twitter Status". Noisycroak. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ Sounders, Mike (2 November 2018). "Check out all the new music from yesterday's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Hideki Sakamoto". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
External links
- Noisycroak (Japanese)
- Siliconera Interview with Hideki Sakamoto
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