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'''Naoshi Mizuta''' (<span lang="ja">水田 直志</span> ''Mizuta Naoshi'', born ], ], in ], ]) is a ] ] ]. He is a casual ]. He is most notably known for his work on '']'' (with ] and ]), but has also composed music for '']'', '']'', and '']''. He attended ], majoring in Law & Economics. His interest in music began to grow when he was in either second or third grade. His musical influence was Ryuichi Sakamoto. He was formerly a composer for ], but is currently a composer for ]. He began his career scoring the ] series. He was involved in scoring ''Street Fighter Alpha'' in 1996 with Isao Abe, Syun Nishigaki, Setsuo Yamamoto, and Yuko Kadota. When he was composing music for Capcom, he answered a Squaresoft recruitment advertisement in 1998, and he subsequently signed on. His first assignment for Squaresoft was to score ''Parasite Eve 2''. The original ''Parasite Eve'' game was scored by ], and Mizuta incorporated some of the original game's tracks into ''Parasite Eve 2''. He scored most of the ''Final Fantasy XI'' soundtrack. For the MMORPG's expansion pack soundtracks, Square Enix decided to license Mizuta to go solo, thus deciding not to enlist the services of Uematsu and Tanioka to assist him in scoring the expansion packs. Tanioka left to pursue other musical projects, while Uematsu left Square Enix to freelance. Mizuta is also a member of the band ], which also includes Tanioka, ], and ]. As a member of The Star Onions, he plays the bass, or lower-pitched notes. Mizuta is now the sole composer for the extensions of ''Final Fantasy XI''.
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{{Nihongo|'''Naoshi Mizuta'''|水田 直志|Mizuta Naoshi| born January 24, 1972}} is a Japanese ] and musician. He is best known for his work on the '']'' franchise, most notably '']'', but has also composed music for games such as '']'', '']'', and '']''. He started his career at ] before moving to ] (now ]) in 1998.

==Biography==
Born in ], Japan in 1972, Mizuta's interest in music began to grow when he "was in the second or third grade".<ref name="rocketbaby">{{cite web | year=2000 | title=RocketBaby's interview w/Naoshi Mizuta | url=http://www.rocketbaby.net/interviews_mizuta_1.html | work=RocketBaby | accessdate=2009-04-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010830195032/http://www.rocketbaby.net/interviews_mizuta_1.html | archive-date=2001-08-30 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Although still interested in music, Mizuta studied law and economics at ]. He composed his first song while in his last year there, and after graduating went to work for ] in 1995 as a composer. He began his career scoring the '']'' series where he was part of the sound team for ''Street Fighter Alpha'' in 1995.<ref name="rocketbaby"/>

In 1998, while still working for Capcom, Mizuta applied to ] as a composer in response to an advertisement and was hired. His first assignment for Square was to score '']'', for which he was the sole composer and spent a year and a half working on.<ref name="rocketbaby"/> The original '']'' game was scored by ], and Mizuta incorporated some of the original game's musical themes into the sequel. Mizuta's next role was as the main composer for '']'', with assistance from ] and ]. Mizuta remained with the ''Final Fantasy XI'' project for over ten years, serving as the sole composer for the game's ], and considers it his life's work.<ref name="OSV">{{cite web |url=http://www.originalsoundversion.com/square-enix-composer-series-naoshi-mizuta-talks-final-fantasy-and-parasite-eve/ |title=Square Enix Composer Series: Naoshi Mizuta Talks FFXI and Parasite Eve |author=Napolitano, Jayson |date=2011-04-12 |publisher=Original Sound Version |accessdate=2016-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206211520/http://www.originalsoundversion.com/square-enix-composer-series-naoshi-mizuta-talks-final-fantasy-and-parasite-eve/ |archive-date=2016-02-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During this period, Mizuta became involved in The Star Onions, a band composed of Square Enix composers for which he plays bass guitar.<ref name="GSW">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2011/03/sound_current_final_fantasy_legends.php|title=GameSetWatch Sound Current: 'Serializing RPG Storylines on Final Fantasy Legends' |author=Jeriaska |publisher=Game Set Watch |date=2011-03-29 |accessdate=2016-01-29}}</ref><ref name="RPGFTSO">{{cite web |author1=Mattich, Ryan |author2=Wilson, Mike | title=The Star Onions ~ Final Fantasy XI - Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel | publisher=RPGFan | url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff11-star/index.html | accessdate=2008-03-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116213720/http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff11-star/index.html |archivedate=2013-01-16 |url-status=live}}</ref> Other members of the band, which plays arrangements of songs from ''Final Fantasy XI'', include Tanioka, ], and ]. The band has since released two albums, ''Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel'' and ''Sanctuary''.<ref name="RPGFTSO"/><ref name="RPGFSANC">{{cite web | author=Gann, Patrick | title=Sanctuary ~ Final Fantasy XI Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel - The Star Onions | publisher=RPGFan | url=http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff11-sanctuary/index.html | date=2009-06-18 | accessdate=2009-07-15 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116214911/http://rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff11-sanctuary/index.html |archivedate=2013-01-16 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Mizuta has also worked on several other projects for Square Enix, including '']'' and '']''. He has also worked on many other games in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.

==Musical style and influences==
For games, Mizuta is primarily focused on creating music that fits the title and the scene at hand, without consideration for how it might sound in isolation.<ref name="OSV"/><ref name="GSW"/> On older consoles, the hardware restricted composers to working with a limited number of channels, which challenged composers to create strong, memorable melodies without the aid of atmospheric and accompanying lines.<ref name="GSW"/> Even without such constraints in modern titles, Mizuta feels that this style has its merits and is worth preserving in modern games. On the other hand, for alternative presentations of his music such as live performances or piano arrangements, Mizuta feels more free to have fun and play it however he likes.<ref name="GSW"/> Mizuta is heavily influenced by the work of ], as well as ], his superior at Square.<ref name="rocketbaby"/> He also draws inspiration from a variety of film scores as well as fan remixes of his work on ].<ref name="rocketbaby"/><ref name="GSW"/>


==Works== ==Works==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* '''Street Fighter Zero''' (]): composer
! scope="col" | Year
* '''Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha''' (]): composer
! scope="col" | Title
* '''Rockman & Forte''' (]): composer
! scope="col" | Notes
* '''Parasite Eve 2''' (]): composer
|-
* '''Final Fantasy XI''' (]): composer
!rowspan="2" |1995
* '''Tetra Master''' (]): composer
|rowspan="2" |'']''
* '''Final Fantasy XI Rise of the Zilart''' (]): composer
| Arcade version; music with several others
* '''Final Fantasy XI Chains of Promathia''' (]): composer
|-
* '''Hanjuku Hero 4 ~The 7 Heroes~''' (]): composer, arranger
| PlayStation version; arrangements with ] and Naoaki Iwami
* '''Final Fantasy XI Treasures of Aht Urhgan''' (]): composer
|-
* '''Final Fantasy XI Wings of the Goddess''' (]): composer
!rowspan="1" |1996
| ''Ide Yousuke Meijin no Shin Jissen Mahjong''
| Music with Naoaki Iwami, Makoto Tomozawa and Shusaku Uchiyama
|-
!rowspan="2" |1998
| '']''
| Music ("The Underground Laboratory")
|-
| '']''
| Music with Toshihiko Horiyama and Akari Kaida
|-
!1999
| '']''
| Music
|-
!rowspan="2" |2002
| '']''
| Music with ] and ]
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
!2003
| '']''
| Music
|-
!2004
| '']''
| Music
|-
!2005
| '']''
| Music ("Reckless Blood Manipulations" and "Hidden Research")
|-
!2006
| '']''
| Music
|-
!rowspan="2" |2007
| '']''
| Music
|-
| ''The Shochu Bar''
| Music
|-
!rowspan="3" |2009
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| ''Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders''
| Music
|-
!2010
| '']''
| Music
|-
!rowspan="2" |2011
| '']''
| Music with ] and Mitsuto Suzuki
|-
| '']''
| Music with Ryo Yamazaki and ]
|-
!rowspan="2" |2012
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music (main theme)
|-
!rowspan="3" |2013
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with ], Tsuyoshi Sekito, and Ryo Yamazaki
|-
| '']''
| Music with Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki
|-
!rowspan="3" |2014
| ''Deadman's Cross''
| Music
|-
| ''Glorious Blades''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music ("OWARANAI Groove")
|-
!rowspan="2" |2015
| ''Arcadia no Aoki Miko''
| Music with YOHKA
|-
|'']''
| Music
|-
!2017
| '']''
| Music
|-
!2022
| '']''
| Music with Hidenori Iwasaki and Ryo Yamazaki
|}


==Discography== ==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Street Fighter Zero2 Underground Mixxes "Da Soundz of Spasm" (])
* Parasite Eve II Original Soundtrack (])
* Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack (])
* Final Fantasy XI Rise of the Zilart Original Soundtrack (])
* Final Fantasy XI Chains of Promathia Original Soundtrack (])
* Final Fantasy XI - Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel (])
* Final Fantasy XI Treasures of Aht Urhgan Original Soundtrack (])


==External links== ==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/cm/profile/mizuta/index.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Japanese composer (born 1972)
Naoshi Mizuta
Born (1972-01-24) January 24, 1972 (age 52)
Kochi, Japan
Alma materChiba University
Occupation(s)Composer, musician
Years active1995–present
Employers
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentBass guitar
Musical artist

Naoshi Mizuta (水田 直志, Mizuta Naoshi, born January 24, 1972) is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Final Fantasy franchise, most notably Final Fantasy XI, but has also composed music for games such as Street Fighter Alpha, Mega Man & Bass, and Parasite Eve II. He started his career at Capcom before moving to Square (now Square Enix) in 1998.

Biography

Born in Kōchi, Japan in 1972, Mizuta's interest in music began to grow when he "was in the second or third grade". Although still interested in music, Mizuta studied law and economics at Chiba University. He composed his first song while in his last year there, and after graduating went to work for Capcom in 1995 as a composer. He began his career scoring the Street Fighter series where he was part of the sound team for Street Fighter Alpha in 1995.

In 1998, while still working for Capcom, Mizuta applied to Square as a composer in response to an advertisement and was hired. His first assignment for Square was to score Parasite Eve II, for which he was the sole composer and spent a year and a half working on. The original Parasite Eve game was scored by Yoko Shimomura, and Mizuta incorporated some of the original game's musical themes into the sequel. Mizuta's next role was as the main composer for Final Fantasy XI, with assistance from Nobuo Uematsu and Kumi Tanioka. Mizuta remained with the Final Fantasy XI project for over ten years, serving as the sole composer for the game's five expansions, and considers it his life's work. During this period, Mizuta became involved in The Star Onions, a band composed of Square Enix composers for which he plays bass guitar. Other members of the band, which plays arrangements of songs from Final Fantasy XI, include Tanioka, Hidenori Iwasaki, and Tsuyoshi Sekito. The band has since released two albums, Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel and Sanctuary.

Mizuta has also worked on several other projects for Square Enix, including Blood of Bahamut and Guardian Cross. He has also worked on many other games in the Final Fantasy series, including Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

Musical style and influences

For games, Mizuta is primarily focused on creating music that fits the title and the scene at hand, without consideration for how it might sound in isolation. On older consoles, the hardware restricted composers to working with a limited number of channels, which challenged composers to create strong, memorable melodies without the aid of atmospheric and accompanying lines. Even without such constraints in modern titles, Mizuta feels that this style has its merits and is worth preserving in modern games. On the other hand, for alternative presentations of his music such as live performances or piano arrangements, Mizuta feels more free to have fun and play it however he likes. Mizuta is heavily influenced by the work of Ryuichi Sakamoto, as well as Nobuo Uematsu, his superior at Square. He also draws inspiration from a variety of film scores as well as fan remixes of his work on YouTube.

Works

Year Title Notes
1995 Street Fighter Alpha Arcade version; music with several others
PlayStation version; arrangements with Akari Kaida and Naoaki Iwami
1996 Ide Yousuke Meijin no Shin Jissen Mahjong Music with Naoaki Iwami, Makoto Tomozawa and Shusaku Uchiyama
1998 Resident Evil 2 Music ("The Underground Laboratory")
Mega Man & Bass Music with Toshihiko Horiyama and Akari Kaida
1999 Parasite Eve II Music
2002 Final Fantasy XI Music with Nobuo Uematsu and Kumi Tanioka
Tetra Master Music
2003 Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart Music
2004 Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia Music
2005 Hanjuku Hero 4 ~The 7 Heroes~ Music ("Reckless Blood Manipulations" and "Hidden Research")
2006 Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan Music
2007 Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess Music
The Shochu Bar Music
2009 Blood of Bahamut Music
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light Music
Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders Music
2010 Final Fantasy Dimensions Music
2011 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Music with Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki
Final Fantasy XIV Music with Ryo Yamazaki and Tsuyoshi Sekito
2012 Guardian Cross Music
Demons' Score Music (main theme)
2013 Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin Music
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Music with Masayoshi Soken, Tsuyoshi Sekito, and Ryo Yamazaki
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Music with Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki
2014 Deadman's Cross Music
Glorious Blades Music
Groove Coaster Music ("OWARANAI Groove")
2015 Arcadia no Aoki Miko Music with YOHKA
Final Fantasy Dimensions II Music
2017 Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto Music
2022 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Music with Hidenori Iwasaki and Ryo Yamazaki

References

  1. ^ "RocketBaby's interview w/Naoshi Mizuta". RocketBaby. 2000. Archived from the original on 2001-08-30. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  2. ^ Napolitano, Jayson (2011-04-12). "Square Enix Composer Series: Naoshi Mizuta Talks FFXI and Parasite Eve". Original Sound Version. Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ^ Jeriaska (2011-03-29). "GameSetWatch Sound Current: 'Serializing RPG Storylines on Final Fantasy Legends'". Game Set Watch. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. ^ Mattich, Ryan; Wilson, Mike. "The Star Onions ~ Final Fantasy XI - Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  5. Gann, Patrick (2009-06-18). "Sanctuary ~ Final Fantasy XI Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel - The Star Onions". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2009-07-15.

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