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{{short description|Japanese composer and keyboardist (born 1965)}}
'''Motoi Sakuraba''' (桜庭 統 ''Sakuraba Motoi'', born ], ]) has composed music for various ]ese ]s, ] series, and ] dramas as well as independent ] albums.
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| name = Motoi Sakuraba
| native_name = 桜庭 統
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|8|5}}
| birth_place = ], Japan
| alma_mater = ]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Composer
* keyboardist
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| years_active = 1984–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| label = TEAM Entertainment
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{{nihongo|'''Motoi Sakuraba'''|桜庭 統|Sakuraba Motoi|born August 5, 1965}} is a Japanese composer and keyboardist. He is known for his numerous contributions in ]s, including the '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'' series, as well as several other anime series, television dramas, and ] albums.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Person|first1=Chris|title=From Dark Souls to Valkyrie Profile: The Motoi Sakuraba Mixtape|url=https://kotaku.com/5920067/from-dark-souls-to-valkyrie-profile-the-motoi-sakuraba-mixtape|website=Kotaku|date=June 22, 2012 |access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Urrea|first1=Sebastian|title=Composer Analysis: Motoi Sakuraba Composer Analysis: Motoi Sakuraba|url=http://www.originalsoundversion.com/composer-analysis-motoi-sakuraba/|website=Original Sound Version|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref>


== Biography and Career == ==Career==
Sakuraba was born on August 5, 1965, in ], Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sakuraba-motion.com|title=Motoi Sakuraba Web Site 〜motion〜|access-date=2021-11-19}}</ref> While attending ], Sakuraba began to take music composition seriously and formed the progressive rock band "Clashed Ice" in 1984, consisting of him on keyboards and Genta Kudo on drums and vocals.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|last1=Chris|first1=Greening|title=Motoi Sakuraba Profile|date=January 20, 2013|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/motoisakuraba/|publisher=Video Game Music Online|access-date=25 August 2014}}</ref> After the duo had graduated the following year, they were noticed by music producer Shingo Ueno, and ending up signing with Made in Japan Records. The band had then added bassist Tetsuya Nagatsuma, and was renamed as "Deja Vu".<ref name="Bio"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.team-e.co.jp/sakuraba/sakura_pro.html |title=Motoi sakuraba Web Site |access-date=February 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125040032/http://www.team-e.co.jp/sakuraba/sakura_pro.html |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1988, the band would release their only studio album, ''Baroque in the Future'', composed by Sakuraba.<ref name="Bio"/> Although the band disbanded in 1989, Sakuraba would later go on to release another solo album, '']'', in 1991.
Motoi Sakuraba was born in ], Japan. He is married to ] and has a daughter, ].


In late 1989, Sakuraba began working as a composer for ], joining Masaaki Uno and Yasunori Shiono. The professional friendships formed here in Sakuraba's early years have resulted in a great demand for his composing and arranging abilities. In 1994, former Wolf Team director and composer Masaaki Uno started working at ] as a coordinator and sound director, developing games for ], ] and ]. Sakuraba has been called upon as a composer for many Camelot games, including all of the games in the '']'', '']'', and '']'' series.
Sakuraba broke into the music scene as composer and keyboard player of the progressive rock band ], which released an album, "]", in ]. The band later disbanded, and Sakuraba went on to release a solo progressive rock album, "]", in ]. During his work as video game composer he continued to produce heavily extended arrangements of his compositions.


In 1995, Wolf Team developed the breakthrough game '']'' for ]. This and other early games in the ] primarily featured Sakuraba and fellow Wolf Team co-worker Shinji Tamura as composers. Also in 1995, former Wolf Team director and producer Jun Asanuma, as well as ''Tales of Phantasia'' writer and programmer ], founded ] with financial backing from ]. The '']'' and '']'' games have been their main franchises. Sakuraba has been the composer for nearly all of their games.
In late ], Sakuraba began work as main ] for ], a subsidiary of ]. While this team eventually splintered into several others, the professional friendships formed here have resulted in a great demand for Sakuraba's composing abilities, as seen in the following:
* In ], former Wolf Team director and composer ] started working at ] as coordinator and sound director, developing games for ], ] and ]. Sakuraba was called upon as a composer for various Camelot games, including the ], ], and ] series.
* In ], Wolf Team developed the breakthrough game ] for ]. This and other games in the Tales series primarily feature Sakuraba and fellow Wolf Team composer ] as composers. (The exception so far has been ], composed by ].) Eventually the remnants of Wolfteam morphed into the Namco Telenet joint subsidiary ] in ].
* Also in 1995, former Wolf Team director and producer ], as well as Tales of Phantasia writer and programmer ], founded ] with financial backing from ]. The ] and ] games have been their keystone productions. Again, Sakuraba has been the composer for all their games, with the exception of the ]-scored ] (which included arrangements of a few choice Sakuraba tracks).
* In ], long-time Sakuraba sound designer and programmer ], a former member of Wolf Team and tri-Ace, founded ]. While initially continuing to contribute sound work to tri-Ace games, tri-Crescendo began game development in 2001. Together with ], tri-Crescendo started working on ]; Namco provided the financial backing. Hatsushiba, as director and main programmer of the project, again called upon Sakuraba's composing services. This has extended to the sequel (]) and ].
*In 2007, Sakuraba was selected to join a long list of video-game composers to contribute music to '']''. He was selected to arrange the famous Menu theme from the game's predecessor, '']''. He also arranged the Battlefield theme and Final Destination's.


In 1999, long time Sakuraba sound designer and programmer ], a former member of Wolf Team and tri-Ace, founded ]. While initially continuing to contribute sound work to tri-Ace games, tri-Crescendo began game development in 2001. Together with ], tri-Crescendo started working on '']''; Namco provided the financial backing. Hatsushiba, as director and main programmer of the project, again called upon Sakuraba's composing services. This has extended to the sequel, '']'', and '']''. The remnants of Wolf Team later morphed into the Namco Telenet joint subsidiary ] in 2003.
In addition to all this, Sakuraba is regularly contracted for composing work in other media through his own ], a company founded in 1999 to promote and license the work of artists.


In 2007, Sakuraba was selected to join a long list of video game composers to arrange music for '']''. He chose to arrange the famous "Menu Theme" from the game's predecessor, '']''. He also arranged "Gourmet Race" from '']'', "Jungle Level Ver.2" from '']'', "Mario Tennis / Mario Golf" from '']'' and ''], "Victory Road" from '']'', the "Airship Theme" from '']'', the "Battlefield Theme", "Final Destination", and "Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun)" from '']''.
== Live Performances ==


Sakuraba then continued to write music for games in franchises he has worked with before, including '']'',<ref name="VGMO Interview">{{cite web|last1=Kotowski|first1=Don|title=Motoi Sakuraba Interview: Diverse New Projects|date=December 15, 2011|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/motoisakurabainterview/|publisher=Video Game Music Online|access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> '']'', '']'', '']'', and many ] games, including '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name="VGMO Interview"/> He has also contributed to other well known games such as the '']'' series, '']'', and '']''.<ref name="VGMO Interview"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Tong|first1=Sophia|title=Sound Byte: Meet the Composer of Dark Souls|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sound-byte-meet-the-composer-of-dark-souls/1100-6337813/|website=GameSpot|access-date=18 March 2016}}</ref> In 2014, he was selected to provide musical arrangements for Brawl's successor, '']''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Musicians who worked on new arrangements for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U versions|url=http://www.smashbros.com/us/music/|website=SmashBros.com|access-date=25 August 2014}}</ref> For this title, Sakuraba arranged "Theme from Area 6 / Missile Slipstream" from '']'' and '']'', "Battle! (Team Flare)" from '']'', and "The valedictory elegy" from ''Baten Kaitos Origins''.
During July ], Sakuraba held a live concert in ], ]. He performed progressive rock interpretations of music from the ] games ]: The Second Story and ]. His bandmates for this concert were bassist Atsushi Hasegawa (a member of the band ]) and drummer Toshihiko Nakamura. As noted, this concert was released on DVD and CD; many Sakuraba fans worldwide were delighted by the news that the DVD was ].


In addition, Sakuraba has continued to write for non-gaming and anime projects, including solo albums such as "Forest of Glass", "What's Up?", and "Passage", as well as performing on several arrange albums.<ref name="VGMO Interview"/> In the 2020s, he composed for games such as '']'' and '']''.
At the same time as they were rehearsing for the concert, Hasegawa and Nakamura assisted in recording new material for the Director's Cut of Star Ocean: Till the End of Time.


===Live performances===
The following year, the trio performed another concert. The venue was smaller, but included music from ] and a couple of new, non-game-related pieces. Unfortunately, this concert was not officially recorded.
During July 2003, Sakuraba held a live concert in Tokyo, Japan. He performed progressive rock interpretations of his music from games '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. His bandmates for this concert were bassist Atsushi Hasegawa (a member of the band ]) and drummer Toshihiko Nakamura.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9493912/|title = Motoi Sakuraba Live Concert Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile (Video 2003) - IMDb| website=] }}</ref> As noted, this concert was released on DVD and CD. At the same time as they were rehearsing for the concert, Hasegawa and Nakamura assisted in recording new material for the Director's Cut of '']''.


However, in ], a new concert was given in celebration of tri-Ace's new ] title. This concert has been released on CD. The following year, the trio performed another concert. The venue was smaller, but included music from ''Baten Kaitos'' and a couple of new, non-game-related pieces. This concert was not officially recorded and released, however. However, in 2006, a new concert was given in celebration of tri-Ace's '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/motoisakuraba2006/|title = Motoi Sakuraba Live 2006 -Valkyrie Profile-|date = August 2012}}</ref>


In September 2011, Sakuraba and his band joined up with the ] in ], led by former '']'' series composer ], to perform at Fantasy Rock Fest 2011. The event featured game music performances, along with new ] pieces from both bands. The first six tracks that Sakuraba and his band played were sold at the event as a preview CD for his then-upcoming solo album ''After all...'', which was released by Strange Days Records on October 19, 2011.
== Musical Style ==


In June 2015, Sakuraba performed at the ''Tales of'' Festival at the ], being the first time he performed tracks from the '']'' series at a live event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tales of Festivle 2015 Cast|url=http://tof.tales-ch.jp/cast/|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> A selection of Sakuraba's music from the '']'' and ''Tales'' series was performed live at the ] concert hall in Paris in February 2017.<ref name="Orchestral Memories">{{cite web|last1=Osborn|first1=Alex|title=Dark Souls to Be Featured in Bandai Namco's Orchestral Concert in Europe|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/12/20/dark-souls-to-be-featured-in-bandai-namcos-orchestral-concert-in-europe|website=IGN|date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=17 January 2017}}</ref> The event, known as "Orchestral Memories", featured a guest appearance by Sakuraba.<ref name="Orchestral Memories"/> The 2020 ''Tales of'' Festival featured an original song by him called "Endless Journey", dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the series.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jenni|last=Lada|date=June 15, 2020|url=https://www.siliconera.com/tales-of-dream-project-the-tales-25th-anniversary-song/|title=Hear Leon, Lloyd, Zelos, Luke, Yuri, Sorey, and Mikleo Sing the New Tales of Festival Song|website=Siliconera|access-date=July 16, 2020}}</ref>
Motoi Sakuraba takes the ] and melodic Japanese ] of the ] and expands it with his own trademark complex rhythms, emotional flutes, use of male choir and heavy reverb. The lighter side of his style is a crossover between symphonic progressive rock, cinematic orchestra and new age. Sakuraba is also known for introducing many jazz-like improvisations to his music style. In recent years he has made a serious effort toward expanding his style even further.


== Works == ==Notable works==
===Albums=== ===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="auto"
|-
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Title
! scope="col"|Role(s)
|-
! 1989
| '']''
| Music with Masaaki Uno and Yasunori Shiono
|-
! rowspan="4" | 1990
| '']''
| Music with Masaaki Uno
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Masaaki Uno
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="3" |1991
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="2" | 1992
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music; Sega Genesis version
|-
!1993
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="2" | 1994
| '']''
| Music with Hiroya Hatsushiba and Shinji Tamura
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
! rowspan="2" |1995
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya
|-
! rowspan="2" |1996
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="3" |1997
|'']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
! 1998
|'']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="3" | 1999
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2000
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2001
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="2" |2002
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2003
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura and Takeshi Arai
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="3" | 2004
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
! rowspan="2" |2005
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2006
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Takuya Yasuda and ]
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2007
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="9" | 2008
| '']''
| Arrangements{{efn|"Menu (Super Smash Bros. Melee)", "Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)", "Mario Tennis / Mario Golf", "Jungle Level Ver.2", "Gourmet Race", "Victory Road" and "Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun)"}}
|-
| '']''
|"Contradiction"
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
| '']''
|Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
|Arranged two tracks
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura and Hiroshi Tamura
|-
! rowspan="6" | 2009
| '']''
| Music with several others
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with several others
|-
| '']''
|Music with several others
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2010
| '']''
| Music with ]
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura
|-
! rowspan="5" | 2011
| '']''
| Music with several others
|-
| '']''
|Music with several others
|-
| '']''
|Music with several others
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="8" | 2012
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Go Shiina
|-
| '']''
| Music with several others{{efn|], ], ], Takahiro Nishi, and ]}}
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Main theme
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Keyboards
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="3" |2013
| '']''
| Music with Kazuhiro Nakamura
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura and Takeshi Arai
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2014
| '']''
| Music with Yuka Kitamura
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Arrangements{{efn|"Theme from Area 6/ Missile Slipstream", "Battle! (Team Flare)" and "The Valedictory Elegy"}}
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2015
| '']''
| Music with Go Shiina
|-
| '']''
| Music with Yuka Kitamura
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="5" | 2016
| '']''
| Music with Yuka Kitamura, Tsukasa Saitoh, and Nobuyoshi Suzuki
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |date=October 18, 2016 |url=http://gematsu.com/2016/10/star-ocean-anamnesis-four-player-multiplayer-battles |title=Star Ocean: Anamnesis has four-player multiplayer battles |access-date=October 23, 2016 |website=Gematsu}}</ref>
| Music
|-
!2017
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="4" |2018
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Main theme and battle music<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Compile Heart announces Varnir of the Dragon Star for PS4 |url=https://gematsu.com/2018/06/compile-heart-announces-valneer-of-the-dragon-star-for-ps4|website=Gematsu |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| '']''
| Music with several others{{efn|Yuzo Koshiro, ], Keiki Kobayashi, and Takeshi Yanagawa}}
|-
| '']''
| Arrangements<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wong|first1=Alistair|title=Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Final Week Covers Yoshi, Bayonetta, And Roy|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2018/12/05/super-smash-bros-ultimates-final-week-covers-yoshi-bayonetta-and-roy/|website=Siliconera |date=December 6, 2018 |access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref>{{efn|"How to Play - Super Smash Bros. Melee", "Vs Parasite Queen", "Magicant", "Fourside", "Wood Man Stage", "The Arch-Illager" and "Main theme of FINAL FANTASY VII"}}
|-
!2019
| '']''
| Eight tracks<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/017/G001785/20190215077/ |script-title=ja:「ファンタジーアース ゼロ」，桜庭 統氏書き下ろしの新BGM（8曲）が2月20日に実装へ。一部の試聴バージョンが本日公開|website=4Gamer.net |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=March 19, 2019 |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2020
| '']''
| Battle music<ref>{{Cite web |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=August 31, 2020 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/08/higurashi-when-they-cry-mei-launches-september-3-in-japan |title=Higurashi When They Cry Mei launches September 3 in Japan |website=Gematsu |access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| '']''
| Music with Shinji Tamura<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2020-12-18/crossover-between-another-eden-the-cat-beyond-time-and-space-and-the-tales-of-series-starts-today/.167577 |title=Crossover Between Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space and the Tales of Series Starts Today |website=] |date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref>{{efn|Composed "Battles in Another World" and Arranged "Take Up the Cross" and "Daring Sword"}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2021
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bailey|first1=Kat|title=How Tales of Arise Reboots the Classic RPG Series|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/how-tales-of-arise-reboots-the-classic-rpg-series |website=IGN|date=April 22, 2021 |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref>
| Music
|-
! rowspan="2" |2022
| '']''<ref>{{Cite web |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=March 9, 2022 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/03/square-enix-announces-action-rpg-valkyrie-elysium-for-ps5-ps4-and-pc |title=Square Enix announces action RPG Valkyrie Elysium for PS5, PS4, and PC |website=Gematsu |access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>
| Music
|-
| '']''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marshall |first1=Cass |title=Star Ocean: The Divine Force is coming in 2022 |url=https://www.polygon.com/22749587/star-ocean-divine-force-playstation-2022-release-announcement-trailer |website=Polygon |date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021}}</ref>
| Music
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2023
| '']''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dinsdale |first1=Ryan |title=One Piece Odyssey JRPG Announced |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/one-piece-odyssey-announced-jrpg |website=IGN |date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref>
| Music
|-
| '']''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lada |first1=Jenni |title=Rearranged Star Ocean The Second Story R Soundtrack Includes New Songs |url=https://www.siliconera.com/rearranged-star-ocean-the-second-story-r-soundtrack-includes-new-songs/ |website=Siliconera |access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref>
| Music
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2024
| '']''
| Music with ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Webster |first1=Andrew |title=Suikoden's creators are crowdfunding a spiritual successor |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/24/21336160/eiyuden-chronicle-suikoden-successor-kickstarter-launch |website=The Verge |date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''SacriFire''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Torres |first1=Josh |title=SacriFire receives a dazzling new Gameplay Trailer along Music with a delay to 2023 |url=https://www.rpgsite.net/news/12892-sacrifire-receives-a-dazzling-new-gameplay-trailer-along-with-a-delay-to-2023 |website=RPG Site |access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref>
| Music with G4F Records
|}


===Anime / television / film===
The following albums feature work by Motoi Sakuraba:
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="auto"
|-
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Title
! scope="col"|Role(s)
|-
! 2000
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2001
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2002
| '']''
| Music
|-
| '']''
| Music
|-
! 2003
| '']''
| Music
|-
! 2008
| '']''
| Music
|-
! 2014
| '']''
| Music with Go Shiina
|-
! 2016
| '']''
|Music with Go Shiina
|}


===Independent albums===
* Progressive Battle 1988 (''Dèja Vu, live compilation'') (1988)
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="auto"
* Baroque in the Future (''Dèja Vu'') (1988)
|-
* Pazzo Fanfano di Musica (''progressive rock compilation; various artists'') (1988)
! scope="col"|Year
* ] (1989)
! scope="col"|Album
* King's Boards (''progressive rock compilation; various artists'') (1990)
|-
* FZ Series "AXIS" (1990)
! 1991
* Maneuver Cepter Granada (1990)
| '']''
* Zan Kagerou no Toki (1990)
|-
* Gikyokuonsou (''solo work'') (1991)
! 2008
* ] Original Game Soundtrack (1996)
| ''Forest of Glass''
* @Midi's Summer (''as a guest'') (1996)
|-
* ] Perfect Sound Collection (1996)
!2011
* ] Original Soundtrack (1996)
| ''After All...''
* Cyber Bi-Shoujo Telomere Original Soundtrack (1998)
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* @Midi's Dance (''as a guest'') (1998)
! rowspan="2" | 2013
* ] Original Soundtrack (1998)
| ''What's Up?''
* Star Ocean The Second Story Arrange Album (1998)
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* Force of Light (1998)
| ''Passage''
* ] Original Soundtrack (1998)
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* ] Original Soundtrack Complete Version (1999)
* @Midi's Battle (''as a guest'') (1999)
* Vanny Knights Original Soundtrack (1999)
* ] Original Soundtrack (2000)
* Valkyrie Profile Arrange Album (2000)
* ] Soundtrack (2000)
* Valkyrie Profile Voice Mix Arrange (2000)
* Star Ocean The Second Story Fantasy Megamix (''arranged by Yoshihiro Ike'') (2000)
* ] Original Soundtrack Volume 1 (2000)
* ] Original Soundtrack (2000)
* @Midi's Freedom (''as a guest'') (2000)
* Melody of Legend: Chapter of Dream (''arrange compilation; one track featured'') (2001)
* Melody of Legend: Chapter of Love (''arrange compilation; one track featured'') (2001)
* Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Game Music Arrange Tracks (2001)
* Genso-maden Saiyuki Original Soundtrack Volume 2 (2001)
* ] Original Soundtrack (2001)
* Tales of Eternia "The Animation" Original Soundtrack (2001)
* Tales of Eternia Remaster Audio (2001)
* ] Original Soundtrack Volume 1 (2001)
* ] Arrange & Sound Trax (2001)
* Star Ocean EX Original Soundtrack Volume 2 (2001)
* ] Original Soundtrack (2002)
* ] Dramatic Soundtrack 1 (2003)
* ] Original Soundtrack Vol.1 (2003)
* Weiß Kreuz Glühen Dramatic Soundtrack 2 (2003)
* Star Ocean Till the End of Time Original Soundtrack Vol.2 (2003)
* Star Ocean Till the End of Time Arrange Album (2003)
* Star Ocean Till the End of Time Voice Mix Arrange (2003)
* Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile Soundtrack the Best (2003)
* ] Original Soundtrack (2003)
* ] Original Soundtrack (2003)
* Motoi Sakuraba Live Concert "Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile" (CD & DVD) (2003)
* ] ~Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean~ Original Soundtrack (2003)
* Star Ocean Till the End of Time Director's Cut Original Soundtrack (2004)
* Famicom 20th Anniversary Arrange Sound Tracks (''arranged one track'') (2004)
* Star Ocean Soundtrack (2004)
* ] EPISODE I & II Premium Arrange (''arranged one track'') (2004)
* ] Premium Arrange (''arranged one track'') (2004)
* Pluster World Original Soundtrack 2 (2004)
* Pluster World Original Soundtrack 3 (2004)
* Mario Sports CD ~ Mario Tennis GC & Mario Golf Family Tour The Best (2004)
* Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile Arrange The Best Plus (2004)
* ] Original Soundtrack (2005)
* ] Original Soundtrack (''features three arrangements of Star Ocean pieces'') (2005)
* Duel Masters ~Birth of Super Dragon~ Original Soundtrack (2005)
* ] Premium Arrange (''arranged one track'') (2006)
* ] Original Soundtrack (''reprint of 2000 release'') (2006)
* ] Original Soundtrack (2006)
* Valkyrie Profile -Lenneth- Arrange Album (''reprint of 2000 release'') (2006)
* ] Original Soundtrack (2006)
* FM Sound Module Maniax (''composed one track'') (2006)
* ] Original Soundtrack Vol.1 (2006)
* Valkyrie Profile 2 -Silmeria- Original Soundtrack Vol.2 (2006)
* Valkyrie Profile 2 -Silmeria- Voice Mix Album (2006)
* Valkyrie Profile 2 -Silmeria- Arrange Album (2006)
* Motoi Sakuraba Live 2006: Valkyrie Profile 2 (2006)
* Trusty Bell ~Chopin's Dream~ Original Score (2007)


===Games=== ==References==
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* Arcus Spirits (published by Sammy)
* Arcus I-II-III
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* Arcus 3
* Earnest Evans
* Anet Futatabi
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* Maneuver Cepter Granada
* Goh
* Goh 2
* Zan II Spirits
* Zan III Spirits
* Zan: Yaksa Enbukyoku
* Zan: Kagerou no Toki
* Zan: Youen no Jidai (published by Taito)
* Zan Gear
* Fhey Area: Century of the Gods
* ] (Sol Deace in America)
* Devastator
* Final Zone Senki: AXIS
* Hiouden
* Hiouden 2
* Hiouden: Maou Tachi to no Chikai
* Cybernetic Empire
* D - European Mirage
* Niko²


==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://sakuraba-motion.com}} {{in lang|ja}}
* Ace wo Nerae!
*{{twitter|motoisakurabam}}
* ] (with ], aka "Hassy")
* Parlor Parlor Series


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* Shining Force III: Scenario 2 (published by Sega)
* Shining Force III: Scenario 3 (published by Sega)
* ] (published by Sony)
* ] (aka Hot Shots Golf, Everybody's Golf) (published by Sony)
* ] N64/GBC (published by Nintendo)
* ] N64/GBC (published by Nintendo)
* ] (published by Nintendo)
* ] (published by Nintendo)
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* ] (published by Nintendo)

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* Duel Masters (published by KidsStudio)

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* TV Asahi Weekend Drama Series
* Cyber Bi-Shoujo Telomere
* Vanny Knights

===Movies===

* Blue Remains (CG Movie)
==Trivia==
*His blood type is AB.
*He makes a cameo in Sheeden in ]. He plays some game music and teaches Karyl "Golden Voice."
*A pianist in the town of Alvanista in Tales of Phantasia is named "Sakuraba," and will play music for the player if desired.

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Japanese composer and keyboardist (born 1965)

Motoi Sakuraba
桜庭 統
Born (1965-08-05) August 5, 1965 (age 59)
Akita Prefecture, Japan
Alma materMeiji University
Occupations
  • Composer
  • keyboardist
Years active1984–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
LabelsTEAM Entertainment
Musical artist

Motoi Sakuraba (桜庭 統, Sakuraba Motoi, born August 5, 1965) is a Japanese composer and keyboardist. He is known for his numerous contributions in video games, including the Tales, Star Ocean, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Golden Sun, and Dark Souls series, as well as several other anime series, television dramas, and progressive rock albums.

Career

Sakuraba was born on August 5, 1965, in Akita Prefecture, Japan. While attending Meiji University, Sakuraba began to take music composition seriously and formed the progressive rock band "Clashed Ice" in 1984, consisting of him on keyboards and Genta Kudo on drums and vocals. After the duo had graduated the following year, they were noticed by music producer Shingo Ueno, and ending up signing with Made in Japan Records. The band had then added bassist Tetsuya Nagatsuma, and was renamed as "Deja Vu". In 1988, the band would release their only studio album, Baroque in the Future, composed by Sakuraba. Although the band disbanded in 1989, Sakuraba would later go on to release another solo album, Gikyokuonsou, in 1991.

In late 1989, Sakuraba began working as a composer for Wolf Team, joining Masaaki Uno and Yasunori Shiono. The professional friendships formed here in Sakuraba's early years have resulted in a great demand for his composing and arranging abilities. In 1994, former Wolf Team director and composer Masaaki Uno started working at Camelot Software Planning as a coordinator and sound director, developing games for Sony, Sega and Nintendo. Sakuraba has been called upon as a composer for many Camelot games, including all of the games in the Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, and Golden Sun series.

In 1995, Wolf Team developed the breakthrough game Tales of Phantasia for Namco. This and other early games in the Tales series primarily featured Sakuraba and fellow Wolf Team co-worker Shinji Tamura as composers. Also in 1995, former Wolf Team director and producer Jun Asanuma, as well as Tales of Phantasia writer and programmer Yoshiharu Gotanda, founded tri-Ace with financial backing from Enix. The Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile games have been their main franchises. Sakuraba has been the composer for nearly all of their games.

In 1999, long time Sakuraba sound designer and programmer Hiroya Hatsushiba, a former member of Wolf Team and tri-Ace, founded tri-Crescendo. While initially continuing to contribute sound work to tri-Ace games, tri-Crescendo began game development in 2001. Together with Monolith Soft, tri-Crescendo started working on Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean; Namco provided the financial backing. Hatsushiba, as director and main programmer of the project, again called upon Sakuraba's composing services. This has extended to the sequel, Baten Kaitos Origins, and Eternal Sonata. The remnants of Wolf Team later morphed into the Namco Telenet joint subsidiary Namco Tales Studio in 2003.

In 2007, Sakuraba was selected to join a long list of video game composers to arrange music for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He chose to arrange the famous "Menu Theme" from the game's predecessor, Super Smash Bros. Melee. He also arranged "Gourmet Race" from Kirby Super Star, "Jungle Level Ver.2" from Donkey Kong Country, "Mario Tennis / Mario Golf" from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Power Tennis, "Victory Road" from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the "Airship Theme" from Super Mario Bros. 3, the "Battlefield Theme", "Final Destination", and "Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun)" from Golden Sun: The Lost Age.

Sakuraba then continued to write music for games in franchises he has worked with before, including Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, Mario Tennis Open, Mario Golf: World Tour, and many Tales series games, including Hearts, Graces, Xillia, Xillia 2, Zestiria, and Berseria. He has also contributed to other well known games such as the Dark Souls series, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Phantasy Star Nova. In 2014, he was selected to provide musical arrangements for Brawl's successor, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. For this title, Sakuraba arranged "Theme from Area 6 / Missile Slipstream" from Star Fox 64 and Star Fox Command, "Battle! (Team Flare)" from Pokémon X and Y, and "The valedictory elegy" from Baten Kaitos Origins.

In addition, Sakuraba has continued to write for non-gaming and anime projects, including solo albums such as "Forest of Glass", "What's Up?", and "Passage", as well as performing on several arrange albums. In the 2020s, he composed for games such as One Piece Odyssey and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.

Live performances

During July 2003, Sakuraba held a live concert in Tokyo, Japan. He performed progressive rock interpretations of his music from games Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, Star Ocean: The Second Story, Star Ocean: Blue Sphere and Valkyrie Profile. His bandmates for this concert were bassist Atsushi Hasegawa (a member of the band Gerard) and drummer Toshihiko Nakamura. As noted, this concert was released on DVD and CD. At the same time as they were rehearsing for the concert, Hasegawa and Nakamura assisted in recording new material for the Director's Cut of Star Ocean: Till the End of Time.

The following year, the trio performed another concert. The venue was smaller, but included music from Baten Kaitos and a couple of new, non-game-related pieces. This concert was not officially recorded and released, however. However, in 2006, a new concert was given in celebration of tri-Ace's Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria.

In September 2011, Sakuraba and his band joined up with the Earthbound Papas in Kawasaki, led by former Final Fantasy series composer Nobuo Uematsu, to perform at Fantasy Rock Fest 2011. The event featured game music performances, along with new progressive rock pieces from both bands. The first six tracks that Sakuraba and his band played were sold at the event as a preview CD for his then-upcoming solo album After all..., which was released by Strange Days Records on October 19, 2011.

In June 2015, Sakuraba performed at the Tales of Festival at the Yokohama Arena, being the first time he performed tracks from the Tales series at a live event. A selection of Sakuraba's music from the Dark Souls and Tales series was performed live at the Salle Pleyel concert hall in Paris in February 2017. The event, known as "Orchestral Memories", featured a guest appearance by Sakuraba. The 2020 Tales of Festival featured an original song by him called "Endless Journey", dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the series.

Notable works

Video games

Year Title Role(s)
1989 Arcus II: Silent Symphony Music with Masaaki Uno and Yasunori Shiono
1990 Granada Music with Masaaki Uno
Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku Music
Final Zone Music with Masaaki Uno
Sol-Feace Music
1991 Arcus Odyssey Music
El Viento Music
Earnest Evans Music
1992 Sol-Deace Music
Earnest Evans Music; Sega Genesis version
1993 Annet Futatabi Music
1994 Hiōden: Mamono-tachi tono Chikai Music with Hiroya Hatsushiba and Shinji Tamura
Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa no Inori Music with Shinji Tamura
1995 Beyond the Beyond Music
Tales of Phantasia Music with Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya
1996 Star Ocean Music
Shining the Holy Ark Music
1997 Everybody's Golf Music
Shining Force III Music
Tales of Destiny Music with Shinji Tamura
1998 Star Ocean: The Second Story Music
1999 Mario Golf Music
Mario Golf GB Music
Valkyrie Profile Music
2000 Mario Tennis Music
Mario Tennis GB Music
Tales of Eternia Music with Shinji Tamura
2001 Mobile Golf Music
Star Ocean: Blue Sphere Music
Golden Sun Music
2002 Golden Sun: The Lost Age Music
Tales of Destiny 2 Music with Shinji Tamura
2003 Star Ocean: Till the End of Time Music
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Music
Tales of Symphonia Music with Shinji Tamura and Takeshi Arai
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean Music
2004 Mario Golf: Advance Tour Music
Mario Power Tennis Music
Tales of Rebirth Music with Shinji Tamura
2005 Mario Tennis: Power Tour Music
Tales of the Abyss Music with Shinji Tamura
2006 Baten Kaitos Origins Music
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth Music
Tales of Eternia Online Music
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria Music
Tales of the Tempest Music
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology Music with Takuya Yasuda and Go Shiina
2007 Eternal Sonata Music
Drone Tactics Music
We Love Golf! Music
Star Ocean: First Departure Music
2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Arrangements
The Idolmaster Live For You! "Contradiction"
Star Ocean: Second Evolution Music
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Music with Shinji Tamura
Tales of Vesperia Music with Shinji Tamura
Infinite Undiscovery Music
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume Music
Otomedius G Arranged two tracks
Tales of Hearts Music with Shinji Tamura and Hiroshi Tamura
2009 Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 Music with several others
Star Ocean: The Last Hope Music
Half-Minute Hero Music with several others
Tales of VS. Music with several others
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga Music
Tales of Graces Music with Shinji Tamura
2010 Resonance of Fate Music with Kohei Tanaka
Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X Music with Shinji Tamura
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Music
Tales of Graces f Music with Shinji Tamura
2011 Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 Music with several others
Otomedius Excellent Music with several others
Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming Music with several others
Tales of Xillia Music
Dark Souls Music
2012 Beyond the Labyrinth Music
Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave Music with Go Shiina
Kid Icarus: Uprising Music with several others
Mario Tennis Open Music
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor Main theme
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss Music
Bravely Default Keyboards
Tales of Xillia 2 Music
2013 Tales of Hearts R Music with Kazuhiro Nakamura
Valhalla Knights 3 Music
Tales of Symphonia Chronicles Music with Shinji Tamura and Takeshi Arai
2014 Dark Souls II Music with Yuka Kitamura
Mario Golf: World Tour Music
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Arrangements
Phantasy Star Nova Music
2015 Tales of Zestiria Music with Go Shiina
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin Music with Yuka Kitamura
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash Music
Exist Archive Music
2016 Dark Souls III Music with Yuka Kitamura, Tsukasa Saitoh, and Nobuyoshi Suzuki
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness Music
Valkyrie Anatomia Music
Tales of Berseria Music
Star Ocean: Anamnesis Music
2017 Mario Sports Superstars Music
2018 Mario Tennis Aces Music
Dragon Star Varnir Main theme and battle music
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Music with several others
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Arrangements
2019 Fantasy Earth Zero Eight tracks
2020 Higurashi When They Cry Mei Battle music
Another Eden Music with Shinji Tamura
2021 Mario Golf: Super Rush Music
Tales of Arise Music
2022 Valkyrie Elysium Music
Star Ocean: The Divine Force Music
2023 One Piece Odyssey Music
Star Ocean: The Second Story R Music
2024 Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Music with Michiko Naruke
SacriFire Music with G4F Records

Anime / television / film

Year Title Role(s)
2000 Gensomaden Saiyuki Music
2001 Star Ocean EX Music
Saiyuki: Requiem Music
2002 Atashin'chi Music
Weiß Kreuz Glühen Music
2003 Pluster World Music
2008 Tales of the Abyss Music
2014 Tales of Zestiria: Dawn of the Shepherd Music with Go Shiina
2016 Tales of Zestiria the X Music with Go Shiina

Independent albums

Year Album
1991 Gikyokuonsou
2008 Forest of Glass
2011 After All...
2013 What's Up?
Passage

References

  1. "Menu (Super Smash Bros. Melee)", "Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)", "Mario Tennis / Mario Golf", "Jungle Level Ver.2", "Gourmet Race", "Victory Road" and "Battle Scene / Final Boss (Golden Sun)"
  2. Yuzo Koshiro, Masafumi Takada, Noriyuki Iwadare, Takahiro Nishi, and Yasunori Mitsuda
  3. "Theme from Area 6/ Missile Slipstream", "Battle! (Team Flare)" and "The Valedictory Elegy"
  4. Yuzo Koshiro, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi, and Takeshi Yanagawa
  5. "How to Play - Super Smash Bros. Melee", "Vs Parasite Queen", "Magicant", "Fourside", "Wood Man Stage", "The Arch-Illager" and "Main theme of FINAL FANTASY VII"
  6. Composed "Battles in Another World" and Arranged "Take Up the Cross" and "Daring Sword"
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