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| He was born in ], and worked freelance from 1990. In 1997, Sakimoto joined ]. When he was an amateur doing his first steps in music, he used to write his name as "YmoH.S". After completing his work on the action/RPG hybrid title ], he resigned from Square and once again became a freelance musician. He went on to establish ], an independent provider of audio and music for video games and other media. | He was born in ], and worked freelance from 1990. In 1997, Sakimoto joined ]. When he was an amateur doing his first steps in music, he used to write his name as "YmoH.S". After completing his work on the action/RPG hybrid title ], he resigned from Square and once again became a freelance musician. He went on to establish ], an independent provider of audio and music for video games and other media. | ||
| As the founder of Basiscape Co., Ltd, Sakimoto has since been composing regularly for a variety of games as well as some commissions for various independent companies. He is currently working on Square's upcoming twelfth chapter in its central franchise, ], as well as the upcoming MMORPG ]. | As the founder of Basiscape Co., Ltd, Sakimoto has since been composing regularly for a variety of games as well as some commissions for various independent companies. He is currently working on Square's upcoming twelfth chapter in its central franchise, ], as well as the upcoming MMORPG ]. | ||
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Also employed with Basiscape Co., Ltd. is Sakimoto's long-time friend ], ], and ]. | ||
| == Notable game credits == | == Notable game credits == | ||
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Hitoshi Sakimoto (崎元 仁) is a video game music composer.
He was born in 1969, and worked freelance from 1990. In 1997, Sakimoto joined Square Co., Ltd.. When he was an amateur doing his first steps in music, he used to write his name as "YmoH.S". After completing his work on the action/RPG hybrid title Vagrant Story, he resigned from Square and once again became a freelance musician. He went on to establish Basiscape, an independent provider of audio and music for video games and other media.
As the founder of Basiscape Co., Ltd, Sakimoto has since been composing regularly for a variety of games as well as some commissions for various independent companies. He is currently working on Square's upcoming twelfth chapter in its central franchise, Final Fantasy XII, as well as the upcoming MMORPG Fantasy Earth: The Ring of Dominion.
Also employed with Basiscape Co., Ltd. is Sakimoto's long-time friend Masaharu Iwata, Manabu Namiki, and Mitsuhiro Kaneda.
Notable game credits
- Magical Chase (1991): Composer (in collaboration with Masaharu Iwata)
- Ogre Battle (1993): Composer (in collaboration with Masaharu Iwata and Hayato Matsuo)
- Tactics Ogre (1995): Composer (in collaboration with Masaharu Iwata)
- Soukyu-Gurentai (Terra Diver) (1996): Composer
- The Adventures of Hourai High School (1996): Composer
- Treasure Hunter G (1997): Composer (in collaboration with John Pee, Masaharu Iwata, Toshiaki Sakoda, Yoko Takada, Tomoko Matsui, and Akiko Goto)
- Final Fantasy Tactics (1997): Composer (in collaboration with Masaharu Iwata)
- Radiant Silvergun (1998): Composer
- Vagrant Story (2000): Composer
- Tactics Ogre Gaiden (2001): Composer (in collaboration with Masaharu Iwata)
- Legaia Duel Saga (2001): Composer (in collaboration with Yasunori Mitsuda and Michiru Oshima)
- Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter (2002): Composer
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (2003): Composer (in collaboration with Ayako Saso and Kaori Oukoshi; main theme provided by Nobuo Uematsu)
- Gradius V (2004): Composer
- Stella Deus (2004): Composer (in collaboration with Masaharu Iwata)
- Final Fantasy XII: Composer (main theme provided by Nobuo Uematsu)
- Hitoshi Sakimoto has also done arrangements for a large number of game music albums, including Battle Garegga, DoDonpachi Daiohjou, and Cho Aniki Show II to name a few.
Independent Label/Non-Game Works
- Ten Plants (1998): Composer (one track)
- 2197 (1999): Composer (one track)
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