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	== Live Performances ==		== Live Performances ==

	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 ].		During July ], Sakuraba held a live concert in ], ]. He performed progressive rock interpretations of music from the ] games ] 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 ].

	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.		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 ].

	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.		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.
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	== Works ==		== Works ==
	===Albums===		===Albums===

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

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

	==External links==		==External links==

Revision as of 05:35, 18 March 2008

Motoi Sakuraba (桜庭統 Sakuraba Motoi, born August 5, 1965) has composed music for various Japanese video games, anime series, and TV dramas as well as independent progressive rock albums.

Biography and Career

Motoi Sakuraba was born in Akita Prefecture, Japan. He is married to Yuko Sakuraba and has a daughter, Mio Sakuraba.

Sakuraba broke into the music scene as composer and keyboard player of the progressive rock band Deja Vu, which released an album, "Baroque in the Future", in 1988. The band later disbanded, and Sakuraba went on to release a solo progressive rock album, "Gikyoku Onsou", in 1990. During his work as video game composer he continued to produce heavily extended arrangements of his compositions.

In late 1989, Sakuraba began work as main composer for Wolf Team, a subsidiary of Telenet Japan. 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 1994, former Wolf Team director and composer Masaaki Uno started working at Camelot Software Planning as coordinator and sound director, developing games for Sony, Sega and Nintendo. Sakuraba was called upon as a composer for various Camelot games, including 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 games in the Tales series primarily feature Sakuraba and fellow Wolf Team composer Shinji Tamura as composers. (The exception so far has been Tales of Legendia, composed by Go Shiina.) Eventually the remnants of Wolfteam morphed into the Namco Telenet joint subsidiary Namco Tales Studio in 2003.
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 keystone productions. Again, Sakuraba has been the composer for all their games, with the exception of the Noriyuki Iwadare-scored Radiata Stories (which included arrangements of a few choice Sakuraba tracks).
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; 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.
In 2007, Sakuraba was selected to join a long list of video-game composers to contribute music to Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He was selected to arrange the famous Menu theme from the game's predecessor, Super Smash Bros. Melee. He also arranged the Battlefield theme and Final Destination's.

In addition to all this, Sakuraba is regularly contracted for composing work in other media through his own TEAM Entertainment, a company founded in 1999 to promote and license the work of artists.

Live Performances

During July 2003, Sakuraba held a live concert in Tokyo, Japan. He performed progressive rock interpretations of music from the PlayStation games Star Ocean: The Second Story 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; many Sakuraba fans worldwide were delighted by the news that the DVD was region-free.

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. Unfortunately, this concert was not officially recorded.

However, in 2006, a new concert was given in celebration of tri-Ace's new Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria title. This concert has been released on CD.

Musical Style

Motoi Sakuraba takes the baroque and melodic Japanese progressive rock of the 1980s 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

Albums

The following albums feature work by Motoi Sakuraba:

Album	Year
Progressive Battle 1988 (Dèja Vu, live compilation)	1988
Baroque in the Future (Dèja Vu)	1988
Pazzo Fanfano di Musica (progressive rock compilation; various artists)	1988
Arcus II: Silent Symphony	1989
King's Boards (progressive rock compilation; various artists)	1990
FZ Series "AXIS"	1990
Maneuver Cepter Granada	1990
Zan Kagerou no Toki	1990
Gikyokuonsou (solo work)	1991
Beyond the Beyond Original Game Soundtrack	1996
@Midi's Summer (as a guest)	1996
Star Ocean Perfect Sound Collection	1996
Shining the Holy Ark Original Soundtrack	1996
Cyber Bi-Shoujo Telomere Original Soundtrack	1998
@Midi's Dance (as a guest)	1998
Star Ocean The Second Story Original Soundtrack	1998
Star Ocean The Second Story Arrange Album	1998
Force of Light	1998
Shining Force III Original Soundtrack	1998
Tales of Phantasia Original Soundtrack Complete Version	1999
@Midi's Battle (as a guest)	1999
Vanny Knights Original Soundtrack	1999
Valkyrie Profile Original Soundtrack	2000
Valkyrie Profile Arrange Album	2000
Tales of Destiny Soundtrack	2000
Valkyrie Profile Voice Mix Arrange	2000
Star Ocean The Second Story Fantasy Megamix (arranged by Yoshihiro Ike)	2000
Genso-maden Saiyuki Original Soundtrack Volume 1	2000
Mario Tennis 64 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
Tales of Eternia Original Soundtrack	2001
Tales of Eternia "The Animation" Original Soundtrack	2001
Tales of Eternia Remaster Audio	2001
Star Ocean EX Original Soundtrack Volume 1	2001
Star Ocean: Blue Sphere Arrange & Sound Trax	2001
Star Ocean EX Original Soundtrack Volume 2	2001
Tales of Destiny 2 Original Soundtrack	2002
Weiß Kreuz Glühen Dramatic Soundtrack 1	2003
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time 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
Pluster World Original Soundtrack	2003
Tales of Symphonia Original Soundtrack	2003
Motoi Sakuraba Live Concert "Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile" (CD & DVD)	2003
Baten Kaitos ~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
Phantasy Star Online EPISODE I & II Premium Arrange (arranged one track)	2004
Dark Chronicle 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
Tales of Rebirth Original Soundtrack	2005
Radiata Stories Original Soundtrack (features three arrangements of Star Ocean pieces)	2005
Duel Masters ~Birth of Super Dragon~ Original Soundtrack	2005
Rogue Galaxy Premium Arrange (arranged one track)	2006
Valkyrie Profile -Lenneth- Original Soundtrack (reprint of 2000 release)	2006
Tales of the Abyss Original Soundtrack	2006
Valkyrie Profile -Lenneth- Arrange Album (reprint of 2000 release)	2006
Baten Kaitos II Original Soundtrack	2006
FM Sound Module Maniax (composed one track)	2006
Valkyrie Profile 2 -Silmeria- 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

For Wolf Team (subsidiary of Telenet)

Tales of Phantasia (published by Namco)
Tales of Destiny (published by Namco)
Tales of Eternia (published by Namco)
Tales of Destiny 2 (published by Namco)
Arcus Odyssey
Arcus Spirits (published by Sammy)
Arcus I-II-III
Arcus II: Silent Symphony
Arcus 3
Earnest Evans
Anet Futatabi
El Viento
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 Feace (Sol Deace in America)
Devastator
Final Zone Senki: AXIS
Hiouden
Hiouden 2
Hiouden: Maou Tachi to no Chikai
Cybernetic Empire
D - European Mirage
Niko²

For Telenet

Ace wo Nerae!
Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa no Inori (with Michiko Naruke, aka "Hassy")
Parlor Parlor Series

For Namco Tales Studio (subsidiary of Namco and Telenet)

For Camelot Software Planning

Golden Sun (published by Nintendo)
Golden Sun: The Lost Age (published by Nintendo)
Shining the Holy Ark (published by Sega)
Shining Force III: Scenario 1 (published by Sega)
Shining Force III: Scenario 2 (published by Sega)
Shining Force III: Scenario 3 (published by Sega)
Beyond the Beyond (published by Sony)
Minna no Golf (aka Hot Shots Golf, Everybody's Golf) (published by Sony)
Mario Golf N64/GBC (published by Nintendo)
Mario Tennis N64/GBC (published by Nintendo)
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (published by Nintendo)
Mario Golf Advance Tour (published by Nintendo)
Mario Power Tennis (published by Nintendo)
Mario Tennis: Power Tour (published by Nintendo)

For tri-Ace

Star Ocean (published by Enix)
Star Ocean: The Second Story (published by Enix)
Star Ocean: Blue Sphere (published by Enix)
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (published by Enix)
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (originally published by Enix, rereleased on PSP by Square Enix)
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (published by Square Enix)

For tri-Crescendo

Baten Kaitos (published by Namco)
Baten Kaitos Origins (published by Nintendo)
Eternal Sonata, aka Trusty Bell: Chopin's Dream (published by Namco)

For KidsStudio Games

Duel Masters (published by KidsStudio)

For Nintendo

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Anime

Television Dramas

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 Tales of Destiny. 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.

External links

Motoi Sakuraba Official English Website
Motoi Sakuraba Official Website (Japanese)
Motoi Sakuraba & the Wolfteam/Telenet Legacy
Comprehensive Motoi Sakuraba Profile at Square Enix Music Online
Composer profile at OverClocked ReMix
Motoi Sakuraba discography at MusicBrainz
Motoi Sakuraba profile on MobyGames
ANN
The Musicians & Menu 1 at Smash Bros. Dojo!!

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