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Kumi Tanioka
is a Japanese composer and pianist. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, she graduated from Kobe University with a degree in musical performance, and began working as a video game composer in 1998. She joined video game developer and publisher Square that same year, and worked on over 15 games for them before leaving to work as an independent composer in 2010. Tanioka is best known for composing for the ''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles'' series. Tanioka has a style of "world music", whereby she combines instruments from different parts of the world into one cohesive sound. She also likes to incorporate piano music into her soundtracks, which she typically performs herself, as she has done as a part of The Star Onions, a musical group focusing on arrangements of ''Final Fantasy XI'' music as well at various concerts. Biography Early life Tanioka was born in Hiroshima, Japan, where she studied music and composition while in school and enjoyed listening to video game music as her younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Hiroshima rapidly transformed into a major urban center and industrial hub. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars. Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in human history. This occurred on August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on the city. Most of Hiroshima was destroyed, and by the end of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenichiro Fukui
is a Japanese video game composer and electronic musician. Before working at Square Enix, he was employed at Konami. He was also an arranger and a keyboardist in the band The Black Mages. Additionally, Fukui arranged Angela Aki's "Kiss Me Good-Bye" from ''Final Fantasy XII''. In October 2007, he left Square Enix to become a lecturer, although he continued to work with The Black Mages until the band dissolved in 2010, and continued to do freelance work with video games. His Konami Kukeiha Club nickname was "Funiki Fukui". He lives in Yokohama, Japan. Biography Fukui was born on March 4, 1970, in Hyōgo Prefecture. He joined the video game company Konami in 1991. While there, he contributed to the soundtracks of '' Lethal Enforcers'', ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Violent Storm''. He was also one of the keyboardists for the Kukeiha Club, and played in the live event at the Budokan in Tokyo. In 1995, he moved to Osaka to join "Solid", a subsidiary of Square (now Square Enix). He was later tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utrecht, Netherlands
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands, about 35 km south east of the capital Amsterdam and 45 km north east of Rotterdam. It has a population of 361,966 as of 1 December 2021. Utrecht's ancient city centre features many buildings and structures, several dating as far back as the High Middle Ages. It has been the religious centre of the Netherlands since the 8th century. It was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city. Utrecht is home to Utrecht University, the largest university in the Netherlands, as well as several other institutions of higher education. Due to its central position within the country, it is an important hub for both rail and road t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Final Fantasy Compilation Albums
''Final Fantasy'' is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix that includes video games, motion pictures, and other merchandise. There have been a number of compilation albums of ''Final Fantasy'' music produced by Square Enix, as well as several albums produced by outside groups, both officially and unofficially licensed. These albums include music directly from the games, as well as arrangements covering a variety of styles, such as orchestral, piano, vocal, and techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch .... Square Enix produced the first album, ''Final Fantasy 1987–1994'', in 1994. Since then, over 40 albums have been produced, both by Square Enix and, beginning with the 2000 ''The Best of Final Fantasy 1994–1999: A Musical Tribute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnarok Odyssey
is a role-playing video game for the PlayStation Vita system. It is based on the universe of the MMORPG ''Ragnarok Online'', containing many elements of Norse mythology. It was released in February 2012 within Japan, August 21, 2012 in South Korea, October 30, 2012 in North America and February 20, 2013 in Europe. An updated version titled ''Ragnarok Odyssey Ace'' has been released on PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3. Gameplay Ragnarok Odyssey is a real-time action RPG in similar vein to the series ''Monster Hunter''. The game retains many elements typical of RPGs, such as health and magic, item collecting/crafting, interaction with NPCs and a class system but no leveling system. Missions in Odyssey are received at guild halls and usually consist of collecting items or killing enemies. There are six interchangeable classes players may pick from; the Sword Warrior, Hammersmith, Mage, Assassin, Hunter and Cleric with their own individual advantages and weaknesses. Instead of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masashi Hamauzu
is a Japanese composer, pianist, and lyricist. Hamauzu, who was employed at Square Enix from 1996 to 2010, was best known during that time for his work on the ''Final Fantasy'' and ''SaGa'' video game series. Born into a musical family in Germany, Hamauzu was raised in Japan. He became interested in music while in kindergarten, and took piano lessons from his parents. Hamauzu was hired by Square as a trainee, and his debut as a solo composer came the following year when he scored ''Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon''. He has collaborated with friend and fellow composer Junya Nakano on several games. After Nobuo Uematsu left Square Enix in 2004, Hamauzu took over as the leading composer of the company's music team. He was the sole composer for ''Final Fantasy XIII''. He has also become a renowned pianist, arranging for several other composers. His music incorporates various styles, although he often uses classical and ambience in his pieces. In 2010, Hamauzu left Square Enix to star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junya Nakano
is a Japanese video game composer. After working for Konami in the early 1990s, he was employed by Squaresoft and then Square Enix from 1995 to 2009. He is best known for scoring ''Threads of Fate'' and co-composing ''Final Fantasy X'' for Squaresoft, arranging for ''Dawn of Mana'' and the Nintendo DS version of ''Final Fantasy IV'' for Square Enix, and scoring arcade video games such as ''X-Men'' and ''Mystic Warriors'' for Konami. Nakano has collaborated with Masashi Hamauzu on a number of games. He was introduced to music at the age of three when his parents offered him lessons in the electronic organ. After studying composition and arrangement at a vocational school, Nakano worked for Konami from 1991 to 1994, where he scored numerous arcade games. Nakano is noted for his ambient style and for using percussion, timbre, and rhythm in his compositions. Biography Junya Nakano was born in Kyoto, Japan. His parents introduced him to music when he was three years old, offering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Sylpheed
, also known as ''Project Sylpheed: Arc of Deception'' in North America, is a space simulation game for the Xbox 360 console. It was developed by SETA and published by Square Enix and Microsoft. The game is acknowledged as the spiritual successor to the ''Silpheed'' video game series, which comprised 3D rail shooters: players pilot a starfighter, shooting incoming enemies on a vertically scrolling third-person playing field. ''Project Sylpheed'' uses full 3D computer graphics and allows the player to instead pilot his or her spacecraft in any direction. ''Project Sylpheed''s plot is set in a fictional 27th century where an interstellar human empire is about to erupt into a civil war. The game pits the protagonist and his spacecraft, configured with a variety of weapons and augmentations, against masses of small enemy fighters and large capital warships. The game is interjected at various points with cutscenes that reveal the story. Critical opinions on ''Project Sylpheed'' were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Age Brawls
was a 2005 role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for mobile phones. Forming part of the ''Code Age'' media franchise, the story follows the character Lost L as they struggle to survive through an apocalypse brought upon the world by its control system. Lost L ends up helping a group of survivors against the hostile Afternova faction. Gameplay saw Lost L fighting in turn-based battles and absorbing defeated opponents' powers. A player-versus-player multiplayer function was prominently featured. The concept for ''Code Age'' was created in 2002 by Yusuke Naora, with the development team of ''Brawls'' using the project to expand upon the multiplayer communication of '' Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII''. Miwa Shoda wrote the scenario, while Kumi Tanioka composed the soundtrack. As with the rest of ''Code Age'', ''Brawls'' remained exclusive to Japan. It released five story chapters between December 2005 and July 2006, before shutting down in September 2006. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Age Commanders
is a Japan-exclusive action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix on October 13, 2005, for the PlayStation 2. It is part of the '' Code Age'' series, a franchise created by video game artist Yusuke Naora and designed to span different interweaved titles in multiple platforms and media. The series consists of ''Commanders'', the mobile phone game '' Code Age Brawls'', and the manga ''Code Age Archives''. The story depicts the struggles of people surviving in a fictional "intraglobular world" menaced by an impending destruction, mysterious warped creatures, and different factions warring against each other. The game focuses successively on the viewpoints of four main protagonists. The concept for ''Code Age'' was created in 2002 by Yusuke Naora, becoming incorporated into Square Enix's polymorphic content policy of showing off their properties across multiple media. The development was handled by a group dubbed "Warhead", and featured multiple developers from ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles'' is a series of video games within the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise developed by Square Enix. Beginning in 2003 with the game for the GameCube, the series has predominantly been released on Nintendo gaming hardware and covers multiple genres, including action role-playing. The ''Crystal Chronicles'' series takes place on an unnamed world inhabited by four tribes. Recurring themes include creating objects from memory and the importance of family. The gameplay, which has always been aimed at as wide an audience as possible within a genre, generally involves either multiple players or a large group working together. Since its inception, the series has been supervised by Akitoshi Kawazu, known for his work on both the ''Final Fantasy'' and ''SaGa'' series. Recurring staff include composer Kumi Tanioka, who created the series's distinctive medieval-influenced music; Toshiyuki Itahana, who worked on the art design and directed '' The Crystal Bearers''; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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