Masanori Hikichi
Encyclopedia
, is a Japanese
video game music composer
, famous for writing the soundtrack to Terranigma
with Miyoko Kobayashi. He also wrote the soundtrack to Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
with Masayuki Nagao, the SNES game Langrisser
, the PSOne game The Granstream Saga
, and the PlayStation 2
game Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
. Hikichi is a staff composer for the Japanese company called Shade, a label once used by Quintet
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Hikichi was born in Saitama Prefecture
, Japan. At the age of 14, he watched the performance of some band on television, and that led him to become a musician. When he was in high school, he started to compose music for his band to perform. After high school, he attended music school. When he composes music, he feels like he can go to a different world. He would desire to compose music with guitarists since he cannot play the guitar.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
video game music composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, famous for writing the soundtrack to Terranigma
Terranigma
Terranigma, known as in Japan, is a 1995 action role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet. It was published by Enix in Japan before Nintendo localized the game and released an English version in Europe and Australia. The game was never officially released...
with Miyoko Kobayashi. He also wrote the soundtrack to Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
-External links:* at Game Rankings* at The Internet Movie Database...
with Masayuki Nagao, the SNES game Langrisser
Langrisser
is a five-part video game series created by Masaya, the software division of Nippon Computer Systems created in the early 1990s. The development team working under Masaya is CareerSoft....
, the PSOne game The Granstream Saga
The Granstream Saga
is an action role-playing game for the PlayStation. The game was developed by a team consisting of staff from the developer Quintet under the name Shade....
, and the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
game Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
Orphen: Scion of Sorcery was one of the first games for the PlayStation 2. Based on the anime and manga series Sorcerous Stabber Orphen by Yoshinobu Akita, the game was an adventure/RPG that had around 10–20 hours of gameplay.-Characters:Orphen - A brilliant but independent-minded sorcerer...
. Hikichi is a staff composer for the Japanese company called Shade, a label once used by Quintet
Quintet (game developer)
is a Japanese video game developer, founded in 1987 or 1989. The company name is derived from musical terminology, as well as 5 elements of game design - planning, graphics, sound, programmers, and producers...
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Hikichi was born in Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, Japan. At the age of 14, he watched the performance of some band on television, and that led him to become a musician. When he was in high school, he started to compose music for his band to perform. After high school, he attended music school. When he composes music, he feels like he can go to a different world. He would desire to compose music with guitarists since he cannot play the guitar.
External links
- Interview at RocketBaby
- MobyGames rap sheet
- Artist profile at OverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMix, also known as OC ReMix and OCR, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and paying tribute to video game music through arranging and re-interpreting the songs with new technology and software, as well as by various traditional means...