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Shinji Hosoe

Shinji Hosoe
Native name 細江 慎治
Also known as MEGATEN
SamplingMasters MEGA
Born (1967-02-28) February 28, 1967 (age 50)
Gero, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • musician
  • producer
Instruments
  • Piano
  • synthesizer
Years active 1987–present
Labels Troubadour Records
Super Sweep Record
Associated acts Ayako Saso
Takayuki Aihara
Nobuyoshi Sano

Shinji Hosoe (細江 慎治 Hosoe Shinji?, born February 28, 1967), also known as MEGATEN and SamplingMasters MEGA, is a Japanese video game composer and musician most famous for scoring Ridge Racer, Keyboardmania 3rd mix and many early 1990s Namco arcade games. He also created the in-game music for Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse. He was assisted by Yuki Kajiura on the project, though he did not return as a composer for Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra. He also runs the music production and publishing company Super Sweep Records, along with long-time collaborators Ayako Saso and Takayuki Aihara.


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