Shinji Orito
| Shinji Orito | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Gamma, Gunman |
| Born | July 30, 1973 |
| Origin | Hyōgo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop, Techno |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Instruments | Keyboard, Synthesizer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Key Sounds Label |
Shinji Orito (折戸 伸治 Orito Shinji?, born July 30, 1973) is a Japanese musical composer originally from Hyōgo, Japan working for the visual novel brand Key under VisualArt's. Before forming Key, Orito worked for another software company named Leaf where he contributed to four games. After leaving Leaf, Orito transferred to another company named Tactics where he had a hand in the creation of three games for that company: Dōsei, Moon, and One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e. After forming Key, Orito has put much work into such famous titles as Kanon, Air and Clannad. Orito has been influenced by the famous Japanese composers Joe Hisaishi and Yuzo Koshiro.
After graduating from high school, Orito went to work at a bank, but due to a recession in the economy, the bank eventually fell to restructuring, and Orito quit soon after. Orito originally found new work at the video game developer TGL composing music, but was invited by a friend from high school named Naoya Shimokawa (now the president of Aquaplus) to come work for the video game developer Leaf, which Orito accepted. Starting in 1995, Orito composed music for three of Leaf's game: DR2 Night Janki, Filsnown: Hikari to Koku, and Shizuku (precursor of To Heart). While Leaf's next game Hatsune no Naisho!! was under production, Orito quit Leaf. Orito got a part-time job working for a post office while providing outsourced musical composition for the video game developer Tactics under Nexton for the game Dōsei; afterwards, Orito was hired into Tactics where he helped compose music for two more games: Moon, and One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e.
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