Yasunori Mitsuda
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Mitsuda in 2007
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| Native name | 光田 康典 |
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January 21, 1972 Tokuyama, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Procyon Studio Sleigh Bells |
Yasunori Mitsuda (光田 康典 Mitsuda Yasunori?, born January 21, 1972) is a Japanese composer, musician, and sound producer known primarily for his work in video games, among other media. He is best known for his compositions in the Chrono, Xeno, Shadow Hearts, and Inazuma Eleven series of games, as well as titles such as Mario Party, Soma Bringer, and Soul Sacrifice.
Mitsuda began composing video game music for his own games in high school, and after graduation attended Junior College of Music in Tokyo. As part of his college course, he was granted an intern position at the game development studio Wolf Team, studying under composer and musician Motoi Sakuraba. Upon graduation in 1992, he joined Square as a composer after seeing a magazine advertisement in an office he was visiting with his professor.
Despite his job title as a composer, Mitsuda worked as a sound effects designer for two years. In 1994, after threatening to quit to Square's vice president, Hironobu Sakaguchi, he was assigned to compose the soundtrack to Chrono Trigger. After the game's success and the music's acclaim, he went on to compose several other games for Square, including Xenogears. In 1998, Mitsuda left Square to work as a freelance composer, founding his own music production studio, Procyon Studio, in 2001 as well as his own record label, Sleigh Bells. The company has since expanded to six employees, and Mitsuda continues to compose for video games, as well as for anime series, films, documentaries, and his own independent albums.
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