15 Famous Composers Behind The Beauty Of Music In Video Games

Music, soft background, as well as songs in the game, it has a role to some extent. A music in a game can liven up the atmosphere, feel, to the atmosphere in the game and it is not an easy task. Of course, behind all that there is the role of great composers who are able to make the value of a game even more. Here are 15 Famous Composers Behind The Beauty Of Music In Video Games.

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1. Nobuo Uematsu

Works: Final Fantasy Series

Who does not know this composer? He is a man who has a role in almost all Final Fantasy songs. He has been present since Final Fantasy was made, although he had not handled the music from the latest Final Fantasy, Nobue Uematsu rejoined when making Final Fantasy VII Remake was made.

2. Miki Higashino

Works: Suikoden 1 and 2

Again, the composer behind the iconic songs suikoden 1 and 2 PS 1. Although not alone but he is the person who shines the most in Suikoden 1 and 2 songs, plus Genso suikoden 1 and 2. make songs for games again.

3. Motoi Sakuraba

Works: Tales series and Dark Souls 1 and 2

Motoi Sakuraba probably has a lot of work in composing a music for a game. Most notably, however, he is the composer of Dark Souls 1 and 2. He is also responsible for the music of Tales of Destiny as well as other tales. He is also one of the people behind the beauty of Valkyrie Profile’s music.

4. Bear McCreary

Works: God Of War

If we talk about Game of The Year, of course we know the winner of GOTY in 2018 God Of War. A game that is almost perfect in all aspects, he is the person who plays a role in making music for God of War, although he doesn’t work much in the game world, Bear McCreary has often worked in the film industry.

5. Marcin Przyby?owicz

By: CD Projekt Red Game

Marcin started working since The Witcher 2 until now. He is also the person behind the music from the game The Witcher 3 including the DLC. Until now he is one of the Founders of CD Projekt as well as the composer of the games. In fact, he was involved in making the music for their latest project Cyberpunk 2077.

6. Jasper Kydo

Works: Assassin’s Creed – Revelation and Borderlands Series

Jasper Kyd may also be one of the veteran composers who has made music for many games. Call it Assassin’s Creed, Hitman, Darksiders II, State of Decay to the latest series Borderlands 3. In addition, he has also worked on music from several films. Until now, Jasper Kyd is still trusted by several game developers.

7. Harry Gregson Williams

Works: Metal Gear Series

Maybe Harry Gregson Williams is better known for his work in the film industry, but keep in mind he is the person behind the music for almost all solid metal gear. His services were first in the game Metal Gear 2: Sons of Liberty, and the last was Metal Gear Solid V. After MGS V he still has no work in the game industry.

8. Manami Matsumae

Works: Megaman

Manami Matsumae is the one who composes Megaman’s music. Call it Megaman’s opening which has become one of the iconic songs from the past until now. In addition, his services have been used by several game developers, one of the games he has handled is Dragon Quest Sword.

9. Jeremy Soule

Works: Elder Scroll Morrowin – Skyrim, and many others

If you are a lover of The Elder Scrolls then you have heard of his work. Yes, Jeremy Soule is the person behind cool songs from various games, for example The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, games from harry potter, Guild Wars, even he is the person behind the music of Dota 2 The International 2015.

10. Yasunori Mitsuda

Works: Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears and others.

Yasunori Mitsuda is also one of the people who can be called a veteran when it comes to Video Game composers. Works have appeared in various games, such as Xenogears to Xenoblades Chronicles 2. He is also the person in charge of Inazuma Eleven’s music, be it anime or games.

11. Austin Wintory

Works: Banner Saga, Assassin Syndicate, Erica, Journey

If you have ever played games like Banner Saga, AC Syndicate, Erica, Journey then you have heard of his works. Austin Wintory may first be known from his work in the game Journey, which is able to bring beauty along with the game.

12. Konji Kondo

Works: Super Mario Bros., Legend Zelda and more

If you are a Nintendo fan, you probably know this guy. Konji Kondo is the person behind the music from Nintendo’s franchise games, from Super Mario Bros., Zelda and others. Until now Konji Kondo is still trusted by Nintendo for music issues from their franchise.

13. Yoko Shinomura

Works: Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy XV and more

As mentioned above, that Yoko Shinomura is the person behind the beauty of the songs from these games. Especially Kingdom Hearts, almost every Kindom Heart series he is involved in making the music. Until now he is still often involved in the game industry, most recently he was involved in making KH 3 music.

14. Woody Jackson

Works: RDR, RDR 2, GTA V

Of course it’s incomplete if we don’t talk about games from Rockstar. Woody Jackson is a composer who is involved in making music from RDR, RDR2, and also the longest-lived GTA GTA V. Of course, there is no question of quality for its capacity.

15. Michael Giacchino

Works: Medal of Honor, Call of Duty Finest Hour

If you played the first game in the Call of Duty series, you’ve probably heard of his work. Not only that, he even took part in making songs for several series on Medal of Honor. Of course Giacchino’s work is not only in video games, he was also involved in the films Up, and Rattatoulie, and he is also responsible for the music in the game adaptation.

1. John Mancell

By: Crash Bandicoot

2. Toby Fox

Works: Undertale

3. Yashinori Nishiki

By: Octopath Traveler

4. Yuka Kitamura

Works: Bloodborne, Sekiro, Dark Soul 2, Dark Soul 3

5. Joe Hisashi

By: Ni No Kuni

6. Masato Nakamura

Works: Sonic

7. Ludvig Forsell

Works: Death Stranding, MGS V

8. Ko Otani

Works: Shadow of Colossus

Thus is a list of 15 Famous Composers Behind the Beauty of Music in Video Games. Of course, their quality in creating music is unquestionable. But what do you think brott, is your favorite composer on the list? If not, please mention it in the comments column, hopefully it will be useful. That is all and thank you.

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