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Shirō Hamaguchi
is a Japanese anime composer, arranger and orchestrator. He is best known for composing music to the anime franchises ''Girls und Panzer'', ''One Piece'', and '' Oh My Goddess!'' and arranging/orchestrating music in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. He frequently collaborates with fellow composers Kohei Tanaka and Akifumi Tada on anime scores. Biography Early life and career Born in Fukuoka, Japan, Shiro Hamaguchi graduated with a music degree from Tokyo University of the Arts, where he befriended fellow video game musician Masashi Hamauzu. After graduation, he was hired as a department project manager at Victor Entertainment from 1994 to 1996. In 1996, he joined the anime and video game music production company Imagine, where he worked alongside famed composers Hayato Matsuo, Kohei Tanaka, and Kow Otani. His debut role was the anime series '' Violinist of Hameln'' (1996), where he arranged Tanaka's works. His music impressed ''Final Fantasy'' composer Nobuo Uematsu, who chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphonic Games Edition
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are almost always scored for an orchestra consisting of a string section (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments which altogether number about 30 to 100 musicians. Symphonies are notated in a musical score, which contains all the instrument parts. Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their own instrument. Some symphonies also contain vocal parts (e.g., Beethoven's Ninth Symphony). Etymology and origins The word ''symphony'' is derived from the Greek word (), meaning "agreement or concord of sound", "concert o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kow Otani
is a Japanese composer. He is best known for creating the soundtracks for the Heisei ''Gamera'' trilogy, '' Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', and ''Shadow of the Colossus''. Biography Kow Otani was born in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from university, he became a founding member of Yuji Saito's music production company Imagine in November 1986. The company has grown to feature musicians like Kohei Tanaka, Shiro Hamaguchi, Hayato Matsuo, and Shinji Miyazaki, who have become well known for cinematic scoring and orchestration through Otani. In 1987, he made his debut as an anime composer with the popular manga adaptation ''City Hunter'', which earned him recognition in the industry. He later went on to work on titles such as ''Spy Games'' (1988), ''The Ultimate Teacher'' (1988), ''The Yadamura Waltz'' (1988), and '' You're Under Arrest'' (1994). The anime ''Future GPX Cyber Formula'' (1991) and ''Mobile Suit Gundam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy IX
is a 2000 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is the ninth game in the main ''Final Fantasy'' series. The plot focuses on a war between nations in a medieval fantasy world called Gaia. Players follow a thief named Zidane Tribal who kidnaps princess Garnet Til Alexandros XVII as part of a ploy by the neighboring nation of Lindblum. He joins Garnet and a growing cast of characters on a quest to take down her mother, Queen Brahne of Alexandria, who started the war. Game development occurred in parallel with ''Final Fantasy VIII''. Envisioned by developers as a retrospective for the series, it departed from the futuristic settings of ''Final Fantasy VI'', ''Final Fantasy VII'', and ''Final Fantasy VIII'' by returning to the medieval style of the earlier games. Consequently, it draws heavy influence from the original ''Final Fantasy'' and features allusions to the rest of the series. The game introduced new features to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinozaurs
(also known as ) is a Japanese toyline created by toy company Bandai in 1998. Alongside the toys, two media adaptations were created by Sunrise: a 5-episode 3D CGI OVA series that ran from November 27, 1998 to January 2000 and a 26-episode animated television series that aired on Fox Kids from July 28, 2000 to November 30, 2000. Production Dinozone was created by Bandai in cooperation with anime studio Sunrise. The toys were presented as clear dinosaurlike robots that can change form into a robot mode called Progress Mode, with the main gimmick of the toys having clear colored plastic alongside die cast metal parts, to represent a reconstructed fossilized dinosaur. Each toy has an individual weapon as its accessory, though certain toys in the toyline can act as weapons to be equipped such as Dino Pachy or Dino Arch. The OVA series was released by Sunrise as a pack-in to the toys. Four episodes were released as the fifth and final episode was an exclusive for Televi Magazine a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firefighter! Daigo Of Fire Company M
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahito Soda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1995 to June 1999. The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime film produced by Sunrise was released in July 1999. A Japanese television drama was broadcast on Fuji Television in 2004. A manga sequel, titled ''Megumi no Daigo: Kyūkoku no Orange'', began in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' in October 2020. An anime television series adaptation of ''Megumi no Daigo: Kyūkoku no Orange'', produced by Brain's Base, is set to premiere in 2023. As of August 2022, the manga had over 14 million in circulation. In 1996, ''Daigo of Fire Company M'' won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the '' shōnen'' category. Plot As a child, Daigo Asahina's life was saved by a fireman. He grew up and never forgot the brave, nameless man who rescued and inspired him to become a firefighter himself. Now as a firefighter i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chocobo Racing
''Chocobo Racing'', known in Japan as , is a racing game developed by Square Co. for the PlayStation. The game was released in Japan in March 1999, followed by North America and Europe in August and October, respectively. The game's star and namesake is the Chocobo, the mascot of the '' Final Fantasy'' series. Other figures from that series, such as Mog the Moogle, the Black Mage, and Cid, fill out the all-''Final Fantasy'' cast. Most of the game's soundtrack is composed using songs from previous ''Final Fantasy'' titles. As a formulaic kart racer, ''Chocobo Racing'' is often compared to '' Mario Kart'' and '' Crash Team Racing''. ''Chocobo Racing'' received generally average reviews, with critics citing its low quality in several aspects of gameplay. The game was later released in Japan alongside ''Chocobo Stallion'' and ''Dice de Chocobo'' as part of the ''Chocobo Collection''. On December 20, 2001, the game was re-released individually as part of the PSone Books series. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Ito
, also known by the nickname , is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the ''Mana'' and ''SaGa'' series, though he has worked on over 30 video games throughout his career as well as composed or arranged music for over 15 other albums, concerts, and plays. He learned to play several instruments at a young age, and joined Square directly out of college as a composer in 1990 at the advice of a professor. He worked there for over a decade, composing many of his best-known scores. In 2001, he left Square to become a freelance composer, but has since continued to collaborate with the company. Since leaving Square, Ito has composed soundtracks to over a dozen games, and has branched out into composition and production of music for plays and albums for other performers. Ito's work has been performed in a concert dedicated to his pieces as well as general video game music events, and he has played the piano in additional concerts. Pieces of his fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Final Fantasy VIII
The music of the video game ''Final Fantasy VIII'' was composed by regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu. The ''Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack'', a compilation of all music in the game, was released on four Compact Discs by DigiCube in Japan, and by Square EA in North America. A special orchestral arrangement of selected tracks from the game—arranged by Shirō Hamaguchi—was released under the title ''Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec Final Fantasy VIII'', and a collection of piano arrangements—performed by Shinko Ogata—was released under the title ''Piano Collections Final Fantasy VIII''. The game's soundtrack is best known for two tracks: "Liberi Fatali", a Latin choral piece that is played during the introduction to the game, and " Eyes on Me", a pop ballad serving as the game's theme, performed by Chinese singer Faye Wong. The song's lyrics, written in English by Kako Someya, unveil the hopes of a night club singer for romance with a member of her audience. Reviewers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy VIII
is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation console. Released in 1999, it is the eighth main installment in the '' Final Fantasy'' series. Set on an unnamed fantasy world with science fiction elements, the game follows a group of young mercenaries, led by Squall Leonhart, as they are drawn into a conflict sparked by a sorceress who seized control of a powerful military state. During the quest to defeat the sorceress and the forces manipulating her, Squall struggles with his role as leader and develops a romance with one of his comrades, Rinoa Heartilly. Development began in 1997, during the English localization of ''Final Fantasy VII''. The game builds on the visual changes brought to the series by ''Final Fantasy VII'', including the use of 3D graphics and pre-rendered backgrounds, while also departing from many ''Final Fantasy'' traditions. It is the first ''Final Fantasy'' to use realistically proportioned characters consistently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
