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composer. He has contributed music as a

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for the

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division, but also video games published by

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such as the ''

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'' series, or developed by Chunsoft like the ''

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'' crossover of the ''

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'' franchise and the '' Kamaitachi no Yoru'' series.

Biography

Iiyoshi is currently working as a sound designer, including composing soundtracks and sound effects.

Early life

In the past, he was trained at Naomi Career Center in Japan. After graduating, he has worked with other companies, including D-MAC Records, before becoming a freelancer.

Works

BEMANI

Video games

Albums

*FANTASCAPE - Act.1 (2010) *ETHNOPLEX (2020) *EXPLORER (2023)

Footnotes

Notes

References

External links

Arata Iiyoshi
on RemyWiki. Freelance musicians Japanese composers Japanese lyricists Japanese male composers Japanese music arrangers Living people Japanese video game composers Year of birth missing (living people) {{videogame-musician-stub