GEM Impact is an audio production studio founded by game composer and saxophonist

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in 2005. It is located in Tokyo, Japan, and employs a number of composers, producers, and artists. Hibino's fluency in English has allowed him to take the GEM Impact brand to a worldwide platform, which is the basis for the studio's motto: "From Japan to worldwide." The studio employs a number of composers, including

himself,

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, Yoshitaka Suzuki, and Takahide Ayuzawa. They have often made use of the talents of artist Uetake MacARTHUR for their graphical needs. While

is well known for his contributions to the

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series, many were left wondering what role GEM Impact had on the score for '' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'', as their contributions were not publicized. Hibino later revealed via an interview with Original Sound Version that GEM Impact in fact provided 90 minutes of music for the cinematic sequences in the game. GEM Impact operates alongside GEM Factory, an in-house record label that has released two albums including The Outer Rim and the

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Original Soundtrack. Vanilla Mood, a night club in Japan, was also operated under GEM Impact, but closed at the end of 2008. On September 2, 2008, FromSoftware announced the ninja action title, ''

'', and named

and GEM Impact as the composers for the title. The team has already completed the music for the title, totaling close to three hours of original music. Hibino noted in a preview article at Original Sound Version that he believes this project represents the studio's greatest achievement to date, and it is a landmark for the studio.Original Sound Version » Blog Archive » First Impressions of GEM Impact's Score for Ninja Blade on the Xbox 360
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sound director Masami Ueda and composer Hiroshi Yamaguchi on the company's action title ''

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''.

Staff

(CEO, Composer, Producer, Saxophonist)

(Composer)
Yoshitaka Suzuki (Composer)
Takahide Ayuzawa (Composer)

Credits

2011 *Bandai Namco "

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" (Wii, worldwide) – music, rec coordination, US main theme *Konami " Otomedius Excellent" (Xbox 360) - music, music arrangement 2009 *PlatinumGames "

" (PS3/Xbox 360, worldwide) - music 2008 *Sammy "Unannounced Title" (Arcade, Japan) – music *FromSoftware "

" (Xbox 360, worldwide) – music, main theme, ending theme *Konami " Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" (PS3, worldwide) – cinematic music *Atlus "

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SUPER ARRANGE VERSION" (CD, Japan) – music arrangement, production *

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" No More Heroes" (Wii, worldwide) – main theme remix * The Outer Rim "The Outer Rim" (CD, worldwide) – production (via GEM Factory) *Capcom "1942" (Xbox Live Arcade, USA) – music *Konami " Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Bande Dessinee" (DVD, worldwide) – music *Konami "

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11DX 14 GOLD" (PS2, worldwide) – music *Bandai Namco "

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Fami-Song 8-bit" (CD, Japan) – lyrics, music *

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" (anime, worldwide) – music *Tochigi TV "The Sun" (TV, Japan) – music, main theme 2007 *Heiwa "Unannounced Title" (Arcade, Japan) – music, recording coordination *Konami " Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus" (PSP, worldwide) – music *Capcom " Commando 3" (Xbox Live Arcade, USA) – music *Atlus "

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SUPER ARRANGE VERSION" (CD, Japan) – music arrangement, production *Konami "

Bande Dessinee 2" (PSP, worldwide) – music *Konami "Metal Gear Music Collection" (CD, Japan) – music, production, orchestral recording (China) *Yuki Koyangi "Sunrise" (CD, Japan) – lyrics, music, production *Chihiro Yonekura "Lion's Song" (CD, Japan) – music *Properst (http://www.properst.co.jp) (web corporate promotion, Japan) – music *Marvelous Entertainment "Tokyo-Maj in Gakuen" (PS2, Japan) – sound design *Tohokushinsha Film Corporation "Scary Nursery Rhymes" (movie, Japan) – music *Konami "Pachi-Slot Beatmania" (Arcade, Japan) – music *10tacle "Boulder Dash" (DS, Europe) – music, sound design 2006 *Konami "

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" (PSP, worldwide) – music *SEGA "

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" (PS2, worldwide) – music *Spike "Elvandia Story" (PS2, worldwide) – music *Konami "

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" (Xbox 360, worldwide) – music *

"ROBO ROCK" (anime, Japan) – music *Capcom "

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3rd Anniversary Soundtrack (CD, Japan) – main theme remix *Konami "Yu-Gi-Oh Online" (Xbox 360, USA/Europe) – music *Konami "Thrill Drive 4" (arcade, worldwide) – music

References

External links

GEM Impact WebsiteInterview with Original Sound VersionComprehensive Composer Profile at Square Enix Music Online
{{DEFAULTSORT:GEM Impact Japanese video game composers