Yasunori Mitsuda (光田 康典 Mitsuda Yasunori, born January 21, 1972) is a Japanese composer, sound designer, and musician. He is best known for his work for developer Squaresoft (now Square Enix), having composed the scores for their role-playing video games Chrono Trigger (1995), its sequel Chrono Cross (1999), and Xenogears (1998). A self-affirmed minimalist, Mitsuda's influences include jazz, classical, and Asian (Indian and Japanese) ethnic music. Read Full BioYasunori Mitsuda (光田 康典 Mitsuda Yasunori, born January 21, 1972) is a Japanese composer, sound designer, and musician. He is best known for his work for developer Squaresoft (now Square Enix), having composed the scores for their role-playing video games Chrono Trigger (1995), its sequel Chrono Cross (1999), and Xenogears (1998). A self-affirmed minimalist, Mitsuda's influences include jazz, classical, and Asian (Indian and Japanese) ethnic music.
Born in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Mitsuda began studying the piano at the age of five. By chance, he noticed a job advertisement for sound production for Squaresoft in an issue of Famitsu; despite a self-described "disastrous" interview with Squaresoft head composer 植松伸夫, in which he admitted he considered the job only a stepping stone to further his career and that he had never played Square's most famous games, such as Final Fantasy, executives were sufficiently impressed with his demo that he was hired as sound staff in 1992.
The release of Chrono Cross marked the beginning of his career as a freelance artist, which he continues to be, releasing both video game soundtracks and other original works under his own label, Procyon Studio. Other famous works of Mitsuda's include Mario Party, the Shadow Hearts series, and Xenosaga, a spiritual successor to Xenogears.
Born in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Mitsuda began studying the piano at the age of five. By chance, he noticed a job advertisement for sound production for Squaresoft in an issue of Famitsu; despite a self-described "disastrous" interview with Squaresoft head composer 植松伸夫, in which he admitted he considered the job only a stepping stone to further his career and that he had never played Square's most famous games, such as Final Fantasy, executives were sufficiently impressed with his demo that he was hired as sound staff in 1992.
The release of Chrono Cross marked the beginning of his career as a freelance artist, which he continues to be, releasing both video game soundtracks and other original works under his own label, Procyon Studio. Other famous works of Mitsuda's include Mario Party, the Shadow Hearts series, and Xenosaga, a spiritual successor to Xenogears.
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光田康典 Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by 光田康典:
Radical Dreamers 幼い手につつんだ ふるえてるその光を ここまでたどってきた 時間のふちをさまよい さがしつづけてきたよ 名前さえ…
予感 どうせ 嫌われるなら 思いきり 嫌われたい 飾り立てた そのやさしさよりも 一つの真実(ほんとう)が 聞きたい いつ…
海と炎の絆 Your fingertips moving gently to my heart The force of life…
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Traci Barringer
Every time I hear this song, it touches my soul in a way no other song has. It feels like something that has been with me my whole life.
stigmaticaura
This has to be one of the most spiritual songs I have heard. It really sounds like you struggle for survival...like you're on your last breath. Really good job!
locoender
This is just timeless, amazing. I hear it and I get this overwhelming feeling every time I hear Yasunori Mitsuda's music. I love Xenogears, but to keep getting this feeling after 12 years is just crazy.
DVM
Yasunori Mitsuda, Square should hire him again as sound producer because all i keep listening on Square games are Uematsu's compositions reused or re arranged.over and over , when i heard the Chrono Cross soundtrack i was literally mind blown then the i listened to the Xenogears ost and i ascended to the heavens!,
deerlikely
@LtCdrXander Agree to disagree but I've always felt that FF8 is Uematsu's magnum opus: it's the synthesis of all the best elements of his previous works and truly expansive and even operatic in its scope. 6 and 7 were but precursors to his truest potential.
chromelunchbox
If you haven't yet, give masayoshi soken a listen. Lead composer and sound director for FFXIV.
Alot of his stuff is quality
LtCdrXander
@Dok Hycodan "Maybe I'm a Lion" is the only standout banger from VIII for me. Besides that, VIII's music was kinda underwhelming and unmemorable to me. I didn't enjoy VIII at all when I played it, so maybe that made me judge the music more harshly, but idk. I guess VIII just isn't my cup of tea. Still, a channel called Nugem did a really fire SNES remix of Maybe I'm a Lion using various FFVI soundfonts, and it sounds really good; I'd give it a listen
Dok Hycodan
What about FF VIII?
Tim Bishop
@LtCdrXander Wow, I agree with almost everything you just wrote. Maybe I'd put FF9 almost on par with 7's soundtrack, but not quite.
Lord PoundCake
This cover is breathtaking 😍✨❤