Koichi Sugiyama (すぎやまこういち, Sugiyama Kōichi) (his birth name is 椙山浩一, which … Read Full Bio ↴Koichi Sugiyama (すぎやまこういち, Sugiyama Kōichi) (his birth name is 椙山浩一, which is pronounced the same) (born April 11, 1931) is a Japanese music composer, council member of JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers), and honorary chairman of the Japanese Backgammon Society. He is best known composing music for the Dragon Quest video game series from Enix (later Square Enix) and several Japanese TV shows such as Space Runaway Ideon, Cyborg 009, and Gatchaman. A classically trained conductor, he is considered a primary inspiration by other game music composers such as Nobuo Uematsu, and has been referred to as a "Big boss of game music." He is also known as a Japanese right-winged intellectual.
Koichi Sugiyama was born in Tokyo, Japan. While he was growing up, Sugiyama’s home was filled with music which ultimately inspired his passion. In high school, he began to act out this passion, and wrote various small musical works.
After graduating from University of Tokyo with full honors in 1958, he went into the reporting and entertainment sections of cultural broadcasting. In addition, he joined the Fuji Telecasting Co. as a director. In 1965 he left the telecasting company as a freelance director, and in 1968 he quit directing and concentrated on music composition.
Later on, during the late 70s to early 80s, Sugiyama would compose for musicals, commercials, pop artists, and also for animated movies and television shows, such as Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman, The Sea Prince and the Fire Child, Cyborg 009, and Patlabor.
Sugiyama started composing with a NEC PC-8801, and was working for Enix (now known as Square Enix). In 1986 he composed for the hit RPG video game Dragon Quest for the Nintendo Entertainment System. That game became something like an orchestral introduction to younger people in Japan. Sugiyama is the very first video game composer to record his video game music with a live orchestra. In 1986, the CD “Dragon Quest I Symphonic Suite” was released, utilizing the London Philharmonic Orchestra to interpret Sugiyama's melodies.
In 1987 he composed for Dragon Quest II, and then held the very first video game music concert in the world. “Family Classic Concert” was arranged and conducted by Sugiyama himself. It was performed by the Tokyo String Music Combination Playing Group on August 20, 1987 at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan. “Dragon Quest I Symphonic Suite” and “Dragon Quest II Symphonic Suite” were performed. The "Family Classic Concerts" have done exceptionally well with audiences every time; since then, Sugiyama has held over eighteen of them all across Japan.
Sugiyama continued to compose for video games from 1987 to 1990. In 1991 he introduced a series of video game music concerts, five in all, called the Orchestral Game Concerts, which were performed by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. The performances included over eighteen different video game composers such as Koji Kondo, Yoko Kanno, Kentarou Haneda, Nobuo Uematsu, Keiichi Suzuki, as well as Sugiyama himself. These concerts were held from 1991 to 1996; during this time, Sugiyama composed for other video games and arranged some of them to be performed in the Orchestral Game Concerts.
In September 1995, Sugiyama composed the Dragon Quest Ballet. It premiered in 1996, and came back in 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2002. During those years, Koichi also released the Symphonic Suites for the Dragon Quest games he had worked on thus far. During these years, the Dragon Quest series had grown immensely.
Sugiyama also has completed other projects, such as the fanfares for the opening and closing of the gates in the Tokyo Race Track and the Nakayama Race Track.
Koichi Sugiyama's non-work related hobbies include photography, traveling, building model ships, collecting old cameras and reading. He has opened a camera section on his website, and he also has his own record label "SUGIlabel" which he started June 23, 2004.
In late 2004, he finished and released the Dragon Quest VIII Original soundtrack, and the Dragon Quest VIII Symphonic Suite as well.
Throughout Sugiyama's works, motifs repeat themselves to maintain a consistency and nostalgic quality in the installments. As an example, all of the Dragon Quest games have included a nearly identical, upbeat theme song titled "Overture." In addition, Dragon Quest III-VIII include a simple, casual tune on the saved game selection screen titled "Intermezzo."
Sugiyama's style of composition has been compared to late Baroque and early Classical period styles. Composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel are most definitely some of his inspirations, along with the type of melodic styles heard during the mid-20th century of American cinema.
In 2005, he was holding a series of concerts in Japan with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for Dragon Quest VIII, as well as his classic compositions from the past. In August 2005 his music from Dragon Quest was performed live at the European Symphonic Game Music Concert. There, for the first time his music was presented in a live symphonic concert outside Japan.
Sugiyama is also known as a historical revisionalist on Japanese history. Especially on Nanking Massacre and Comfort Women problem, Sugiyama completely denies guilt of Japanese Empire. He is one of the approval person of "The Facts" advertisement on Washington Post. Some Dragon Quest fans out of Japan said they have been dissapointed by his political stance.
Koichi Sugiyama was born in Tokyo, Japan. While he was growing up, Sugiyama’s home was filled with music which ultimately inspired his passion. In high school, he began to act out this passion, and wrote various small musical works.
After graduating from University of Tokyo with full honors in 1958, he went into the reporting and entertainment sections of cultural broadcasting. In addition, he joined the Fuji Telecasting Co. as a director. In 1965 he left the telecasting company as a freelance director, and in 1968 he quit directing and concentrated on music composition.
Later on, during the late 70s to early 80s, Sugiyama would compose for musicals, commercials, pop artists, and also for animated movies and television shows, such as Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman, The Sea Prince and the Fire Child, Cyborg 009, and Patlabor.
Sugiyama started composing with a NEC PC-8801, and was working for Enix (now known as Square Enix). In 1986 he composed for the hit RPG video game Dragon Quest for the Nintendo Entertainment System. That game became something like an orchestral introduction to younger people in Japan. Sugiyama is the very first video game composer to record his video game music with a live orchestra. In 1986, the CD “Dragon Quest I Symphonic Suite” was released, utilizing the London Philharmonic Orchestra to interpret Sugiyama's melodies.
In 1987 he composed for Dragon Quest II, and then held the very first video game music concert in the world. “Family Classic Concert” was arranged and conducted by Sugiyama himself. It was performed by the Tokyo String Music Combination Playing Group on August 20, 1987 at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan. “Dragon Quest I Symphonic Suite” and “Dragon Quest II Symphonic Suite” were performed. The "Family Classic Concerts" have done exceptionally well with audiences every time; since then, Sugiyama has held over eighteen of them all across Japan.
Sugiyama continued to compose for video games from 1987 to 1990. In 1991 he introduced a series of video game music concerts, five in all, called the Orchestral Game Concerts, which were performed by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. The performances included over eighteen different video game composers such as Koji Kondo, Yoko Kanno, Kentarou Haneda, Nobuo Uematsu, Keiichi Suzuki, as well as Sugiyama himself. These concerts were held from 1991 to 1996; during this time, Sugiyama composed for other video games and arranged some of them to be performed in the Orchestral Game Concerts.
In September 1995, Sugiyama composed the Dragon Quest Ballet. It premiered in 1996, and came back in 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2002. During those years, Koichi also released the Symphonic Suites for the Dragon Quest games he had worked on thus far. During these years, the Dragon Quest series had grown immensely.
Sugiyama also has completed other projects, such as the fanfares for the opening and closing of the gates in the Tokyo Race Track and the Nakayama Race Track.
Koichi Sugiyama's non-work related hobbies include photography, traveling, building model ships, collecting old cameras and reading. He has opened a camera section on his website, and he also has his own record label "SUGIlabel" which he started June 23, 2004.
In late 2004, he finished and released the Dragon Quest VIII Original soundtrack, and the Dragon Quest VIII Symphonic Suite as well.
Throughout Sugiyama's works, motifs repeat themselves to maintain a consistency and nostalgic quality in the installments. As an example, all of the Dragon Quest games have included a nearly identical, upbeat theme song titled "Overture." In addition, Dragon Quest III-VIII include a simple, casual tune on the saved game selection screen titled "Intermezzo."
Sugiyama's style of composition has been compared to late Baroque and early Classical period styles. Composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel are most definitely some of his inspirations, along with the type of melodic styles heard during the mid-20th century of American cinema.
In 2005, he was holding a series of concerts in Japan with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for Dragon Quest VIII, as well as his classic compositions from the past. In August 2005 his music from Dragon Quest was performed live at the European Symphonic Game Music Concert. There, for the first time his music was presented in a live symphonic concert outside Japan.
Sugiyama is also known as a historical revisionalist on Japanese history. Especially on Nanking Massacre and Comfort Women problem, Sugiyama completely denies guilt of Japanese Empire. He is one of the approval person of "The Facts" advertisement on Washington Post. Some Dragon Quest fans out of Japan said they have been dissapointed by his political stance.
Conversation
すぎやまこういち Lyrics
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Alexander & the Grapes Having conversations with mama She knows that I love her Ain…
Alicia Grant Baby, I wanna tell you something I′m gonna go I'm gonna go…
Amanda Easton You were logic, I was melodrama I, haven't changed At times …
Atlanta Rhythm Section Conversation, getting so hard to make I try to communicate …
Baby S Im on the phone with my lil baby say she…
Barry Biggs Do you come here often Have we met before Tell me, your…
Ben Rector It's in reverse, fencing his conversation. He's more infor…
better known as Talkin' but I really want You like it, don't fight it,…
C People say People say What they say? People say They want th…
Camouflage Let me smile We'll have a conversation About broken pride …
Catfish and the Bottlemen I love to find myself Looking straight up to you for…
Chasing Taylor Each day i get to know you, the more i…
Cherry Eagle Eye Conversation with the child who once believed in you How doe…
Clay In my car Saying not all that much I was just…
Colin Hay Never ever been to New York City Don't know if I…
Copper How long have I been awake Because its so much better How…
D-Bo Do you remember? あの時抱いてたような 抑えきれない 初期衝動を Do you remember? 脇目…
D. Gapicz Black magic, vile havoc, destructive habits Violates, illum…
Daehan Hey you come in 네 마음이 마음이 뭔데 Oh I wanna know 내가…
Dani Khorsandi ای دل اگر نخواندت ره نبری به کوی او بی قدمش…
Dario and the Clear Do you know what I'm saying to you? Don't ask why…
Deckard I met her at school under ridicule and ten stone I…
Deep Jahi Yeah no no Yeah no no No no no nooooo! Mi seh it…
Dig I like your stupid clothes I like your look I like your…
DJ K.I.K.O. I see you staring from across the floor Encore Keep looking …
Dogma She asked if he thought he was strong "Do you ever…
Dr. Shinto Oh stupid man Nothing in your head Just dreams of us ahead B…
Dry Cleaning Brrring brrring, brrring brrring, brrring brrring, hello? …
E. Carson Oh, friend what's on your mind? I can see you're hypnotized …
Eagle Eye Cherry Conversation with the child who once believed in you How do…
Eagle-Eye Cherry Conversation with the child who once believed in you How doe…
Eden Tell me something Go on and break my heart Make me want…
Eric Bibb & Ruthie Foster I love you, baby - I know you do I love you,…
Fenech-Soler Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh …
G.Nax Wonder is funny, it's ironic It's ironic in a way that…
Gallagher & Lyle I'm a monster Am I dreaming, drunk, living or caught off…
Gallagher And Lyle And his hand it fell behind her As his arm it…
Garren Girl I know you seen it all Nothing feels new…
Gary Numan Oh it's so easy When parts take over My conversation Is noth…
Gwen Bunn Mm, mm hmm Can put you in the mood just right Open…
Hank Williams Jr. & Waylon Jennings Hank, let's talk about your daddy Tell me how your mama…
Hot Hot Heat [Chorus] No need to hesitate No need to concentrate No ne…
I.M.M.U.R.E. I'd paint your hair crimson red. And your eyes blue…
Ikka हैलो हैलो अक्की हा भाई क्या हाल है लड़के मैं सूइसाइड कररा…
In The Face Of War Words spoken in hearts and minds on late night drives…
J-Love There's something that I need to say I have feelings for…
J. Phoenix Put you on the wall put you on the wall…
J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding Don't talk to me at midnight It gets dark here at…
Jaheim We pushed up in the club Ladies showin' love Doin' things yo…
Jibe She said she wants to kill me The way we're living…
Jimmy Whoo & ROSE Conversation don't come easy But I've got a lot to say If…
Joan Armatrading To you it's just another day When you see the sun…
Joey Trap I don't wanna have no conversation If it ain't about us…
jon turner I can't count the times We've had this conversation Going ou…
Joni Mitchell He comes for conversation I comfort him sometimes Comfort an…
Juice WRLD (Oh my God, Ronny) The devil hit my phone, he wanna…
K-Ci I see you staring from across the floor Encore Keep looking …
K.D.P. Do you remember? あの時抱いてたような 抑えきれない 初期衝動を Do you remember? 脇目…
Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke Tell me do you feel alright I just wanna have some…
Korea Girl Here we start. How's the weather outside? Well it's cold and…
L. Subramaniam & Stephane Grap And sometimes, I gotta let go I gotta let you know…
L. Subramaniam & Stephane Grapelli Look Shit been crazy with my mental lately Smokin heavy dail…
Lang Lee 이 세계에는 뭔가 중요한 것들이 있을 테고 그건 내 얘기는 아니라는…
Lily Soleil I'm sick of the lack of conversation Talk to me and…
Lisa Stansfield There's no room for words In this conversation yet Cause…
LIVING ROOM - Joni Mitchell He comes for conversation I comfort him sometimes Comfort an…
LP You are my one desire Who knew two waters make a…
Lucy Rose Conversation don't come easy But I've got a lot to say If…
Machito and His Orchestra Do you know what's groovy Have you seen the latest movie S…
Maher Beauroy On dit volontiers que l'homme est sans cesse en question…
Mannie Fresh Hey, there shawty you looking kinda good Put ya' Gucci frame…
Matt Singer You say next time, it means next year But it's right…
MI.RO We must fight I repeat it sir We must fight There is no…
Michael J. Smith I'm begging on my knees Come on baby, please I need some…
Mid November What if I could shine What if I could spray What if…
Migos Ooh, listen to your voice's meditation Ooh, I'm lovin' the m…
Mishon [Tyga] You gotta give right Same day, next flight, that over…
Morris Albert CAN WE HAVE A CONVERSATION ? WALK TOGETHER FOR A WHILE …
Mother & Child Yeah Sometimes engaging In conversation's like pulling teeth…
Muni Long Yeah, ooh Mmm, yeah Ah, mmm, ah Yeah Can we have a conversa…
Nathan Graves Facing all my giants with me got my back Lord…
Nena "Big drum a little bit louder" Different people in a diff…
New Model Army North Atlantic winter, seven hours out of harbour On a night…
On Bells We cry out It was about time Feels like a lasso holds…
Paris Its always good to get some things off your chest Only…
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra Do you know what's groovy Have you seen the latest movie Sho…
Peter Peter Les raisons m'ayant menées ici Furent spectaculaires Répète…
PIERRE DE CHARMOY Many times we just wonder why All these faces just pass…
R.O.A.R I see you staring from across the floor Encore Keep looking …
R.O.A.R. And sometimes, I gotta let go I gotta let you know…
Rachael Sage I may never understand What it is that you have gone…
Ramya Pothuri Conversations stick to my tongue You said "let's just lay he…
Rick Nelson Conversation, gettin' so hard to make I try to communicate,…
Rie fu I take a deep breath and try to see things…
Sa-Yuu Cool Conversation 立ち止まれば Cool Conversation 雨が降るわ Cool Conver…
Sabina Ddumba What's on your mind? I can see that you're thinking right…
Sarah Simmons This is just a moment, I will make it through Soon…
Set it Straight A conversation with a man helped me understand, he told…
Shorty-G Wonder is funny, it's ironic It's ironic in a way that…
Special Brew 1.2 We don't make conversation where's your inspiration I'm just…
spookyghostboy Keep conversation light Or else start up a fight Hanging out…
Stare and Wonder Staring right at 2000 AD As if mankind's atrocities to man…
Steve Miller Band I wanna talk to you Tell me would you like…
T. Bacajowski & D. Gapicz Do you remember? あの時抱いてたような 抑えきれない 初期衝動を Do you remember? 脇目…
Tateeze Hey, there shawty you looking kinda good Put ya' Gucci frame…
Tellaman Uh (Blasian on the track, ayy) Let's have a conversation Le…
The Get Up Kids Of all of the space in this small world There's room…
The Servant Conversation isn't the point Near her home in a payphone …
The Silent League Just a little conversation About give me your a picture On t…
The Steppas The stars was out that night We talked under the moonlight A…
The Strand Empty arms that hold you all through the night Look in…
The Wolf and I They don't see me Like I do They only see The weirdo in…
Tubeway Army Oh it's so easy When parts take over My conversation Is n…
TWICE 보란 듯 나 네 앞에 서 I'm over here by…
Vaness Can we have a conversation Let me tell you about me Then…
Vendetta Tell me who's the Lord of justice, tell me who…
Waylon Jennings Hank, let's talk about your daddy Tell me how your mama…
X-Cetra Conversations over who the best And who the hottest is it…
Yosi Mesbah Steady the course now Make it look easy As long as there's…
Zann Blut fliesst langsam über deine arme und du hoffst, der…
Zero Mindset With fourteen hours to kill You're still in love with a…
We have lyrics for these tracks by すぎやまこういち:
Overture 窓から光漏れ cock-a-doodle-doo そして昨日のもやもや ろ過する まずお茶すする 鏡に映る ふとまぶたを…
勇者の故郷〜馬車のマーチ 決められた人生を歩く 定められた名前は無く ただ無心で求めるふるさとを 破けた地図広げて 流離う一人旅 孤独なんて感じな…
回想 スポット ライトに 今日もまた 心かざして叫ぶ歌は いつでもおまえに 繁がってゆくようで 心が痛くなる 夢だけを追い…
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すくりん・レトロゲームス
レトロゲームに関するあまり知られていない知識や雑学をご紹介するショートシリーズです。第７回は「すぎやまこういちの予言～その１」です。
【第６回】ファミコン版FF1は2分以内でクリアできる？
https://youtu.be/cFOyDlrWjYc
【第８回】すぎやまこういちの予言～その２
https://youtube.com/shorts/y-5MYdmji-c
「すぎやまこういちの予言」というサブタイトルにしましたが、ちょっと盛ってます。この番組が放映された1989年の前年、1988年12月にはPCエンジン用CD-ROMドライブ「CD-ROM2」が発売され、すでにゲーム機にCD-ROMが応用される時代を迎えていました。ゲームマニアのすぎやまさんにとっては、予想するまでもない必然の流れだったでしょう。
よくぞ生き残った！我が精鋭達よ！！
当時、CDのトラックに入ってる音源をゲームに乗せる技術は驚きました。
白田川一
これはソフト開発技術の発達の勝利ですな。
ただ、自分が中学生だった頃では「まさか、ゲームソフトの中にオーケストラ音源が入り込むなんてのは、実現しえないのでは？」と思っていたのが、2004年辺りでリメイク版ドラクエ5にて実現しようとは、思っても見なかったなぁ‥‥。地元の店の見本で見かけたけど、「ひぇ～、ここまで進化するとは、たまげたなぁ」という感想だったわなぁ‥‥。
来年(2024)で、PS2版ドラクエ5がリリースされてから20ヶ年が経過しようとする。
うっかりもっこりバカ一代
はい！神です！
ハンヌキ・ケン
予言というよりも、すぎやま先生をはじめとしたクリエイターサイドの要求が当時からあって、それに対してゲームのハード/ソフト双方のエンジニアが技術の蓄積させ、後の世にそのニーズを実現させたという方が、実態に近い気がする。
りゅうのすけ
それが、今ではCDロムやDVDロムでなくてもカード（カセット）から生演奏・生声がだせるようになってしまったのだからね、技術の進歩は恐ろしい。
にしてもこの時の徹子の部屋の録画したけれどいつの間にかに紛失してしまったんだよな、残念。
亡くなられた時に追悼再放送されるかと思ったがなかったのがとても残念だった
やはりゲーム画面や音楽が流れているから難しかったのかな。
リアスグレモリー
PCエンジンCD-ROM2が1988年発売だからなぁ
すぎやまさんのCDゲーム初作品はそれから１２年も後のドラクエ７でPS2が出てるのにPS１のソフトで随分遅かった
そんで映像ショボくて話は暗くてクリアに１００時間も掛かる上になぜかPSが壊れるっていう噂があってウチも古いPS２台壊してやっとクリアした呪いがかった嫌な思い出がある
白田川一
1988年と言うと、セガ社からメガドライブが発売された時期でもあるんですよね。メガドラと言えば史上初の16ビット機であり、あれなんかもCD-ROMが媒体だったような‥‥。
白田川一
因みに1988年では自分は小学六年生であり、やっとファミコンの導入が叶った夏であり‥‥。