Masashi Hamauzu (濱渦正志), born September 20, 1971 in Munich, Germany, is a vi… Read Full Bio ↴Masashi Hamauzu (濱渦正志), born September 20, 1971 in Munich, Germany, is a video game music composer who has worked for Square Enix for nearly a decade. Hamauzu's works are often reminiscent of Chopin, Ravel, and Debussy compositions. They frequently incorporate deliberate dissonance to provide an artistic and mood-setting effect. After pattern and harmony have set in, the elegance of the dissonance becomes apparent; the listener's perception of dissonance evolves into a perception of consonance integral to the music. Hamauzu composes music in a wide variety of styles, often employing multiple styles throughout a soundtrack. His compositions break barriers between musical genres, mixing classical marches, tango music, electronic ambience, instrumental solos, and jazz.
Hamauzu's start with Square Enix came by creating a small handful of tracks (along with other composers) for Front Mission: Gun Hazard (1996) and Tobal No. 1 (1996). Later collaborations include Final Fantasy X (2001) (with Nobuo Uematsu [[artist]植松伸夫] and Junya Nakano [[artist]仲野順也]) and Musashi: Samurai Legend (2005) (with Junya Nakano, and Takayuki Iwai & Yuki Iwai [[artist]岩井由紀 ] of Wavelink Zeal).
His solo works include Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon (1997), SaGa Frontier 2 (1999), UNLIMITED: SaGa (2002), and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006). Hamauzu provided the entire score of Final Fantasy XIII in 2009, and returned for its sequel, XIII-2 in 2011. Hamauzu has also produced arranged albums for a few of his works, including Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon ~Coi Vanni Gialli~ and Piano Pieces "SF2" Rhapsody on a Theme of SaGa Frontier 2. He also prepared the piano arrangements for Final Fantasy X Piano Collections and Yasunori Mitsuda (光田康典)'s Sailing to the World Piano Score. From SaGa Frontier 2 onward, Hamauzu has primarily worked closely with synthesizer operator Ryo Yamazaki (山崎良).
In addition to his solo and video game compositions, he is also co-leader of the band IMERUAT with vocalist Mina Sakai.
Hamauzu's start with Square Enix came by creating a small handful of tracks (along with other composers) for Front Mission: Gun Hazard (1996) and Tobal No. 1 (1996). Later collaborations include Final Fantasy X (2001) (with Nobuo Uematsu [[artist]植松伸夫] and Junya Nakano [[artist]仲野順也]) and Musashi: Samurai Legend (2005) (with Junya Nakano, and Takayuki Iwai & Yuki Iwai [[artist]岩井由紀 ] of Wavelink Zeal).
His solo works include Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon (1997), SaGa Frontier 2 (1999), UNLIMITED: SaGa (2002), and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006). Hamauzu provided the entire score of Final Fantasy XIII in 2009, and returned for its sequel, XIII-2 in 2011. Hamauzu has also produced arranged albums for a few of his works, including Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon ~Coi Vanni Gialli~ and Piano Pieces "SF2" Rhapsody on a Theme of SaGa Frontier 2. He also prepared the piano arrangements for Final Fantasy X Piano Collections and Yasunori Mitsuda (光田康典)'s Sailing to the World Piano Score. From SaGa Frontier 2 onward, Hamauzu has primarily worked closely with synthesizer operator Ryo Yamazaki (山崎良).
In addition to his solo and video game compositions, he is also co-leader of the band IMERUAT with vocalist Mina Sakai.
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浜渦正志 Lyrics
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Serah's Theme Make my wish come true, let darkness slip aside Hiding all…
The Sunleth Waterscape Step into the rainbow, find another view Chase the tender li…
サンレス水郷 Step into the rainbow, find another view Chase the tender li…
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dannymusic
This experience is truly magical - well done, everyone! So happy to be part of the formation of GameBrass. :D
The Game Brass
So happy to have you, dannymusic! Great job
TankTopTuba
Oh man! This came together so well. Absolutely fantastic! I'm so excited to be a part of this group. We got big things in store for us in the future, and I'm thrilled to be a part of the journey! Thank you!
The Game Brass
WarTubaFox it's a thrill playing with you! Thanks!
Kik L
Dam this was an excellent choice to perform. The music of this game is powerful originally and going brass only makes it more impactful. I was moved to tears by this
The Game Brass
Ah thank you so much! We’re so pleased to hear that this was able to move you. Take care
HerosTheme
Your version of this song made me have a heart to heart with myself. Like, some serious self reflection went on.
HerosTheme
@The Game Brass yeah, I had a tough decision to make, and this song gave me the resolve to step forward.
The Game Brass
It's a dramatic piece for sure; happy that it had that effect for you!
FirahFabe
Such a beautiful warm tone! :)