HAY GUYS

orion_mk3 · Apr 14, 2007, 07:23 PM

Oriental:

Kohei Tanaka - He's done good work on lesser-known, quirkier games like Lennus and Alundra. I'm particularly partial to Lennus, which is let down somewhat by terrible synth but really shines in arranged form.

John Pee - Not his real name (what is it with Japanese composers and bizarre psuedonyms?), he composed the lion's share of Treasure Hunter G and did a fine job with it. So let's hear some more!

Takayuki Aihara - His contribution to Children of Mana was impressive, moreso on the whole than veterans Iwata and Ito. I think that he could really shine in a solo assignment.

Occidental:

Mark Morgan - He's only written a handful of scores, but has still managed to land dozens of tracks in the upper echelon of my playlist. Planescape Torment is a classic in every sense of the word, while Fallout 1&2 are both highly effective (especially 2) and the work he did on Citizen Kabuto before dropping out is quite good as well.

Michael Hoenig - He's scored exactly two games, but both were done well, with impressive thematic and atmospheric qualities. He scores mostly films these days, but I wish he'd do some more game scores like Baldur's Gate.

Christophe Heral - Beyond Good and Evil was a heady combination of electronics, orchestra, and acapella. Yet I fear that the game's failure, and the cancelled sequels, might preclude Heral from getting more work, despite his brilliant effort.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

orion_mk3 · Apr 16, 2007, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by Spikey

I'd actually assumed THG was composed by Sakuraba.

No, but Sakimoto did have a hand in it. Though Pee/Tanaka composed more tracks than anyone else, the OST is one of the most famous examples of multi-multi-multi-composer collaborations, with additional music from Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masaharu Iwata, Toshiaki Sakoda, Yoko Takada, Akiko Goto, and Tomoko Matsui.

Originally Posted by CHz

For you John Pee fans, his real name is Mitsuhito Tanaka. The bulk of his work is SNES stuff (http://snesmusic.org/v2/profile.php?...r&selected=310), but he also has an NES credit with a few other people, Tecmo World Wrestling.

Thanks for the info. I knew Pee was a psuedonym (some reviews actually refer to the composer as American, though!) but having his real name is a real boon.

Still, though, out of all the psuedonyms to choose...Pee?

There's nowhere I can't reach.