Hiroki Kikuta

Developer BIO

Hiroki Kikuta was born in 1962 in Aichi prefecture, Japan. Began his career at Squaresoft in 1991 as a manager. He designed the sound effects for the game Romancing SaGa, and after that was asked to compose the music for Seiken Densetsu 2 (Secret of Mana). The soundtrack took off, and then he composed the sequel Seiken Densetsu 3, also a hit. After this, he composed Soukaigi, which was one of his best works.

Hiroki Kikuta wanted a bigger challenge than composing music, he wanted to do something, he could not do with Squaresoft. When he realized this, he set up Sacnoth, with financial backing of SNK, and took the position of CEO. He directed the CG movies and composed the music for Koudelka. Koudelka was a failure on the market, and after this, he resigned his position as CEO, it was his decision. Since then, he still goes to conferences, but he has not really been active in the gaming industry.

Websites

• Angel's Fear -- Hiroki Kikuta's official web site. News, information on past work, articles, and more. Predominantly in Japanese, though some content is available in English.

Games Credited

Koudelka (1999), Infogrames Europe SA
Tobal No.1 (1996), Square Co., Ltd.
Seiken Densetsu 3 (1995), Square Co., Ltd.
Secret of Mana (1993), Square Co., Ltd.