Yuzo Koshiro
aka:
Yuzou Koshiro,
古代 祐三,
YK-2
Moby ID: 483416
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Yūzō Koshiro (古代 祐三) is a Japanese music composer. He was born on 12th December 1967 in Tokyo. He took music lessons from Joe Hisaishi for three years when he was a child, and later self-taught composition. During his high school years he began composing chiptune music on the PC-88.
In 1986 he joined Nihon Falcom and composed music for their well-known games such as Dragon Slayer and Ys series.
In 1988 he began freelancing, and in 1990 founded Ancient with other members of his family. He composed music for games released by the company, including Streets of Rage series. Later he also contributed to the soundtrack of Shenmue (1999).
Credited on 101 games
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| Etrian Odyssey III HD (2023, Windows) | Composer |
| Etrian Odyssey HD (2023, Windows) | Composer |
| Etrian Odyssey II HD (2023, Windows) | Composer |
| Sol Cresta (2022, Windows) | Main Composer |
| Kyukyoku TigerHeli: Toaplan Arcade Garage (2021, Nintendo Switch) | Special Thanks |
| Actraiser: Renaissance (2021, Windows) | Composer / Arranger |
| Kira Kira Star Night exa (2021, Arcade) | Music Adv. Stage 5 |
| Streets of Rage 4 (2020, Windows) | Japanese Composer Tracks Produced by Brave Wave Productions |
| SEGA Genesis Mini (2019, Dedicated console) | Theme Music Composed |
| Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2019, Windows) | Recording Director |
| 198X (2019, Windows) | Additional Composers |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Nintendo Switch) | Music Arrangement |
| Shenmue I & II (2018, Windows) | Music Composers |
| Etrian Odyssey Nexus (2018, Nintendo 3DS) | Music Composer |
| Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 6 (2018, Arcade) | Music |
| A Certain Magical Virtual-On (2018, PlayStation 4) | Keyboard |
| Secret of Mana (2018, PlayStation 4) | Music Arrangement |
| Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 5DX+ (2016, Arcade) | Music |
| Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth (2016, Nintendo 3DS) | Music Composer |
| Project X Zone 2 (2016, Nintendo 3DS) | Opening Theme: "All the World's a Stage" |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 17 games with Ayano Koshiro
- 15 games with Takeshi Yanagawa
- 14 games with Bill Alexander
- 14 games with Hiroyuki Tanaka
- 14 games with Carl Chen
- 14 games with Naoto Hiraoka
- 13 games with Shin Nagasawa
- 13 games with Mitsuhiro Tanaka
- 13 games with John Tubera
- 13 games with Yuji Himukai
Companies
- 28 games with Ancient Co. Ltd.
- 27 games with SEGA Corporation
- 15 games with SEGA of America, Inc.
- 12 games with BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Inc.
- 10 games with Valve Corporation
- 9 games with Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
- 9 games with Tectoy S.A.
- 8 games with Atlus
- 8 games with Atlus Co., Ltd.
- 8 games with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
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