Hideki Sakamoto (坂本 英城, Sakamoto Hideki, born November 14, 1972) is a Japanese music composer, best known for his contributions in video games. He serves as the representative director of Noisycroak, a Tokyo-based sound design company focused on game soundtracks. Echochrome II has been accepted into the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest single musical track that lasts 75 minutes and 7 seconds in video game music history.[citation needed]
Hideki Sakamoto 坂本 英城 | |
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Born | Japan | November 14, 1972
Genres | Video game music |
Years active | 1998–present |
Website | hideki-sakamoto |
Sakamoto started playing classical piano at the age of 4. He graduated from WASEDA University in 2004.[1]
Year | Game | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Shinobido: Way of the Ninja | with Keisuke Ito | [2] |
2006 | Bomberman | [2] | |
Yakuza 2 | with several others | [2] | |
2007 | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | [2] | |
2008 | Yakuza Kenzan | [2] | |
Echochrome | [2] | ||
Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories | [2] | ||
Castlevania Judgment | music director | [2] | |
2009 | 428: Shibuya Scramble | with Naoki Sato and Shingo Yasumoto | [3] |
Yakuza 3 | with several others | [2] | |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky | [2] | ||
2010 | Echochrome II | [2] | |
Patchwork Heroes | [4] | ||
2012 | Time Travelers | [2] | |
2013 | Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale | [2] | |
Toukiden | [2] | ||
2014 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | arrangements | [5] |
2015 | Kakuriyo no Mon | with several others | [2] |
Hakuōki: Shinkai - Furi no Shou | [2] | ||
Monster Strike | [2] | ||
2016 | Fortune Tellers Academy | [2] | |
TumeTume Lord | [2] | ||
Kumapara | [2] | ||
2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | main theme "Lifelight" | [6][7] |
2020 | Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar | [8] | |
2021 | Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars | [8] |