Kouichi Sugiyama is the most well-known game music composer in Japan — or, at least, the one whose music is listened to by the most people. He’s worked on the bestselling Dragon Quest series since its inception in 1986, bringing an orchestral sort of sound to games for the first time and offering a melodical style unique enough that Sugiyama’s work is still immediately identifiable from the crowd
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Dragon Quest Composer Reflects on 24 Years of Games