Takeharu Ishimoto

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Takeharu Ishimoto (石元 丈晴, Ishimoto Takeharu^?) is a Japanese video game music composer and synthesizer programmer currently working at Square Enix. He first worked as a synthesizer programmer before becoming a composer. His first work as a composer is the PlayStation 2 soccer game World Fantasista. More recently, he has been working as one of the composers for the Final Fantasy series.

[edit] Works

• Legend of Mana (1999): synthesizer programmer
• Vagrant Story (2000): synthesizer programmer
• Final Fantasy X (2001): synthesizer programmer (in collaboration with Keiji Kawamori)
• World Fantasista (2002): composer
• Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII (2004): composer
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004): synthesizer programmer
• Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005): composer, arranger, guitar & bass
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005): synthesizer programmer
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007): composer
• The World Ends With You (2007): composer
• Final Fantasy Agito XIII (unknown): composer
• Final Fantasy Dissidia (unknown): composer

[edit] Discography

• Vagrant Story Original Soundtrack (2000) - bonus track
• Final Fantasy X Vocal Collection (2002)
• Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII- + Last Order -Final Fantasy VII- Original Soundtrack (2007)

[edit] External links

• hizmi Takeharu Ishimoto webpage (Japanese)
• Comprehensive Takeharu Ishimoto Profile at Square Enix Music Online