Takahiro Izutani

Takahiro Izutani (イズタニ タカヒロ Izutani Takahiro born October 7, 1967, in Yokohama, Japan) is a composer of video game music and a guitarist.

Profile

In 1997 his avant-garde rock band "Happy Family" released an album, "Toscco" on Cuneiform Records in the U.S. (http://cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/happyfamily.html) "Happy Family" collaborated with many underground artists in Japan, New York and Europe. Afterwards Izutani began to work for major Japanese labels. He remixed (occasionally as Brent Mini) and produced the songs of many pop artists (Ayumi Hamasaki is the most famous one). In 2006 he started his personal band DUGO, and the track "Dublin" was used for CSI: Miami, Season 3.

Works

Video Games

• Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (2011)
• Otomedius Excellent (2011)
• The Eye of Judgment: Legends (2010)
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010)
• Bayonetta (2009)
• Otomedius G (2009)
• Ninja Blade (2009)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)
• Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (2007)
• Yakuza 2 (2006)
• Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006)

Japanese Anime

• Blassreiter (2008)

External links

• Official website
• Takahiro Izutani at the Internet Movie Database
• Takahiro Izutani discography at Discogs
• CUNEIFORM RECORDS