| Masaharu Iwata | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | REZON |
| Born | October 26, 1966 Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Orchestral, electronica, jazz |
| Occupations | Composer, musician |
| Instruments | Piano, electronic organ, synthesizer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | DigiCube Square Enix Aniplex |
| Associated acts | Basiscape |
Masaharu Iwata (岩田匡治 Iwata Masaharu, born October 26, 1966) is a Japanese video game composer. His most well-known projects are Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre, Treasure Hunter G, Final Fantasy Tactics, Baroque, Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity, Final Fantasy XII, and Soul Calibur IV. He is now part of Basiscape, a video game music promotion company founded by Hitoshi Sakimoto. In 2007, he performed an arrangement of his music from Over Horizon for the live Hyper Game Music concert organized by 5pb. Records.[1]
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Discography
Video game soundtracks
- Composer
- Relics: Ankoku Yousai (1987)
- Revolter (1988) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Starship Rendezvous (1990) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Barbatus no Majo (1990)
- Metal Orange (1990) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto and JKL Furukawa
- Carat (1990) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto and JKL Furukawa
- Dungeon Kid (1990)
- Might and Magic (1990)
- Conquest of the Crystal Palace (1990)
- Musashi no Bouken (1990)
- Rush Up (1990)
- Battle Ping Pong (1990)
- King Breeder (1991) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- America Oudan Ultra Quiz: Shijou Saidai no Tatakai (1991)
- Cowboy Kid (1991)
- Over Horizon (1991)
- Shikinjou (1991)
- Robocco Wars (1991)
- Verytex (1991) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto and JKL Furukawa
- Magical Chase (1991) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Gauntlet IV (1992) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- King Salmon: The Big Catch (1992)
- Ushio to Tora: Shinen no Daiyou (1993)
- The Gorilla Man (1993)
- Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (1993) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto and Hayato Matsuo
- Kingdom Grand Prix (1994) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Dragon Master Silk: Episode II (1995) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (1995) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Treasure Hunter G (1996) – with John Pee, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Toshiaki Sakoda, Yoko Takada, Akiko Goto, and Tomoko Matsu
- Chip Chan Kick! (1996) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto and JKL Furukawa
- Bloody Roar (1997) – with Atsuhiro Motoyama, Kenichi Koyano, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Tomoko Miyagi, and Manabu Namiki
- Final Fantasy Tactics (1997) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Baroque (1998)
- Bloody Roar 2 (1999) – with Manabu Namiki, Kenichi Koyano, and Jin Watanabe
- Evolution: The World of Sacred Device (1999) – with Toshiaki Sakoda and Masanobu Tsukamoto
- Evolution 2: Far Off Promise (1999) – with Toshiaki Sakoda and Masanobu Tsukamoto
- Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (1999) – with Hayato Matsuo
- Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis (2001) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Shadow Hearts (2001) – with Yoshitaka Hirota, Yasunori Mitsuda, and Ryo Fukuda
- Gekitou Pro Baseball (2003)
- Mushihimesama (2004) – with Manabu Namiki
- Digi Communication 2 in 1 Datou! Black Gemagema Dan (2004) – with Manabu Namiki and Kenichi Koyano
- Battle B-Daman (2004) – with Kenichi Koyano, Kimihiro Abe, and Manabu Namiki
- Kuusen II (2004) – with Manabu Namiki
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival (2004) – with Manabu Namiki and Mitsuhiro Kaneda
- Stella Deus (2004) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Jikuu Bouken Zentrix (2005) – with Manabu Namiki
- Zoids: Full Metal Crash (2005) – with Manabu Namiki, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Kimihiro Abe, and Yasushi Asada
- Wizardry Gaiden: Prisoners of the Battles (2005) – with Mitsuhiro Kaneda and Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Final Fantasy XII (2006) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto, Hayato Matsuo, Nobuo Uematsu, and Taro Hakase
- Battle Stadium D.O.N. (2006) – with Kimihiro Abe, Kenichi Koyano, Manabu Namiki, and Mitsuhiro Kaneda
- Digimon Savers: Another Mission (2006) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto and Manabu Namiki
- BLEACH Heat the Soul 3 (2006) – with Manabu Namiki, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, and Kimihiro Abe
- Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner (2006) – with Shinji Hosoe, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Yasunori Mitsuda, Yōko Shimomura, Kenji Itō, Tsukasa Masuko, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Ayako Saso, and Takahiro Ogata
- Fantasy Earth: Zero (2006) – with Kenichi Koyano, Hitoshi Sakimoto, and Manabu Namiki
- Children of Mana (2006) – with Kenji Itō and Takayuki Aihara
- Grim Grimoire (2007) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto, Kimihiro Abe, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, and Noriyuki Kamikura
- Odin Sphere (2007) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto, Kimihiro Abe, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, and Manabu Namiki
- Deltora Quest: The Seven Jewels (2007) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Kimihiro Abe, and Noriyuki Kamikura
- A.S.H. -Archaic Sealed Heat- (2007) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Opoona (2007) – with Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Kimihiro Abe, Noriyuki Kamikura, and Manabu Namiki
- Elminage: Yami no Fujo to Kamigami no Yubiwa (2008) – with Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Kimihiro Abe, Noriyuki Kamikura, and Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Coded Soul (2008) – with Mitsuhiro Kaneda, Kimihiro Abe, Noriyuki Kamikura, and Hitoshi Sakimoto
- Suikoden Tierkreis (2008) – with Norikazu Miura and Yoshino Aoki
- Soul Calibur IV (2008) – with Junichi Nakatsuru, Keiki Kobayashi, and Hiroyuki Fujita
- Arranger
Other works
- 2197 (1999)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Premium Arrange (2004)
References
- ^ Jérémie Kermarrec, Jeriaska (2008-09-15). "Interview with Masaharu Iwata". RPGFan. http://www.rpgfan.com/features/iwata-interview/index.html/. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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