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Yoshitaka Hirota (弘田佳孝, Hirota Yoshitaka, born 1 September, 1971) is a Japanese video game music composer and Bass Guitarist. His most notable works include the soundtracks to the Shadow Hearts series of video games (Shadow Hearts, Shadow Hearts II and Shadow Hearts: From The New World) for the Sony Playstation 2. Hirota's Shadow Hearts music is notable for its fusion of cultural music with Hirota's personal Industrial style.

Hirota was previously a sound effects programmer having worked on various Squaresoft titles. His first work as a video game composer was for the Nintendo 64 game Bomberman 64: The Second Attack.

Frequent collaborators

Hirota has a friendship from childhood with fellow composer Yasunori Mitsuda who he has worked with on Bomberman 64: The Second Attack, Biohazard 2 Drama Albums, Shadow Hearts and Shadow Hearts II.

Kyoko Kishikawa has worked with Hirota on Shadow Hearts, Shadow Hearts II (although not Shadow Hearts: From the New World) and Rogue Galaxy Premium Arrange, providing eerie female scat vocals for a number of his tracks. Also, Hirota frequently performs bass guitar with Kishikawa's band darumaya.^[1]

Ryo Fukuda has been the sound manipulator for Hirota on the Shadow Hearts games as well as composing and arranging a few tracks for all three games. He also co-composed with Hirota on Sonic Shuffle.

Kenji Ito worked with Hirota on the soundtrack of Shadow Hearts II. Hirota has performed bass guitar for Ito's live performance of Culdcept music during the Extra Live Concert ^[2] and for Ito's vocal song for Lux-Pain^[3].

Instruments

Although Hirota is primarily a bass guitarist, he is capable of playing a variety of other instruments ^[4]:-

- Biwa
- Syami
- Alter Ego Figaro
- Saw Wo
- Son
- Khene
- Old Drum
- Madaru
- Gong
- Suzu
- Karimba

Sound designer credits

Video game music composer credits

Bomberman 64: The Second Attack (1999) with Yasunori Mitsuda
Faselei! (1999)
Dive Alert: Becky's Version (2000)
Dive Alert: Matt's Version (2000)
Sonic Shuffle (2000) with Hidenobu Otsuki, Ryo Fukuda, Takeo Suzuki and Kazumi Mitome.
Shadow Hearts (2001) with Yasunori Mitsuda, Masaharu Iwata and Ryo Fukuda
Shadow Hearts II (2004) with Yasunori Mitsuda, Kenji Ito, Ryo Fukuda and Tomoko Kobayashi
Shadow Hearts: From the New World (2005) with Tomoko Imoto, Ryo Fukuda and Hirotomi Imoto
Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Juunikyuu Hen (2007)
Hana Saku DS Gardening Life (2007)
DK Jungle Climber (2007) (Composer of 5 tracks)
Yoga Tipness (2007)
Hercules no Eikou : Tamashii no Shoumei (Nintendo DS) (2008) Composer of 25 Tracks
D.Gray-Man Sousya no Shigaku (Playstation 2) (2008)

Other works

Talk While Asleep (1995) Co-remixer with Fumiya Tanaka
We are not alone ~Mou Hitori Ja Nai~ (1998) Co-composer with Kazumi Mitome
Biohazard 2 Drama Album: Chiisana Toubousha Sherry (1999) Co-Composer with Yasunori Mitsuda
Biohazard 2 Drama Album: Ikiteita Onna Spy Ada (1999) Co-Composer with Yasunori Mitsuda
Street Fighter Zero 3 Drama Album (1999) Co-Composer with Yasunori Mitsuda
near death experience, SHADOW HEARTS Arrangetracks (2005) Arranger of 5 Tracks
Angelic Vale Arrange Tracks (2005) Arranger of 2 Tracks
Tsuki no Uta (2005) (Debut Single of Saki Imozuki) Arranger of all tracks
Yoruoto Hyouhon (2005) (Debut Album of Noriko Mitose) Composer and arranger of 1 Track
Rogue Galaxy Premium Arrange (2006) Arranger of 1 Track
Kinema in the Hole (Rekka Katakiri Album) (2007) Composer and arranger of all tracks
Cotton (2007) (Noriko Mitose Album) Arranger of 1 Track
Hareyaka naru Sora no Yukue (2007) (Rekka Katakiri Album) Composer and arranger of 1 Track
Struldbruggs ~Majin Kaikou~ (2007) Co-Composer
Istoria ~Musa~ (Akiko Shikata album) (2007) Composer and Arranger of 1 Track
Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Akiko Shikata Single) (2008) Arranger of 1 Track

References

External links

Template:Ja icon Twin Tail Studio (Official Website)
Comprehensive Yoshitaka Hirota Profile at Square Enix Music Online
Interview at Square Enix Music Online

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[1] ttp://www.rpgfan.com/features/darumaya-interview/index.html

[2] ttp://www.squareenixmusic.com/concerts/extra.shtml

[3] ttp://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/l/luxpain.shtml

[4] ttp://deepincoma.ffdream.com/?cat=yoshitaka_hirota&rub=instruments

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 Hirota has a friendship from childhood with fellow composer [[Yasunori Mitsuda]] who he has worked with on [[Bomberman 64: The Second Attack]], [[Resident Evil 2|Biohazard 2]] Drama Albums, [[Shadow Hearts]] and [[Shadow Hearts: Covenant|Shadow Hearts II]].
-Kyoko Kishikawa has worked with Hirota on [[Shadow Hearts]], [[Shadow Hearts: Covenant|Shadow Hearts II]] (although not [[Shadow Hearts: From the New World]]) and [[Rogue Galaxy]] Premium Arrange, providing eerie female [[scat]] vocals for a number of his tracks.
+Kyoko Kishikawa has worked with Hirota on [[Shadow Hearts]], [[Shadow Hearts: Covenant|Shadow Hearts II]] (although not [[Shadow Hearts: From the New World]]) and [[Rogue Galaxy]] Premium Arrange, providing eerie female [[scat]] vocals for a number of his tracks. Also, Hirota frequently performs bass guitar with Kishikawa's band [[darumaya]].<ref>http://www.rpgfan.com/features/darumaya-interview/index.html</ref>
 Ryo Fukuda has been the sound manipulator for Hirota on the Shadow Hearts games as well as composing and arranging a few tracks for all three games. He also co-composed with Hirota on Sonic Shuffle.
+[[Kenji Ito]] worked with Hirota on the soundtrack of [[Shadow Hearts: Covenant|Shadow Hearts II]]. Hirota has performed bass guitar for Ito's live performance of [[Culdcept]] music during the Extra Live Concert <ref>http://www.squareenixmusic.com/concerts/extra.shtml</ref> and for Ito's vocal song for [[Lux-Pain]]<ref>http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/l/luxpain.shtml</ref>.
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