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Creditscredited in 37 publications

Games  ⇑⇓	platform	release ⇑⇓		role
Archaic Sealed Heat (credits)	nds	04 Oct 2007		Composer
Final Fantasy Tactics (credits)	ps	27 Jan 1998		Composer
w/ Masaharu Iwata
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (credits)	gb	09 Sep 2003		Composer
w/ Nobuo Uematsu
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (credits)	psp	09 Oct 2007		Composer
w/ Masaharu Iwata
Final Fantasy XII (credits)	ps2	31 Oct 2006		Composer
w/ Nobuo Uematsu, Masaharu Iwata, Hayato Matsuo, et al.
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (credits)	nds	20 Nov 2007		Composer
w/ Kenichiro Fukui
Magical Chase (credits)	pc	15 Nov 1991		Composer
w/ Masaru Iwata
Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen (credits)	snes	01 Dec 1995		Composer
Treasure Hunter G (credits)	snes	24 May 1996		Composer
w/ John Pee, Masaharu Iwata, et al.
Vagrant Story (credits)	ps	17 May 2000		Composer
Albums  ⇑⇓		release ⇑⇓		role
Breath of Fire V Dragon Quarter Original Soundtrack (credits)		21 Dec 2002		Composer
Breath of Fire V Dragon Quarter Mini Soundtrack (credits)		20 Sep 2002		Composer
Densetsu no Ogre Battle Sound Collections (credits)		25 Apr 1993		Composer
Densetsu no Ogre Battle Sound Collections (credits)		13 Jan 2000		Composer
Final Fantasy Tactics Original Soundtrack (credits)		21 June 1997		Composer
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire Original Soundtrack (credits)		28 Nov 2007		Composer
w/ Nobuo Uematsu, Ayako Saso, and Kaori Ohkoshi
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Original Soundtrack (credits)		19 Feb 2003		Composer
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance White Melodies (credits)		26 Feb 2003		Composer
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition ~Complete Version~ Vol. 2 (credits)		26 Mar 2003		Composer
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition ~Complete Version~ Vol. 3 (credits)		23 Apr 2003		Composer
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Radio Edition ~Complete Version~ Vol. 4 (credits)		21 May 2003		Composer
Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack (credits)		31 May 2006		Composer
Final Fantasy XII The Best of the Original Soundtrack (credits)		15 Mar 2006		Composer
Gradius V Original Soundtrack (credits)		18 Aug 2004		Composer
Magical Chase Soundtrack (credits)		15 Nov 1991		Composer
w/ Masaharu Iwata
Ogre ~Grand Repeat~ (credits)		13 Jan 2000		Composer
Ogre ~Grand Repeat~ (credits)		25 Oct 1996		Composer
Ogre Battle The Entrance (credits)		26 Nov 1993		Composer
Ogre Battle The Entrance (credits)		13 Jan 2000		Composer
Ogre Battle 64 Original Soundtrack (credits)		01 Aug 1999		Composer
Radiant Silvergun Original Soundtrack + (credits)		07 Aug 1998		Composer
Stella Deus Original Soundtrack (credits)		06 Oct 2004		Composer
Tactics Ogre (credits)		25 Oct 1995		Composer
Tactics Ogre (credits)		13 Jan 2000		Composer
Ten Plants (credits)		22 Apr 1998		Composer
Treasure Hunter G Original Sound Version (credits)		09 June 1996		Composer
Vagrant Story Original Soundtrack (credits)		08 Mar 2000		Composer

News

• E3 2007 - Square Enix tactfully flaunts The War of the Lions
  That's right, a surprising new detail has emerged regarding Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. What could they be showing off? The answer may surprise you. Indeed, it isn't a slew of new information, nor is it a gem of a gameplay trailer. Sorry, Final Fantasy VII fanboys, it's no confirmation of Sephiroth as a playable character either. What we have here are a new batch of localized screenshots with a surprising twist. Feast your eyes
  13 July 2007 by Kanji ↑ -10 ↓ discuss permalink
• Time to Get AXed: Anime Expo 2007
  By far one of the largest collections of animé and video game enthusiasts its side of the Mississippi, Anime Expo has long been a haven for fanatics to meet, discuss their favorite forms of media, and embarrass themselves with hideous cosplay. That's why this Haven was there to witness the madness and bring you the Square side of things. Read More
  04 July 2007 by Ziyad ↑ 15 ↓ 1 comments permalink
• The Pioneers: Hitoshi Sakimoto
  Hitoshi Sakimoto is currently one of the most prolific music composers in the game industry. He began his career working with Quest on the Ogre Battle series, and later joined many of the same core collaborators for Square games Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story. From Medieval strategy RPG's to sci-fi sidescrollers, the composer maintains a complex yet recognizable style across his diverse and influential titles. The Pioneers
  24 Apr 2007 by Jeriaska ↑ 32 ↓ 1 comments permalink
• Hitoshi Sakimoto provides exclusive music to the A Night in Fantasia website
  Eminence have unveiled a small yet fresh composition from composer Hitoshi Sakimoto on their website for their upcoming concert A Night in Fantasia. While not epic in nature, it does resemble the feel of Final Fantasy XII and does the job of providing background music well. Check it out
  09 Apr 2007 by Nephtis ↑ 23 ↓ 4 commentss permalink
• Eminent Square musicians headed to Australia
  Eminence, as previously advised is holding its next two concerts in the Night in Fantasia series in Sydney and Melbourne. Joining the already superb list of guests consisting of Hitoshi Sakimoto, Yoko Shimomura, Yasunori Mitsuda (Sydney only), Junichi Nakatsuru and Masaru Shiina will be Kow Otani (Shadow of the Colossus, Haibane Renmei) and Shiro Hamaguchi (orchestrator of many modern FF pieces including One-Winged Angel. (Both of the additional guests will be in Sydney only.) Will the Mitsuda be revising his performance of signature Celtic music on the bouzouki? Be in Sydney on the weekend of April 20 or Melbourne on April 27 to find out. Read on
  03 Apr 2007 by Nephtis ↑ -12 ↓ 2 commentss permalink
• A Night in Fantasia set to be Nirvana
  Eminence, which has brought us several concerts featuring game music and a home to our very own Nephtis has recently announced an upcoming set of performances which strives to rival their previous engagements in both scope and sheer star power. Curious? Read on. More
  07 Feb 2007 by Ziyad ↑ -3 ↓ 1 comments permalink
• Hitoshi Sakimoto back in business
  The composer behind Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy Tactics is back to score two more games for Square Enix, as well as two other titles. He is also underway on his first anime project. Read on
  15 Dec 2006 by Nephtis ↑ 18 ↓ 3 commentss permalink
• Australia and Singapore game concerts announced
  The Eminence Group will be presenting a concert series entitled "Passion" featuring orchestral arrangements of game music from popular Square Enix titles including Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy XII and Vagrant Story. Special guests Hitoshi Sakimoto and Yasunori Mitsuda are scheduled to attend. Melbourne's Merlyn Theatre will host December 9th, Sydney's Verbrugghen Hall show is scheduled for December 16th, and Singapore's Victoria Concert Hall will round out the tour on December 23rd. More info is available at eminenceonline.com. Eminence
  11 Nov 2006 by Jeriaska ↑ 11 ↓ discuss permalink

External Links

Hitoshi Sakimoto - Official English Website

Well updated for an English site.

Basiscape

YouTube - Square Enix Music TV

Udatsu Tanaka's Square Enix Music-TV (Episode 14). An informal interview with Hitoshi Sakimoto circa FFXII.

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