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5 unusual facts about Motoi Sakuraba


Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean

The music of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean was composed and arranged by Motoi Sakuraba.

Forest of Glass

Forest of Glass is a piano album composed and performed by Motoi Sakuraba, a Japanese video game composer.

Motoi Sakuraba

In 1999, long-time Sakuraba sound designer and programmer Hiroya Hatsushiba, a former member of Wolf Team and tri-Ace, founded tri-Crescendo.

In 1994, former Wolf Team director and composer Masaaki Uno started working at Camelot Software Planning as coordinator and sound director, developing games for Sony, Sega and Nintendo.

The band later disbanded, and Sakuraba went on to release a solo progressive rock album, "Gikyokuonsou", in 1991.


Dark Souls

The Daily Telegraph gave the game the "Best Integration of Online Features" award, and nominated it for the awards of "Best Director" (Hidetaka Miyazaki), "Best Level Design", "Best Sound Design", "Best Original Score" (Motoi Sakuraba), "Best Developer" (From Software), and "Game of the Year".

Half-Minute Hero

They include Toshihiko Takamizawa, Yoshino Aoki, Hideki Asanaka, Kakeru Ishihama, Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Koji Hayama, Norihiko Hibino, Takushi Hiyamuta, Kenji Fujisawa, Hiromi Mizutani, Yasumasa Yamada, Yasuo Yamate, Biei Morioka, Toru Nakagawa, Minako Adachi, and Megumi Komagata.


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