Hideki Sakamoto

Hideki Sakamoto
Hideki Sakamoto
坂本英城
Born	Japan
Alma mater	Waseda University
Occupation	Composer
Years active	1998–present
Organization	Noisycroak
	Musical career
Genres	Video game music
Website	hideki-sakamoto.com

Hideki Sakamoto (坂本英城, Sakamoto Hideki) is a Japanese music composer, best known for his contributions in video games. He serves as the representative director of Noisycroak, a Tokyo-based sound design company focused on game soundtracks. Echochrome II holds the Guinness World Record for the longest single musical track in a video game, lasting 75 minutes and 7 seconds.^[1]

Early life and education

Sakamoto started playing classical piano at the age of 4. He graduated from Waseda University in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Works


Year	Game	Notes	Ref.
2005	Shinobido: Way of the Ninja	with Keisuke Ito	^[2]
2006	Bomberman	with Keisuke Ito	^[2]
2006	Yakuza 2	with several others	^[2]
2007	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness		^[2]
2008	Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!		^[2]
	Echochrome		^[2]
	Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories		^[2]
	Castlevania Judgment	music director	^[2]
2009	428: Shibuya Scramble	with Naoki Sato and Shingo Yasumoto	^[3]
	Yakuza 3	with several others	^[2]
	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky		^[2]
2010	Echochrome II		^[2]
2010	Patchwork Heroes		^[4]
2012	Time Travelers		^[2]
2013	Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale		^[2]
2013	Toukiden		^[2]
2014	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U	arrangements	^[5]
2015	Kakuriyo no Mon	with several others	^[2]
	Hakuōki: Shinkai - Furi no Shou		^[2]
	Monster Strike		^[2]
2016	Fortune Tellers Academy		^[2]
	TumeTume Lord		^[2]
	Kumapara		^[2]
2018	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	main theme "Lifelight"	^[6]^[7]
2020	Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar		^[8]
2021	Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars		^[8]
2024	Mario & Luigi: Brothership		^[9]

References

^ "echochrome ii Music Sets Guinness World Record, Special Soundtrack Offer on PSN". PlayStation.Blog. 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "坂本英城". noisycroak (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ "Noisycroak Staff Page (Japanese language)". Noisycroak. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
^ "アニプレックス、PSP「100万トンのバラバラ」と「勇者のくせになまいきだ:3D」のサントラを発売" (in Japanese). Game Watch. 2010-02-22. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^ "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: Music". smashbros.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
^ "Noisycroak Twitter Status". Noisycroak. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
^ Sounders, Mike (2 November 2018). "Check out all the new music from yesterday's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Hideki Sakamoto". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
^ Acquire (November 7, 2024). Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[1] "echochrome ii Music Sets Guinness World Record, Special Soundtrack Offer on PSN". PlayStation.Blog. 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-14.

[nc_profile-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "坂本英城". noisycroak (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[3] "Noisycroak Staff Page (Japanese language)". Noisycroak. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2008-11-12.

[4] "アニプレックス、PSP「100万トンのバラバラ」と「勇者のくせになまいきだ:3D」のサントラを発売" (in Japanese). Game Watch. 2010-02-22. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.

[5] "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: Music". smashbros.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-01-26.

[6] "Noisycroak Twitter Status". Noisycroak. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

[7] Sounders, Mike (2 November 2018). "Check out all the new music from yesterday's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

[:0-8] "Hideki Sakamoto". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.

[brothership-9] Acquire (November 7, 2024). Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo.

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