PROFILE

Yasunori Mitsuda was born on January 21, 1972. He joined Square (now Square Enix) in 1992 and debuted as a composer with the release of Chrono Trigger in 1995. After composing the music for Xenogears, he became an independent freelancer in 1998. Three years later, he founded Procyon Studio and became its president.

Creating music unbound by genre, Mitsuda currently composes for a variety of media including TV programs, movies, anime, video games, and other media. He also participates in a wide variety of other work such as writing for various publications, providing album production expertise and music to famous musicians, and performing in events and overseeing recording sessions not only within Japan but around the world.

Mitsuda's major works include: Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht, Soma Bringer, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Soul Sacrifice Delta, the Inazuma Eleven series (1-3, GO、GO2: Chrono Stone, GO: Galaxy, Ares and Orion no Kokuin), the Black Butler series (Book of Circus, Book of Murder, Book of the Atlantic), Final Fantasy XV Episode Ignis, Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, SOUL COVENANT and Delicious in Dungeon among many others.

Yasunori’s Comment

Although I have taken part as an artist in many projects over the past 25 years, I have always wanted to try something new with each work and compose music that is one of a kind. Along with that, an important theme within my work is creating music that leaves a strong impression and never fades in color no matter how many years pass.

These feelings have stayed with me unchanged since my debut. Together with everyone, I hope to continue creating unique and interesting music.