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浜渦正志
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Masashi Hamauzu (濱渦正志; Hamauzu Masashi), born September 20, 1971 in Munich, Germany, is a video game music composer who has worked for Square Enix for nearly a decade.
Hamauzu’s start with the company came by creating a small handful of tracks (along with other composers) for Front Mission: Gun Hazard (1996) and Tobal No. 1 (1996). Later collaborations would include Final Fantasy X (2001) (with Nobuo Uematsu and Junya Nakano) and Musashi: Samurai Legend (2005) (with Junya Nakano, and Takayuki Iwai & Yuki Iwai of Wavelink Zeal).
His solo works include Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon (1997), SaGa Frontier 2 (1999), UNLIMITED: SaGa (2002), and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006). Hamauzu will be returning to the Final Fantasy series, scoring Final Fantasy XIII (Nobuo Uematsu will provide the opening theme).
Hamauzu has also produced arranged albums for a few of his works, including Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon ~Coi Vanni Gialli~ and Piano Pieces “SF2” Rhapsody on a Theme of SaGa Frontier 2. He also prepared the piano arrangements for Final Fantasy X Piano Collections and Yasunori Mitsuda’s Sailing to the World Piano Score.
Hamauzu’s works are often reminiscent of Chopin, Ravel, and Debussy compositions, resembling classical and ambient music. His music frequently incorporates deliberate dissonance to provide an artistic and mood-setting effect. After pattern and harmony have set in, the elegance of the dissonance becomes apparent; the listener’s perception of dissonance now evolves into a perception of consonance integral to the music.
Hamauzu’s start with the company came by creating a small handful of tracks (along with other composers) for Front Mission: Gun Hazard (1996) and Tobal No. 1 (1996). Later collaborations would include Final Fantasy X (2001) (with Nobuo Uematsu and Junya Nakano) and Musashi: Samurai Legend (2005) (with Junya Nakano, and Takayuki Iwai & Yuki Iwai of Wavelink Zeal).
His solo works include Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon (1997), SaGa Frontier 2 (1999), UNLIMITED: SaGa (2002), and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006). Hamauzu will be returning to the Final Fantasy series, scoring Final Fantasy XIII (Nobuo Uematsu will provide the opening theme).
Hamauzu has also produced arranged albums for a few of his works, including Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon ~Coi Vanni Gialli~ and Piano Pieces “SF2” Rhapsody on a Theme of SaGa Frontier 2. He also prepared the piano arrangements for Final Fantasy X Piano Collections and Yasunori Mitsuda’s Sailing to the World Piano Score.
Hamauzu’s works are often reminiscent of Chopin, Ravel, and Debussy compositions, resembling classical and ambient music. His music frequently incorporates deliberate dissonance to provide an artistic and mood-setting effect. After pattern and harmony have set in, the elegance of the dissonance becomes apparent; the listener’s perception of dissonance now evolves into a perception of consonance integral to the music.
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Benji1990 wrote:
It really is :D
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v_for_violence wrote:
The Saga Frontier II soundtrack is honestly some of the best music I've ever heard.
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onitorment wrote:
Can't wait for his influence in FFXIII.
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CloudyMemory wrote:
Vigaku: This page is the right one, even the official Square-Enix site says the hama character in his name is written 浜 not 濱.
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KnightsofRound wrote:
I have faith in this man that he will deliver awesomeness for Final Fantasy XIII.
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forshoutssake wrote:
I love his work, although a lot of it sounds the same.
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Vigaku wrote:
Check out this page... 濱渦正志. I'm confused?
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Benji1990 wrote:
just mesmerized by his work on FFX <3333
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MarcelGX wrote:
Blitz Off! xD
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HiRo-HxC wrote:
I love SaGa Frontier II soundtrack ^^ One of the best game OSTs.
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setaseimei wrote:
ぴあのぴあの
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HuoKeyi wrote:
HELLO Everybady,WHO KNOW Masashi Hamauzu's Email Address? I like his music so I need it please tell me. thx~ my Email Address is huokeyi@hotmail.com thankyou.
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v_for_violence wrote:
His work on the Saga Frontier II soundtrack is phenomenal.
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Pewp wrote:
His stuff in the FFX soundtrack is so so good.
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KingCloud12 wrote:
I'm not so pleased to know he's scoring FF13, but hopefully he'll do a fine job.
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Buriburichan wrote:
This guy owns Nobuo Uematsu with a vengeance.
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KingCloud12 wrote:
His work on FF10 was amazing. Dirge of Cerberus weren't too bad either but I would have liked to have Nobuo do that as he did originally.
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Mr_Elvis wrote:
here: http://www.last.fm/event/151051, more info im my journal entry: http://www.last.fm/user/Mr_Elvis/journal/2007/04/26/406546/
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Saku-Vieh wrote:
Where in Germany o.O ?
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Mr_Elvis wrote:
video game concert in Germany soon, with Hamauzu as a guest of honour.
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