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Kôichi Sugiyama(1931-2021)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Producer
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Kôichi Sugiyama was born on 11 April 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a composer and producer, known for Dragon Quest VIII (2004), Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018). He died on 30 September 2021 in Japan.
BornApril 11, 1931
DiedSeptember 30, 2021(90)
BornApril 11, 1931
DiedSeptember 30, 2021(90)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Dragon Quest VIII (2004)
Dragon Quest VIII
8.7
Video Game
  • Composer
  • 2004
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Godzilla vs. Biollante
6.5
  • Composer
  • 1989
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
8.8
Video Game
  • Additional Crew(as Koichi Sugiyama)
  • 2018
Ittoku Kishibe, Kenji Sawada, Katsumi Kahashi, Tarô Morimoto, and Minoru Hitomi in Za taigâsu: Sekai wa bokura o matteiru (1968)
Za taigâsu: Sekai wa bokura o matteiru
  • Composer
  • 1968

Credits

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Composer

  • Doragon kuesuto XII
    • Composer
    • Filming
    • Video Game
  • Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (2023)
    Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
    7.5
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2023
  • Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019)
    Dragon Quest: Your Story
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 2019
  • Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2018)
    Dragon Quest Builders 2
    8.0
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary (2017)
    Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2017
  • Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017)
    Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
    8.5
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2017
  • Doragon kuesuto hîrôzu II: Futago no ou to yogen no owari
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Dragon Quest Heroes II (2016)
    Dragon Quest Heroes II
    6.7
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome (2015)
    Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome
    Video
    • original music by
    • 2015
  • Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (2015)
    Theatrhythm Dragon Quest
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2015
  • Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (2015)
    Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
    7.2
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2015
  • Dragon Quest X: Awakening of the Five Tribes (2012)
    Dragon Quest X: Awakening of the Five Tribes
    5.5
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2012
  • Boom Street (2012)
    Boom Street
    Short
    • original score
    • 2012
  • Fortune Street (2011)
    Fortune Street
    7.4
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2011
  • Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippo Dan (2011)
    Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippo Dan
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2011
  • Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (2009)
    Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
    8.1
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 2009

Music Department

  • Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (2024)
    Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
    7.9
    Video Game
    • Music Department
    • 2024
  • Dragon Quest Treasures (2022)
    Dragon Quest Treasures
    5.9
    Video Game
    • Music Department
    • 2022
  • Godzilla: Monster War
    Short
    • composer: stock music
    • 2017
  • Dragon Quest VIII (2004)
    Dragon Quest VIII
    8.7
    Video Game
    • conductor
    • 2004
  • Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
    Godzilla vs. Biollante
    6.5
    • orchestrator
    • 1989
  • Gatchaman (1972)
    Gatchaman
    7.8
    TV Series
    • composer: main and end titles
    • 1978–1979

Producer

  • Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome (2015)
    Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 2015

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    • Koichi Sugiyama
  • Born
    • April 11, 1931
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • September 30, 2021
    • Japan

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