Takahito Eguchi
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Takahito Eguchi (江口貴勅 Eguchi Takahito; born August 28, 1974 in Nagasaki, Japan) is a Japanese video game music composer.
Eguchi worked for Square Enix from 1995 to 2003, working on several titles with Noriko Matsueda. Takahito Eguchi is now working on Japanese anime series. He currently resides in Tokyo. His musical influences are Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, and Miles Davis.
Eguchi has a deeply-rooted musical background. His interest in music began at the age of six after hearing a neighbor playing the piano. He would sit near the owner's house, listening practically daily. His parents did not have a musical background, hence a first-generation musician. His father tried to push him into athletics, but eventually his parents agreed that he would study piano throughout his childhood, much to his favor. He studied piano professionally at Tokyo Conservatoire Shobi.
Before Eguchi joined Square Enix, he wrote some of his own compositions, joined a band, and designed software. He first met Matsueda at Tokyo Conservative Shobi, where they befriended each other. They have been inseparable ever since then. He guided her while she helped Yoko Shimomura score Front Mission. He also guided her while she was scoring Bahamut Lagoon.
In 2003, Eguchi left Square Enix and became a freelancer after assisting Matsueda in scoring Final Fantasy X-2.
Works
- Racing Lagoon (1999): composer
- The Bouncer (2000): composer
- Kingdom Hearts (2002): arranger (1 track)
- Final Fantasy X-2 (2003): composer
- D·N·ANGEL (2003): composer
- Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission (2004): composer
- Fantastic Children (2004): arranger
- Trinity Blood (2005): composer
Discography
- Bahamut Lagoon Original Sound Track (1996)
- Racing Lagoon Original Soundtrack (1999)
- The Bouncer Original Soundtrack (2000)
- Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack (2002)
- Final Fantasy X Vocal Collection (2002)
- Final Fantasy X-2 Original Soundtrack (2003)
- D·N·ANGEL Original Soundtrack I (2003)
- D·N·ANGEL Original Soundtrack II (2003)
- Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission Original Soundtrack (2004)
- Final Fantasy X-2 Piano Collection (2004)
External links
- [SquareSound] Biography of Takahito Eguchi
- [Squaremusic] French fansite about Takahito Eguchi
- [Composer profile] at OverClocked ReMix
- [English fanpage about Takahito Eguchi]
- [Final Fantasy Music Online] Mini-Biography about Takahito Eguchi
- [] at MusicBrainz
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