Koichi Sugiyama
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すぎやま こういち | |
Born | 椙山 浩一 April 11, 1931 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | September 30, 2021 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 90)
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
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Years active | 1968–2021 |
Labels | SUGI Label |
Website | Sugimania |
Koichi Sugiyama (すぎやま こういち, Sugiyama Kōichi, April 11, 1931 – September 30, 2021) was a Japanese
Sugiyama was also a council member of the
Career
Early life and television career
Sugiyama was born in
From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Sugiyama composed for several musicals,
Dragon Quest and other video games
Sugiyama's first contact with
Sugiyama was one of the first video game composers to record with a live orchestra.[6] In 1986, the CD, Dragon Quest Suite, was released, utilizing the Tokyo Strings Ensemble to interpret Sugiyama's melodies. The soundtrack's eight melodies (Opening, Castle, Town, Field, Dungeon, Battle, Final Battle, and Ending) set the template for most role-playing video game soundtracks released since then, many of which have been organized in a similar manner.[7]
In 1987, he composed for Dragon Quest II. Music from the first two Dragon Quest games was performed at one of the first game music concerts, "Family Classic Concert". It was arranged and conducted by Sugiyama himself and was performed by the Tokyo Strings Ensemble on August 20, 1987, at Suntory Hall in Tokyo. "Dragon Quest I Symphonic Suite" and "Dragon Quest II Symphonic Suite" were performed.[8] He subsequently held the "Family Classic Concerts" annually in Japan until 2019.[9]
From 1987 to 1990, Sugiyama continued to compose for various other Enix games. In 1991, he introduced a series of video game music concerts, five in all, called the Orchestral Game Concerts, which were performed by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
In September 1995, Sugiyama composed the Dragon Quest Ballet. It premiered in 1996, and has since been performed regularly over the years by the Star Dancers Ballet.
Throughout his work Sugiyama repeatedly used
Sugiyama's non-work related
Political activities and beliefs
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Conservatism in Japan |
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Sugiyama was a Nanjing Massacre denialist, stating that the facts regarding it were "selective" in nature. He was one of the signatories on "The Facts", a full-page ad published by The Washington Post on June 14, 2007, that was written by a number of Japanese politicians and academics in response to the passing of United States House of Representatives House Resolution 121, which sought an official apology from the Government of Japan regarding their involvement of using comfort women, sexual slaves used by Japanese soldiers during World War II.[26][27][28] Sugiyama was also a board member of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals.[29]
In 2012, Sugiyama wrote an editorial saying that he thought Japan was in a state of "civil war between Japanese and anti-Japanese". Giving examples, he argued that the Japanese media portrayed acts of patriotism negatively, such as performing the
In 2015, Sugiyama made an appearance on the Japanese Culture Channel Sakura television program Hi Izuru Kuni Yori where he was shown agreeing with views shared by Japanese politician Mio Sugita who said there was no need for LGBT education in Japanese schools, as well as dismissing concerns about high suicide rates among the community. Sugiyama added that the lack of children born from LGBT couples was an important topic to discuss, also suggesting that Japan was more empowering to women than South Korea.[31][32] He later recanted his statement by saying that LGBT couples have existed throughout human history and he supported the use of governments to occasionally help them.[33]
Selected works
Only works featuring original scores are included.
Video games
Film and television
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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1967 | Skyers 5 | Opening theme | [35] |
1971 | Return of Ultraman | Opening theme, "MAT Team no Uta", "Kaiju Ondo" | [46] |
Godzilla vs Hedorah
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"Defeat Hedorah" | [47] | |
1975 | Kum-Kum | Opening and ending themes | [35] |
1976 | Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi | "Watashi O Yobu No Wa Dare", "Memoir" | [48] |
1978 | Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie | Music | [35] |
Gatchaman II | Music | [49] | |
1979 | Cyborg 009 | Music | [35] |
1980 | Space Runaway Ideon | Music | [35] |
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy
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Music | [50] | |
1981 | The Sea Prince and the Fire Child | Music | [35] |
1982 | The Ideon: A Contact
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Music | [35] |
The Ideon: Be Invoked
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Music | [35] | |
1983 | The Yearling | Music | [35] |
1989 | Godzilla vs. Biollante | Music | [35] |
1991 | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | Music | [35] |
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - The Great Adventure of Dai
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Music | [51] | |
1992 | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Avan's Disciples
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Music | [51] |
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Six Great Generals
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Music | [51] | |
1994 | Magic Knight Rayearth | "Setsunakute" | [52] |
2019 | Dragon Quest: Your Story | Music | [53] |
References
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- 1UP.com. Archived from the originalon January 2, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Special". NHK TV Specials (in Japanese). December 29, 2016. NHK General TV. (Translated by Shmuplations. Archived on 2020-01-20. Retrieved on 2023-03-15)
- ^ Patrick Gann (November 29, 2008). "The "Eight Melodies" Template: How Sugiyama Shaped RPG Soundtracks". RPGFan. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "Koichi Sugiyama's Official Concert index". Archived from the original on August 20, 2006.
- ^ "Koichi Sugiyama's Official Family Classic Concerts Listing". Archived from the original on November 25, 2016.
- ^ "Unofficial Koichi Sugiyama Biography". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009.
- ^ "Star Dancers Ballet Performances".
- ^ "Koichi Sugiyama's Official Concert announcement page". Archived from the original on September 20, 2006.
- ^ "Symphonic Game Music Concert Official website". Archived from the original on February 14, 2005.
- ^ a b すぎやま氏「『DQX』の曲はかなりできあがりました」――恒例のコンサート前取材でコメント (in Japanese). Famitsu. October 7, 2011. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Alexandra, Heather (August 30, 2019). "I Keep Quitting Dragon Quest XI Thanks To Its Atrocious Music". Kotaku. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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- ISBN 9781351975513.
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- 1UP.com. Archived from the originalon March 29, 2006.
- ^ "Koichi Sugiyama's Official camera page". Archived from the original on August 20, 2006.
- ^ "Koichi Sugiyama's Official SUGI Label page". Archived from the original on August 20, 2006.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (October 7, 2021). "Dragon Quest composer Koichi Sugiyama dead at 90". Polygon. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu. "Dragon Quest Composer Koichi Sugiyama Receives The Order of the Rising Sun Award". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
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- ^ "Controversial Dragon Quest Composer Gets TV Drama About His Life". July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Signatories to the June 14th Washington Post "The Facts" Advertisement – Politicians, Professors, and Journalists" (PDF). July 25, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
- ^ "ワシントン・ポスト紙に「慰安婦意見広告」― その経緯と波紋 / SAFETY JAPAN [花岡 信昭氏] / 日経BP社". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011.
- Gamasutra. Archivedfrom the original on August 26, 2009.
- ^ "Japan Institute for National Fundamentals". en.jinf.jp.
- ^ Nakamura, Toshi (September 27, 2012). "This Aged Right-Wing Japanese Composer Is Betting On The Internet Generation". Kotaku. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee; Sherman, Jennifer. "Square Enix Responds to Dragon Quest Composer's 2015 Anti-LGBTQ Statements". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Hart, Aimee (August 7, 2018). "Anti-LGBT Dragon Quest Composer Spurs Square Enix Response". Game Revolution. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Sugiyama, Koichi. "Koichi Sugiyama's official stance on LGBT". Sugimania.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Damien Thomas (2007). "Dragon Quest Game Music Super Collection Vol. 2". Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2007.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Koichi Sugiyama :: Game Projects". Square Enix Music Online. January 1, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Lucy Rzeminski, Lucy (January 1, 2007). "Dragon Quest IV soundtrack". RPGfan. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
- ^ "Symphonic Synth Suite 46okunen Monogatari -THE Shinkaron-". Video Game Music Database. June 29, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Gann, Patrick. "Dragon Quest VII ~Warriors of Eden~ on Piano". RPGFan. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
- ^ Wilson, Mike (2005). "Dragon Quest VIII OST". RPGfan.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ Nunneley, Stephany (July 22, 2009). "Dragon Quest IX music composer gets angry when games are pirated". VG247. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Riley, Adam (July 25, 2011). "Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Hands-On) (Nintendo DS) Preview". Cubed3. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Seto, Dan (February 25, 2015). "Dragon Quest Heroes Coming to PS4 in 2015". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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- ^ "Return of Ultraman". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "Godzilla vs Hedorah". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "Gatchaman Song Collection". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ "すぎやまこういち* – サイボーグ009 超銀河伝説". Discogs. January 1, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 9781611729092.
- ^ "Magic Knight Rayearth Original Song Book". Video Game Music Database.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio. "Dragon Quest: Your Story CG Anime Film Reveals 5 Character Roles". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)