Kota Hoshino
Kota Hoshino 星野 康太 | |
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | April 23, 1975
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Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | FROMSOUND RECORDS |
Kota Hoshino (星野 康太, Hoshino Kōta) (born April 23, 1975) is a
Career
Kota Hoshino was born in Tokyo, Japan on April 23, 1975, and studied at
Hoshino composed for Armored Core: Verdict Day with Yuka Kitamura, which released in 2013.[3] Following the game's release, Hoshino worked mainly on sound design, including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Elden Ring, and returned to music duties with Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon as lead composer. During development, Hoshino was given keywords by game director Masaru Yamamaura in order to set the game's tone and evoke a "sense of loneliness and nostalgia."[4] The game's soundtrack released physically on March 20, 2024, which included arrangements and some original compositions in a bonus third disc by various FromSoftware composers.[5] For his own contributions to Disc 3, Hoshino sought to incorporate elements that he felt he couldn't deliver to the game's original soundtrack.[6]
FreQuency
Hoshino is the bassist and vocalist of FreQuency,
Works
Year | Title | Notes |
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1998 | Shadow Tower | |
Echo Night | with Tsukasa Saitoh and Keiichiro Segawa | |
1999 | Spriggan: Lunar Verse | sound design |
Armored Core: Master of Arena | with Tsukasa Saitoh and Keiichiro Segawa | |
Echo Night 2: The Lord of Nightmares | sound design | |
Frame Gride | ||
2000 | Evergrace | also lead sound designer |
Armored Core 2 | with Yuji Kanda, Ikuya Ichinohe, and Keiichiro Segawa | |
The Adventures of Cookie & Cream | with Ikuya Ichinohe | |
2001 | Forever Kingdom | also lead sound designer |
2002 | Lost Kingdoms | also sound design |
Armored Core 3 | additional music (with Tsukasa Saitoh and Yuki Ichiki) | |
Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit | sound design | |
2003 | Silent Line: Armored Core | additional music (with Tsukasa Saitoh and Takeshi Yanagawa) |
Lost Kingdoms II | composer and lead sound designer | |
Shadow Tower: Abyss
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sound design | |
Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors | ||
2004 | Armored Core: Nexus | with Tsukasa Saitoh, Yukinori Takada, and Yuji Kanda |
Armored Core: Nine Breaker | ||
Metal Wolf Chaos | with Shohei Tsuchiya; also lead sound designer | |
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows | "A Reluctant Independence" | |
2005 | Another Century's Episode | sound design |
Armored Core: Formula Front | ||
2006 | Armored Core 4 | with Koichi Suenaga and Ayako Minami |
Chromehounds | ||
2007 | Another Century's Episode 3: The Final | sound design |
2008 | Armored Core: For Answer | with Hideyuki Eto |
2012 | Armored Core V | with Yoshikazu Takayama, Tsukasa Saitoh, and Hideyuki Eto |
2013 | Armored Core: Verdict Day | with Yuka Kitamura |
2014 | Dark Souls II | sound design |
2015 | Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
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2016 | Dark Souls III | |
2019 | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | |
2022 | Elden Ring | |
2023 | Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon | with Takashi Onodera and Shoi Miyazawa; also lead sound designer |
Year | Title |
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2011 | Armored Core Reprises |
2013 | Sunrise |
2014 | Day After Day |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2009 | DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou Premium Arrange Album | arranged "Red Bee"[17] |
Mushihimesama Double Arrange Album | arranged "On the Verge of Madness"[18] | |
2010 | GE-ON-DAN Rare Trax Ver. 1.0 | "Theme from G.O.D."[19] |
2024 | ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON Original Soundtrack | arrangements for Disc 3 with others; composition for "Blackout"[5] |
References
- ^ a b c "RocketBaby's video game and anime music journal: Interview with Kota Hoshino". RocketBaby.net. 2003. Archived from the original on 24 April 2003. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ "「ARMORED CORE」の"外せない1曲"1位は「Day After Day」に決定。大阪で行われたフロム・ソフトウェアの新作体験イベントをレポート" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "FreQuency | FROMSOUND RECORDS" (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "'Despite the intense action, FromSoftware wants Armored Core 6 to have a 'dark old sci-fi feel' with a 'sense of loneliness and nostalgia'". PC Gamer. July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "「アーマード・コア6」オリジナルサントラCDが初回生産限定商品として本日発売!". GAME Watch. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Hoshino, Kota (March 20, 2024). "ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON Original Soundtrack (booklet)". (in Japanese) FromSoftware. FSSE-00009. Retrieved on March 22, 2024.
- ^ "『闘会議2017 ライブ情報』| FROMSOUND RECORDS Official Blog" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "フロム・ソフトウェア,サウンドチーム「FreQuency」のアルバム第2弾を発売" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "FreQuency - About". fromsoundrecords.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "『アーマード・コア』の楽曲をリアレンジしたアルバム『ARMORED CORE REPRISES』発売を記念して、壁紙をプレゼント" (in Japanese). Famitsu. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "『「ARMORED CORE V」は2012年1月26日に発売。数量限定特典でオリジナルヘッドセット付属&ACシリーズのアルバム発売の情報も" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "フロム・ソフトウェアのサウンドチーム"FreQuency"、第2弾アルバム『SUNRISE』が本日発売" (in Japanese). Famitsu. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "フロム・ソフトウェア,サウンドチーム「FreQuency」のアルバム第2弾を発売" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "フロム・ソフトウェア所属のサウンドチーム"FreQuency"の新曲が11月28日に発売決定! 『AC ヴァーディクト・デイ』のPVに使用された『Day After Day』が待望の音源化" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "「ARMORED CORE VERDICT DAY」,最新ムービー「"Day After Day"~ストーリー編~」が公開に。オリジナル楽曲「Day After Day」も要チェック" (in Japanese). Famitsu. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "PlayStation4、Xbox One、用アクションゲーム『METAL WOLF CHAOS XD』発売記念プロモーションテーマソング「Fallout」カラオケ配信決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Famitsu. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Kotowski, Don (August 1, 2012). "DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou Premium Arrange Album". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Kotowski, Don (August 1, 2012). "Mushihimesama Double Arrange Album". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Kotowski, Don (August 1, 2012). "GE-ON-DAN Rare Trax Ver. 1.0". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
External links
- Kota Hoshino at IMDb
- FreQuency