Hiroki Kikuta
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Hiroki Kikuta is a Japanese composer and sound designer.
He studied religion at Kansai University from 1981 to 1985. He joined Square Enix around 1991 and worked on their Super Nintendo games to start, primarily the Secret of Mana series. He originally joined the company as a manager, but was asked to help contribute sound effects, and later music. When his music for Secret of Mana soundtrack became popular, he decided to remain a composer. Wanting to do more than what Square could offer, he departed the company and founded Sacnoth. However, when their game Koudelka failed, he resigned as the CEO. During his career as a video game composer, he also worked on adult video games.
Today, Kikuta is the Representative Director at Norstrilia, a position he's held since 2001. The company acts as a record label for his albums.
Gameography
Note: Italicized text are adult games.
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-01-28 | Romancing SaGa (SFC) (ロマンシング サ・ガ) | Sound Effects with Akira Ueda. | |
| 1993-08-06 | Secret of Mana (SNES) (聖剣伝説２) | |
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| 1995-09-30 | Seiken Densetsu 3 (SFC) (聖剣伝説3) | ||
| 1998-05-28 | Soukaigi (PS1) (双界儀) | ||
| 1999-11-30 | Koudelka (PS1) (クーデルカ) | ||
| 2000-05-19 | Kakuriyo no Mon (W32) (かくりよの門) | One song. | |
| 2004-06-25 | Soranoiro, Mizunoiro (W32) (そらのいろ、みずのいろ) | ||
| 2005-06-17 | Sakura Relaxation (W32) (さくらリラクゼーション) | ||
| 2007-04-?? | Concerto Gate: Forte (W32) (コンチェルトゲート フォルテ) | With Kenji Ito. | |
| 2008-07-31 | Moe Nikki (W32) (萌日記) | ||
| 2009-07-31 | Tiara (W32) | ||
| 2010-12-16 | Shining Hearts (PSP) (シャイニング・ハーツ) | Most songs. | |
| 2010-12-21 | Secret of Mana (IOS) | ||
| 2012-01-31 | SoulCalibur V (PS3) (ソウルキャリバーV) | With Andrew Aversa, Cris Velasco, Inon Zur, Junichi Nakatsuru, and Tomoki Miyoshi. | |
| 2012-01-31 | SoulCalibur V (X360) (ソウルキャリバーV) | With Andrew Aversa, Cris Velasco, Inon Zur, Junichi Nakatsuru, and Tomoki Miyoshi. | |
| 2012-03-13 | Shining Blade (PSP) (シャイニング・ブレイド) | ||
| 2012-09-19 | Demons' Score (IOS) | ||
| 2013-02-28 | Shining Ark (PSP) (シャイニング・アーク) | ||
| 2013-06-27 | Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (PS3) (エスカ＆ロジーのアトリエ～黄昏の空の錬金術士～) | With Yu Shimoda, Hayato Asano, Hideyuki Kishita, Daisuke Achiwa, Kazuki Yanagawa, and "Shade". | |
| 2015-01-22 | Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (VITA) (エスカ＆ロジーのアトリエ～黄昏の空の錬金術士～) | With Yu Shimoda, Hayato Asano, Hideyuki Kishita, Daisuke Achiwa, Kazuki Yanagawa, and "Shade". | |
| 2015-02-10 | El of Genesis: -At the end of the hero's dream- (IOS) (創世のエル ～英雄の夢の終わりに～ ) | ||
| 2015-06-30 | Soukai no Busou Shousen (W64) (蒼海の武装商船) | One song. | |
| 2016-07-28 | Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena (W64) | ||
| 2016-09-21 | Pankapu (W64) (パンカプ～オムニアの防人) | "Eternal Orbis Chronicles" Theme | |
| 2017-04-18 | Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom (W64) | Promised Hearts ~Summer~ (Reize Theme) | |
| 2017-07-19 | Tangledeep (W64) | Additional Music with Jeff Ball, Grant Kirkhope, and Norihiko Hibino. | |
| 2018-02-15 | Secret of Mana (PS4) (聖剣伝説２) | Arranged by Yuzo Koshiro. | |
| 2019-01-17 | YIIK: A Postmodern RPG (W64) | Additional composition with various others. | |
| 2019-06-07 | Pixel Noir (W64) | Co-Music Composer with Kunal Majmudar. | |
| 2019-06-20 | Million Arthur: Arcana Blood (W64) | Original BGM with Kenji Ito and Kenichi Maeyamada. | |
| 2019-10-08 | Indivisible (PS4) (インディヴィジブル 闇を祓う魂たち) | ||
| 2019-11-13 | Last Labyrinth (PS4) (ラストラビリンス) | Main Theme Composition | |
| 2020-01-14 | Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX (SW) (エスカ＆ロジーのアトリエ ～黄昏の空の錬金術士～) | Ametsuchi no Kotowari: Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement | |
| 2020-04-24 | Trials of Mana (PS4) (聖剣伝説3 TRIALS of MANA) | Original Game: Composer | |
| 2023-04-12 | Hunt the Night (W64) | With Jesus Carson. | |
| 2023-04-27 | Dungeon Drafters (W64) | ||
| 2023-09-26 | Mineko's Night Market (W64) | Composer: Credits | |
| 2024-08-27 | Visions of Mana (PS5) (聖剣伝説) |
Picture Gallery
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Links
- mobygames.com/person/61509/hiroki-kikuta/ - MobyGames.
- w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/315.html - AtWiki (in Japanese).
- facebook.com/hiroki.kikuta - Facebook.
