Masanori Morita

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Masanori Morita
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Local 森田 正徳 (もりた まさのり)
Born c. 1960
Birth Place Japan
Nationality Japanese   Japan.svg
Aliases Noriboz

Masanori Morita is a Japanese composer and sound designer who worked at Irem. He stopped composing around 1986, and became head of Irem's console planning division. He left the company circa 1990 to work as a designer at Square.

Not to be confused with the manga artist of the same name.

Music Development

ARC

Gameography

Released Title Sample Notes
1983-??-?? 10-Yard Fight (ARC) (10ヤードファイト) Composer
1983-??-?? Tropical Angel (ARC) (トロピカルエンジェル) Composer
1984-??-?? Lode Runner (ARC) (ロード・ランナー) Composer
1985-??-?? Battle Bird (ARC) (バトルバード) Composer
1986-12-?? Kaiketsu Yanchamaru (ARC) (快傑ヤンチャ丸) Composer
1986-??-?? Youjyuden (ARC) (妖獣伝) Composer
1988-06-?? Meikyuu Jima (ARC) (迷宮島) Unknown Role

Links

  • shmuplations.com/rtypesound/ - Interview with Masato Ishizaki, confirming Morita's involvement on Youjyuden, Kaiketsu Yanchamaru, & Battle Bird.
  • shmuplations.com/rtypeishida/ - Interview with Masahiko Ishida, confirming Morita's role as console planner during his later years with the company.
  • [1] - Twitter post identifying Square's "Masanori Morita" as the same "Mr. Morita" that worked at Irem. Picture of Morita on the left sourced from a Japanese strategy guide for Final Fantasy Legend III.

Media:TropicalYardFi.jpg - From an issue of LOGiN Magazine, confirming Morita composed Tropical Angel, 10-Yard Fight, & Lode Runner.