Yasunori Mitsuda (光田 康典 Mitsuda Yasunori, born January 21, 1972) is a Japanese composer, sound designer, and musician. He is best known for his work for developer Squaresoft (now Square Enix), having composed the scores for their role-playing video games
Chrono Trigger (1995), its sequel
Chrono Cross (1999), and
Xenogears (1998). A self-affirmed
minimalist, Mitsuda's influences include
jazz,
classical, and Asian (Indian and Japanese) ethnic music. Born in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Mitsuda began studying the piano at the age of five. By chance, he noticed a job adve…
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