Hirokazu Ando

Hirokazu Ando
安藤浩和
Born (1969-03-02) March 2, 1969 (age 55)
Alma materHirosaki University
Occupations
  • Composer
  • musician
Years active1991–present[1]
EmployerHAL Laboratory
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Electone
  • bass
  • keyboard

Hirokazu Ando (安藤浩和, Ando Hirokazu, born March 2, 1969) is a Japanese video game composer who is employed at game company HAL Laboratory. Along with former HAL composer Jun Ishikawa, he is best known for composing music for the Kirby series, starting with Kirby's Adventure.[3] He has also composed for other games developed by the company, such as Super Smash Bros. (1999), Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) and the BoxBoy! series.

  1. ^ "Keyboard Magazine 2017 SUMMER". Ritto Music. 2017. pp. 55, 56, 59.
  2. ^ Greening, Chris (February 7, 2017). "BoxBoy album features chiptunes from Kirby composers". Video Game Music Online. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Iwata, Satoru (2010). "4. Surprise, Fun and Warmth". Nintendo. Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-04-02.