Hiroshi Kawaguchi (composer)

Hiroshi Kawaguchi
川口 博史
Born
Hiroshi Miyauchi

(1965-04-12) April 12, 1965 (age 59)
Choshi, Chiba, Japan
Other namesHiro
Occupations
  • Composer
  • keyboardist
Years active1984–present
EmployerSega
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentKeyboards
Websitedekaris.sega.jp/team/hiro/

Hiroshi Kawaguchi (川口 博史, Kawaguchi Hiroshi, born April 12, 1965)[1] is a Japanese video game music composer and keyboardist who works for Sega. He is among the oldest of the Sega sound team members, and one of the few from the 1980s still active today. He joined Sega in 1984 as a programmer before transferring to the sound department the following year.[2]

He is also known as Hiro and Hiroshi Miyauchi (宮内 博史) (his pre-mukoyōshi name), and has been a part of both the S.S.T. Band and the sound unit [H.], the latter of which he leads.[3] He has also been a member of Chain Band,[4] a hybrid between the groups [H.] and Sonic Adventure Music Experience.

He worked closely with game designer Yu Suzuki and served as composer for some of the company's most recognized series, such as Space Harrier, Out Run, and After Burner, and has contributed music to many others.[5] He has often acted as a tutor to new Sega composers, such as Yasuhiro Takagi[6] and Keitaro Hanada.[7]

  1. ^ "Hitmaker sound team - Member 01". Hitmaker. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Making of OutRun". NowGamer. April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "[H.]10th/PROFILE". Wave-master.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  4. ^ "CHAIN CHRONICLE 5th Anniversary ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK p. 21-22". VGMdb. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "Hiroshi Kawaguchi". VGMdb. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  6. ^ "Astro City Mini interview". 4Gamer. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Hitmaker sound team - Column vol. 57". Hitmaker. Retrieved February 10, 2021.