Hitoshi Sakimoto

Hitoshi Sakimoto
崎元 仁
Sakimoto in 2004
Born (1969-02-26) February 26, 1969 (age 55)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesYmoH.S
Occupations
  • Composer
  • sound producer
Years active1988–present
OrganizationBasiscape
Musical career
Genres
  • Symphonic
  • electronica
Instruments

Hitoshi Sakimoto (崎元 仁, Sakimoto Hitoshi, born February 26, 1969) is a Japanese composer and sound producer. He is best known for scoring the video games Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII, though he has composed soundtracks for numerous other games. Sakimoto first played music and video games in elementary school and began composing music professionally in 1988. He worked at the video game company Square from 1998 to 2000, before founding the music and sound production company Basiscape in 2002.