Jun Ishikawa (composer)

Jun Ishikawa
石川 淳
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Alma materNihon University
Occupations
  • Composer
  • musician
Years active1990–present[1]
EmployerHAL Laboratory (formerly)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Piano
  • synthesizer

Jun Ishikawa (石川 淳, Ishikawa Jun, born 1964) is a Japanese composer who was formerly employed at game company HAL Laboratory. He is best known for composing for the Kirby series along with Hirokazu Ando. As of 2024, he left HAL Laboratory, although he does intend on continuing to work for Kirby games as a freelancer.[3]

  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. ^ Kirby and the Forgotten Land: The Complete Soundtrack (in Japanese). Nintendo. 2024.