Ryu Umemoto | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | MIZINCO |
Born | 18 February 1974 |
Origin | Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
Died | 16 August 2011 | (aged 37)
Genres | Video game Chiptune Electronic |
Occupation(s) | Composer Arranger Sound director |
Instrument(s) | Sound chip Synthesizer |
Years active | 1992–2011 |
Website | ryu-umemoto.com (archived) |
Ryu Umemoto (梅本 竜, Umemoto Ryū, February 18, 1974 – August 16, 2011) was a Japanese video game music composer, born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.[1] He is known for composing soundtracks to various visual novel and shoot 'em up video games since the 1990s, for several companies including FamilySoft, C's Ware , ELF Corporation, D4 Enterprise, and CAVE. He is considered to be one of the greatest FM-synth chiptune composers, and has often been compared to Yuzo Koshiro.[2]