Draft:Hirokazu Ando

Hirokazu Ando
Hirokazu Ando
安藤浩和
Born	March 2, 1969 (age 55); Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Hirosaki University
Occupations	Composer; musician;
Years active	1991–present
Employer	HAL Laboratory
	Musical career
Genres	Video game music; chiptune;
Instrument(s)	Electone; bass; keyboard;

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Declined by Asilvering 19 days ago. Last edited by Asilvering 19 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: I suspect he's notable, but you need the sources to show it. asilvering (talk) 23:43, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

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 fellow HAL composer Jun Ishikawa, he is best known for composing music for the Kirby series, starting with Kirby's Adventure. 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.

Biography[edit]

Ando started learning to play the electone aged 3-4 up to his second year in high school. It was this experience that also taught him how to read chords and sheet music.^[1] He listened to a wide variety of music as a child, including works by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Claude Debussy. Being immersed in music had allowed to think about sound a considerable amount more than his peers and helped form his sensibilities. Despite his musical background, Ando initially did not set out to be a composer.

He attended Hirosaki University in order to major in physics in the science department. While he was in college, he had purchased an MSX computer that sparked an initial interest in video games. Ando became inspired to be a video game composer after playing Dragon Quest II for the first time and being impressed by its music.^[3] He then created his own music playing program and sent it to HAL. Soon after, he was hired to work on sound.

Works[edit]

Video games[edit]

Year	Title	Notes
1992	Arcana	Music with Jun Ishikawa
1993	Kirby's Adventure	Music
1994	Kirby's Dream Course	Music
1995	Kirby's Dream Land 2	Music with Tadashi Ikegami
1997	Kirby's Star Stacker	Music
1998	Kirby's Super Star Stacker	Music with Jun Ishikawa
1999	Super Smash Bros.	Music
2000	Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	Music with Jun Ishikawa
2001	Super Smash Bros. Melee	Music
2002	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Music with Jun Ishikawa, Tadashi Ikegami, and Shogo Sakai
2003	Kirby Air Ride	Music with Jun Ishikawa, Tadashi Ikegami, and Shogo Sakai
2006	Common Sense Training	Music with Jun Ishikawa and Tadashi Ikegami
2006	Kirby: Squeak Squad	Music with Jun Ishikawa, Tadashi Ikegami, and Shogo Sakai
2008	Kirby Super Star Ultra	Music with Jun Ishikawa
2009	Picross 3D	Music with Yasumasa Yamada and Jun Ishikawa
2010	Kirby's Epic Yarn	Music with Tomoya Tomita, Jun Ishikawa, and Tadashi Ikegami
2011	Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Music with Jun Ishikawa
2012	Kirby's Dream Collection	Music with Jun Ishikawa and Shogo Sakai
2014	Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Music with Jun Ishikawa
2015	BoxBoy!	Music with Jun Ishikawa
2016	BoxBoxBoy!	Music with Jun Ishikawa
2016	Kirby: Planet Robobot	Music with Jun Ishikawa
2017	Bye-Bye BoxBoy!	Music with Jun Ishikawa
	Team Kirby Clash Deluxe	Music with Jun Ishikawa
	Kirby's Blowout Blast	Music with Jun Ishikawa
2018	Kirby Star Allies	Music with Jun Ishikawa and Yuuta Ogasawara
2019	BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!	Music with Jun Ishikawa and Yuuta Ogasawara
2019	Super Kirby Clash	Music with Kiyoshi Hazemoto, Jun Ishikawa and Tadashi Ikegami
2020	Kirby Fighters 2	Music with Kiyoshi Hazemoto, Jun Ishikawa and Yuki Shimooka
2022	Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Music with various others^[a]
2022	Kirby's Dream Buffet	Music with various others^[b]
2023	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Music with various others^[c]

Notes[edit]

^ Jun Ishikawa, Yuuta Ogasawara, Yuki Shimooka, and Tadashi Ikegami
^ Shogo Sakai, Jun Ishikawa, Megumi Ohara, and Yuki Shimooka
^ Jun Ishikawa, Yuki Shimooka, Kiyoshi Hazemoto, and Yuki Kato

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Keyboard Magazine 2017 SUMMER". Ritto Music. 2017. pp. 55, 56, 59.
^ 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.
^ King, Darryn (June 20, 2018). "The Music Of Kirby: Still Tickling Gamers Pink". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

Category:Japanese composers Category:1969 births Category:Video game composers

[4] Jun Ishikawa, Yuuta Ogasawara, Yuki Shimooka, and Tadashi Ikegami

[5] Shogo Sakai, Jun Ishikawa, Megumi Ohara, and Yuki Shimooka

[6] Jun Ishikawa, Yuki Shimooka, Kiyoshi Hazemoto, and Yuki Kato

[Ritto_Music-1] "Keyboard Magazine 2017 SUMMER". Ritto Music. 2017. pp. 55, 56, 59.

[BoxBoy-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] King, Darryn (June 20, 2018). "The Music Of Kirby: Still Tickling Gamers Pink". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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