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	SquareSound / Square Enix Music Online :: Hiroki Kikuta :: Composer Information
		Considering Kikuta's lack of vocal ability ultimately meant that he couldn't be the professional singer he aspired to be, the availability of new digital technology provided Kikuta with new opportunities, and, after obtaining his YAMAHA SY-77 synthesizer/sequencer, composing became one of his biggest passions.
		Entirely self-taught, Kikuta cites listening to a great quantity of music from a wide range of styles as the principle force for the development of his musical sensitivity, though later referenced books to aid the development of the technical and harmonic sophistication of his works.
		Kikuta's initial works were as a cartoonist, where he adopted the pseudonym; he was responsible for the manga Raven and contributed an article in the anthology The Ghost in Machine Head 2.
	www.squareenixmusic.com /composers/kikuta.html (2171 words)

	Hiroki Kikuta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kikuta was born in Aichi prefecture of Japan.
		Hiroki Kikuta, Composer Compendium at SquareSound Biography of Hiroki Kikuta
		Hiroki Kikuta Developmer BIO at MobyGames Biography of Hiroki Kikuta
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hiroki_Kikuta (649 words)

	Koudelka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hiroki Kikuta, most known for composing the music to Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu III (also known as Secret of Mana II) while working at Squaresoft, created Sacnoth in 1997 with funding from the video game company SNK.
		Kikuta had wanted to develop an action-based battle system, citing Resident Evil as a source of inspiration.
		Kikuta resigned after the financial failure of the game, disheartened by the political friction within Sacnoth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Koudelka (482 words)

	Square Haven News \|\| Where Angels Fear to Tread: A Conversation with Hiroki Kikuta
		Hiroki Kikuta's dreams of becoming a songwriter were inspired at age ten by coming into contact with the progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
		Kikuta graduated from the University of Kansai, Osaka with an interdisciplinary degree in Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Cultural Anthropology.
		Soukaigi, Kikuta’s last soundtrack for Square, was his most distinctive and innovative, involving both live instruments and unique synthesized sounds.
	www.square-haven.com /news/?id=1176 (901 words)

	RPGClassics.com - Music Reviews
		What isolates Kikuta from the rest of the Square Sound Team is that not only does his music hold a more eastern cultural sound/feel, but he was the first to make a full soundtrack with real live instruments instead of the usual synthetizers, so he prooves with his last project with Square : Soukaigi.
		Kikuta finally gets out his electric guitar and plays us a solo that would make Yoshihiro Sato of Cyberorg fame jealous, but it's not all hard rock, as a piano interlude settles in, but the electric guitar makes a quick return, pleasing all his fans, this clearly fits the mood for a major battle IMHO.
		Kikuta is hardly a newcomer to this business, and the orchestral feel given by the violins is rather enjoyable.
	www.rpgclassics.com /mreview/soukaigi.shtml (3469 words)

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		Hiroki Kikuta's Liner Notes from the Seiken Densetsu 2 OSV Music is not a message.
		Hiroki Kikuta Translation by R. Capowski at RACapowski@worldnet.att.net; scream at her if you notice any errors.
		Seiken Densetsu 2 and all related doodads are property of Squaresoft and Hiroki Kikuta, with whom I have nothing to do with.
	home.att.net /~RCgamusic/sd2notes.txt (461 words)

	Hiroki Kikuta profile @ The Square Enix People Database -- Square Haven
		Hiroki Kikuta was born in Aichi prefecture, Japan.
		According to his bulletin board service for fan feedback, Angel's Fear, along with various independent sources, Secret of Mana music composer Hiroki Kikuta will be joining fellow Seiken Densetsu mainstay Kenji Ito in scoring the massively multi-player Square Enix RPG Concerto Gate.
		Kikuta, who has not worked for Square since the company canceled his Chinese MMORPG project Chou Bukyo Taisen, will be contributing over ten tracks for the new game.
	www.square-haven.com /people/Hiroki-Kikuta (307 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Hiroki Kikuta
		Hiroki Kikuta (菊田裕樹 Kikuta Hiroki, born August 29, 1962) is one of the better known composers of video game music.
		After Kikuta finished Sōkaigi, he became one of the founders of Sacnoth Co., Ltd. and assumed the position of the President and CEO from 1997 to 1999.
		Hiroki Kikuta Developmer BIO at MobyGames Biography of Hiroki Kikuta
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Hiroki_Kikuta (557 words)

	The Seikens Board / Who is Hiroki Kikuta?
		Hiroki Kikuta is the guy who did the music for Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 3.
		Around the time he was working on Soukaigi, Hiroki Kikuta became unhappy with the way RPGs were playing out and wanted to create his own RPG to show what the whole deal was really about.
		Yeah, I do know a little of Hiroki Kikuta, but the guy dosen't like to be show himself in public that much.
	www.seikens.com /board/viewtopic.php?id=313 (952 words)

	Hiroki Kikuta - SQUAREMUSIC - v8
		"Hiroki Kikuta's music has more of a Japanese feel and sound to it, which is accentuated by the two great Japanese vocal themes, Quake and Lovely Strains.
		"With Hiroki Kikuta, the composer of the music in Seiken Densetsu 2 and 3 for Super Famicom, in charge of the music, one would think that it would be safe to assume that the game's soundtrack would be nothing less than fantastic.
		"The soundtrack fares poorly, which is somewhat surprising because composer Hiroki Kikuta is one of the more renowned music talents to have worked with Square.
	squaremusic.ffworld.com /?comp=kikuta&page=presse.htm (346 words)

	The Hiroki Kikuta <3 Society. [Archive] - SquareSound Forums
		Hiroki Kikuta was born in 1962 in Aichi, Japan.
		In 1992, Square gave Kikuta the opportunity to compose the musical score for for Secret of Mana, which was known as Seiken Densetsu 2 in Japan.
		What I've found from Kikuta is that despite his small work list, all of his projects were strongly consistent compositionally(quality and diversity-wise).
	squaresound.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-3229.html (1087 words)

	RPGFan Soundtracks - Seiken Densetsu 3 OSV
		The Seiken Densetsu 3 soundtrack is one of the high points of Hiroki Kikuta’s work on the series.
		Kikuta follows a preset "feel" throughout the CD, using similar patches (synthesized sounds), giving the CD’s a very cohesive feeling.
		Kikuta has a natural talent for beats and rhythms, and he constantly is shifting them around, showcasing his ability to keep the listener’s feet tapping with tracks like Powell.
	www.rpgfan.com /soundtracks/sd3ost/index.html (492 words)

	Koudelka at AllExperts
		Hiroki Kikuta, most known for composing the music to Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu III (also known as Secret of Mana II) while working at Squaresoft, created Sacnoth in 1997 with funding from the video game company SNK.
		Kikuta had wanted to develop an action-based battle system, citing Resident Evil as a source of inspiration.
		Kikuta resigned after the financial failure of the game, disheartened by the political friction within Sacnoth.
	en.allexperts.com /e/k/ko/koudelka.htm (534 words)

	RPGamer > Reader Re-Retroview > Koudelka
		Koudelka, developed by Sacnoth, which was founded by ex-Square employee and composer Hiroki Kikuta, saw its American release in 2000, and very much shows its lackluster disposition as the company's first game.
		Throughout the monastery, Koudelka and her male companions randomly encounter and battle a number of unusual monsters on a grid-based field, with each character's starting position set by players in the game menus.
		Considering that Hiroki Kikuta, who composed Secret of Mana's soundtrack, provided the music, it should've turned out a lot better.
	www.rpgamer.com /games/koudelka/koud/reviews/koudrdrev4.html (960 words)

	Avalanche Online - Hiroki Kikuta
		After this time, Hiroki Kikuta organized a new game design studio, SACNOTH, with an investment from another well-known company, SNK.
		Hiroki Kikuta wrote the scenario, designed the historical background, and directed all of the high-polygon CG movies and events.
		If you have any questions for Mr.Hiroki Kikuta, you can interact in his messageboard and he will reply you,just look for BBS English Version.
	www.avalancheonline.com /hirokikikuta.shtml?vo=1 (309 words)

	Koudelka for PlayStation Review - PlayStation Koudelka Review
		Hiroki Kikuta, whose previous credits include the music for Seiken Densetsu 2 and 3 for the SNES and Soukaigi for the Sony PlayStation, takes the helm in the development of Koudelka as director and music composer.
		The graphics during gameplay are nice and detailed, particularly the movements of the characters on the field map.
		And Hiroki Kikuta once again proves his talents with a simply amazing soundtrack.
	www.gamespot.com /ps/rpg/koudelka/review.html (906 words)

	Sakura Con - Hiroki Kikuta - 2004
		Give some of the credit for this advance to Hiroki Kikuta, who has composed the music for Square's Secret of Mana and other games.
		One of the things you have to do is to write music that's not painful to listen to for hours and hours." Kikuta said the idea is to create background music that doesn't have standard melody and structure, so it blends into the background of the game.
		The sound of Kikuta's music comes from the instruments he learned to play; first the acoustic guitar, then the piano and synthesizers.
	www.fansview.com /2004/sakuracon/042304c.htm (505 words)

	www.myspace.com/kikuta
		Kikuta released Lost Files, an album of original music, in 2006.
		This page is a wonderful tribute to Hiroki Kikuta and his music.
		Hello Hiroki, Thank you for the addition that very pleases to me, I like much your music.
	profile.myspace.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=1000254902 (531 words)

	Chudah's Corner - Reviews
		When I heard that Hiroki Kikuta had finally come back to the world of video game music after years of inactivity, the sensation I felt was similar to oh, let's say, Rapture.
		Either way, Kikuta is still Kikuta and his is a voice that has been sorely missed during his absence.
		But those obstacles can be surpassed, especially by someone as gifted as Kikuta; what truly qualifies as a critical factor to this new venue is the game's subject, or perhaps lack thereof ― it's just not easy to write for something that doesn't inspire you.
	www.chudahs-corner.com /reviews/index.php?catalog=none_072 (659 words)

	Planet GameCube News Article: Cool Interview Shiz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Ex Square employee Hiroki Kikuta of Secret of Mana fame talks about the future with Consoles France.
		Check it, a new interview on Consoles France with Hiroki Kikuta, one of the people who helped make Secret of Mana and other Square classics back in the days of yore so special.
		To be honest, I was a bit shocked by the optimism about Nintendo coming from a Japanese developer but maybe things aren't as dire there on the designer side as people have come to believe.
	www.planetgamecube.com /news.cfm?action=item&id=1088 (310 words)

	Hiroki Kikuta - Lost Files cd impressions [Archive] - CocoeBiz Forums
		In the case of this album I find the composition in the first half is not as colorful as it what is heard in SD2 (which is his most dated pro work, and the synth he uses on this new cd is actually better than what SD2 was limited to).
		Kikuta is brilliant, I'd never suggest otherwise, but I feel the material here doesn't represent what he's truly capable of.
		It's a pretty logical assumption with the Tenreijima ones, that he most likely made these as practice BEFORE soukaigi, or around the same timeframe, that maybe got cut and weren't selected to be in the game, which would explain why they weren't re-done live afterwards like the rest of Soukaigi...
	www.cocoebiz.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-537.html (1671 words)

	gaphil's Power Tabs @ All-Powertabs
		Hiroki Kikuta - Secret Of Mana - Spirit Of The Night Power Tab
		Hiroki Kikuta - Secret Of Mana - Steel And Traps (aka Steel And Snare) Power Tab
		Hiroki Kikuta - Seiken Densetsu 3 / Secret Of Mana 2 - Innocent Sea Power Tab
	www.allpowertabs.com /member/1384.html (388 words)

	RocketBaby's video game and anime music journal: Koudelka soundtrack review
		The music used in KOUDELKA is composed by Hiroki Kikuta, The composer of "Secret of Mana+".
		So it might be natural that composer, Hiroki Kikuta aimed for a religious sound.
		It is totally different from the original form, and its lyric remix is suitable for the end of this album.
	www.rocketbaby.net /reviews_vg_koudelka.html (557 words)

	MobyGames - Hiroki Kikuta
		Hiroki Kikuta was born in 1962 in Aichi prefecture, Japan.
		Hiroki Kikuta wanted a bigger challenge than composing music, he wanted to do something, he could not do with Squaresoft.
		Angel's Fear -- Hiroki Kikuta's official web site.
	www.mobygames.com /developer/sheet/view/developerId,61509 (227 words)

	ZoomInfo Web Summary: Hiroki Kikuta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hiroki Kikuta -- Composer, Seiken Densetsu (and others)
		Hiroki Kikuta, you can interact in his messageboard and he will reply you,just look for BBS English Version.
		Click to find more people named Hiroki Kikuta...
	www.zoominfo.com /directory/Kikuta_Hiroki_129426321.htm (614 words)

	pale legions toward the sable train: Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Koudelka was the brainchild of a disgruntled Squaresoft composer, Hiroki Kikuta, who is most famous for writing the score for Secret of Mana (Seiken Denetsu 2).
		Kikuta broke away from Squaresoft and founded Sacnoth for the express purpose of making Koudelka.
		He was responsible for the aesthetic aspects of the game, including the art design, the scenario scripts, and the musical score.
	www.darkmaterials.com /adobe/fan/kou/musc0.htm (87 words)

	Slightlydark.com Forums - Hiroki Kikuta is back once more. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		After the rather disappointing Sora no Iro, Mizu no Iro last year and the really good Sakura Relaxation, Hiroki Kikuta returns this December with the SP-Janis game に～づまはセーラー服～ダーリンは担任教師～ (Sorry, I haven't completely figured out this title..).
		The official website is here, stating Hiroki Kikuta as the composer.
		The Limited Edition soundtrack is already on Japanese P2P of course, so I'm looking forward to listening to it and to see if he remained true to his style, or if it's a typical hgame soundtrack again.
	www.slightlydark.com /forums/printthread.php?t=3330 (128 words)

	Planet Emulation - Les jeux video ont aussi leur histoire ! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Seiken Densetsu 2 [Hiroki Kikuta-A Prayer and a Wisper].spc
		Seiken Densetsu 2 [Hiroki Kikuta-Happenings on a Moonlight Night].spc
		Seiken Densetsu 2 [Hiroki Kikuta-The Orphan of Storm].spc
	www.planetemu.net /index.php?section=roms&dat=265&action=showrom&id=350632 (231 words)

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