Hitoshi Sakimoto

Hitoshi Sakimoto (?? ? , Sakimoto Hitoshi, born February 26, 1969) is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is perhaps best-known for scoring the games in the Final Fantasy subseries Ivalice Alliance and Vagrant Story. His musical interest came about in elementary school when he learned how to play the piano and electronic organ and joined bands. Sakimoto's professional career began in 1988 when he started composing music as a freelancer. He became acquainted with fellow composer Masaharu Iwata and director Yasumi Matsuno, both of whom he has worked on numerous projects with.

Sakimoto's professional career began in 1988 when he started composing music as a freelancer. He became acquainted with fellow composer Masaharu Iwata and director Yasumi Matsuno, both of whom he has worked on numerous projects with. He joined Square in 1998 and worked for them for two years before resigning. In 2006, he returned to the company to compose the highly successful Final Fantasy XII. Sakimoto has also worked on non-game projects, like animes and vocal albums.

In 2002, he founded Basiscape, a video game music company comprising numerous composers and musicians. Currently the largest independent music production company, Basiscape also creates music for other types of media. Sakimoto has attended several video game concerts that have performed his pieces; in 2007, he collaborated with Yasunori Mitsuda and the Eminence Symphony Orchestra to create a concert called "Destiny: Reunion".