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Takayuki Nakamura (中村隆之)

Takayuki Nakamura (中村隆之, NKTK), born 1967, is a Japanese game music composer and sound director, ex-Sega AM2 (Virtua Fighter), founder of BrainStorm, known for Lumines, Meteos, and Shenmue III.

Tim Follin

Tim Follin (Timothy Follin, born 1968 or 1970) is an English former video game music composer known for chiptune soundtracks on ZX Spectrum, C64, and NES (Solstice, Silver Surfer, Plok!), often with brother Geoff Follin, who left game music around 2005 and later made the FMV games Contradiction and At Dead of Night.

Tommy Tallarico

Tommy Tallarico (born 1968) is an American video game composer and sound designer, co-creator of the Video Games Live concert series, former Intellivision Entertainment president, and central figure in credit controversies over Earthworm Jim and the Roblox 'oof' sound.

Video game music

Video game music: music composed for games, from Space Invaders' 1978 four-note theme to adaptive scores using horizontal re-sequencing and vertical layering, middleware like FMOD and Wwise, and growing recognition via Grammys, BAFTA, and ludomusicology.

Video Games Live

Video Games Live is a touring symphonic concert series of video game music co-created by Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, debuting at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005.

Yasunori Mitsuda (光田康典)

Yasunori Mitsuda (光田康典), born 1972 in Shunan, Japan, is a composer and founder of Procyon Studio, known for Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, Xenosaga Episode I, and the Xenoblade series soundtracks.

Yoko Shimomura (下村陽子)

Yoko Shimomura (下村陽子), born 1967 in Hyogo, is a Japanese video game composer of Street Fighter II, Super Mario RPG, Kingdom Hearts, and Final Fantasy XV, and 2025 BAFTA Fellowship recipient.