Dragon Quest Composer Koichi Sugiyama Dies at 90 Years Old - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 07 October 2021 / 1,923 Views
The official Dragon Quest blog has posted an obituary for Dragon Quest composer Koichi Sugiyama. He passed away on September 30 at age 90 due to septic shock.
Sugiyama composed over 500 songs for the Dragon Quest series, starting with the original game in 1986. His last game he worked on is the upcoming Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate.
Funeral services for Sugiyama were held by relatives and close friends. Square Enix is planning to hold a farewell party with everyone at a later date.
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He was an outstanding composer. Rest in Peace.
He composed many of the most iconic songs in the history of video gaming.
Rest in Peace. Hopefully they find someone else thats able to match his style.
I have heard that he was training a successor over the years and that in particular his successor worked on a few pieces in DQ9.
I've heard the reason DQXI started off with the MIDI OST in the west was because he didn't want the orchestral version outside of Japan. If so I wonder if that will change now with XII.
Without question one of the all-time great video game composers. I especially enjoyed his work in Dragon Quest VIII. Unfortunately, his legacy will always have an asterisk next to it in my mind due to his political views and active denial of war crimes.
Rest in peace
Mixed legacy. Great composer, bad political stances and active war crime denier.
It is fair, everyone has their stance. It is fair to point out his faults, it is fair to point out his achievements (I did both). Everyone can decide where they stand on this. It is quite possible to mourn the loss of creativity, even if you despise his political actions. We are humans, we can do both. And no single person is only one-sided good or evil.
Nothing wrong with being anti LGBT
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