Hideki Sakamoto

Hideki Sakamoto (坂本 英城, Sakamoto Hideki; born November 14, 1972) is a Japanese music composer, best known for his contributions in video games. He serves as the representative director of Noisycroak, a Tokyo-based sound design company focused on game soundtracks. Echochrome II holds the Guinness World Record for the longest single musical track in a video game, lasting 75 minutes and 7 seconds.^[1]

Hideki Sakamoto
坂本 英城
Born	(1972-11-14) November 14, 1972 (age 52) Japan
Alma mater	Waseda University
Occupation	Composer
Years active	1998–present
Organization	Noisycroak
Musical career
Genres	Video game music
Website	hideki-sakamoto.com

Early life and education

Sakamoto started playing classical piano at the age of 4. He graduated from Waseda University in 2004.^[2]

Works

Year	Game	Notes	Ref.
2005	Shinobido: Way of the Ninja	with Keisuke Ito	[3]
2006	Bomberman		[3]
	Yakuza 2	with several others	[3]
2007	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness		[3]
2008	Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!		[3]
	Echochrome		[3]
	Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories		[3]
	Castlevania Judgment	music director	[3]
2009	428: Shibuya Scramble	with Naoki Sato and Shingo Yasumoto	[4]
	Yakuza 3	with several others	[3]
	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky		[3]
2010	Echochrome II		[3]
	Patchwork Heroes		[5]
2012	Time Travelers		[3]
2013	Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale		[3]
	Toukiden		[3]
2014	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U	arrangements	[6]
2015	Kakuriyo no Mon	with several others	[3]
	Hakuōki: Shinkai - Furi no Shou		[3]
	Monster Strike		[3]
2016	Fortune Tellers Academy		[3]
	TumeTume Lord		[3]
	Kumapara		[3]
2018	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	main theme "Lifelight"	[7][8]
2020	Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar		[9]
2021	Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars		[9]
2024	Mario & Luigi: Brothership		[10]