Composer Koichi Sugiyama Has Passed Away
Square Enix has confirmed that composer Koichi Sugiyama, best known for his work on the Dragon Quest series, has passed away from septic shock. He was 90 years old. Sugiyama-san […]
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Square Enix has confirmed that composer Koichi Sugiyama, best known for his work on the Dragon Quest series, has passed away from septic shock. He was 90 years old. Sugiyama-san […]
Square Enix has confirmed that composer Koichi Sugiyama, best known for his work on the Dragon Quest series, has passed away from septic shock. He was 90 years old. Sugiyama-san composed over 500 songs in the Dragon Quest series by himself. Sugiyama-san’s “Lotto Theme” was used in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Ceremony and he holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest composer to work on a video game. Sugiyama-san composed the music for the first Dragon Quest game in 1986 and his last work was to be the music for the upcoming Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate.
Here are some of Sugiyama-san’s notable works: