Photo: PROCYON STUDIO CO., LTD. / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I'll be honest — I used to be the person who thought video game music was a lesser art form, and Yasunori Mitsuda is the main reason I had to quietly eat those words. Born in 1972 in Shunan, Yamaguchi — a coastal, industrial town that probably doesn't scream "world-class composer" — he somehow grew up to write melodies that make you ache for places you've never been. What gets me is the way he weaves in folk instruments and prayer-like harmonics from no particular identifiable culture, yet it all lands emotionally with total precision. He's a composer, arranger, sound designer, and pianist all at once, but he carries none of the ego that résumé usually brings. The guy just quietly makes the screen feel like an entire world, then steps back. That kind of craftsman restraint is genuinely rare, and I have a lot of respect for it.
Overview
Yasunori Mitsuda is a Japanese composer, arranger, sound designer, and pianist born on January 21, 1972, in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture. He is widely recognized for his work in video game music, blending orchestral arrangements with folk and ethnic instrumentation to create emotionally resonant soundscapes. His official base is Procyon Studio, and he maintains a presence on social media under his own name.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yasunori Mitsuda
- Name (Japanese)
- 光田康典
- Reading
- みつだ やすのり
- Born
- January 21, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rat (子)
- Origin
- Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Composer / Arranger / Sound Designer / Pianist
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.procyon-studio.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/YasunoriMitsuda
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%89%E7%94%B0%E5%BA%B7%E5%85%B8
Frequently asked questions
When was Yasunori Mitsuda born?
Born January 21, 1972 (age 54).
Where is Yasunori Mitsuda from?
Yasunori Mitsuda is from Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yasunori Mitsuda do?
Yasunori Mitsuda works as Composer, Arranger, Sound Designer, Pianist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.