Yuzo Koshiro

Yuzo Koshiro is the guy who made a Sega Genesis sound like a proper rave, and I mean that as the highest compliment possible. The Streets of Rage soundtracks he composed in the early 90s are genuinely some of the best electronic music of that decade, full stop — not "good for a game," just good. His work on ActRaiser showed he could do sweeping orchestral drama just as convincingly, and the Ys series cemented him as someone who understood that melody is king even when the tempo is punishing. What I find quietly remarkable is that he kept reinventing himself decade after decade: the Etrian Odyssey series gave him a whole new generation of fans. Born in Tokyo in 1967, he's been at this for over 40 years and still sounds like he's having fun. That's a career worth paying attention to.

Yuzo Koshiro is a Japanese composer and arranger born on December 12, 1967, in Tokyo. He is widely recognized for his influential contributions to video game music and maintains an official website at ancient.co.jp. He is active on social media under the handle yuzokoshiro on X.

Name (English)

Yuzo Koshiro

Name (Japanese)

古代祐三

Reading

こしろ ゆうぞう

Born

December 12, 1967 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Sheep (未)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Composer / Arranger

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://ancient.co.jp/
• Xhttps://x.com/yuzokoshiro
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%A4%E4%BB%A3%E7%A5%90%E4%B8%89

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Composer
• Arranger

Last updated

2026-06-02

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