Yasunori Nishiki

Yasunori Nishiki (西木 康智, Nishiki Yasunori, born July 10, 1985) is a Japanese composer and arranger, best known for his work on the soundtracks for Octopath Traveler and various music video game series developed by Bemani. He is currently a freelance composer, and has since produced soundtracks for both video games and anime.

Yasunori Nishiki
西木 康智
Also known asVivian
Born (1985-07-10) July 10, 1985
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • arranger
Instruments
Websiteyasunorinishiki.com

Biography

Nishiki was born on July 10, 1985, in Kanagawa Prefecture.[1] He started taking piano lessons when he was a child, but became interested in music when he became a fan of the Japanese band Spitz. After which, he bought some sheet music for their songs and began to write his own compositions on the piano.[2] After graduating from Tokyo College of Music, he began to work as a music composer for Konami,[3] and worked on titles such as Quiz Magic Academy series, and arranged the national anthems for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, which are also used in the further installments in the series.[4] He had also produced several tracks for various music video game series such as Reflec Beat, Pop'n Music, and Jubeat under the alias Vivian.[5]

He left Konami to pursue his career as a freelancer, and began to expand his works for various non-gaming projects such as anime and puppet shows.[3] His first major project was the soundtrack for the video game Octopath Traveler; the soundtrack received positive reception from critics and fans,[6] and was nominated for "Best Score/Music" at The Game Awards 2018.[7] It has spawned many arrangement albums and has also been performed live in concerts.[8] He would later work on the anime Azur Lane,[9] and Princess Connect! Re:Dive.[10]

He has collaborated with Kohei Tanaka as a synthesizer programmer for several of his works, including Gravity Rush 2 and One Piece.[11]

Works

Video games
Year Title Note(s) Ref(s)
2010 Quiz Magic Academy VIIwith various others[11]
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011arranged the national anthems[4]
2011 Quiz Magic Academy VIIIwith various others[11]
Frontier Gatewith Naoyuki Sato, Masato Nakayama, and Junpei Fujita[11]
2012 NeverDeadwith various others[11]
Quiz Magic Academy: Kenja no Tobirawith various others[11]
Reflec Beat colette -Winter-"guerre à outrance"[5]
Monster Retsuden Oreca Battlewith various others[11]
Pop'n Music Sunny Park"Haitoku to jaaku no epitaph"[5]
Jubeat Saucer"Vanity" and "le mirage"[5]
2013 Dragon Collectionalso sound director[11]
Reflec Beat colette -Summer-"Legendary Dragon"[5]
Beatmania IIDX 21: Spada"Shattered control"[5]
2015 Otocadoll"Sen no Komorebi"[11]
Lord of Vermilion Arenaarrangements[11]
2016 Show by Rock!!"My Precious Sign"[11]
Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wizwith various others[11]
Endride: X Fragmentswith various others[11]
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star"ex:tella"[11]
2017 Gravity Rush 2synthesizer[11]
Terra Battle 2arrangements with various others[12]
2018 Princess Connect! Re:Divewith various others[13]
Octopath Traveler[2][3]
2019 Kingdom Hearts IIIarrangements with various others[14]
Rakugaki Kingdom"Spectrum Seeker"[15]
Renshin Astralwith various others[16]
Sakura Warsarranged "Kurui Sake Teito ni"[17]
2020 Granblue Fantasy Versuswith Tsutomu Narita, Hidenori Maezawa, Nao Tokisawa, and Azusa Chiba[18]
Final Fantasy VII Remakewith various others[19]
Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent[20]
2021 Uma Musume Pretty Derbywith various others[21]
Solomon Programwith Rina Yugi[22]
2022 Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel[23]
2023 Octopath Traveler II[24]
Sin Chronicle"Trigger of Fate"[25]

Anime
Year Title Note(s) Ref(s)
2016 Endridesynthesizer
2017 Granblue Fantasy The Animationwith Nobuo Uematsu and Tsutomu Narita[11]
2019 Azur Lane[9]
Granblue Fantasy The Animation 2with Tsutomu Narita[26]
2020 Princess Connect! Re:Divewith various others[10]
2022 Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fallwith Shingo Nishimura and Ren Tsukagoshi[27]
Shine Postwith Tsubasa Ito[28]

Other projects
Year Title Note(s) Ref(s)
2014 Oreca Omaeca Genkai Battle!! / Akira Kushida"Kessen! Burning"[11]
2015 El Mundo / Risa Minamisynthesizer on "Moroha no Tsurugi"[11]
Music College Alumni Joint Volunteer Project: Work Collection 1"SeTsuNa"[29]
2016 Izayoi Bonboriuta / Tsurezurenaru Ayatsuri Mugenanarranged "Gensou yo Sake"[11]
2018 Canvas / Risa Minami"Yoake no Ane Mosu"[30]
2019 Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres-arranged "Overture to the Decisive Battle"[31]
Octopath Traveler Arrangements Break & Boost -Extend-[32]
2020 Reknowing / Lena Raine"Light Rail (Yasunori Nishiki Remix)"[33]
Final Fantasy VII Remake Acoustic Arrangementswith various others[34]
2021 Merregnon: Land of Silenceconcert; arrangements[14]
2023 Final Fantasy Series Acoustic Arrangementsarranged "Battle With the Four Fiends"[35]

References
  1. "About". yasunorinishiki.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. McMillan, Emily (September 13, 2018). "Yasunori Nishiki Interview: Eight Questions about Octopath Traveler". Video Game Music Online. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. Bui, Brandon (August 29, 2018). "Yasunori Nishiki Developing the World of Octopath Traveler Through Music (Interview)". Gamer Professionals. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  4. ウイニングイレブン / Pro Evolution Soccer (2011-). yasunorinishiki.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  5. BEMANIシリーズ. yasunorinishiki.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  6. Craddock, Ryan (August 30, 2018). "Octopath Traveler Composer Feels "Relieved" That Fans Enjoy The Game's Soundtrack". Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  7. Crowd, Dan (December 6, 2018). "The Game Awards 2018: All The Winners". IGN. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  8. Craddock, Ryan (April 8, 2019). "Octopath Traveler Is Getting Its First Live Concert This July". Nintendo Life. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  9. "STAFF&CAST". azurlane-anime.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  10. Nishiki, Yasunori [@yasunorinishiki] (April 6, 2020). 本日放送アニメプリコネ、イマジンの愉快な仲間達と一緒に音楽担当しております 楽しみや〜 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. "Work". yasunorinishiki.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  12. Nishiki, Yasunori [@yasunorinishiki] (September 14, 2017). TERRA BATTLE2の音楽に植松伸夫さんのアレンジで一部参加しております。こちらも何卒です！ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
  13. "PRINCESS CONNECT! Re:Dive ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK" (in Japanese). Ototoy. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  14. Shimomura, Yoko [@midiplex] (July 1, 2020). 現在進行中の「Merregnon」プロジェクト、西木さん（@yasunorinishiki）がアレンジで参加です！西木さんは「KINGDOM HEARTS Orchestra -World of Tres-」、「KINGDOM HEARTS III」のアレンジがとっても素敵だったので楽しみです〜♡ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 11, 2020 – via Twitter.
  15. "SOUND". rakugaki-kingdom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  16. Kashiwagi, Mizuki (December 26, 2019). 落ち物デッキバトル『錬神のアストラル』配信記念インタビュー作曲家編。光田康典氏、下村陽子氏ら豪華メンバー6人が集う. automaton-media.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  17. Nishiki, Yasunori [@yasunorinishiki] (January 10, 2020). RT> 公平さんにご紹介頂きました通り「新サクラ大戦」キャラソン『狂い咲け帝都に』編曲で参加させて頂いておりました、とにかくとにかく緊張した〜。 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
  18. Romano, Sal (November 15, 2019). "Granblue Fantasy: Versus 'Special Soundtrack' trailer". Gematsu. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  19. Nishiki, Yasunori [@yasunorinishiki] (April 10, 2020). "I played a part of the music for "FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE." It was a truly precious time for me to work on the music that is definitely imprinted in my DNA. You, had snowboarded endlessly in Gold Saucer 23 years ago, are now writing the battle music for that game!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  20. Agossah, Iyane (September 15, 2020). "Octopath Traveler Champions of the Continent Will Finally Get A Release Date This Week". DualShockers. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  21. "『ウマ娘 プリティーダービー』WINNING LIVE 06". recochoku.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  22. Nishiki, Yasunori [@yasunorinishiki] (February 15, 2021). ソロモンプログラムの音楽を優宜理奈さん(@r_n_y )と担当させて頂いてます。 オレカバトルでもご一緒させて頂いたクリエイターも多く、懐かしい気持ちで制作しました。 是非音楽の方にも耳を傾けて頂ければ幸いです👌 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
  23. Nishiki, Yasunori [@yasunorinishiki] (May 6, 2022). "The credits were added in an update today, and the information has been released. I composed the music for "Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel." (except for some jingles, etc.). It's been a long time since its release, but I hope everyone continues to enjoy playing this game. #MasterDuel" (Tweet). Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Twitter.
  24. Romano, Sal (September 13, 2022). "Octopath Traveler II announced for PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  25. @sin_chronicle (March 17, 2023). 🔔ゲストコンポーザー ご紹介🔔 第6界層のゲストコンポーザーのみなさまをご紹介します✨ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
  26. Loo, Egan (August 3, 2019). "Granblue Fantasy Anime Season 2's 1st Promo Reveals Revamped MAPPA Staff, Cast, October 4 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  27. Nishiki, Yasunori [@yasunorinishiki] (April 3, 2022). 『ブラック★★ロックシューター DAWN FALL』の音楽を西村 真吾さん、塚越 廉さんと担当させて頂いております！ オケ＆シンセバリバリでとても楽しく作曲させて頂きました！退廃的で絶望的で、でもどこか美しさのある世界観をお楽しみ頂ければ嬉しいです！ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Twitter.
  28. Ito, Tsubasa [@Tsubasacurry] (May 10, 2022). 発表されました！ 7月放送予定のTVアニメ「シャインポスト」 西木康智先輩@yasunorinishiki とのタッグで音楽を担当します！！ いい曲いっぱい書きましたよ～！！ #シャインポスト (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
  29. 音大出身者有志合同企画 作品集１. hukuro-no-mori.booth.pm (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  30. Canvas 南 里沙 (in Japanese). King Records. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  31. "Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World of Tres- Setlist and Special Messages". khinsider.com. 27 April 2019. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  32. "OCTOPATH TRAVELER Arrangements Break & Boost -Extend-" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  33. Rugoff, Lazlo (August 25, 2020). "Anastasia Kristensen, Yamaneko and more rework Lena Raine on new remix album, Reknowing". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  34. "FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE ACOUSTIC ARRANGEMENTS". Square Enix. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  35. "FINAL FANTASY Series ACOUSTIC ARRANGEMENTS". Square Enix. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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