Koichi Sugiyama
Though the franchise is divided with numerous crossovers, the majority of its soundtracks were composed by Koichi Sugiyama and Hayato Matsuo for the "Dragon Quest" crossovers and "Shiren the Wanderer" series. Koichi Sugiyama made use of East Asian elements for the "Shiren the Wanderer" series, compared to his more European-styled "Dragon Quest" compositions, using instruments such as a shakuhachi flute. This theme would remain for the next games of the series. Other composers such as Yuzo Koshiro for the "Etrian Odyssey" crossover or Keisuke Ito and Arata Iiyoshi for the "Pokémon" crossover have frequently contributed in the franchise.