page_title: Koji Kondo
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caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Takashi Tezuka, Shigeru Miyamoto und Koji Kondo am 13. September 2015 auf dem Super Mario 30th Anniversary Festival im Club Music Exchange, Shibuya, Tokio English: Takashi Tezuka, Shigeru Miyamoto and Koji Kondo - September 13th 2015 at the Super Mario 30th Anniversary Festival in the Club Music Exchange, Shibuya, Tokyo 日本語: 「スーパーマリオ30祭 SUPER MARIO BROS. 30th Anniversary Festival」2015年09月13日 duo MUSIC EXCHANGE（渋谷区道玄坂2-14-8 O-EASTビル1F）にて（左から）スーパーマリオ着ぐるみ、手塚卓志、宮本茂、近藤浩治。
context_page_description: Koji Kondo is a Japanese music composer, pianist, and sound director who works for the video game company Nintendo. He is best known for his involvement in numerous contributions in the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series of video games, among others produced by the company. Kondo was hired by Nintendo in 1984, becoming the first person hired by them to specialize in musical composition for video games. Shortly after, Kondo was assigned as the sound designer on the 1985 game Super Mario Bros. His sound design for the game, especially the overworld theme, has often been cited as among the most memorable in video game history.
context_section_description: Koji Kondo (Japanese: 近藤 浩治, Hepburn: Kondō Kōji, born August 13, 1961) is a Japanese music composer, pianist, and sound director who works for the video game company Nintendo. He is best known for his involvement in numerous contributions in the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series of video games, among others produced by the company. Kondo was hired by Nintendo in 1984, becoming the first person hired by them to specialize in musical composition for video games. Shortly after, Kondo was assigned as the sound designer on the 1985 game Super Mario Bros. His sound design for the game, especially the overworld theme, has often been cited as among the most memorable in video game history.
caption: Kondo in 2015
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