Kenji Hiramatsu

Kenji Hiramatsu is a Japanese sound programmer and composer of video game and anime music.
==Biography==
Hiramatsu was born on the 11th of February in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan.Kenji Hiramatsu - VGMdb He grew up playing video games and experimenting with electronic music, and enjoyed transcribing scores from magazines into electronic format on a personal computer as a child.Iwata Asks: Xenoblade Chronicles, vol. 1: Sound, part 2: 'Towards a Common Goal' He got into music seriously when he formed a band during high school. Before composing for Xenoblade he performed as a keyboardist for several artists.Xenoblade2 Original Soundtrack deluxe edition booklet, p. 66. He has also worked on writing music for commercials and anime.
CHiCO has described Hiramatsu as a "die-hard Nintendo fan" and a "hardcore gamer". He approaches soundtrack-writing from both an auditory perspective and from finding and adapting his pieces to subtle details in a game's story, based upon his experience with video games.
==In ACE+==
For the music of Xenoblade Chronicles, Hiramatsu worked closely with the duo ACE during the composition process, forming a trio known as ACE+. All tracks composed by any of the three are credited in the game's track listing under the name 'ACE+'.
==Relevance to the Xeno series==
Hiramatsu has composed music for the numbered Xenoblade games; many of his compositions are among the most popular tracks in the series. He primarily composes battle music and energetic, driving cutscene music, although he has also composed area music and several of the more subdued pieces in some games.
===Xenoblade Chronicles===
* Composer
** Engage the Enemy
** Hostile Gazes
** Enemies Closing In
** Visions of the Future
** You Will Know Our Names
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** Agniratha, Mechonis Capital
** Agniratha (Night)
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** Irregular Bound
** The End Lies Ahead
* Contributing composer
** The Monado Awakens
** Crisis
** Urgency
** Riki the Legendary Heropon
** Riki's Kindness
** The Battle is Upon Us
** Thoughts Enshrined
** The God-Slaying Sword
** Majesty
** Once We Part Ways
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** Gaur Plain (Night)
** An Obstacle in Our Path
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** Valak Mountain (Night)
** Zanza's World
===Xenoblade Chronicles 2===
* Composer
** Bana's Theme
** A Portent Crawling Over
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** Crossing Swords
** Battle!!
** Omens of Life
** Awakened DNA
** A Brewing Storm
** Monster Surprised You
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** The Towering Yggdrasil
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** Garfont Mercenaries/Night
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** Kingdom of Uraya/Night
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** Fonsa Myma/Night
** Counterattack
** You Will Recall Our Names
** Mor Ardain - Roaming the Wastes -
** Mor Ardain/Night
** Song of Giga Rosa
** Jump Towards the Morning Sun
** Loneliness
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** Still, Move Forward!
** After Despair and Hope
** Quest Order
** Blade Obtained
** Rare Blade Obtained
** Battle Result
** Salvage Result
** Battle!! (Piano Arrange)
** Counterattack (Piano Arrange)
* Recording coordinator
* Musician: Piano, Melodion, Electric Guitar
* Photographer (Xenoblade2 Original Soundtrack)
===Torna ~ The Golden Country===
* Composer
** Battle!!/Torna
* Musician: Piano, Percussion
===Future Connected===
* Composer
** Time to Fight! (Bionis' Shoulder)
===Xenoblade Chronicles 3===
* Composer and Arranger
** Tactical Action (Dynamic)
** Tactical Action
** Keves Battle
** Soldiers' Paean
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** Alfeto Valley/Night
** Hostile Colony (Dynamic)
** Hostile Colony
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** Millick Meadows/Night
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** Eagus Wilderness/Night
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** Keves Colony/Night
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** Ribbi Flats/Night
** You Will Know Our Names - Finale
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** Mysterious Land
** Carrying the Weight of Life
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** Keves Castle (Battle)
** The False Queens
** Words That Never Reached You
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** Fort O'Virbus/Night
** Brilliant Wings
** Origin Battle
* Musician: Guitar, Kalimba, Percussion
===Future Redeemed===
* Composer & Arranger
** New Battle!!!
* Musician: Piano/Organ, Hand Clap
==Other media==
===Symphonic Game Music Concert feat. Kenji Hiramatsu===
Symphonic Game Music Concert feat. Kenji Hiramatsuhttps://www.onikuru.jp/performance/2992/ was a live concert that featured Hiramatsu’s works on May 3rd, 2024. Several pieces from the Xenoblade series were performed.
==Notes==
==Gallery==
Ace plus kiyota.jpg|Left to right: Manami Kiyota, CHiCO, TOMOri Kudo, Kenji Hiramatsu. The latter three form the group ACE+.
==External links==
* IMDB page
* Twitter
* VGMdb page
* XCDE promotional crossfade video highlighting Hiramatsu's compositions
* XC2 promotional crossfade video highlighting Hiramatsu's compositions
* XC3 promotional crossfade video highlighting Hiramatsu's compositions
==References==
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