įor the soundtrack to God Eater, Shiina explained that the creative nature of the story pushed him to be creative with the music as well. When composing vocal or instrumental tracks, he often sings the parts out loud. The genre doesn't matter." Shiina feels that there are two types of compositions: "some tracks can stand alone as musical pieces, and some only work when you hear them in the game," and he often alters or leaves out certain songs when putting together albums. He has said that he can write music in any genre, as long as he is motivated, and has also stated that "when I write a song, the time it takes me depends on whether I know the singer's natural voice. Many of Shiina's songs use live string sections, slap bass, audio filter effects and artificial languages. His soundtracks contain a wide range of musical styles, including jazz, orchestral, fusion, and rock, and he often mixes different genres and instruments together for unique sounds. Go Shiina's music is characterized by dramatic melodies and unusual arrangements. In September 2017, Shiina announced that he had retired from Bandai Namco. īandai Namco gave Shiina freedom to compose for anime projects during his later years with the company. When he began writing songs for Tales of Legendia, he originally tried to follow in the footsteps of the lead Tales series composer Motoi Sakuraba, but was later inspired to develop his own style for it. Driller series would also be composed exclusively by Shiina. He was given extensive access to live instruments and an incredible amount of creative freedom, setting the stage for his later work. Driller were deemed unfitting for a puzzle game by some of the staff and they almost didn't make it into the final product. Ĭreating music for old arcade releases using Namco's sound trackers felt more like computer programming than composing for Shiina, but he has said that the experience helped him out when he would have to use MIDI sounds in future games. After being rejected by 46 companies, including a jewelry company, a finance company, and a fast food company, he was hired by Namco (now Bandai Namco Games) he had little prior experience with video games. Shiina enrolled at Dokkyo Junior High School. Although he was not a dedicated musician before becoming a composer, he was at one time a member of a Megadeth cover band who also played J-pop music. Despite being freelance, he has continued to work with the company for various other projects, including the God Eater series, as well as other games such as Code Vein.īorn in Yokohama, Japan, Shiina was taught how to play the electronic organ from his parents when he was growing up. He left Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2017, and is currently a freelance composer. Shiina works is known for having strong and heavy, orchestral sounds. In addition to video games, Shiina has also composed soundtracks for various anime series and films, starting with the 2011 film Sakura no Ondo and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, as well as composing and arranging songs for bands and other artists. Since then, he has also contributed music for several titles in the Tekken, Ace Combat, and The Idolmaster franchises. Driller, and God Eater franchises, He gained widespread recognition with his score for Tales of Legendia in 2005. He joined Namco in 1997 and was best known during his time with the company for writing music for a number of games in the Tales, Mr. Masaru Shiina ( 椎名 豪, Shiina Masaru, born May 16, 1974), known professionally as Go Shiina, is a Japanese music composer primarily known for his work in video games.
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