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近藤 浩治 [Koji Kondo]

Biography

Aliases: Konchan, Nick Kondo
Home Country: Japan

Kondo was born on August 13, 1960 in Nagoya, Japan. His love for music appeared early in his life when he would create short tunes for fun, and by seventeen he began to study music professionally.

In the early 1980's Koji heard that a company called Nintendo was looking for music composers to create music for videogames. Koji never thought of composing music for games before, but he decided to try it out and in 1983 he was hired. He felt very confined to writing music on the Famicom because it had such a low quality of music, but as Nintendo released new systems, the quality of music also increased.

Koji went on to compose music for some of the biggest known titles for Nintendo including the Mario and Zelda series. To this day, Koji continues to work with Nintendo making music for video games.

Koji's style shows elements of Jazz, Classical, and Latin influences with a cinematic theme that have remained fairly similar throughout his career. His music has been released on a multitude of albums. Some have drawn a parallel calling him the John Williams of videogames.

Gameography

Released

Title

Plat

Developer

1985/04/09

サッカー [Soccer]

FC

Nintendo R&D1

1985/09/13

スーパーマリオブラザーズ [Super Mario Bros.]

FC

Nintendo EAD

1985/10/??

Super Mario Bros.

NES

Nintendo EAD

1986/02/21

THE HYRULE FANTASY ゼルダの伝説 [The Hyrule Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda]

FC

Nintendo EAD

1986/04/14

Mysterious Murasame Castle [Mysterious Murasame Castle]

FDS

Nintendo EAD

1987/03/??

Soccer

NES

Nintendo R&D1

1987/07/10

夢工場ドキドキパニック [Dream Factory: Heart-Pounding Panic]

FDS

Nintendo EAD

1987/07/??

The Legend of Zelda

NES

Nintendo EAD

1987/09/04

新・鬼ヶ島 1 [New Onigashima 1]

FDS

Nintendo R&D1

1987/09/30

新・鬼ヶ島 2 [New Onigashima 2]

FDS

Nintendo R&D1

1988/10/23

スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 [Super Mario Brothers 3]

FC

Nintendo R&D2

1988/10/??

Super Mario Bros. 2

NES

Nintendo EAD

1990/02/12

Super Mario Bros. 3

NES

Nintendo R&D2

1990/11/21

スーパーマリオワールド [Super Mario World]

SFC

Nintendo EAD

1990/12/21

パイロットウイングス [Pilotwings]

SFC

Nintendo EAD

1990/12/21

パイロットウイングス [Pilotwings]

SFC

Nintendo EAD

1991/08/13

Pilotwings

SNES

Nintendo EAD

1991/08/13

Pilotwings

SNES

Nintendo EAD

1991/08/13

Super Mario World

SNES

Nintendo EAD

1991/11/21

ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース [The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods]

SFC

Nintendo EAD

1992/04/01

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

SNES

Nintendo EAD

1992/09/14

スーパーマリオ U.S.A. [Super Mario USA]

FC

Nintendo EAD

1993/02/21

スターフォックス [Star Fox]

SFC

Argonaut Software Ltd.

1993/03/??

Star Fox

SNES

Argonaut Software Ltd.

1993/06/03

Starwing

SNES

Argonaut Software Ltd.

1993/06/06

ゼルダの伝説 夢をみる島 [The Legend of Zelda: Dreaming Island]

GB

Nintendo EAD

1993/07/14

スーパーマリオコレクション [Super Mario Collection]

SFC

Nintendo EAD

1993/08/01

Super Mario All Stars

SNES

Nintendo EAD

1993/08/??

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

GB

Nintendo EAD

1995/08/05

スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド [Super Mario: Yoshi Island]

SFC

Nintendo EAD

1995/10/04

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

SNES

Nintendo EAD

1995/10/27

パネルでポン [Panel de Pon]

SFC

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.

1996/03/09

スーパーマリオRPG [Super Mario RPG]

SFC

Square Co., Ltd.

1996/05/13

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

SNES

Square Co., Ltd.

1996/06/23

スーパーマリオ64 [Super Mario 64]

N64

Nintendo EAD

1996/08/??

Tetris Attack

GB

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

1996/09/26

Super Mario 64

N64

Nintendo EAD

1996/09/??

Tetris Attack

SNES

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.

1996/10/26

ヨッシーのパネポン [Yoshi's Panepon]

GB

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

1997/04/27

スターフォックス64 [Star Fox 64]

N64

Nintendo EAD

1997/07/01

Star Fox 64

N64

Nintendo EAD

1997/10/20

Lylat Wars

N64

Nintendo EAD

1998/11/21

ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]

N64

Nintendo EAD

1998/11/23

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

N64

Nintendo EAD

1998/12/18

マリオパーティ [Mario Party]

N64

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

1999/01/21

ニンテンドウオールスター! 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ [Nintendo All Star! Great Melee Smash Brothers]

N64

HAL Laboratory, Inc.

1999/02/08

Mario Party

N64

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

1999/04/26

Super Smash Bros.

N64

HAL Laboratory, Inc.

1999/12/17

マリオパーティ 2 [Mario Party 2]

N64

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2000/01/24

Mario Party 2

N64

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2000/04/27

ゼルダの伝説 ムジュラの仮面 [The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]

N64

Nintendo EAD

2000/08/11

マリオストーリー [Mario Story]

N64

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.

2000/10/25

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

N64

Nintendo EAD

2000/12/07

マリオパーティ3 [Mario Party 3]

N64

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2001/02/05

Paper Mario

N64

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.

2001/05/06

Mario Party 3

N64

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2001/11/21

大乱闘 スマッシュ ブラザーズ DX [Great Fray Smash Brothers DX]

GC

HAL Laboratory, Inc.

2001/12/02

Super Smash Bros.: Melee

GC

HAL Laboratory, Inc.

2002/07/19

スーパーマリオサンシャイン [Super Mario Sunshine]

GC

Nintendo EAD

2002/08/25

Super Mario Sunshine

GC

Nintendo EAD

2002/10/21

Mario Party 4

GC

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2002/11/08

マリオパーティ4 [Mario Party 4]

GC

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2002/12/13

ゼルダの伝説 風のタクト [The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]

GC

Nintendo EAD

2003/03/24

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

GC

Nintendo EAD

2003/07/29

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

GC

Camelot Software Planning

2003/09/05

マリオゴルフ ファミリーツアー [Mario Golf: Family Tour]

GC

Camelot Software Planning

2003/11/10

Mario Party 5

GC

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2003/11/17

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

GBA

AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.

2003/11/21

マリオ&ルイージRPG [Mario & Luiji RPG]

GBA

AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.

2003/11/28

マリオパーティ5 [Mario Party 5]

GC

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2004/03/18

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

GC

Nintendo EAD

2004/06/07

ゼルダの伝説 4つの剣+ [The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords +]

GC

Nintendo EAD

2004/07/22

ペーパーマリオ [Paper Mario RPG]

GC

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.

2004/10/11

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GC

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.

2004/10/28

マリオテニスGC [Mario Tennis GC]

GC

Camelot Software Planning

2004/11/04

ゼルダの伝説 ふしぎのぼうし [The Legend of Zelda: The Mysterious Hat]

GBA

Flagship Co., Ltd.

2004/11/08

Mario Power Tennis

GC

Camelot Software Planning

2004/11/18

Mario Party 6

GC

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2004/12/06

マリオパーティ6 [Mario Party 6]

GC

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2004/12/09

ヨッシーの万有引力 [Yoshi's Universal Gravitation]

GBA

Artoon Co., Ltd.

2005/01/10

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

GBA

Flagship Co., Ltd.

2005/01/13

Mario Party Advance

GBA

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2005/03/28

マリオパーティ アドバンス [Mario Party Advance]

GBA

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2005/06/13

Yoshi Topsy-Turvy

GBA

Artoon Co., Ltd.

2005/07/21

スーパーマリオスタジアム ミラクルベースボール [Super Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball]

GC

Namco Limited

2005/08/29

Mario Superstar Baseball

GC

Namco Limited

2005/09/13

マリオテニスアドバンス [Mario Tennis Advance]

GBA

Camelot Software Planning

2005/11/07

Mario Party 7

GC

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2005/11/10

マリオパーティ7 [Mario Party 7]

GC

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2005/11/28

Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time

DS

AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.

2005/12/05

Mario Tennis: Power Tour

GBA

Camelot Software Planning

2005/12/19

マリオ&ルイージRPG2 [Mario & Luigi RPG 2]

DS

AlphaDream Corporation, Ltd.

2006/05/15

New Super Mario Bros.

DS

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

2006/05/25

New スーパーマリオブラザーズ [New Super Mario Bothers]

DS

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

2006/09/25

Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

DS

Nintendo Software Technology Corporation

2006/11/19

The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess

WII

Nintendo EAD

2006/12/02

ゼルダの伝説 トワイライトプリンセス [The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess]

GC

Nintendo EAD

2006/12/02

ゼルダの伝説 トワイライトプリンセス [The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess]

WII

Nintendo EAD

2006/12/11

The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess

GC

Nintendo EAD

2007/04/09

Super Paper Mario

WII

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.

2007/04/12

マリオvs.ドンキーコング2 ミニミニ大行進! [Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of mini-mini!]

DS

Nintendo Software Technology Corporation

2007/04/19

スーパーペーパーマリオ [Super Paper Mario]

WII

Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.

2007/05/29

Mario Party 8

WII

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2007/07/26

マリオパーティ7 [Mario Party 8]

WII

Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.

2007/08/09

ドンキーコング ジャングルクライマー [Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber]

DS

Paon Corporation, Ltd.

2007/09/10

DK: Jungle Climber

DS

Paon Corporation, Ltd.

2007/11/01

スーパーマリオギャラクシー [Super Mario Galaxy]

WII

Nintendo EAD

2007/11/12

Super Mario Galaxy

WII

Nintendo EAD

2008/01/31

大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズX [Great Melee Smash Brothers X]

WII

Game Arts Co., Ltd., Sora Ltd., Monolith Software, Inc.

2008/03/09

Super Smash Bros.: Brawl

WII

Game Arts Co., Ltd., Sora Ltd., Monolith Software, Inc.

Links

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Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koji_Kondo">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koji_Kondo">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koji_Kondo

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