When you talk about the Final Fantasy series, the series started selling better after 7, and that was the base idea for the center of the set list for the LA concert.

As you may know my use of Celtic music is extremely simple and short. However there is something about it that will remain in your mind for a long, long time.

However now we can create a sound that can truly startle someone and in terms of sound effects I think the environment that we are in now has improved dramatically.

There's some familiarity in Celtic music, even if you've never heard that piece of music before.

Like many composers, most of my compositions are influenced by the music I've listened to throughout my life.

We hope that eventually there would be an occasion which I can personally prove that game music can in fact impress many different people and move them.

I always begin to compose the melody first.

I guess many game music fans prefer original soundtrack albums.

Certainly my only interest is not in Celtic music.

It was very difficult to startle or surprise someone with a particular sound during the family computer era.

And as far as the Disney Concert hall is concerned, it is a wonderful modern structure and I am extremely honored that I had this opportunity to have a concert here.

You have to pretend like you know what you’re doing before you know what you’re doing.

everybody needs help in some way, we are a community on earth, giving & receiving, ebbing & flowing, reflecting, even tough lessons can help

Education is education, be it verbal or written.

Some colors are very difficult to render, and you must compensate to get the color you want on the screen.

Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.

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I've always loved punk music, so it was really cool to do my first punk song.

It is pleasing to the dear God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest from the bottom of thy heart.

If you would ask me what my ideal process is, I would say, long pre-production, long production and long post-production.

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