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2361:"Twelve Days of Final Fantasy XII: Hitoshi Sakimoto Interview Part II"
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2001:"Twelve Days of Final Fantasy XII: Hitoshi Sakimoto Interview Part I"
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117:Organization
112:1988–present
2721:1969 births
2633:10 February
2530:19 December
2452:21 November
2284:"Portfolio"
2059:"Basiscape"
1981:12 February
1158:Odin Sphere
1132:Music with
939:Music with
821:Bloody Roar
804:Terra Diver
722:Ogre Battle
708:Gauntlet IV
630:Video games
615:jazz fusion
599:Chick Corea
556:concert in
536:(2006) and
455:(2007) and
433:(1998) and
419:Square Enix
413:Iwata, and
320:Toshiba EMI
315:Gauntlet IV
268:synthesizer
264:NEC PC-8801
251:his friend
166:synthesizer
149:Instruments
141:electronica
92:Occupations
2715:Categories
2608:2024-08-18
2525:Siliconera
2375:2008-12-05
2345:2009-10-15
2315:2010-06-09
2294:2009-10-15
2269:2008-12-06
2243:2009-10-15
2213:2008-12-06
2183:2008-12-06
2148:Ten Plants
2134:2015-07-27
2112:2009-10-15
2086:2008-12-06
2065:2008-12-06
2044:2009-10-15
2015:2009-10-15
1852:2009-10-15
1815:2008-12-06
1785:2008-12-05
1760:2015-07-27
1724:References
1262:Coded Soul
570:orchestral
431:Ten Plants
347:and later
306:Mega Drive
286:See also:
226:Early life
65:1969-02-26
2582:18 August
2400:4 January
1809:"Credits"
1009:Gradius V
597:musician
574:sequencer
558:Singapore
471:in 2005.
410:Basiscape
405:Basiscape
324:Data East
221:Biography
138:Symphonic
120:Basiscape
18:Basiscape
2628:RPG Site
2577:RPG Site
2556:4 August
2504:27 March
2499:RPG Site
1610:Role(s)
1293:Tekken 6
663:Devilish
648:Role(s)
587:synthpop
449:series;
298:Revolter
272:Revolter
260:Revolter
98:Composer
2664:May 31,
2551:Gematsu
1842:1UP.com
677:Verytex
534:Passion
522:Passion
510:Detroit
302:PC-9801
78:, Japan
2478:27 May
2426:11 May
1715:Music
1681:Music
1664:Music
1647:Music
1607:Title
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1200:Opoona
1073:Music
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908:Music
857:Music
809:Music
668:Music
645:Title
611:techno
589:group
465:(OVA)
395:Capcom
349:Square
296:After
282:Career
215:Square
132:Genres
87:YmoH.S
2335:PALGN
1705:2015
1688:2011
1671:2009
1654:2008
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1620:2005
1604:Year
1597:Other
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1486:2020
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768:1995
737:1994
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