Whereas the orchestral passages were generally warm and melodic, the electronic elements were dominated by hard-hitting beats and endless loops. She took an electro-orchestral approach to depict the game's human characters in an otherworldly setting.
WII SPORTS MUSIC ON KAZOO CODE
In 2005, Kumi Tanioka reflected her versatility once again by composing the music for the commercial flop Code Age Commanders. She also contributed a selection of piano reductions of her themes from these two Final Fantasy games for their sheet muic books. While Tanioka's compositions were often minimalistic, they were made accessible through their warm melodies and youthful sound. In collaboration with arranger and synthesizer operator Hidenori Iwasaki, she recorded the entire score on instruments such as the lute and kazoo with the specialist music group Roba House, and also produced two vocal themes performed by Yae and Donna Burke. Inspired by the game's worldly illustrations, she decided to produce a score of traditional and ethnic music. The following year, Tanioka created the score for the GameCube's Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. The artist also created three acoustic pieces for the PlayOnline portal. Her contributions spanned organic setting themes, classical pastiches, vibrant marches, contemporary female character themes, and three intensely dark themes, including the epic final battle theme. She created just eleven tracks on the final score, but demonstrated her creativity and versatility throughout. With 2002's Final Fantasy XI, Tanioka finally received a chance to expose her name to soundtrack enthusiasts. The same year, she further reflected her versatility by working on the rock score for All Star Pro-Wrestling under the supervision of Tsuyoshi Sekito. In 2001, Tanioka created the music for the obscure WonderSwan Color RPG Blue Wing Blitz she accommodated the handheld's technical limitations with a melodic chiptune score reminiscent of Square's classics. She subsequently handled the entire score for the board game Dice de Chocobo she treated the chocobo theme in a variety of styles throughout the score, including with an endearing vocal arrangement on "Tiny Wings", between introducing new relaxing melodies.
While her compositions mostly emulated those of her idol, she demonstrated a talent for lyrical phrasing and organic composition. On Chocobo's Dungeon 2, she produced 15 themes that complemented the gameplay in a straightforward manner. Appropriate given her admiration for Nobuo Uematsu's melodies, her first works were on behalf of Final Fantasy's Chocobo spinoffs. In 1998, Tanioka successfully applied for a post to become a composer at Square. Her supervisor Masaki Izutani composed the game's rock score, while she handled the sound design. She soon gained a portfolio by working on the arcade fighting game Daraku Tenshi: The Fallen Angels during 1997. Particularly inspired by Nobuo Uematsu's themes for the Final Fantasy series, she considered joining Square. Her curiosity partly led to her entrance into the game music field her brother a fanatical gamer in his youth, Tanioka often observed him playing and gained an interest for game music, wondering what it'd be like to actually compose for the video game.
She proved to be a quick learner and gradually developed musical sensitivity from a range of experiences, including studying the effects of music on people as part of her anthropology diploma at Kobe University. Born on Augin Hiroshima, Tanioka took piano and voice lessons from an early age. Kumi Tanioka is a game music composer and former Square Enix employee best known for her stylistically unique scores to the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series. GE-ON-DAN, Ringmasters LLC, The Star Onionsįinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Ragnarok Odyssey
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