Musical
INSPIRATIONS
&
The Music I Love them for
COMPOSERS
GAME COMPOSERS
Koji Kondo
Pianist, Composer for Nintendo (Zelda, Mario, Star Fox and More)
Daniel “C418” Rosenfield
Pianist and Composer for Minecraft
Dan “Toasty” Forden
Composer for Mortal Kombat
Gavin Parker
Composer for Test Drive Unlimited
Jeremy Soule
Composer, Elder Scrolls, Humongous Entertainment (Spy Fox, Pajama Sam)
Lance Hayes
Composer for Forza Motorsport (3-5)
Producers
Nujabes
Producer, Samurai Champloo (d. 2010)
J Dilla
Producer, Slum Village (d. 2006)
DJ Krush
Producer
Musicians
Guitarists
Pat Metheny
Guitarist, Pat Metheny Group
Allan Holdsworth
Guitarist, Soft Machine, Tony Williams Lifetime (d.2017)
Greg Howe
Guitarist
Tosin Abasi
Guitarist, Animals as Leaders
Scott Henderson
Guitarist, Chick Corea Electric Band, Tribal Tech
Buzz Feiten
Guitarist, Singer-Songwriter, The Rascals, Dave Weckl Band
Takashi Masuzaki
Guitarist, DIMENSION Band
Akira Wada
Guitarist, PRISM (d. 2021)
Masahiro Andoh
Guitarist, T-SQUARE, Gran Turismo
Masayoshi Takanaka
Guitarist
Bassists
Victor Wooten
Bassist, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
Thundercat
Bassist, Singer
Gary Willis
Bassist, Tribal Tech
Dave Carpenter
Bassist, Allan Holdsworth, Buddy Rich (d. 2008)
Alsamad Caldwell
Bassist, Greg Howe, Travelling Black Hillbillies
Kai Kurosawa
Chapman Stick, GOT MONK?
Tetsuo Sakurai
Bassist, CASIOPEA
Ken Watanabe
Bassist, PRISM
Jiro Okada
Bassist, PRISM
Wayne Shorter
Saxophonist, Weather Report, Miles Davis (d. 2023)
Kazuki Katsuta
Saxophonist, DIMENSION Band