Naoshi Mizuta

• Name — Naoshi Mizuta • Born — 24 January 1972 • Birthplace — Kochi, Japan • Occupation — Composer, musician • Education — Chiba University • Years Active — 1995–present • Employer — * Capcom (1995–1998) • Square Enix (1998–present)

Born in Kōchi, Japan in 1972, Mizuta's interest in music began to grow when he "was in the second or third grade". Although still interested in music, Mizuta studied law and economics at Chiba University. He composed his first song while in his last year there, and after graduating went to work for Capcom in 1994 as a composer. His first work was composing for Street Fighter Alpha in 1995 as part of a team of composers, and also worked on arranging the music for the PlayStation version later that year. In 1998, he composed for Mega Man & Bass with Akari Kaida and Toshihiko Horiyama. While still working for Capcom, Mizuta applied to Square as a composer in response to an advertisement and was hired. His first assignment for Square was to score Parasite Eve II, for which he was the sole composer and spent a year and a half working on. The original Parasite Eve game was scored by Yoko Shimomura, and Mizuta incorporated some of the original game's musical themes into the sequel. Mizuta's next role was as the main composer for Final Fantasy XI, with assistance from Nobuo Uematsu and Kumi Tanioka. Mizuta remained with the Final Fantasy XI project for over ten years, serving as the sole composer for the game's subsequent expansions, and considers it his life's work. During this period, Mizuta became involved in The Star Onions, a band composed of Square Enix composers for which he plays bass guitar. Other members of the band, which plays arrangements of songs from Final Fantasy XI, include Tanioka, Hidenori Iwasaki, and Tsuyoshi Sekito. The band has since released two albums, Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel and Sanctuary. Mizuta has also worked on several other projects for Square Enix, including Blood of Bahamut and Guardian Cross. He has also worked on many other games in the Final Fantasy series, including Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

• Year — Title — Notes • 1995 — Street Fighter Alpha — Arcade version; music with several others • PlayStation version; arrangements with Akari Kaida and Naoaki Iwami • 1996 — Ide Yōsuke Meijin no Shin Jissen Mahjong — Music with Naoaki Iwami, Makoto Tomozawa and Shusaku Uchiyama • 1998 — Resident Evil 2 — Music ("The Underground Laboratory") • Mega Man & Bass — Music with Toshihiko Horiyama and Akari Kaida • 1999 — Parasite Eve II — Music • 2000 — All Star Pro-Wrestling — Music with Kenichiro Fukui, Tsuyoshi Sekito, and Kumi Tanioka • 2002 — Final Fantasy XI — Music with Nobuo Uematsu and Kumi Tanioka • Tetra Master — Music • 2003 — Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart — Music • 2004 — Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia — Music • 2005 — Hanjuku Hero 4 ~The 7 Heroes~ — Music ("Reckless Blood Manipulations" and "Hidden Research") • 2006 — Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan — Music • 2007 — Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess — Music • The Shochu Bar — Music • 2009 — Final Fantasy XI: A Crystalline Prophecy: Ode of Life Bestowing — Music • Final Fantasy XI: A Moogle Kupo d'Etat: Evil in Small Doses — Music • Blood of Bahamut — Music • Final Fantasy XI: A Shantotto Ascension: The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born — Music • Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light — Music • Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders — Music • 2010 — Final Fantasy Dimensions — Music • Final Fantasy XIV — Music with various others • 2011 — Final Fantasy XIII-2 — Music with Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki • 2012 — Guardian Cross — Music • Demons' Score — Music (main theme) • 2013 — Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin — Music • Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn — Music with Masayoshi Soken, Tsuyoshi Sekito, and Ryo Yamazaki • Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII — Music with Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki • 2014 — Deadman's Cross — Music • Dragon Sky — Music • Glorious Blades — Music • Groove Coaster EX — Music ("OWARANAI Groove") • The Irregular at Magic High School: Lost Zero — Music with Mitsuto Suzuki • 2015 — Arcadia no Aoki Miko — Music with YOHKA • Final Fantasy Dimensions II — Music • Final Fantasy XI: Rhapsodies of Vana'diel — Music • Mobius Final Fantasy — Arrangement ("The Infinite Warrior") • Final Fantasy Grandmasters — Music • 2016 — Akashic Re:cords — Music • Guardian Codex — Music • 2017 — Pro Yakyuu ga Suki da! 2017 — Music • Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto — Music • Pictlogica Final Fantasy — Music • 2018 — Final Fantasy Record Keeper — DLC; music with various others • 2020 — Engage Souls — Music • Final Fantasy XI: The Voracious Resurgence — Music • 2022 — Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin — Music with Hidenori Iwasaki and Ryo Yamazaki • 2023 — Shi-San-Sei Million Arthur — Music