Musical artist

Norihiko Hibino (日比野 則彦, Hibino Norihiko, born September 3, 1973) is a *anese video game composer and saxophonist.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Works
  • 2.1 Video games
  • 2.2 Anime
  • 2.3 Albums
• 3 References

Biography

Hibino was born in Osaka. He graduated from the Osaka University School of Human Sciences in 1996. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1997, he moved to Kansas City to start a career as a solo jazz musician. He later relocated to *an to work for Konami, where he became known for his work on Konami's Metal Gear Solid and Zone of the Enders video game series.

After working with Konami, Hibino started his own company, GEM Impact, which is a studio consisting of composers Takahiro Izutani, Yo*aka Suzuki, Takahide Ayuzawa, and himself. An additional part of GEM Impact is GEM Factory, an in-house record label which has put out the debut album of The Outer Rim and the Ninja Blade soundtrack.

Through GEM Impact, Hibino and his team have been able to work on games, anime, websites, and other projects that require music. While their involvement with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was not publicized by Konami, Hibino divulged in an interview with Original Sound Version that GEM Impact in fact provided approximately 90 minutes of music for the game's cinematic sequences. On September 2, 2008, Hibino and GEM Impact were announced to be the composers for the action *le Ninja Blade.

In 2009, GEM Impact's in-house label, GEM Factory released the two-disc Ninja Blade soundtrack, and Hibino went on to found Hibino Sound Therapy Lab, a venture that explores the therapeutic applications of music. His first project under this company was Prescription for Sleep, an iPhone and iPod touch application that attempts to lure users to sleep with 20 minutes of soothing, live-recorded music.

Also in 2009, Hibino also teamed up with a Chinese producer to create Gentle Love, a light smooth jazz arrangement album of pop hits from China, *an, and the US. Other activities included a panel at GDC 2009 about the game music business in *an, two performance at the 2009 GANG Awards, performances of "Snake Eater" at Video Games Live in Singapore and Brazil, and a live performance of Gentle Love. GEM Impact also contributed to the score for Bayonetta. He was also awarded the Berklee "Distinguished Alumni" award for his entrepreneurial spirit and use of music in unconventional ways to reach a new audience.

After 2009, Hibino worked on fewer game projects and focused his energies on the therapeutic applications of music being explored through Hibino Sound Therapy Lab. He began recording material under the GENTLE LOVE moniker, featuring himself on saxophone and pianist Ayaki Sato (AYAKI) on piano. Several albums were recorded, including the Hibino Sound Therapy Lab Sound Library and Prescription for Sleep Volume 2. Over the next several years, Hibino would record solo harp, chamber groups, and more GENTLE LOVE to am* a library for his new therapeutic sound system called the RINSHU, which is a hand-carved sound system crafted by woodworkers in *an in the likeness of a yacht. The system was released in *an in 2014 and was patented and released in the United States in 2015.

After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that struck *an, Hibino and AYAKI toured the affected areas, performing free concerts to promote healing for those in need. This resulted in the creation of the Music in Heaven spiritual care events which have taken place all throughout *an, combining musical performances, conceptual footage displayed on a large screen above the stage, and a wellness event. Music in Heaven, which began in 2013, celebrated 50 performances in 2015, and is still being regularly scheduled throughout *an.

Hibino continued to maintain his ties with the game industry starting in 2014 with the launch of Prescription for Sleep: Game Music Lullabies, produced and published by Scarlet Moon Records. The series features Hibino and AYAKI teaming up as GENTLE LOVE to perform popular video game music to sleep and relax to. The series expanded to include Prescription for Sleep: Game Music Lullabies Volume II in 2015, a tribute to former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Hibino's mentor Eiki Oshiimi *led Prescription for Peace: A Tribute to the Departed, and a third full-length album *led Prescription for Sleep: Lullabies of Mana, dedicated to Secret of Mana. A fourth Prescription for Sleep album, announced on November 2, 2016, will feature arrangements from Undertale.

In 2016, Hibino co-wrote the score for the animated short, Sinmara Saga, with composer Dale North.

Works

Video games

• Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (2000) - in-game music
• Zone of the Enders (2001) - cut scenes, in-game music
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) - in-game music
• Beatmania 6th Mix + Core Remix (2002)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 7: The Duelcity Legend (2002) - in-game music
• The Do*ent of Metal Gear Solid 2 (2002) - opening theme
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (2002) - all additional in-game music
• Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (2003) - cut scenes, in-game music
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 8: False God of Destruction (2003) - in-game music
• Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand (2003) - in-game music
• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) - cut scenes
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny (2004) - opening movie, in-game music
• Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (2004) - in-game music
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) - in-game music, some cut scenes, opening theme
• Elvandia Story (2006) - in-game music
• Rumble Roses XX (2006) - in-game music
• Rogue Galaxy Premium Arrange (2006) - "The Ghost Ship" (Track #6)
• Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006) - in-game music
• Yakuza 2 (2006) - in-game music
• Etrian Odyssey Super Arrange Version (2007) - arranger, producer
• Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (2007) - in-game music
• 1942: Joint Strike (2008) - in-game music
• No More Heroes Sound Tracks: Dark Side (2008) - arranger
• The Outer Rim (2008) - arranger, performer, producer
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) - cinematic music
• Sho Chiku Bai (2008) - composer
• Otomedius G (2008) - composer, producer
• Ninja Blade (2009) - in-game music, main theme, ending theme
• Live Music by Piano and Strings: 7th Dragon Super Arrange Version (2009) - arranger, producer, performer
• Bayonetta (2009) - in-game music
• Otomedius Excellent (2011) - composer
• Ace Combat: *ault Horizon (2011) - composer
• Go Vacation (2011) - composer, performer
• Shinobi 3D (2011) - composer
• The Wonderful 101 (2013) - composer
• Bayonetta 2 (2014) - composer
• Persona 4: Dancing All Night (2015) - remixes
• Oppaidius Summer Trouble! (2018) - guest composer
• Tangledeep (2018) - guest composer
• Stoneshard (2019) - in-game music

Anime

• Bl*reiter (2008) - various background tracks

Albums

• Now I'm Here to Hear... (2000)
• AKASHI (2005)
• Message (2008)
• Etrian Odyssey II Super Arrange Version (2008) - arranger, producer
• Live Music by Piano and Strings: Sekaiju no MeiQ I & II Super Arrange Version (2008) - arranger, producer
• Gentle Love (2009)
• Hibino Sound Therapy Lab Sound Library (2009)
• Gentle Love Vol. 2 (2010)

References

Characters

• Solid Snake
• Big Boss
• Gray Fox
• Revolver Ocelot
• Meryl Silverburgh
• Sniper Wolf
• Otacon
• Liquid Snake
• Raiden
• The Boss
• Eva
• Kazuhira Miller
• Venom Snake
• Quiet

People

• Hideo Kojima
• Yoji Shinkawa
• Shinta Nojiri
• Mineshi Kimura
• Harry Gregson-Williams
• Norihiko Hibino
• David Hayter
• Akio Ōtsuka
• Kiefer Sutherland
• Project Itoh

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• Kojima Productions
• Fox Engine
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• Super Smash Bros.
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• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

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