I always begin to compose the melody first.

Games are considered to be in the sub-culture category, coming under movies, coming under manga or comics or animation, especially in Japan.

However in countries outside of Japan I think game music is still a potential growth market that has not yet developed to the extent that we are seeing in Japan.

I don't know anyone who would be exclusively working on game music, per se.

The second album of Black Mages is currently in the process of recording and the basic tracks have already been completed. Hopefully sometime in the future we will be able to have a concert.

I think that American people really know how to pursue fun, they really know how to have a good time. Japanese are somewhat more reserved than Americans, so I'm jealous.

It was very difficult to startle or surprise someone with a particular sound during the family computer era.