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Final Fantasy XIII Music Composer Leaves Square Enix, More Employees To Follow

January 20, 2010 in News comments 4

In a surprising move, Final Fantasy XIII's composer, Masashi Hamauzu, has announced his departure from Square Enix. Further departures from the remaining team will also occur in coming months. There is currently no news on where Hamauzu is headed after Square.

It will be interesting to see who will compose the music for upcoming Final Fantasy games.

[Discuss in the Final Fantasy XIII forum]

Square Enix Music Online can exclusively reveal that Final Fantasy XIII composer Masashi Hamauzu has left Square Enix. His departure is the latest in an exodus at the company's sound team, following Kenichiro Fukui and Junya Nakano, and further departures from the remaining four composer team will occur in coming months.
Miss Razz via squareenixmusic.com »
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    Shuyu Jan 20, 10
    If he doesn't immediately go freelance, he'll join another company, do some commercial and critical failure games and then go freelance.

    Yoko Shimomura left the company in 2002 or something, and she's still doing music for them.
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    Akira_EX Jan 20, 10
    Jumping off of the sinking ship
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    FinalFantasyFanaticc Jan 21, 10
    I hope he joins Mistwalker Studios.

    Blue Dragon was alright but Lost Odyssey was fantastic, i'm sure if they got even more former Square employees they could make games that they've always wanted to.

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