櫻木咲子
Sakiko Sakuragi
Composer / Vocalist
Sakiko Sakuragi is a Japanese composer and vocalist whose game credits include Resident Evil 2, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE and FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH.
Her music combines expressive orchestral arrangements, cinematic percussion and vocals that she performs and records herself. With a strong sense of musical storytelling, she creates vivid soundscapes that bring the worlds and emotions of each project to life.
Her credits include several projects recognized for their music and audio: Standing Woman received Best Soundtrack at the Unrestricted View Film Festival; Resident Evil 2 won Best Audio at the Golden Joystick Awards; FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE won Best Score and Music at The Game Awards; and FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH won the Music award at the BAFTA Games Awards and Best Score and Music at The Game Awards.
Sakiko began studying classical piano at the age of six and continued for 15 years. She also studied voice and musical theatre from high school. Her love of role playing games inspired her to start composing, driven by a desire to step into their worlds.
She began creating game music at OM FACTORY before joining INSPION. In addition to composition, she has experience in game music implementation and holds Wwise-201 certification. She also shares her experience through seminars, speaking engagements and media appearances.
Selected Works
＜Games＞
- Resident Evil 2 (BIOHAZARD RE:2)
- FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- FINAL FANTASY RECORD KEEPER (Arrangement)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra
- Arknights
- Blue Protocol: Star Resonance
- Where Winds Meet
- 信長の野望 天下への道
- ElectriarCode
- ANOTHER EDEN: The Cat Beyond Time and Space series
- Ninjala
- DEEMO II
- 放置少女 〜百花繚乱の萌姫たち〜
- Ergosum
- Spice and Wolf VR
- Spice and Wolf VR2
- Ulala: Idle Adventure
- THE ALCHEMIST CODE
- Dolls Order
＜Anime＞
- The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
＜Artist Collaborations＞
- Hanako Oku “365日の花束” (Arrangement)
- Hanako Oku “願い” (Arrangement)
Speaking, Teaching and Media Appearances
- Steinberg official program “SoundRoster”: Video appearance and script development
- Tokyo Game Music Show talk segment: Guest appearance
- Rock oN Company Cubase seminar: Instructor
- IGDA SIG-Audio#17 GDC2019: Speaker
- Yamaha Music Japan Cubase seminar: Instructor