Motoi Sakuraba (桜庭 統, born August 5, 1965) is a Japanese musician who primarily composes video game soundtracks. Sakuraba is known for working with Baten Kaitos series co-creator Hiroya Hatsushiba, whom he's worked with on many games for Namco Tales Studio (then Wolfteam), tri-Ace, and Tri-Crescendo. After composing the music for the Baten Kaitos series, Sakuraba composed for the Hiroya Hatsushiba's next project, Eternal Sonata.
Works[]
All works listed below were solely composed by Sakuraba unless otherwise noted.
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Zan: Kagerou no Toki | with Masaaki Uno |
| Arcus II: Silent Symphony | with Masaaki Uno and Yasunori Shiono | |
| Arcusyu | ||
| 1990 | Granada | with Masaaki Uno |
| D: European Mirage | with Masaaki Uno and Yasunori Shiono | |
| Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku | ||
| Ryu: Naki no Ryuu Yori | with Masaaki Uno and Yasunori Shiono | |
| Final Zone | with Masaaki Uno | |
| Zan Gear | Arranged tracks from Zan: Kagerou no Toki | |
| Sol-Feace | ||
| Span of Dream | Music support | |
| 1991 | Daitoua Mokujiroku Goh | |
| Arcus Odyssey | ||
| Crystal Chaser | with Masaaki Uno and Ryota Furuya | |
| El Viento | ||
| Zan: Kagerou no Jidai | Arranged tracks from Zan: Kagerou no Toki | |
| Arcus III | with Ryota Furuya | |
| Shinsengumi: Bakumatsu Genshi Gyou | ||
| Niko² | ||
| Earnest Evans | ||
| Tenbu: Sangokushi Seishi | with Ryota Furuya | |
| 1992 | Sol-Deace | |
| Seirei Shinseiki Fhey Area | ||
| Suzaku | with Ryota Furuya | |
| Zan II: Towns Special | ||
| Tenbu Limited | with Ryota Furuya | |
| Aisle Lord | ||
| Zan II: Spirits | ||
| Hiouden | with Ryota Furuya | |
| Diamond Players | ||
| Cobra Command | Composed the ending theme only | |
| Tenbu: Mankan Zenseki | ||
| Time Gal | Composed the ending theme only | |
| Earnest Evans (Sega Genesis) | ||
| Road Avenger | ||
| Apros | with Ryota Furuya | |
| 1993 | Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kodō | Sound effects |
| Annet Futatabi | with Shinji Tamura ("Opening") | |
| Devastator | with Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya | |
| Arcus Spirits | ||
| Hiouden II | with Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya | |
| Zan III: Tenun Ware ni Ari | with Shinji Tamura | |
| Ace wo Nerae! | ||
| Revenge of the Ninja | Sound effects | |
| Yougekitai: Jashin Koumaroku | with Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya | |
| 1994 | Hiouden: Mamono-tachi to no Chikai | |
| Zan III Spirits | with Shinji Tamura | |
| Cosmic Fantasy 4 | with Shinji Tamura, Shingo Murakami, and Jun Hasebe | |
| Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa no Inori | with Shinji Tamura | |
| Hiouden II' HD | with Ryota Furuya | |
| Sankyo Fever! Fever! | with Shinji Tamura | |
| The Grail Hunter | with Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya | |
| 1995 | Kyoraku Sanyo Toyomaru Parlor Parlor! | with Shinji Tamura |
| Tokyo Twilight Busters | with Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya | |
| Kyoraku Sanyo Toyomaru Daiichi Maruhon Parlor Parlor! 2 | with Shinji Tamura | |
| Beyond the Beyond | ||
| Tales of Phantasia | with Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya | |
| Kyoraku Sanyo Toyomaru Okumura Daiichi Maruhon Parlor Parlor! 4 CR | with Shinji Tamura | |
| 1996 | Kyoraku Sanyo Toyomaru Okumura Taiyou Parlor Parlor! 3 | |
| Kyoraku Sanyo Maruhon Parlor Parlor! 5 | ||
| Parlor! Mini | ||
| Parlor! Mini 2 | ||
| Star Ocean | ||
| Parlor! Mini 3 | with Shinji Tamura | |
| Parlor! Mini 4 | ||
| Shining the Holy Ark | ||
| 1997 | Parlor! Mini 5 | with Shinji Tamura |
| Parlor! Mini 6 | ||
| Everybody's Golf | ||
| Parlor! Mini 7 | with Shinji Tamura | |
| Shining Force III | ||
| Tales of Destiny | with Shinji Tamura | |
| 1998 | Heiwa Parlor! Mini 8 Pachinko Jikki Simulation | |
| Star Ocean: The Second Story | ||
| 1999 | Mario Golf | |
| Cybernetic Empire | with Shinji Tamura and Atsushi Horiguchi | |
| Mario Golf GB | ||
| Valkyrie Profile | ||
| 2000 | Mario Tennis | |
| Mario Tennis GB | ||
| Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon | Reused compositions from Tales of Phantasia | |
| Tales of Eternia | with Shinji Tamura | |
| 2001 | Mobile Golf | |
| Star Ocean: Blue Sphere | ||
| Golden Sun | ||
| 2002 | Tales of Fandom Vol.1 | with Shinji Tamura |
| Golden Sun: The Lost Age | ||
| Tales of Destiny 2 | with Shinji Tamura | |
| 2003 | Star Ocean: Till the End of Time | |
| Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | ||
| Tales of Symphonia | with Shinji Tamura and Takeshi Arai | |
| Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean | ||
| 2004 | Mario Golf: Advance Tour | |
| Star Ocean: Till the End of Time: Director's Cut | ||
| Mario Power Tennis | ||
| Tales of Rebirth | with Shinji Tamura | |
| 2005 | Duel Masters: Birth of Super Dragon | |
| Mario Tennis: Power Tour | ||
| Tales of the Abyss | with Shinji Tamura | |
| 2006 | Baten Kaitos Origins | |
| Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth | ||
| Tales of Eternia Online | ||
| Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria | ||
| Tales of the Tempest | ||
| Tenshou Gakuen Gekkouroku | ||
| Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology | with Takuya Yasuda and Go Shiina | |
| 2007 | Eternal Sonata | |
| Drone Tactics | ||
| We Love Golf! | ||
| Star Ocean: First Departure | ||
| 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Arranged seven tracks |
| The Idolmaster Live For You! | Composed "Contradiction" | |
| Star Ocean: Second Evolution | ||
| Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World | with Shinji Tamura | |
| Tales of Vesperia | with Shinji Tamura | |
| Infinite Undiscovery | ||
| Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume | ||
| Otomedius G | Arranged two tracks | |
| Tales of Hearts | with Shinji Tamura and Hiroshi Tamura | |
| 2009 | Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 | with various others |
| Star Ocean: The Last Hope | ||
| Half-Minute Hero | with various others | |
| Tales of VS. | ||
| Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga | ||
| Tales of Graces | with Shinji Tamura | |
| 2010 | Resonance of Fate | with Kohei Tanaka |
| Deathsmiles IIX: Makai no Merry Christmas | Composed "Boss" | |
| Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X | with Shinji Tamura | |
| Golden Sun: Dark Dawn | ||
| Tales of Graces f | with Shinji Tamura | |
| 2011 | Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 | with various others |
| Otomedius Excellent | ||
| Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming | ||
| Tales of Xillia | ||
| Dark Souls | ||
| Shinra Bansho Frontier | ||
| 2012 | Beyond the Labyrinth | |
| Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave | with Go Shiina | |
| Kid Icarus: Uprising | with Yuzo Koshiro, Masafumi Takada, Noriyuki Iwadare, Takahiro Nishi, and Yasunori Mitsuda | |
| GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3 | Composed "Hard distance" | |
| Mario Tennis Open | ||
| Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor | Composed the main theme | |
| Samurai Empire | ||
| Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition | ||
| Bravely Default | Performed on keyboards | |
| Tales of Xillia 2 | ||
| 2013 | Valkyrie Crusade | |
| Tales of Hearts R | with Kazuhiro Nakamura | |
| Gitadora | Composed "Crazy blooms" | |
| Valhalla Knights 3 | ||
| Tales of Symphonia Chronicles | with Shinji Tamura and Takeshi Arai | |
| 2014 | Dark Souls II | with Yuka Kitamura |
| Mario Golf: World Tour | ||
| Gitadora OverDrive | Composed "Quarrel and Harmony" | |
| Date A Live: Ars Install | Composed the ending theme | |
| Mirror War: Reincarnation of Holiness | with Maki Kirioka and Manabu Namiki | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | Arranged three tracks | |
| Skylock: Kamigami to Unmei no Itsutsuko | ||
| Phantasy Star Nova | ||
| 2015 | Tales of Zestiria | with Go Shiina |
| Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin | with Yuka Kitamura | |
| God Chronicle | ||
| Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash | ||
| Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky | ||
| 2016 | Dark Souls III | with Yuka Kitamura, Tsukasa Saitoh, and Nobuyoshi Suzuki |
| Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness | ||
| Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin | ||
| Valkyrie Connect | ||
| Tales of Berseria | ||
| Star Ocean: Anamnesis | ||
| 2017 | Tales of the Rays | with Go Shiina, Eriko Sakurai, and Kazuhiro Nakamura |
| Mario Sports Superstars | ||
| 2018 | Mario Tennis Aces | |
| Varnir of the Dragon Star | main theme and battle music | |
| Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom | with Yuzo Koshiro, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi, and Takeshi Yanagawa | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | arrangements with various others | |
| 2019 | Laplace M | |
| Fantasy Earth: Zero | composed eight tracks |