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Publication date of the original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-10-07 15:25 (JST)
Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


On October 7, Sugiyama Kobo has announced the passing of Koichi Sugiyama. He was 90 years old at the time of passing, on September 30, 2021. Cause of death: septic shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koichi Sugiyama is a composer best known for his work in Dragon Quest<\/em> series. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he started working at Fuji Television Network as a TV crew, while also continuing his creative endeavor as a composer. After leaving Fuji Television, he became involved in the Dragon Quest<\/em> series. He had been involved in most of the titles in the series, providing over 500 music pieces. His works also include music for other titles such as Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sugiyama composed music for the currently in-development Dragon Quest XII<\/em>, which is considered his last work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yuji Hori and Akira Toriyama left condolence messages on the official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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