{"id":71219,"date":"2026-08-20T12:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=71219"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:04:44","slug":"final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-series-composer-warns-that-ai-generated-album-released-under-her-name-is-not-her-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-series-composer-warns-that-ai-generated-album-released-under-her-name-is-not-her-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series composer warns that AI-generated album released under her name is not her work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kumi Tanioka<\/strong> and sound label Digital Sonic Design recently addressed confusion about a \u201cnew album\u201d released this month on multiple online streaming platforms under the composer\u2019s name. Having worked for Square Enix for over ten years before going independent, Tanioka is best known for her work on the <strong>Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles<\/strong> series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u306a\u3001\u306a\u3093\u304b\u3044\u308d\u3093\u306a\u30b5\u30d6\u30b9\u30af\u3067\u3001\u79c1\u304c\u4f5c\u3063\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u30a2\u30eb\u30d0\u30e0\u304ckumi tanioka\u3068\u3057\u3066\u914d\u4fe1\u3055\u308c\u3066\u308b\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c<br>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u3001\u3001AI\uff1f\uff1f\uff1f\u540c\u59d3\u540c\u540d\uff1f\uff1f\uff1f<br>\u306a\u3093\u3057\u304b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u30a2\u30eb\u30d0\u30e0\u306f\u79c1\u304c\u4f5c\u3063\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<br>\u5225\u306e\u65b9\u306e\u30a2\u30eb\u30d0\u30e0\u3068\u3057\u3066\u304a\u697d\u3057\u307f\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3002\u3002\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aK8FgmJwHT\">pic.twitter.com\/aK8FgmJwHT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u8c37\u5ca1\u4e45\u7f8e (@tanikumi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tanikumi\/status\/2090024374149755238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a post to her personal X account on the 19th, Tanioka shared a screenshot of the album \u2013 titled \u201cA Village Built on Wind\u201d \u2013 expressing confusion over why it had been published with herself listed as the artist. She strongly emphasized that the album had nothing to do with her. Although Tanioka entertained the possibility of this being the work of an artist who happens to have the same name and surname, even on major platforms like Spotify, the album is listed alongside Tanioka\u2019s real works, including Final Fantasy-related albums, which makes it easy to mistake as official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few hours later, Digital Sonic Design, which publishes some of Tanioka\u2019s music, issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tanikumi\/status\/2090024374149755238?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> of its own. They confirmed through YouTube Music that the offending album was fully AI-generated. Although the music does not infringe Tanioka\u2019s copyrights, the label expressed concern about the attribution causing confusion among consumers. \u201cThis appears to be a case of someone exploiting a technical vulnerability in the streaming service\u2019s system,\u201d they commented, calling for stronger countermeasures from platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/evangelion-and-danganronpa-star-megumi-ogata-says-she-is-heartbroken-over-unauthorized-ai-voice-generation-why-cant-japan-establish-content-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evangelion and Danganronpa star Megumi Ogata says she is \u201cheartbroken\u201d over unauthorized AI voice generation. \u201cWhy can\u2019t Japan establish content guidelines?\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even on major platforms like Spotify, the album appears right alongside Tanioka&#8217;s legitimate works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":71221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":false,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[67,17],"class_list":["post-71219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ai","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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