伊藤賢治

Kenji Itō (伊藤 賢治, Itō Kenji, born July 5, 1968), also known by the nickname Itoken (イトケン), is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Mana and SaGa series. In 2001, he left Square to become a freelance composer, but has since continued to collaborate with the company. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Itō became interested in music at the age of four. By the time he began composing at the age of ten, he had learned t... more

Kenji Itō (伊藤 賢治, Itō Kenji, born July 5, 1968), also known by the nickname Itoken (イトケン), is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Mana and SaGa series. In 2001, he left Square to become a freelance composer, but has since continued to collaborate with the company. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Itō became interested in music at the age of four. By the time he began composing at the age of ten, he had learned to play alto saxophone, clarinet, and piano. During March 1990, Ito began working at Square. His first project was a co-effort between himself and Nobuo Uematsu for the Game Boy title, Final Fantasy Legend II (SaGa 2). Shortly after in 1991, he composed the complete soundtrack for Final Fantasy Adventure (Seiken Densetsu), another Game Boy title. Beginning in 1992, Ito would have the Super Nintendo's 8 channel sound chip to rely on as he began composing music for the SaGa trilogy. This includes all of the music for the three Romancing SaGa... less