Kouichi Sugiyama

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Kouichi Sugiyama is a Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator.

Sugiyama is known for composing the music for the Dragon Quest video game series, along with several other games, anime, film, and television shows. Classically trained, Sugiyama is considered a major inspiration for other Japanese game music composers. He is also a council member of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers, and Publishers (JASRAC), board member of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, and honorary chairman of the Japanese Backgammon Society. In 2020, he was named a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government.