Koji Kondo
- January 4, 2024
- Composer
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Koji Kondo Biography
| Name | Koji Kondo |
| Birthday | Aug 13 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Place Of Birth | Nagoya |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
Koji Kondo is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on August 13, 1961 in Nagoya, Japan. Composer of soundtracks for classic Nintendo video games, including the “Super Mario” and “The Legend of Zelda” series.
He called Ian Gillan‘s “Deep Purple” one of his musical influences.
Koji Kondo (Japanese: 近藤 浩治 , Hepburn: Kondō Kōji, born August 13, 1961) is a Japanese music composer, pianist, and sound director who works for the video game company Nintendo. He is best known for his involvement in numerous contributions in the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series of video games, among others produced by the company. Kondo was hired by Nintendo in 1984, becoming the first person hired by them to specialize in musical composition for video games. Shortly after, Kondo was assigned as the sound designer on the 1985 game Super Mario Bros. His sound design for the game, especially the overworld theme, has often been cited as among the most memorable in video game history.
Even before officially joining Nintendo, his first product is the audio for Nintendo’s arcade game Punch-Out!! (1984). By creating mostly jingles and sound effects, he was able to overcome the challenges of early arcade sound hardware. As the Famicom had become highly popular in Japan since its 1983 launch, Kondo was assigned to compose music for the console’s subsequent games at Nintendo’s new development team, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (EAD). His second Nintendo product is the instruction manual on how to program Japanese popular music into the Famicom using the peripheral Family BASIC. To conclude his first year at Nintendo, he created some of the music of Devil World, alongside Akito Nakatsuka. In 1985, Nintendo started marketing the Famicom abroad as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) to capitalize on the 1983 video game crash that had devastated Atari, Inc. and other companies. He composed the music for the hit releases Super Mario Bros. (1985) and The Legend of Zelda (1986), of which 60 million copies were sold in total and which established some of the most well-known melodies in the video game industry.
His family was residing in Nagoya, Japan, when he was born.
Koji Kondo Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Composer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Koji Kondo is one of the richest Composer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Koji Kondo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied the electronic organ while a child and later played in a jazz and rock cover band.
His first foray into video game music was the soundtrack to “Super Mario Bros.” from 1985. It was designed to be repetitive without seeming repetitive.
Kondo was born in Nagoya, Japan, on August 13, 1961. He began taking lessons on the electronic organ from the age of five. He improved his skills in the instrument in a cover band that played jazz and rock music. Kondo studied at the Art Planning Department of Osaka University of Arts, but was never classically trained or academically dedicated to music.
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Koji Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Koji Kondo celebrates birthday on August 13 of every year.
Does Koji Kondo still work for Nintendo?
Koji Kondo 近藤 浩治
Years active| 1983–present
Which Zelda games did Koji Kondo compose?
He has composed the music to The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask (with Toru Minegishi), The Wind Waker (with Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, and Toru Minegishi), and Twilight Princess (with Toru Minegishi and Asuka Hayazaki).
What is Koji Kondo known for?
Koji Kondo is best known for his musical contributions to the video game series, Mario, and The Legend of Zelda series by Nintendo. At the age of five this Japanese born composer, sound designer, and sound director was learning how to play the electronic organ.
How old is Koji Kondo?
61 years (August 13, 1961)
Who is the best video game composer?
- Koji Kondo.
- Nobuo Uematsu.
- Masato Nakamura.
- Yoko SHimomura.
- Kazumi Totaka.
- Junichi Masuda.
- Austin Wintory.
- Michiru Yamane.