Noriko Matsueda

Quick Facts

Full Name	Noriko Matsueda
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Dec 18, 1971(1971-12-18)
Age	53
Birthplace	Tochigi
Country	Japan
Birth City	Tochigi Prefecture
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Noriko Matsueda Biography

Noriko Matsueda is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on December 18, 1971 in Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Noriko Matsueda (Song Zhi Zi, Matsueda Noriko born December 18th 1971) is a Japanese former video game composer. Her most well-known work is her work in games like the Front Mission series, The Bouncer and Final Fantasy X-2. Matsueda worked with composer Takahito Eguchi on a variety of games. Composing music from an early age, she started studying both the electronic and piano at just three years old. The school she graduated from was the Tokyo Conservatoire Shobi, where she got to know Eguchi.

She collaborated with Eguchi for the creation of the soundtrack for Final Fantasy X-2 in 2003 and Matsueda providing the majority of the themes for the setting. The soundtrack replaced Final Fantasy’ s regular composer, Nobuo Uematsu, to compose a piece completely different from the previous Final Fantasy X, their score has been hailed as one of the most-criticized music scores in the series. However despite the negative reaction and the low budget, the project was commercially profitable. In the next year, she was working for Final Fantasy X-2′ s international version Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission and provided three arrangements for on the Final Fantasy X-2 Piano Collection album. It was the Piano Collections album was her last work to be credited and she’s been a part of Square Enix along with Eguchi.

The year 1999 was the time Matsueda as well as Eguchi created their very first significant collaboration making the role-playing race game Racing Lagoon, with synthesizer programmer Ryo Yamazaki contributing three tracks. Matsueda was the composer for all the music with the exception of the opening, battle and closing themes. They also collaborated for the soundtrack of The Bouncer for the PlayStation 2 title The Bouncer in 2000. The two of them shared a larger part for the score. The majority of the songs produced were not utilized in the game, and there were numerous post-production requirements. Then, Matsueda created 25 pieces of background music for Square’s PlayOnline viewer, which was used in Final Fantasy XI and Tetra Master.

Noriko Matsueda Net Worth

Noriko Matsueda is one of the richest Composer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Noriko Matsueda 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The girl was born in Tochigi, Japan, Noriko Matsueda was a musician from an young age. She was awarded a scholarship for music at three and continued to study piano and the electronic organ. Matsueda studied a variety of performances and composition classes in The Tokyo Conservatoire Shobi, where she also met her long-time collaborator Takahito Eguchi. Matsueda began working with Square in 1994. her first task was to compose the title track for 1995’s Front Mission alongside Yoko Shimomura. She later added to the song “Boss Battle 1” to Chrono Trigger, composed with Nobuo Uematsu. Matsueda’s debut solo album was Bahamut Lagoon that also marked her debut collaboration with Eguchi who composed the orchestration and composed “Theme of Bahamut Lagoon ~ Opening” for the bonus disc of the original soundtrack. She also composed the piece “Tower Block” for the multi-composer game Tobal No. 1. In the following year, she wrote the music for Front Mission 2.

The company was acquired by Square (now Square Enix) in 1994, and composed the music to nine of their games. The last work she was credited with is Final Fantasy X-2′ s piano arrangement album, Final Fantasy X-2 Piano Collection in 2004, following when she decided to quit the company with Eguchi. She composed mainly jazz music to accompany the scores she was working on.

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Noriko Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Noriko Matsueda celebrates birthday on December 18 of every year.

Top Facts about Noriko Matsueda

1. Noriko Matsueda is a Japanese video game composer.
2. She was born on March 13, 1971 in Osaka, Japan.
3. Matsueda began her career at Square Enix in 1996.
4. Her notable works include “Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon,” “The Bouncer,” and “Final Fantasy X-2.”
5. Matsueda often collaborates with fellow composer Takahito Eguchi.
6. She has won multiple awards for her compositions.
7. Matsueda’s music is known for its catchy melodies and upbeat rhythms.
8. She draws inspiration from various genres including jazz and classical music.
9. In addition to composing, Matsueda also plays the piano and keyboard.
10. Her work has been featured in numerous concerts and live performances around the world.