is a Japanese
video game music composer, arranger, and
music programmer. He is often regarded as one of the most influential innovators in
chiptune and
video game music, producing music in a number of genres, including various
electronic genres (such as
breakbeat,
electro,
hardcore,
house,
jungle,
techno, and
trance),
experimental,
symphonic,
hip hop,
jazz, and
synth-
rock.