Mitsuto Suzuki

is a Japanese video game composer and musician who has been employed at Square Enix since 2006. He is best known for his work on the Final Fantasy franchise, most notably Final Fantasy XIII-2, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. He has also composed for games such as the Beatmania series, The 3rd Birthday, and Schoolgirl Strikers. Early life Suzuki’s interest in music started in the early 1980s, after his older brother bought a synthesizer, which he got to play with. He also studied the Electone at Yamaha Music School. In his first year of junior high school, he bought a digital synthesizer for himself, which led to him making music using rhythm machines and synthesizers in his spare time. He also utilized multitrack recording to make 60 minute tapes of video game music. At high school, he was the keyboardist of a Beatles cover band. After graduating from high school, Suzuki went to a vocational school, where he studied sound engineering. Tose and early music career (1993–2006) Suzuki dropped out of the vocational school and joined the game company Tose, where he composed for games such as Mobile Suit V Gundam and Ultraman Powered. While employed there, he made