I flew to SEGA's Headquarters in Tokyo to sit down with Yakuza Series composers Mitsuharu Fukuyama & Hidenori Shoji.
We had a conversation about their the music of the Yakuza / Like A Dragon Series, their careers, and the virality of Karaoke tracks such as Bakamitai and Judgment, which they composed!
Special thanks to David at SEGA for inviting me over and making this interview possible, and Gavin for translating in real time.
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00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Soundtracks Mitsuharu Fukuyama wrote besides Yakuza
02:38 - Fukuyama-san's favorite Yakuza track
04:28 - Nerding out on Shun Akiyama
05:24 - Baka Mitai Composer reacts to Fan Covers!
09:44 - Why do people like Baka Mitai so much?
12:08 - What other track deserves as much attention as Bakamitai, according to its creator
13:44 - Introducing Hidenori Shoji!
14:09 - How Hidenori Shoji became a game composer
16:06 - Games Shoji-san scored outside of Yakuza
17:10 - Shoji-san's favorite Yakuza track
18:38 - Stylistic inspirations for Yakuza's soundtracks
19:30 - Why are Yakuza's Karaoke tracks more popular than normal tracks?
20:42 - Shoji-san's favorite thing about writing videogame soundtracks
22:24 - How the Yakuza: Ishin's soundtrack was made
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