Junichi Masuda
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About
Video game designer, director, and soundtrack composer who helped create the Pokémon series.
Before Fame
He grew up playing the keyboard and trombone and later studied computer programming and graphics at the Japan Electronics College.
Trivia
He began working for Game Freak in 1989.
Family Life
He named a character in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire after his daughter Kiri.
Associated With
His video game soundtrack compositional style was influenced by the work of Igor Stravinsky and other classical composers.
