Junichi Masuda

About Junichi Masuda

Designer, director, and composer of video games who worked on the Pokémon franchise.

Junichi Masuda is a Japanese video game composer, director, designer, producer, singer, programmer, and trombonist, best known for his work in the Pokémon series. He is a board member of Game Freak and has worked for the company since 1989 when he founded it with Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori. With the development of new Pokémon games, Masuda has taken on new roles in future projects. He started producing and directing games, starting with Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and was responsible for approving new character models. His style seeks to keep the game accessible while adding increasing levels of complexity. His work ties in with older major parts of the series, including his focus on handheld consoles and 2D graphics. His music was inspired by the works of well-known modern composers like Dmitri Shostakovich, although he used the Super Mario series as a good model for composing video games.

Occupation(s)	Video game composer, director, designer, producer, singer, programmer, trombonist
Years active	1989–present
Born	January 12, 1968, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Instruments	Piano, Trombone

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Trivia

He began working for Game Freak in 1989.

Junichi Masuda before fame

He studied computer programming and graphics at the Japan Electronics College after growing up playing the keyboard and trombone.

Achievement of Junichi Masuda

In 1989, he started working for Game Freak.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Junichi Masuda family life

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, he named a character Kiri after his daughter.

Associations of Junichi Masuda

His video game soundtrack compositional style was influenced by the work of Igor Stravinsky and other classical composers.

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