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It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission, as this is a violation of copyright. One could say Masashi Hamauzu was destined to become a musician. While there, he met two people of huge importance to him: Shiro Hamaguchi, Square Enix's famous arranger, and the woman who would later become Mrs.

Masashi Hamauzu. After he graduated, he started looking for work and ended up getting a job at Square as a trainee in In , when he was no longer a trainee, he composed a few tracks for Tobal No. After that, he worked on Final Fantasy VII but was responsible for performance instead of composition or arrangement. He not only appeared as the synthesizer player for the rendition of Haydn's "The Creation," which was played during the FMV when the Sector 7 plate falls during the game, but was also part of the Bass Choir for "One Winged Angel.

His first solo work would come in for the score of Square's abstract Final Fantasy spinoff Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon , which was released on the PlayStation. Unfortunately, not much of Hamauzu's style we all know and love was present in the Original Soundtrack, although the versatile usage of the Chocobo theme and the diverse use of instrumentation meant the score was strong nonetheless.

Despite its stylistic diversity and high quality orchestration, the relative obscurity of the album meant it did not do much to make him more of a big name for Square. Fortunately, the mixture of its empathic use of the piano together with its light-hearted and diverse styles meant it gained a lot of popularity. After a two-year hiatus, Hamauzu came back in full force to compose for Final Fantasy X , alongside old colleagues Uematsu and Nakano.

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His tracks were full of creativity and brilliance for the most part and were often far superior to the other two composers' creations. In the following year, he produced the arrangements for the Final Fantasy X Piano Collections , which showcased even more of his Impressionist and Classical ideas. Even though his piano arrangements are top notch, ironically, he felt that arranging for the piano is the hardest thing he has ever done.