Keishi Yonao

Keishi Yonao
Born	20 July 1969
Origin	Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Video game Chiptune Electronic
Occupation(s)	Composer Arranger Sound director
Instruments	Sound chip Synthesizer
Years active	1969–
Website	http://www.yonao.com

Keishi Yonao (ヨナオケイシ(与猶 啓至・よなお けいし)) (July 20, 1969 - ) is mainly a Japanese video game background music composer from Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. He is known for the Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. franchise, Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force and the award-winning Dies irae - Also sprach Zarathustra -.

Overview

He first started working on composing video game music with the 1989 MSX title, Hydefos. He then joined Fill-in-Cafe to compose soundtracks to various titles such as the Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. franchise and Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force. He later worked with ELF, for which he co-composed the soundtrack for YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world. Besides video games, he also composed the CD album exclusive series Cyberphonic. Currently, the fourth album Cyberphonic 3 is in production. He also created a series of original works with REIKA at TILDE. His KORG DS-10, appeared at a large number of events.

In December 2009, he won a gold prize for composing Dies irae - Also sprach Zarathustra -. He and Masahiro Kajiwara have a deep friendship together.

Works

• Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. franchise
• Kaen Seibo: The Virgin of Megiddo
• YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world
• Kakyuusei 2
• Dies irae - Also sprach Zarathustra -
• Vermilion -Bind of Blood-
• Kajiri Kamui Kagura
• Blue Blaster
• Refrain Blue
• Words Worth
• Terra Phantastica
• Ruin ~Kami no Isan~
• Metal Sight (with Izuru Aki)
• Kakutou Haou Densetsu: Algunos
• After...
• White Angel
• BLUELIGHT MAGIC
• PARADISE LOST
• Neural Gear
• Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force
• Star Trader 68
• Pitapat
• Suzume Tsuyoshi
• Mahjong Fantasia
• Hydefos
• LENAM
• Strania -The Stella Machina-
• Instant Brain
• Sealed (封印)

External links

• Keishi Yonao official site