Ryuji Sasai is a Japanese video game composer and bass guitarist.
11 Facts About Ryuji Sasai
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Ryuji Sasai is best known for his work on Xak, Final Fantasy Legend III and Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.
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Ryuji Sasai often collaborated with fellow composers Tadahiro Nitta and Chihiro Fujioka during his career.
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Ryuji Sasai has been a member of the rock bands Novela and Action and is currently performing as a bassist.
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Ryuji Sasai became a member of the band Action in 1988, where he was a bass guitarist and a backing vocalist; the band was active for a decade.
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Ryuji Sasai then composed music for three Xak games with Tadahiro Nitta: Xak: The Art of Visual Stage, Fray in Magical Adventure, and Xak II: The Rising of the Red Moon.
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In 1991, after Square hired Fujioka to be a director, Ryuji Sasai was invited to join the company as they needed composers to assist Nobuo Uematsu and Kenji Ito.
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Ryuji Sasai composed the majority of the score, with director Fujioka handling four pieces.
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Ryuji Sasai was initially going to score two role-playing games after Bushido Blade 2, but it did not come to pass due to circumstances with the company.
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Ryuji Sasai is currently a bass guitarist for the Queen tribute band Queen Mania and the rock band Spiders from Cabaret.
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Ryuji Sasai has said that he listens to hard rock and progressive rock.