17 Facts About Shoji Meguro

Shoji Meguro is a Japanese composer, guitarist, and video game designer.

Shoji Meguro became familiar with technology from a young age due to his parents running a factory.

Shoji Meguro then majored in hydrodynamics at the College of Industrial Technology at Nihon University.

Shoji Meguro got his start in the company by working on Revelations: Persona for the PlayStation, for which he composed 16 tracks, including one that became a staple in the series: "Aria of the Soul".

Shoji Meguro continued to work on several projects in the mid to late 1990s, including Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers on the Sega Saturn, composing around 50 pieces for the game, as well as Maken X on the Dreamcast.

Shoji Meguro worked on series such as Trauma Center in the mid 2000s.

Shoji Meguro's career was propelled to international stardom in his craft with his work on Persona 3, where he used a pop-based vocal style, and the soundtrack to the game sold over 100,000 copies.

In 2008, Shoji Meguro continued upon his success with Persona 4, where he blended genres to craft a unique sound.

Shoji Meguro was promoted to game director for the PlayStation Portable remake of Persona.

Shoji Meguro later directed the PSP ports of both Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment.

Shoji Meguro contributed to the film Mint and Persona 5 Royal.

Shoji Meguro served as the lead composer for Persona 5: The Animation, arranging various tracks from the original game in addition to writing new material.

Shoji Meguro announced his departure from Atlus in October 2021, choosing to become a freelancer while still being contracted to work on some Atlus projects.

Shoji Meguro's first announced project after leaving was Guns Undarkness, an indie game which he designed and composed music for.

Shoji Meguro later launched a Kickstarter campaign to help crowdfund the game, with it expected to be released on PC and consoles.

Shoji Meguro served as the composer on Metaphor: ReFantazio, a game made by several former Persona staff members.

Shoji Meguro cites video game composers Koichi Sugiyama, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, as well as T-Square, Casiopea, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky as some of his musical influences.