Kumi Tanioka – Certifyd™

Introduction

Award Winning Composer, Kumi Tanioka had spent many of her teenage years listening to Nobuo Uematsu’s compositions for Final Fantasy and his influence can still be heard in her music today. In 1998, she became a composer for Square Enix and being a fan, she already understood the spirit and style of the franchise which gave her a leg up.

In 1999, Her first assignments as part of Square includes Chocobo’s Dungeon 2, Dice de Chocobo and Blue Wing Blitz. Later she had a major breakthrough with Final Fantasy XI in 2002 and earned a great deal of respect and clout within Square Enix. Without losing any pace she goes onto composing for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles which has a contrasting stance to the style of writing compared to her previous works, proving to be a challenge.

She is also a agile pianist who is a member of the Star Onions and contributed solo performances for their first album in 2005. This same year she goes onto composing for Code Age Commanders. Currently she is planning a partnership with Hidenori Iwasaki to work on the Sequel of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on Wii and DS. There is no doubt that she is a vital asset to the games community and will be in the credits of many successful projects in her career.