Even in Japan, I don’t think that the game culture is established. For example, my father will watch movies but games don’t appear in his life at all, I think that that’s sad.

And its very strange, but I think there is something very common – not only in Celtic music – but there is a factor or element in Celtic music that is similar in music that we find in Japan, the United States, Europe, and even China and other Asian countries.

Well my own impression of my musical pieces is that no matter how long I’ve been at it, there’s not much improvement. So that’s kind of regrettable.

I don’t know anyone who would be exclusively working on game music, per se.

There’s some familiarity in Celtic music, even if you’ve never heard that piece of music before.

I just initiated the project where I write music for somebody else to write the lyrics and also for the orchestra to perform. I’ve just initiated the project. That leads the project into creating an independent label outside of game music.

I think that American people really know how to pursue fun, they really know how to have a good time. Japanese are somewhat more reserved than Americans, so I’m jealous.

Like many composers, most of my compositions are influenced by the music I’ve listened to throughout my life.

So I don’t really have a clear plan, in terms of music, as to where I want to head in the future.

Like many composers, most of my compositions are influenced by the music I've listened to throughout my life.