The Star Onions
Encyclopedia
The Star Onions is a band of Japan
ese video game music composer
s from Square Enix
, including Naoshi Mizuta
, Kumi Tanioka
and Hidenori Iwasaki
. They first appeared in September 2004 during a Final Fantasy XI
show. Their first album, consisting entirely of newly arranged versions of tracks from the Final Fantasy XI Soundtrack, entitled Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel, was published in August 24, 2005.
Their name seems to come from the Star Onion Brigade, a group of child NPCs
belonging to the fictional city of Windurst, which are involved in some quests from the MMORPG
Final Fantasy XI
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese video game music composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
s from Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
, including Naoshi Mizuta
Naoshi Mizuta
is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on Final Fantasy XI , but has also composed music for Mega Man & Bass, Street Fighter Alpha, and Parasite Eve II...
, Kumi Tanioka
Kumi Tanioka
is a Japanese video game music composer and musician. She is most known for composing the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series.-Early life:Kumi Tanioka was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She studied music and composition while in school and enjoyed listening to video game music as her younger brother...
and Hidenori Iwasaki
Hidenori Iwasaki
is a Japanese synthesizer programmer and video game composer currently working at Square Enix. He studied at the Tokyo International University before joining Square in 1998. He first worked as a synthesizer programmer before becoming a composer. His first work as a solo composer is Front Mission 4...
. They first appeared in September 2004 during a Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XI
, also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a MMORPG developed and published by Square as part of the Final Fantasy series. It was released in Japan on Sony's PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, and was released for Microsoft's Windows-based personal computers in November 2002...
show. Their first album, consisting entirely of newly arranged versions of tracks from the Final Fantasy XI Soundtrack, entitled Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel, was published in August 24, 2005.
Their name seems to come from the Star Onion Brigade, a group of child NPCs
Non-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
belonging to the fictional city of Windurst, which are involved in some quests from the MMORPG
MMORPG
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XI
, also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a MMORPG developed and published by Square as part of the Final Fantasy series. It was released in Japan on Sony's PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, and was released for Microsoft's Windows-based personal computers in November 2002...
.
Performers
- Naoshi MizutaNaoshi Mizutais a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on Final Fantasy XI , but has also composed music for Mega Man & Bass, Street Fighter Alpha, and Parasite Eve II...
: bass - Kumi TaniokaKumi Taniokais a Japanese video game music composer and musician. She is most known for composing the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series.-Early life:Kumi Tanioka was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She studied music and composition while in school and enjoyed listening to video game music as her younger brother...
: keyboards - Hidenori IwasakiHidenori Iwasakiis a Japanese synthesizer programmer and video game composer currently working at Square Enix. He studied at the Tokyo International University before joining Square in 1998. He first worked as a synthesizer programmer before becoming a composer. His first work as a solo composer is Front Mission 4...
: keyboards - Tsuyoshi SekitoTsuyoshi Sekitois a Japanese video game composer, arranger, and musician who has been employed at Square Enix since 1995. As a composer, he is best known for scoring the video games Brave Fencer Musashi and The Last Remnant...
: guitar
Discography
- Final Fantasy XI Chains of Promathia Original Soundtrack (2004) - bonus track
- Final Fantasy XI - Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel (2005)
- Final Fantasy XI Unreleased Tracks (2007)
- Sanctuary (2009)