List of video game musicians
The following is a list of computer and video game musicians, those who have worked in the video game industry to produce video game soundtracks or otherwise contribute musically. A broader list of major figures in the video game industry is also available.
For a full article, see video game music. The list is sorted in alphabetical order by last name.
A
- Rod Abernethy – The Hobbit, Star Trek: Legacy, King Arthur, Rise of the Kasai, Blazing Angels, Marvel Universe, The Gauntlet, The Sims Bustin' Out
- Tilo Alpermann – The Night Of The Rabbit, The Whispered World: Silence
- Masamichi Amano – Quest 64
- Yoshino Aoki – Mega Man X3, Breath of Fire III, Breath of Fire IV, Mega Man Battle & Chase
- Noriyuki Asakura – ', ', , Way of the Samurai, Way of the Samurai 2, Kamiwaza
B
- Michael Bacon – VS, ,
- Angelo Badalamenti – Indigo Prophecy
- Kelly Bailey – Half-Life, Half-Life 2, ', ', Portal
- Clint Bajakian – ', ',
- Lorne Balfe – ', ', ', ', Assassin's Creed III, '
- Danny Baranowsky – Super Meat Boy, Canabalt, Crypt of the Necrodancer and The Binding of Isaac
- Marc Baril – Crash Bandicoot series, ', '
- Stephen Barton – '
- Joe Basquez – Ultima Online
- Jean Baudlot – Bio Challenge, Bad Dudes, Future Wars, Castle Warrior, Beach Volley, Snow Brothers, Operation Stealth, Ivanhoe, Cruise for a Corpse, '
- Robin Beanland – Killer Instinct series, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Sea of Thieves
- David Bergeaud – Ratchet and Clank series, '
- Daniel Bernstein – Blood, Claw
- Teddy Blass – Chain Shooter, Fortune's Prime
- Alexander Brandon – Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Deus Ex, ', Alpha Protocol, Unreal 2, ', Battlestar Galactica, ', Bejeweled 3
- Allister Brimble – Alien Breed, Superfrog, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Driver, Driver 2, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
- Russell Brower –,,, Diablo III, Starcraft 2
- Bill Brown – ', ', Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, ', Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Black Thorn, , ', '
- David Buckley — Shrek Forever After , additional music for Metal Gear Solid 4, ' and ' with Nick Arundel
C
- Sean Callery – ', '
- Pedro Macedo Camacho – Star Citizen, ', Audiosurf, Fury, A Vampyre Story
- Stuart Chatwood – Road Rash 3D,NHL 2002, ', ', ', Battles of Prince of Persia, ', '
- Jun Chikuma – Faxanadu, Adventure Island, Bomberman series
- Jamie Christopherson – Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle, Lost Planet. Lord of the Rings: The Battle For Middle-Earth
- Elia Cmíral – The Last Express
- Combichrist – '
- Peter Connelly – Three games from the Tomb Raider series
- Stewart Copeland – Urban Strike, Spyro the Dragon series, '
- Normand Corbeil – Fahrenheit, Heavy Rain,
- Jonathan Coulton – Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2
- Jessica Curry - Dear Esther, Everybody's Gone to Rapture
D
- Ben Daglish
- Joris de Man – Killzone Series, Horizon Zero Dawn
- Charles Deenen – M.C. Kids, The Lost Vikings, Descent II
- Fabian Del Priore – Main composer of the Merregnon project
- Rom Di Prisco – Fortnite, Xtreme Sports Arcade, Rebel Moon Rising, Need for Speed II, ', World Cup 98, Sled Storm, Carnivores 2, ', NHL 2000, FIFA 2000, 007 Racing, ', Rune, ', ', NHL 2001, ', SSX Tricky, ', NHL 2002, SpyHunter 2, Dead Man's Hand, concept music for Prey , Full Auto, ', Unreal Tournament 3, additional music for Mass Effect 2, concept music forModNation Racers, SSX, Guacamelee! and Guacamelee! 2, Paragon
- James Dooley – Epic Mickey
- Howard Drossin – Comix Zone, Sonic Spinball
- Justin R. Durban – Tropico 2
- Dynamedion - , Halo Legends, Call of Duty 4, Mortal Kombat X
E
- Randy Edelman
- Greg Edmonson – Uncharted series
- Takahito Eguchi – The Bouncer, Final Fantasy X-2
- Jared Emerson-Johnson – Sam & Max series, Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures, ', ', The Walking Dead
- Eminence Symphony Orchestra – Odin Sphere, Deltora Quest: The Seven Jewels, Valkyria Chronicles, Diablo III, Soulcalibur IV
F
- Eveline Fischer – Donkey Kong Country, '
- Ron Fish – ', God of War
- Tim Follin – Ghouls and Ghosts, ', and various assorted tracks for 8- and 16-bit videogames.
- Troels Brun Folmann – ' and '
- Dan Forden – Mortal Kombat series
- Toby Fox – Undertale, Hiveswap, Deltarune, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Little Town Hero, Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Hiroshi Fujioka – Growlanser II, Growlanser III, Langrisser III
- Yasuhiko Fukuda – sometimes credited as Hirohiko Fukuda, known for Emerald Dragon
- Kenichiro Fukui - Einhänder
- Brad Fuller – Tengen Tetris, Marble Madness, Gauntlet II, S.T.U.N. Runner, RoadBlasters, Xybots, Blasteroids, Klax , Steel Talons, Off the Wall , Toobin, Rampart , APB , 720°, Peter Pack Rat, T-Mek, Rolling Thunder , Vindicators, Space Lords, Firefox , Road Runner , Explore Technologies''
G
- Martin Galway – Commodore 64 sound programmer and composer for Ocean Software and Imagine Software.
- Genki Rockets – Lumines II, Child of Eden
- Raphaël Gesqua – Flashback: The Quest For Identity, Mr. Nutz, Moto Racer
- Michael Giacchino – Medal of Honor series, Call of Duty series, Secret Weapons Over Normandy, BLACK
- Mick Gordon – ', Shift 2 Unleashed, Killer Instinct, ', Doom, Doom Eternal
- Simon Gosling – Croc 2
- Jason Graves – Command and Conquer 4, Dead Space series, City of Heroes, Star Trek series, Silent Hunter series, Tomb Raider
- Fred Gray – Shadowfire, Mutants, Madballs, Enigma Force, Black Lamp, Eco, Stargoose, Victory Road
- Gustaf Grefberg – Enclave , '
- Harry Gregson-Williams – ', ', '
- Mark Griskey – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, , , Rayman Raving Rabbids, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2''
H
- Peter Hajba – Bejeweled series
- Masashi Hamauzu – SaGa Frontier 2, Tobal No. 1, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Kentarō Haneda – Wizardry 1, 2, and 3; Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom
- James Hannigan – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest, Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Primeval , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Red Alert 3 Uprising, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, ', Freelancer, Art Academy, Sim Theme Park, Mr Bean, Grand Prix 4, Reign of Fire, Jetix, Evil Genius, Catwoman, ', FIFA Soccer Manager, ', Sim Coaster, F1 Manager
- Jon Hare – Cannon Fodder series, Sensible Soccer series, Sensible Golf
- Kurt Harland – Soul Reaver
- Aki Hata – Rocket Knight Adventures, Dynamite Headdy
- Kärtsy Hatakka – Max Payne, Max Payne 2
- Christophe Héral – Beyond Good & Evil
- Norihiko Hibino – ', Zone of the Enders, ', Boktai, '
- Miki Higashino – Genso Suikoden II, Genso Suikogaiden series
- Susumu Hirasawa – ', '
- Joe Hisaishi - professional name of Mamoru Fujisawa, composer and musical director known for Ni no Kuni
- Silas Hite – Skate 3, The Simpsons, The Sims 2, ', ', ', ', ', My Sims, , MySims Kingdom, MySims Racing, Boom Blox, ', Academy of Champions, Mean Girls, Legally Blonde, Wordsworth, '
- Michael Hoenig – Baldur's Gate, '
- Alec Holowka – Aquaria
- Shinji Hosoe – Ridge Racer series, Street Fighter EX series
- Niamh Houston - Super Hexagon, Dicey Dungeons
- Rob Hubbard – Many games for Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64 including International Karate and Jet Set Willy
- Chris Huelsbeck – Apidya, Great Giana Sisters, Turrican series
- Michael Hunter – , Grand Theft Auto IV
I
- Tsuneo Imahori – Gungrave
- Laura Intravia - Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars
- Mark Isham
- Daisuke Ishiwatari – Guilty Gear series
- Naoki Itamura –, Pipe Dream, Aero Fighters, Hyper V-Ball, F-1 Grand Prix series
- Kenji Ito – SaGa series, Seiken Densetsu 1, Tobal No. 1, Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu
- Noriyuki Iwadare – Langrisser, Lunar, Grandia, Growlancer, ', Radiata Stories
- Masaharu Iwata – Final Fantasy Tactics, ', '
- Hiroyuki Iwatsuki – Mitsume ga Tooru, Wild Guns, ', , Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Takahiro Izutani –, Yakuza 2,, Ninja Blade
J
- Steve Jablonsky – The Sims 3, ', Command & Conquer, Transformers, Gears of War series
- Henry Jackman – ', '
- Lee Jackson – Rise of the Triad, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Stargunner
- Richard Jacques – Sonic R, Metropolis Street Racer, Headhunter, '
- JAM Project – Super Robot Wars series
- Richard Joseph – Sensible Software, Bitmap Brothers, many others from 1986 to 2006
K
- Akari Kaida – Breath of Fire III, Mega Man & Bass, Mega Man Battle Network, Ōkami
- Yuki Kajiura – ', '
- Yoko Kanno – Genghis Khan, Nobunaga's Ambition series, Uncharted Waters series, Macross Ace Frontier, Macross Ultimate Frontier, Macross Triangle Frontier
- Jake Kaufman – Shantae, M&M's Minis Madness, Legend of Kay, TMNT, Contra 4
- Kenji Kawai – Sansara Naga , Deep Fear, Folklore
- Motohiro Kawashima - Batman Returns, Streets of Rage series
- Hiroki Kikuta – Secret of Mana, Seiken Densetsu 3, Soukaigi, Koudelka
- Steve Kirk – Voodoo Vince, Zodiac, Realms of Gold, Word Spiral, Four Houses, Flying Leo
- Grant Kirkhope – Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, Banjo-Tooie, GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, Blast Corps
- Frank Klepacki – All of Westwood Studios' games while the developer was independent, including the popular Command & Conquer series.
- Chris Kline – Bionic Commando , ', '
- Mark Knight - Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown, Dungeon Keeper 2, F1 2015/2016, '
- Geoff Knorr - Civilization IV, Civilization V, ', ', Civilization VI
- Saori Kobayashi – Panzer Dragoon series, '
- Konami Kukeiha Club
- Koji Kondo – Super Mario Bros. series, The Legend of Zelda series, Star Fox series, Yume KouJou Doki Doki Panic, Shin Onigashima, The Mysterious Murasame Castle, Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Yuzo Koshiro – , ActRaiser, ActRaiser 2, Ys series, Streets of Rage series, Revenge of Shinobi, Super Adventure Island
- Taro Kudo – Axelay, Super Castlevania IV
- Kukeiha Club – see [|KONAMI KuKeiHa CLUB]
- Jesper Kyd – Hitman series, Freedom Fighters, MDK2, Adventures of Batman & Robin, Assassin's Creed, Borderlands, Borderlands 2
L
- Michael Land – Monkey Island series, Star Wars games, The Dig
- Tim Larkin – realMyst, ', Pariah , '
- Jean-Marc Lederman – Atlantis, Atlantis Sky Patrol, Fairies, Mystic Inn, Titanic Hidden Expedition, Snow Racer 1998, Solar Crusade, Turbogems, Fever Frenzy, SocioTown, Force of Arms
- Barry Leitch – Gauntlet Dark Legacy, Rush 2, Rush 2049, Spider, Privateer Righteous Fire, TFX, Lotus 2, Utopia, Top Gear, Pixter, Supercars 2
- Christopher Lennertz – Medal of Honor series, James Bond 007: From Russia with Love, ', Mass Effect 3, Scalebound
- Daniel Licht – ', Dishonored
- Russell Lieblich – Early Intellivision games
- Richard Ludlow - Hexany Audio
- Rob Lord – Aladdin''
- Alph Lyla
M
- Naoki Maeda – Bemani series
- Jun Maeda – Moon, Kanon, Air, Clannad, ', Little Busters!, Rewrite
- Josh Mancell – Crash Bandicoot , Interstate '82, Jak and Daxter Trilogy, The Condemned, The Megalex, Johnny Mnemonic
- Mark Mancina
- Christopher Mann – Independence War Deluxe Edition and '
- Kevin Manthei – Kung Fu Panda, Marvel Universe Online, Upshift Strikeracer, Xiaolin Showdown, Ultimate Spider-Man, Kill Switch, Twisted Metal Black, Civilization II
- Jerry Martin – '
- Junichi Masuda – Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Gold and Silver, Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon Platinum, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Pulseman, Mario & Wario, Pokémon White and Black, Pokémon White and Black 2, Pokémon
- Noriko Matsueda – Bahamut Lagoon, Chrono Trigger, Tobal No. 1, The Bouncer, Final Fantasy X-2
- Michael McCann – ', Tom Clancy's EndWar, Audiokinetic, '
- Peter McConnell – Grim Fandango, Psychonauts
- Nathan McCree – Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider 2 and Tomb Raider 3
- Shoji Meguro – Digital Devil Saga series, ' series
- Robyn Miller – Myst, Riven, Obduction
- Toru Minegishi – ', '
- Yasunori Mitsuda – Chrono Trigger, Mario Party, Xenogears, Xenosaga, Chrono Cross, ', Radical Dreamers, ', Shadow Hearts
- Yuu Miyake – Tekken series, Katamari Damacy
- Hiroshi Miyazaki – ', Tecmo Super Bowl, ', Ninja Gaiden Trilogy, , ', Monster Rancher Hop-A-Bout
- Naoshi Mizuta – Rockman & Forte, Parasite Eve 2, Final Fantasy XI and its expansion packs
- Mike Morasky – Portal, Portal 2, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, ', '
- Mark Morgan – Fallout, Fallout 2, ', Descent II
- Akihiko Mori – Wonder Project J series
- Mark Mothersbaugh – Crash Bandicoot, The Sims 2, Sewer Shark
- Atsuhiro Motoyama – Umihara Kawase, Ace Striker, Battle Bakraid, Bloody Roar, Sorcer Striker, Dimahoo, Tekken Advance, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Kururin Paradise, Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, Style Savvy
- Rika Muranaka – , Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid series
- Mutato Muzika – see Mark Mothersbaugh
N
- Hideki Naganuma – Jet Set Radio, Jet Set Radio Future, Ollie King, Sonic Rush
- Masato Nakamura – Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Takayuki Nakamura – Virtua Fighter, Tobal 2, Ehrgeiz
- Junya Nakano – ', Dewprism, Tobal No. 1, Final Fantasy X
- Akito Nakatsuka – ', Ice Climber
- Junichi Nakatsuru – Soul series, Ace Combat series, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
- Manabu Namiki – Battle Garegga, Armed Police Batrider, DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou, ', Espgaluda, Mushihimesama, Deathsmiles, Konami ReBirth series
- Michiko Naruke – Wild Arms series
- Tomohito Nishiura – Dark Cloud, Dark Cloud 2
- Graeme Norgate – TimeSplitters, TimeSplitters 2, '
O
- Martin O'Donnell – Halo series
- Hisayoshi Ogura – Zuntata sound team, Darius, Darius II, Darius Gaiden, G Darius, The Ninja Warriors, '
- Kow Otani
- Tomoya Ohtani – Sonic Heroes, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Lost World
- Hiroshi Okubo – Ace Combat series, Katamari Damacy
- Shinji Orito – Dōsei, Moon, ', Kanon, Air, Clannad, , Little Busters!, Rewrite
- Michiru Ōshima – Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Grey Wolf, ICO
- Kenichi Ōkuma – Ring ni Kakero
P
- Winifred Phillips – Assassin's Creed Liberation, LittleBigPlanet 3, God of War, ', Total War Battles: Kingdom, LittleBigPlanet 2, Speed Racer, LittleBigPlanet Vita, The Da Vinci Code, LittleBigPlanet Karting, Call of Champions, Shrek the Third, LittleBigPlanet 2: Toy Story , SimAnimals, LittleBigPlanet 2: Cross Controller, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, ', The Maw, Fighter Within, Spore Hero
- Stéphane Picq – MegaRace, Qin, ', Dune, Extase, Jumping Jackson, Purple Saturn Day, Full Metal Planete, Lost Eden, KGB , Commander Blood
- Robert "Bobby" Prince – Doom, ', The Ultimate Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy!, Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter, Duke Nukem 3D, Rise of the Triad, Axis & Allies 1.0, Axis & Allies 1.5, DemonStar, Abuse, Word Rescue, Pickle Wars, Math Rescue, , Catacomb 3D
- Ari Pulkkinen – Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, Trine , Trine 2, Dead Nation, Outland , Super Stardust HD, Shadowgrounds, Shadowgrounds Survivor
R
- Simon Ravn – ', ', '
- Trent Reznor – Quake
- Kevin Riepl – Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament 2004,, The Bible Game, Gears of War, Unreal Tournament 3, Huxley, ', '
- Stephen Rippy – Age of Empires series, Halo Wars
- Paul Romero – Heroes of Might and Magic series, EverQuest
- Daniel Rosenfeld – Minecraft
- Lior Rosner – '
- Mark Rutherford – Rogue Warrior – Bethesda Softworks, Aliens vs. Predator'' – Sega, NeverDead – Konami, Sniper Elite V2 – Rebellion Developments and 505 Games.
S
- Toshihiko Sahashi – Blue Stinger
- Sakari – Independent game musicians from around the world.
- Hitoshi Sakimoto – Super Hockey '94, Radiant Silvergun, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy XII, ', '
- Motoi Sakuraba – Tales Series, ', Star Ocean series, Golden Sun series, Hiouden Series,, Mario Tennis and Mario Golf series, ' series, Mario Sports Superstars
- Tom Salta – Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, Cold Fear, Red Steel, Need For Speed Underground 2, ', Project Gotham Racing 3, '
- Michael Salvatori – Halo series
- George 'The Fat Man' Sanger – Wing Commander, The 7th Guest, Master of Orion
- Nobuyoshi Sano – Drakengard, , Ridge Racer series, Tekken series
- Ryuji Sasai – Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, Bushido Blade 2, Final Fantasy Legend III, Rudora no Hihou, Tobal No.1, Xak
- Tenpei Sato – Marl Kingdom series, ', Phantom Brave
- Kan Sawada
- Hiroyuki Sawano – Xenoblade Chronicles X
- Kazuo Sawa – Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Kun, River City Ransom, Super Dodge Ball
- Brian L. Schmidt – NARC , John Madden Football and many others.
- Garry Schyman – Voyeur, Destroy All Humans!, BioShock
- Andrew Sega – Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Freelancer, Crusader series
- Mark Seibert – Quest for Glory series, King's Quest series
- Tsuyoshi Sekito – All-Star Pro Wrestling series, Brave Fencer Musashi, Final Fantasy II, Chrono Trigger, Romancing SaGa: Minstrel's Song, Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, '
- Jun Senoue – Sonic the Hedgehog series, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
- Alex Seropian – Marathon
- Russell Shaw – Dungeon Keeper, Syndicate, Fable and Fable 2
- Laura Shigihara – To The Moon, Finding Paradise, Plants Vs. Zombies, Rakuen, ' and High School Story
- Go Shiina – Tales, Mr. Driller, The Idolmaster, God Eater series
- Yoko Shimomura – Street Fighter II, Front Mission series, Live-A-Live, Super Mario RPG, Chocobo Stallion, Parasite Eve, Legend of Mana, Mario & Luigi series, Kingdom Hearts series, Final Fantasy XV
- Mark Snow – ', '
- Masayoshi Soken – Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Mario Sports Mix, Final Fantasy XIV
- Maribeth Solomon - Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies
- Jeremy Soule – Secret of Evermore, Total Annihilation, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights, ', ', ', Dungeon Siege, Guildwars, ' series, Prey
- Christopher Stevens – Syphon Filter 3
- Koichi Sugiyama – Dragon Quest series, ', ', Gandara, Hanjuku Hero series, ', Monopoly, Wingman, Wingman Special, Tetris 2+BomBliss
- Keiichi Suzuki – Mother, EarthBound
T
- Masafumi Takada – killer7, God Hand, No More Heroes, Earth Defense Force, Danganronpa
- Yukihide Takekawa – Soul Blazer
- Tommy Tallarico – Advent Rising, Earthworm Jim series, Spot Goes To Hollywood, MDK, ', Wild 9
- Hirokazu 'Hip' Tanaka – Balloon Fight, EarthBound, Kid Icarus, Metroid, Mother, Super Mario Land, Tetris
- Kōhei Tanaka – Paladin's Quest, Lennus 2, Xardion, Alundra, Sakura Wars series
- Kumi Tanioka – Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Code Age Commanders
- Mikko Tarmia – ', The Penumbra Series, Overgrowth
- Tsukasa Tawada – Super Earth Defense Force, Ihatovo Monogatari, Thoroughbred Breeder
- Jeroen Tel – Cybernoid, Cybernoid II, Eliminator, Turbo Outrun
- Soichi Terada – Ape Escape series
- Chance Thomas – Lord of the Rings Online, ', Marvel Ultimate Alliance, ', ', '
- Chris Tilton – , Black, Assassin's Creed Unity
- Christopher Tin – Civilization IV, Civilization VI
- Magome Togoshi – Air, Clannad, ', ', Little Busters!
- Kazumi Totaka – ', Yoshi's Story, Animal Crossing series, Luigi's Mansion, ', Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
- Yuka Tsujiyoko – Fire Emblem series, Paper Mario, '
- Brian Tyler - Lego Universe, ', ', Far Cry 3, ', '
- Jeff Tymoschuk – ', DeathSpank series, series,Sleeping Dogs
U
- Matt Uelmen – Diablo, Diablo II, StarCraft, World of Warcraft
- Tatsuya Uemura – Performan, Tiger-Heli, Flying Shark, Twin Cobra, Hellfire, Zero Wing, Out Zone, Dogyuun
- Nobuo Uematsu – Final Fantasy series, Apple Town Monogatari, Cruise Chaser Blassty, King's Knight, DynamiTracer, ', Ehrgeiz, Makaitoushi SaGa, ' , Rad Racer, Romancing SaGa 1 and 2, Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and The Last Story
V
- Michiel van den Bos – Unreal, Age of Wonders, Unreal Tournament, Deus Ex, Overlord
- Jeff van Dyck – Audio Director of The Creative Assembly, Electronic Arts sports games
- Cris Velasco – , God of War
- Neil D. Voss – Tetrisphere, The New Tetris, Racing Gears Advance and others.
- Rich Vreeland – Puzzle Agent, , Fez, Runner 2
- Chris Vrenna – American McGee's Alice, Doom 3, Quake 4
W
- Jph Wacheski
- Jack Wall – ', ', ', Jade Empire, Mass Effect series
- Guy Whitmore – Blood, Claw, ', Shivers, No One Lives Forever
- David Whittaker – many games for Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64 and Amiga platforms, including Amaurote, BMX Simulator, Colony, Grand Prix Simulator, Panther, Speedball, Shadow of the Beast and Obliterator
- Austin Wintory - Journey, flOw, , Tooth and Tail
- David Wise – All NES games by Rare, Donkey Kong Country series, Diddy Kong Racing, Jet Force Gemini, Star Fox Adventures, Wizards and Warriors series
- Jezz Woodroffe - Composed music to the two Horror Soft titles with Philip Nixon, and Waxworks.
- Tim Wright – Welsh composer who goes by the name CoLD SToRAGE, known for his work on Shadow of the Beast II, Shadow of the Beast III, Agony, Lemmings, Wipeout and Colony Wars
Y
- Kenji Yamamoto – Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 1, 2, & 3, Dragon Ball Z: Super Goku Den 1 & 2, Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22, Dragon Ball Z: The Legend, ', ', ', ', ', '.
- Kenji Yamamoto – Super Metroid, Metroid Prime series, ', ', Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Donkey Kong Country Returns
- Michiru Yamane – Twinbee, ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', Gungage, Genso suikoden III
- Akira Yamaoka – Silent Hill series, '
- Kinuyo Yamashita – Castlevania, Esper Dream, Arumana no Kiseki, Stinger, Maze of Galious, Mega Man X3, Medabot, Bass Masters Classic, ', WWF Wrestlemania 2000, ', Croc 2, Monsters, Inc., WWF Road to WrestleMania, ', Keitai Denjū Telefang
- Mahito Yokota – Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Super Mario Galaxy series, ', New Super Mario Bros. U, Super Mario Odyssey
- Kenneth Young – Media Molecule, SCE London Studio : LittleBigPlanet series, Tearaway series
- Yes - Homeworld
Z
- Hans Zimmer – ', Crysis 2
- ZUN – Touhou
- Zuntata
- Inon Zur – Prince of Persia series, Crysis, Baldur's Gate, Fallout 3,Fallout New Vegas, '