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Pioneering Japanese video game composer, sound designer, and musician known for revolutionizing chiptune music at Nintendo.Joined Nintendo in 1980 as their first dedicated composer; created iconic soundtracks for Game Boy classics including Metroid, Tetris, and Pokémon Red/Blue; pioneered waveform manipulation techniques; later founded Creatures Inc.

• Composed EarthBound's soundtrack under pseudonym 'Chip Tanaka' using experimental sampling techniques uncommon in 1994.
• Created the first commercial album of game music (Xevenous) in 1983, establishing video game soundtracks as marketable products.
• Designed the Pokéwalker pedometer hardware for Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver in 2009, merging gaming with fitness tracking.
• Founded Hirokazu Tanaka & The Music Players band to perform orchestral arrangements of his game scores globally.