Hidenori Shoji: The Sonic Architect of the Yakuza Series
Japanese composer renowned for creating the iconic soundtracks of Sega's Yakuza game series.Hidenori Shoji joined Sega in 1997, initially working on arcade titles before becoming the primary composer for the Yakuza franchise starting with Ryu ga Gotoku (2005). His music fuses rock, electronic, jazz, and traditional Japanese elements to reflect the series' criminal underworld narratives. Shoji has scored nearly every mainline Yakuza game, defining the series' audio identity across two decades....