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'''Koji Kondo''' is the famous composer of most of the music from the [[Zelda]] series and many other [[Nintendo]] franchises, including [[Mario]].  
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'''Koji Kondo''' is a composer and audio supervisor at [[Nintendo]].


Koji Kondo was born on August 13, 1960 in Nagoya, Japan. Even at an early age, he was composing simple little tunes. When he was seventeen, he decided to make music his profession.
==Biography==
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Kondo has been both praised and criticized for his use of familiarity in his compositions. He is recognized for his ability to create themes that are catchy when first heard, and still remains enjoyable while looped. However, he has also been criticized for not varying his style more during his two decades as Nintendo composer. However, when Kondo tried to create something different for the [[The Legend of Zelda: Original Sound Track|{{OoT|-}} soundtrack]], he was again criticized by some for abandoning many of the familiar themes from previous ''Zelda'' games, such as ''The Legend of Zelda'' Main Theme (Overworld Theme from {{ALttP}}).


In the 1980's, he heard of a gaming company, Nintendo, that was looking for musicians for its new gaming system, the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. Although he never considered video game music before, Kondo san gave it a chance in 1983. It was odd to Koji.  Suddenly, he was limited to four instruments, due to limitations in the NES chips.
He has composed the music to {{TLoZ}}, {{ALttP}}, {{OoT}}, {{MM}} (with [[Toru Minegishi]]), {{TWW}} (with [[Kenta Nagata]], [[Hajime Wakai]], and [[Toru Minegishi]]), and {{TP}} (with [[Toru Minegishi]] and [[Asuka Hayazaki]]). His music has become very well-known and popular, with the ''{{Smw|Super Mario Bros.}}'' theme becoming one of the best-selling ringtones.


To this day, he still works for Nintendo, having composed music for the SNES, the [[Nintendo 64]], the [[Nintendo Gamecube]], and the [[Wii]].  This allows him to greatly expand upon his original visions in older games, and today he records his music with CD quality.


He has composed the music to [[The Legend of Zelda]], [[A Link to the Past]], [[Ocarina of Time]], [[Majora's Mask]] (with Toru Minigeshi), [[The Wind Waker]] (with Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, and Toru Minigeshi), and [[Twilight Princess]] (with Toru Minigeshi and Asuka Ota), just to name a few.  His music has become very well-known and popular, going so far as to have the Super Mario Bros. theme becoming one of the best-selling ringtones!
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Koji Kondo is a composer and audio supervisor at Nintendo.

Biography

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Kondo has been both praised and criticized for his use of familiarity in his compositions. He is recognized for his ability to create themes that are catchy when first heard, and still remains enjoyable while looped. However, he has also been criticized for not varying his style more during his two decades as Nintendo composer. However, when Kondo tried to create something different for the Ocarina of Time soundtrack, he was again criticized by some for abandoning many of the familiar themes from previous Zelda games, such as The Legend of Zelda Main Theme (Overworld Theme from A Link to the Past).

He has composed the music to The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask (with Toru Minegishi), The Wind Waker (with Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, and Toru Minegishi), and Twilight Princess (with Toru Minegishi and Asuka Hayazaki). His music has become very well-known and popular, with the Super Mario Bros. theme becoming one of the best-selling ringtones.


The Legend of Zelda Games

Game Position
The Legend of Zelda Composer
A Link to the Past Composer
Ocarina of Time Composer
Majora's Mask Composer
The Wind Waker Composer
Twilight Princess Composer

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language Name
Japan Japanese 近藤 浩治 (Kondō Kōji)
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