Norihiko Hibino (日比野 則彦 Hibino Norihiko, born September 3, 1973) is a Japanese composer and saxophonist. He is best known for his work on Konami's Metal Gear and Zone of the Enders video game series. Hibino operates a bar named Vanilla Mood, in Roppongi, Tokyo. is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone. ... Konami Corporation ) (TYO: 9766 NYSE: KNM SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and video games. ... For the original video game titled Metal Gear, see Metal Gear. ... Zone of the Enders, also known as Z.O.E., is a video game that was developed and published by Konami in 2001 for the PlayStation 2. ... This is a list of video game franchises organised alphabetically by name. ...

Education

Norihiko Hibino graduated from:

• Osaka University - human science major (1996)
• Berklee College of Music - jazz composition major (1997)

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Videogame Works

• 1942: Joint Strike (2008) - in-game music
• Commando 3 (2007) - in-game music
• Etrian Odyssey Super Arrange Version CD Album
• Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006) - in-game music
• Rogue Galaxy Premium Arrange (2006)- "The Ghost Ship" (Track #6)
• Rumble Roses XX (2006) - in-game music
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) - in-game music, some cut scenes, opening theme
• Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (2004) - in-game music
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny (2004) - opening movie, in-game music
• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) - cut scenes
• Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand (2003) - in-game music
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 8 (2003) - in-game music
• Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (2003) - cut scenes, in-game music
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (2002) - all additional in-game music
• The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (2002) - opening theme
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 7 (2002) - in-game music
• Beatmania 6th Mix + Core Remix (2002)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) - in-game music
• Zone of the Enders (2001) - cut scenes, in-game music
• Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (2000) - in-game music

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Albums

• AKASHI (2005)

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External links

• Official site
• Comprehensive Norihiko Hibino Profile at Square Enix Music Online
• Profile at Squaremusic (French)
• Norihiko Hibino at the Internet Movie Database
• Composer profile at OverClocked ReMix
• Norihiko Hibino discography at MusicBrainz