Miki Higashino (東野美紀, Higashino Miki, born January 1, 1968) is a Japanese video game composer

best known for her works in the Suikoden series.[1]

Biography

Miki Higashino first began composing video game music as a student employed by Konami and
contributed to various minor products, often uncredited or under the alias MIKI-CHAN or MIKI-CHANG.
Her substantial early works include the Gradius soundtrack in collaboration with the Konami Kukeiha
Club in 1985. Higashino has since been involved in over a dozen projects and compilations.

Aside from being the primary composer for the original Suikoden soundtrack, she also worked on the
Suikoden II soundtrack, a 105 track effort which she composed in its entirety save 7 songs by Keiko
Fukami and 1 song by Tappy Iwase. In 2001 Higashino left Konami on maternity leave but later
collaborated with videogame composer Yasunori Mitsuda in 2005 on the Tsukiyo ni Saraba (Moonlit
Shadow) soundtrack. Arranged versions of her original Suikoden music appear on the Suikoden IV and
Suikoden V soundtracks.[1]

Musical style and influences

Higashino cites Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Fauré, Lúnasa, and Hevia as musical influences.[1]