In very sad news, composer Koichi Sugiyama has died at the age of 90. Sugiyama was an accomplished composer and penned the scores for the Dragon Quest series of role-playing games. “Sugiyama-san sent ...

Dragon Quest composer Koichi Sugiyama passed away on September 30th, Square Enix has confirmed. He was 90 years old. The cause of death was septic shock. Sugiyama's work on the massively popular JRPG ...

Yuji Horii mentioned Koichi Sugiyama supported the Dragon Quest series for 35 years, bringing it to life with his music, ad how his music will stay alive in the hearts of the fans and the series.

Koichi Sugiyama, the composer who defined a generation of RPGs with his music but was also known for his controversial views on LGBTQ+ people and Japan's action in World War II, has died. He was 90 ...

Even though Sugiyama worked on a number of different projects over the course of his life, the music that he composed for the Dragon Quest franchise was by far his most popular. Sugiyama served as the ...

Dragon Quest has been made with the trifecta of creator Yuji Horii, composer Koichi Sugiyama, and artist Akira Toriyama from the very beginning over 30 years ago, but unfortunately they’re not getting ...

Sugiyama was born on April 11, 1931 and studied at Tokyo University before working at Fuji Television as a director. Later, he began writing music for video games developed by Enix, one of which ...

Square Enix today announced that Koichi Sugiyama died last Thursday at the age of 90. Sugiyama has been the main composer of the Dragon Quest franchise since its first title in 1986. In addition to ...

Many were somewhat surprised when the Heroes of the Dragon Quest game series showed up as playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Many of those players were no doubt American, for while it ...

Koichi Sugiyama, the composer of the iconic theme to Dragon Quest (and so much more), has died. He was 90 years old. In a statement posted on the series’ website, it’s announced that Sugiyama died on ...