Who is your favorite video game composer?

[JDMEK5]

"other Zelda games"? Try all of them.

He wasn't around from the beginning though.
He came in in 2000 with Majora's Mask:

The Legend Of Zelda (1986) was composed by Koji Kondo.
Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link (1987) was composed by Akito Nakatsuka.
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past (1991) was composed by Koji Kondo.
The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) was composed by Koji Kondo, Kazumi Totaka, Minako Hamano, Kozue Ishikawa, and Yuichi Ozaki.
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (1998) was composed by Koji Kondo.
The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000) was composed by Koji Kondo and Toru Minegishi.
The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Seasons/Ages (2001) was composed by Minako Adachi and Kyopi.
The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords (2002) was composed by Yuko Takehara.
The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) was composed by Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, Hajime Wakai, and Kenta Nagata.
The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2004) was composed by Asuka Ota.
The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap (2004) was composed by Mitsuhiko Takano.
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) was composed by Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, and Asuka Ota.
The Legend Of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass (2007) was composed by Toru Minegishi and Kenta Nagata
The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009) was composed by Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ota, and Manaka Tominaga.
The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) was composed by Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, and Takeshi Hama.

Did I miss any?

[MaestroUGC]

I don't think we're talking about the same person.

[JDMEK5]

Ok well this is the guy I was talking about.

And that list reminded me: Asuka Ota could be on that poll as well. Not only for her contributions to The Legend Of Zelda line, but also Super Mario 3D Land.

[MaestroUGC]

Yeah, see the topic was on Koji Kondo, not the other guy.

[JDMEK5]

Sure but I think if Shota Kageyama made it, Toru Minegishi and Asuka Ota should be there as well.

[SlowPokemon]

I also left out Kenta Nagata who has written a lot of Mario stuff as well. :/ Yeah the poll is probably biased based on the video games I've played.

[MaestroUGC]

Apparently.

...leaving out Kirkhope like that.

[TheZeldaPianist275]

Sunshine is probably Kondo's weaker scores of the Mario series, but it had more than Delfino Plaza going fo it, if I may say so. Did you forget the acapella version of the Mario Bros. Theme in the secret stages? Still my all time favorite version of the piece to this day.

Sorry to bring the thread back to this again, but that piece.  It's phenomenal.  I love it too Maestro. :3

[blueflower999]

He wasn't around from the beginning though.
He came in in 2000 with Majora's Mask:

The Legend Of Zelda (1986) was composed by Koji Kondo.
Zelda II: The Adventure Of Link (1987) was composed by Akito Nakatsuka.
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past (1991) was composed by Koji Kondo.
The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) was composed by Koji Kondo, Kazumi Totaka, Minako Hamano, Kozue Ishikawa, and Yuichi Ozaki.
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (1998) was composed by Koji Kondo.
The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000) was composed by Koji Kondo and Toru Minegishi.
The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Seasons/Ages (2001) was composed by Minako Adachi and Kyopi.
The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords (2002) was composed by Yuko Takehara.
The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) was composed by Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, Hajime Wakai, and Kenta Nagata.
The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2004) was composed by Asuka Ota.
The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap (2004) was composed by Mitsuhiko Takano.
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) was composed by Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, and Asuka Ota.
The Legend Of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass (2007) was composed by Toru Minegishi and Kenta Nagata
The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009) was composed by Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ota, and Manaka Tominaga.
The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) was composed by Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Hajime Wakai, Shiho Fujii, and Takeshi Hama.

Did I miss any?

How do they decide on who composes for what games? Is it just who wants to do it, or what?

[MaestroUGC]

Either legacy or whoever is available. Usually its just one primary composer for most of the game these days, with the other acting as an orchestrator of sorts.

Though it varies from game-to-game, company-to-company.

[Clanker37]

Koji Kondo, because he is AMAZING

Masuda for similar reasons.

And other for Grant. Because he is amazing <3

[Sebastian]

The guy or guys that wrote new super mario bros wii. And mario kart wii music. And the guy who wrote paper mario 64 music is okay.

[SlowPokemon]

New Super Mario Bros Wii--Ryo Nagamatsu, Shiho Fujii, and Kenta Nagata (featuring arranged themes by Koji Kondo, including the overworld theme)

Mario Kart Wii--Asuka Ota and Ryo Nagamatsu

Paper Mario--Yuka Tsujiyoko and Taishi Senda

[JDMEK5]

New Super Mario Bros Wii--Ryo Nagamatsu, Shiho Fujii, and Kenta Nagata (featuring arranged themes by Koji Kondo, including the overworld theme)

Mario Kart Wii--Asuka Ota and Ryo Nagamatsu

Paper Mario--Yuka Tsujiyoko and Taishi Senda

You beat me to it.

[Sebastian]

New Super Mario Bros Wii--Ryo Nagamatsu, Shiho Fujii, and Kenta Nagata (featuring arranged themes by Koji Kondo, including the overworld theme)

Mario Kart Wii--Asuka Ota and Ryo Nagamatsu

Paper Mario--Yuka Tsujiyoko and Taishi Senda

Thanks slowpokemon