Koji Kondo (近藤 浩治 Kondō Kōji, born August 13, 1960) is a Japanese video game composer and sound director who has been employed at Nintendo since 1984. He is best known for scoring numerous titles in the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.
The "Super Mario Bros. theme" reached number one on Billboard Magazine's Hot Ringtones chart in 2009. Kondo cites rock bands Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer as major musical influences. He has also cited as influences the works of the Russian romantic composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, particularly his four piano concertos.
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The Legend of Zelda - Koji Kondo
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The Legend of Zelda - Koji Kondo
Mario - Koji Kondo
Super Mario World 2 - Koji Kondo
Zelda 64 - Koji Kondo
