Chris Porter is a composer of video game music from the United States. His love of game music started early in life with classic music from games such as Super Mario Brothers and Zelda. However, the most influential music was that which he heard in RPGs. The music from games like Xenogears, Wild Arms, and Final Fantasy had a huge impact on Chris, inspiring him to begin writing his own music in the style of video games. Chris began teaching himself guitar and piano in high school and has worked hard to develop his musical abilities ever since. 
 
Chris has completed soundtrack work on several commercially released games, and is actively composing original soundtracks to a number of others. He has also contributed arrangements to multiple video game tribute albums, including those released by Materia Collective and Patient Corgi.
 

Chris graduated from the University of Michigan. While an undergraduate he spent ten months abroad studying at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan. Fully taken by the language and culture, Chris decided to move back to Japan after graduating. 
 

 

クリス・ポーターはアメリカ出身でテレビゲームの作曲家です。若い頃から「スーパーマリオブラザーズ」や「ゼルダの伝説」のような音楽を聞いてクリスはゲーム音楽が好きになりました。しかし、もっとも影響を受けた音楽はRPGの音楽でした。特に「ゼノギアス」や「ワイルドアームズ」や「ファイナルファンタジー」のようなゲームの音楽に強く影響を受け、ゲーム音楽を自分で作曲するきっかけになりました。クリスの音楽は奔放で迫力があり、ユニークで個性的な曲に仕上がっています。

 

クリス・ポーターはミシガン大学を卒業しました。１０ヶ月間、九州大学で勉強しました。日本の言葉と文化は凄く印象的だったので、卒業後、来日しました。

 

Interviews
 

• AJET Connect Magazine (page 22)

• Digital Arts Gathering: Artist Spotlight

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