What is Koichi Sugiyama?
{{Infobox musical artist |image=Kohichi Sugiyama 2011-06-30.jpg |caption=Sugiyama in 2011 |name=Koichi Sugiyama |native_name = すぎやま こういち |native_name_lang = ja |background=non_performing_personnel |birth_name={{nihongo2|椙山 浩一}} |birth_date={{Birth date|1931|4|11}} |birth_place =[[Tokyo]], [[Empire of Japan]] |death_date={{Death date and age|2021|09|30|1931|4|11}} |death_place=Tokyo, Japan | genre = {{flatlist| * Classical * [[Symphonic music|symphonic]] * [[Video game music|video game]] * [[jazz]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Composer * conductor * orchestrator }} |years_active=1968–2021 |label=SUGI Label |associated_acts=[[Hayato Matsuo]] |website={{url|sugimania.com/|Sugimania}} }} {{nihongo|'''Koichi Sugiyama'''|すぎやま こういち|Sugiyama Kōichi|April 11, 1931 – September 30, 2021}} was a Japanese [[composer]], [[conductor (music)|conductor]], and [[orchestrator]]. He is known for composing the music for the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series. Sugiyama was also a council member of the [[Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers, and Publishers]] (JASRAC), board member of the [[Japan Institute for National Fundamentals]], and honorary chairman of the Japanese [[Backgammon]] Society. Sugiyama died on September 30, 2021 from [[sepsis]] in [[Tokyo]] at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2021/10/07/music/koichi-sugiyama-japanese-composer-dragon-quest-dies-90/ |title=Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer of Dragon Quest, dies at 90 |access-date=2021-10-14 |archive-date=2021-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007112754/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2021/10/07/music/koichi-sugiyama-japanese-composer-dragon-quest-dies-90/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sugiyama, Koichi}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese composers]] [[Category:Japanese conductors]] [[Category:People from Tokyo]] [[Category:Infectious disease deaths in Japan]] [[Category:Deaths from sepsis]] {{bio-stub}}