Ryota Kozuka

Ryota Kozuka is a person involved with the Megami Tensei franchise. He was the main composer of Shin Megami Tensei IV and has been working on the sound team since Persona 4.

Biography

Early Life

Career

Kozuka joined Atlus in February 2008, at 23 years old.^[2] The first track he worked on after joining was "Junes Theme" as the arranger for the song.^[1]

Personal Life

The first game Kozuka played was The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Famicom. The first Atlus game he played was Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner.^[2]

Media Credits

List of Megaten media Ryota Kozuka was involved with

Year	Title	Releases	Role
2008	Persona 4	Persona 4 Original Soundtrack Persona 4 Vinyl Soundtrack	Sound designer, Arranger
2009	Persona (PSP)	Persona Original Soundtrack CD	Sound designer
2009	Persona 3 Portable	Persona 3 Portable Original Soundtrack	Sound designer
2011	Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSP)	Persona 2: Innocent Sin Original Soundtrack (2011) (Discs 3-6)	Composer, Arranger, Sound Designer
2011	Devil Survivor: Overclocked	Devil Survivor: Overclocked Original Soundtrack	Composer of "Soul Survive"
2012	Persona 4 Arena	Persona 4 Arena Original Soundtrack Persona 4 Arena & Persona 4 Arena Ultimax 3xLP	Special thanks
2013	Shin Megami Tensei IV	Shin Megami Tensei IV Original Soundtrack	Composer, Arranger^[3]
2015	Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Original Soundtrack	Composer, Arranger, Sound Designer^[4]
2015	Persona 4: Dancing All Night	Persona 4: Dancing All Night Original Soundtrack Persona 4: Dancing All Night Soundtrack Advanced CD Persona 4: Dancing All Night Original Soundtrack + Advanced CD Collector's Edition Persona 4: Dancing All Night Original Soundtrack Remixes Persona 4: Dancing All Night 2xLP	Composer, sound designer, orginal music composer & arranger, "Dance!" (music), "Calystegia" (music). "Junes Theme (vocal version)" (music), "Shadow World" (ATLUS Kozuka Remix), "Pursuing My True Self" (ATLUS Kozuka Remix)
2016	Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Original Soundtrack	Lead composer, Arranger
2016	Persona 5	Persona 5 Original Soundtrack	Sound designer
2018	Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight	P3D & P5D Full Soundtrack	Composer & sound designer, rhythm chart composition, "Our Moment" (music), "Moonlight Serendipity" (music),"Wiping All Out (ATLUS Kozuka Remix)" (remixer)
2018	Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight	P3D & P5D Full Soundtrack	Composer & sound designer, rhythm chart composition, "GROOVY" (music), "One Nightbreak" (music), "Tokyo Daylight (ATLUS Kozuka Remix)" (remixer)
2019	Persona 5 Royal	Persona 5 Royal: Original Soundtrack	Sound designer, Composer of "Featherman Seeker"
2020	Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster	Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Piano Arrange + Rare Soundtrack	Special thanks
2021	Shin Megami Tensei V	Shin Megami Tensei V Original Soundtrack Shin Megami Tensei V Vinyl Soundtrack Box Set	Lead composer, Arranger, Sound effects
2024	Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Original Soundtrack	Lead composer, Arranger, Sound effects

Gallery

Cover for the Kozuka Music Works playlist on Spotify and Apple Music

Notes

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "1984年生まれの29歳。PS2用ソフト『ペルソナ4』の完成直前となる2008年2月にアトラスへ入社。入社後初めて制作した楽曲は、土屋さんがジングルを作曲し小塚さんが編曲を行った『ジュネスのテーマ』だ。" Translation: "Born in 1984, 29 years old. He joined Atlus in February 2008, just before the completion of the PS2 game Persona 4. The first track he worked on after joining was Junes Theme, where Tsuchiya composed the jingle, and Koizuka handled the arrangement." Dengeki Online, 新生アトラス始動！『真4』の裏設定やメガテン＆アトラスの独自の世界を『真・女神転生IV』のサウンド担当・土屋憲一氏と小塚良太氏が語る. Archived: []. Published April 29, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2025. Dengeki Online.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Shoji Meguro, 目黒の趣味雑記 Vol.27. Archived: [1]. Published February 6, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2025. AtlusNet.
↑ SMT IV VGMDb. Retrieved March 19, 2025. .
↑ DeSu2 Record Breaker VGMDb. Retrieved March 19, 2025. .

[dengeki-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "1984年生まれの29歳。PS2用ソフト『ペルソナ4』の完成直前となる2008年2月にアトラスへ入社。入社後初めて制作した楽曲は、土屋さんがジングルを作曲し小塚さんが編曲を行った『ジュネスのテーマ』だ。" Translation: "Born in 1984, 29 years old. He joined Atlus in February 2008, just before the completion of the PS2 game Persona 4. The first track he worked on after joining was Junes Theme, where Tsuchiya composed the jingle, and Koizuka handled the arrangement." Dengeki Online, 新生アトラス始動！『真4』の裏設定やメガテン＆アトラスの独自の世界を『真・女神転生IV』のサウンド担当・土屋憲一氏と小塚良太氏が語る. Archived: []. Published April 29, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2025. Dengeki Online.

[blog-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Shoji Meguro, 目黒の趣味雑記 Vol.27. Archived: [1]. Published February 6, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2025. AtlusNet.

[3] SMT IV VGMDb. Retrieved March 19, 2025. .

[4] DeSu2 Record Breaker VGMDb. Retrieved March 19, 2025. .

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