Even though Meguro's most consistent credit is composer, he's also served as game director on previous Atlus games, and otherwise had significant input on the tone of entries in the Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, Catherine, Trauma Team, and more. Meguro's work in orchestration and sound design has not only been heard in most Atlus games since 1996, but his ability to create some of the best RPG soundtracks of all time has solidified him as one of the all-time greats in video game music. This week Shoji Meguro, longtime Atlus composer known for their work on Persona and Shin Megami Tensei, announced their departure from the company after 26 years. This is all thanks to iconic composers like Nobuo Uematsu, Yoko Shimomura, and Atlus' Shoji Meguro. Mixing the often-dynamic requirements of video game music with traditional orchestration and higher quality audio has made modern video game soundtracks some of the most impressive orchestrations ever made. Complex chiptune and 8-bit compositions breathed life into some of the earliest Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games, even if they're sonically simplistic compared to the orchestral arrangements found in AAA RPGs today. Even during the early days of RPGs and video games, music was always a pivotal portion of the experience.
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