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Ryo Nagamatsu, composer for Splatoon 2/3, Link's Awakening remake and more, has left Nintendo

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View: https://twitter.com/NagamatsuRyo/status/1652991363515047936

You can check his song credits (that include multiple Galaxy 2, Mario Kart 8 and more) at:
nintendo.fandom.com

Ryo Nagamatsu

Ryo Nagamatsu (born October 25, 1982) () is a video game composer previously employed at Nintendo. He originally joined the company in April 2006 and worked on a variety of games, mostly in the Mario, Mario Kart and 2D The Legend of Zelda franchises, usually been involved with soundtracks with...
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Pretty big loss for Nintendo, hopefully he'll still work with them as a freelancer.
 
Jencks

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Wow. He was a fantastic arranger. His work on A Link Between Worlds and Link's Awakening was superb. Just perfectly tasteful interpretations of the source materials.
 
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Splat music is so unique and distinct, sad for Nintendo. Sounds like he's going to move around though which is cool.
 
Geg

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Oh man that sucks. His C-Side and Salmon Run songs in Splatoon 3 are fantastic
 
Tathanen

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Ah shit, him and Mahito Yokota were the rising stars in the Wii era and really brought Nintendo's tunes to new heights, this is a big bummer.
 
Re-Tails

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Wonder if he'll still work with Nintendo as a contractor then, wouldn't be too surprised if that's the case.
 
EntelechyFuff

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Dude definitely recognized his unique value in the industry. Looking forward to hearing his style across other games.
 
L Thammy

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If it's an amicable split maybe he'll still work with Nintendo as a freelancer.
 
JohnnyMoses

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The face shrine music in Link's Awakening Switch made the game for me. I hope he stills does some work with Nintendo!
 
henlo_birb

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Good for him! Seems like everything he has touched sounds excellent. Wishing him all the best.
 
AuthenticM

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from the wording of his tweet, it sounds like he's going freelance.
 
Funkallero

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Dice said:
His real passion is photography???

(lol can you imagine?)
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He's holding a cinema (digital) camera (Canon C200). This isn't a photo camera.

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Vampirolol

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Damn. He was by far my favorite of the "new" guard, and I think he really nailed the Zelda feeling. I wish him the best!
 
NotLiquid

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The work he did with Nintendo was immaculate. Sounds like he mainly left to broaden his horizons, I hope he manages to work with them more at some point in the future.
 
AgeEighty

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He could easily still keep working primarily with Nintendo. Remember, Nobuo Uematsu doesn't work for Square Enix anymore either and hasn't for years, but still works largely with them on a contract basis.
 
Madao

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oh no. there goes future Splatoon's OSTs.

hopefully his next career goes even better.
 
MrSaturn99

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Up there with Yokota as the best of Nintendo's modern composers -- ALBW, MK8, Splatoon 2/3, the Link's Awakening remake, and Nintendo Land are perfection. Here's hoping this isn't the end of his relationship with Nintendo, but in the meantime, I wish him the best on his future endeavors.
 
Shoot

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Splatoon 3 has an amazing ost. Whoever gets this guy will be very lucky.
 
Blue_Toad507

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Sad to hear. A Link Between Worlds had an incredible soundtrack that has stuck with me a decade later. And his Mute City arrangement is straight fire.

Best of luck to his future endeavours.
 
OrigamiPirate

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I hope his comments indicate that this is simply the end of him working EXCLUSIVELY for Nintendo. Would love to get future Splatoon OSTs featuring his work, while also seeing him get to stretch his wings
 
Nali

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Oof. Can't blame such a talented guy for wanting to broaden his horizons, but he's been one of Nintendo's best since the day he arrived.
 
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