Hirokazu Ando

Hirokazu Ando (安藤浩和 Ando Hirokazu, 1969-present) is a senior sound composer at HAL Laboratory, one of the main composers of the Kirby series, and the composer of Super Smash Bros.. He is best known for his collaboration with Jun Ishikawa and his recent preference for acoustic themes and orchestrated pieces in games such as Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

List of Works

Kirby's Adventure (with Jun Ishikawa)
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (with Tadashi Ikegami)
Kirby's Star Stacker
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (with Jun Ishikawa)
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (with Shogo Sakai, Jun Ishikawa, and Tadashi Ikegami)
Kirby Air Ride (with Shogo Sakai, Tadashi Ikegami, and Jun Ishikawa)
Kirby: Squeak Squad (with Jun Ishikawa, Tadashi Ikegami, and Shogo Sakai)
Kirby Super Star Ultra (with Jun Ishikawa)
Kirby's Epic Yarn (with Tomoya Tomita, Tadashi Ikegami, and Jun Ishikawa)
Kirby's Return to Dream Land (with Jun Ishikawa)
Kirby's Dream Collection (with Jun Ishikawa and Shogo Sakai)
Kirby: Triple Deluxe (with Jun Ishikawa)
Kirby Fighters Deluxe
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe
Kirby: Planet Robobot (Lead, with Jun Ishikawa)
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe (Lead, with Jun Ishikawa)
Kirby's Blowout Blast (Lead, with Jun Ishikawa)
Kirby Star Allies (Lead, with Jun Ishikawa and Yuuta Ogasawara)

Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Melee (with Tadashi Ikegami, Shogo Sakai, and Takuto Kitsuta)

Although Hirokazu Ando joined the compositions of the Kirby series later than Jun Ishikawa, Ando has been the lead sound composer of the Kirby series in recent works.
Since Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Hirokazu Ando's compositions are indicated with blue musical notes in the Jukebox.
Hirokazu Ando has voiced the following characters:
- Magolor
- Taranza Mask (Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe)
- Void Termina (Phase 4, with Shinya Kumazaki, Yuuta Ogasawara, and Yumi Todo)
Hirokazu Ando has a pet chicken whose voice was sampled for Star Dream's weathercock.