Ian Kaneko is a music composer, producer, and audio editor specializing in electro-acoustic hybrid scores for video games and film. He believes that bringing music rooted in classical training and techniques to modern entertainment media allows for deeply resonant moments, creating lasting effects on audiences. He is an avid gamer and musician, educated to integrate and engineer audio and music into both games and film using state-of-the-art tools and techniques.

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Ian Kaneko is a music composer, producer, and audio editor specializing in electro-acoustic hybrid scores for video games and film. He believes that bringing music rooted in classical training and techniques to modern entertainment media allows for deeply resonant moments, creating lasting effects on audiences. He is an avid gamer and musician, educated to integrate and engineer audio and music into both games and film using state-of-the-art tools and techniques.

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Ian Kaneko is a music composer, producer, and audio editor specializing in electro-acoustic hybrid scores for video games and film. He believes that bringing music rooted in classical training and techniques to modern entertainment media allows for deeply resonant moments, creating lasting effects on audiences.

He is an avid gamer and musician, educated to integrate and engineer audio and music into both games and film using state-of-the-art tools and techniques.

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Work Experience

Freelance Sound Designer at Ian Kaneko Music
May 16, 2025 - Present
Independent sound designer for video games
Freelance Composer at Ian Kaneko Music
May 16, 2025 - Present
Composer for film and video games

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Music Composition at Carnegie Mellon University
August 20, 2018 - May 20, 2022
Instrumental composition, orchestration, music theory
Master of Music - Technology and Applied Composition at San Francisco Conservatory of Music
August 28, 2023 - May 16, 2025
Film and Game scoring, audio mixing and mastering, sound design, audio implementation

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming
    Glow

    During my time at SFCM the media scoring program collaborated with the music team at SONY Playstation to challenge students to create theme demos for a game pitch.

    A Gentlemen's Dispute

    Composed and produced the in-game soundtrack and soundtrack album of “A Gentlemen’s Dispute” developed by Blast Furnace Games.

    Soundtrack album available on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music
    or listen to it on my website https://iankaneko.music/