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Manami Kiyota is a Japanese composer, singer, and radio personality, who has worked on some video game projects for Nintendo, like the Xenoblade Chronicles series.

Biography[]

Before her game career, Kiyota studied composition and synthesizing at a game college. Then, she formed a short-lived music unit, called "YUENA", with a friend from the college. They often performed at an unknown club in Tokyo.

Afterwards, she created her first solo album, titled "Tsukimori No Matsuri", which was released in June 2003 in Japan. Kiyota later created and hosted her radio program, titled "The Egg of Sound", and was broadcast on FM Kofu in March 2004. Later, she performed and written lyrics in many songs in the Final Fantasy Song Book album, released in 2004.

She officially began her gaming career in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure for the Wii system. Later on, she participated on the Xenoblade and Super Smash Bros. series as well.

Game Works[]

PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (2009) - Music
Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) - Music, Chorus
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale (2013) - Vocalist
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) - Music Arrangement
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017) - Music, Vocals
- Torna - The Golden Country (2018) - Music, Composer, Arranger, Vocals
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) - Music Arrangement
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (2020) - Music, Vocal
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022) - Music, Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Vocals, Chorus
- Future Redeemed (2023) - Music, Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Vocals

Song Credits[]

Xenoblade Chronicles[]

Everyday Life -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
A Friend on My Mind -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Tephra Cave -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Rage, Darkness of the Heart -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Sorrow -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Apprehension -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Memories -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
In the Refugee Camp -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Face -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Colony 6 - Ether Mine -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Colony 6 - Silence -- Composition^{^[1]^[2]}
Colony 6 - Rebuilding -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Colony 6 - Hope -- Composition^{^[1]^[2]}
Colony 6 - Future -- Composition^{^[1]^[2]}
Satorl Marsh -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Satorl Marsh/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Bionis' Interior/Carcass -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Forest of the Nopon -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Forest of the Nopon/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Frontier Village -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Frontier Village/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Eryth Sea -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Eryth Sea/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Alcamoth, Imperial Capital -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Alcamoth, Imperial Capital/Night -- Composition^{^[1]}
Intrigue -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Where the Ancestors Sleep -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Ancient Mysteries -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Egil's Theme -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Prison Island -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Sword Valley -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Sword Valley/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Galahad Fortress -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
The Fallen Land -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
The Fallen Land/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Reminiscence -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Hope -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Hidden Machina Village -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Tension -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Regret -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Shadows Creeping -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Disquiet -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Towering Shadow -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Bionis' Awakening -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
A Spiritual Place -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Reminiscence (Music Box) -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Bionis' Interior/Pulse -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Memory's End -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Zanza the Divine -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}
Futures That Lie Ahead -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[1]^[2]}

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[]

Rosalina in the Observatory / Luma's Theme (Super Mario Galaxy) -- Arrangement
Destroyed Skyworld (Kid Icarus: Uprising) -- Arrangement

Xenoblade Chronicles 2[]

The Ancient Vessel -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Gormotti Forest -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Tiger! Tiger! -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Irritation -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Womb Center -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
The Heroic Adventures -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
War and Peace -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
A Place in the Sun -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Misgivings -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Spirit Crucible Elpys -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Tensed Mind -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Orbital Ring -- Arrangement^{^[3]}
The Abandoned City -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}
Heart in the Fog -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[3]}

Torna ~ The Golden Country[]

Lasaria Woodland -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}
Auresco, Royal Capital -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}
Auresco, Royal Capital/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[4]}

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]

Main Theme (The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes) -- Arrangement
Battle! (Gladion) (Pokémon Sun / Pokémon Moon) -- Arrangement
Iron-Blue Intention (Castlevania Bloodlines) -- Arrangement

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition[]

Tephra Cave -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
In the Refugee Camp -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Colony 6 - Ether Mine -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Colony 6 - Silence -- Composition^{^[2]}
Colony 6 - Rebuilding -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Colony 6 - Hope -- Composition^{^[2]}
Colony 6 - Future -- Composition^{^[2]}
Satorl Marsh -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Satorl Marsh/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Bionis' Interior/Carcass -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Forest of the Nopon -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Forest of the Nopon/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Frontier Village -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Frontier Village/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Eryth Sea -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Eryth Sea/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Alcamoth, Imperial Capital -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Alcamoth, Imperial Capital/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]} [note: originally arranged by ACE+]
Where the Ancestors Sleep -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Prison Island -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Sword Valley -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Sword Valley/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Galahad Fortress -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
The Fallen Land -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
The Fallen Land/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Hidden Machina Village -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Bionis' Interior/Pulse -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Memory's End -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Zanza the Divine -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}

Future Connected[]

Gran Dell -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}
Gran Dell/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[2]}

Xenoblade Chronicles 3[]

Indescribable Unease -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Iris Network -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Nearing the Enemy -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Quiet Intrigue -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Everyday Life -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Those Who Devour Life -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Remorse -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Urayan Tunnels -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Great Cotte Falls -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Great Cotte Falls/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Light of the Moon - Hope -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Syra Hovering Reefs -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Syra Hovering Reefs/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Great Sword's Base -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Great Sword's Base/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
City -- Composition (w/Yasunori Mitsuda), Arrangement^{^[5]}
City/Night -- Composition (w/Yasunori Mitsuda), Arrangement^{^[5]}
Battle on the Seas -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Malevolent Hollow -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Captocorn Peak -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Captocorn Peak/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Converging Emotions -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Elaice Highway -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Elaice Highway/Night -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}
Grand Theater of Life -- Composition (w/Yasunori Mitsuda), Arrangement^{^[5]}
Z - Harbinger of the End -- Composition (w/Yasunori Mitsuda), Arrangement^{^[5]}
Melia - Ancient Memories -- Composition & Arrangement^{^[5]}

Other names[]

Ai Kiita (Ai Kiitomi)
Kiyota Aihitsuji
Kaneda Manami

Interviews[]

Iwata Asks: Xenoblade Chronicles

External links[]

References[]

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