G0100053762749: ASTRO BOT Original Soundtrack

[Efendija]

Some of the iTunes metadata I got probably needs more context/specifics. For example Sachiko Miyano as composer with her having zero such roles. I'd appreciate if someone familiar with the game can check these things.

[Pash Master]

I think the profile we have on VGMdb for Sachiko Miyano is the correct person, as she works at SHANGRI-LA alongside Tsutomu Satomi, Takuro Iga, and Tadashi Yatabe.
Source: https://www.shangrila-inc.jp/miyano.html

However, as you point out she has no Composer credits on VGMdb, and her profle page on the studio there does not list her position as Composer, but rather 'Orchestration & Arrangement'. Likewise, I checked and she isn't listed under any Composer credits, nor Additional Music credits in the game's Staff Credit roll screen.

Actually, she actually isn't mentioned anywhere in the game credits at all. Her name doesn't appear to come up - However, an important thing I noticed was the lack of 'Arranger' credits in the game's Staff Credit roll screen. There are no Arranger credits mentioned at all and that is the role Sachiko Miyano is most known for. Possible they didn't include the Arranger role in the credits and thats why she isn't mentioned, and yet her colleagues are.

Fast forward to the digital release, and maybe whoever was adding the metadata credits saw her involvement from SHANGRI-LA for those tracks, and incorrectly gave her Composer role to match that of her colleagues? Unfortunately though, it's just a hypothesis on my part.

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Hirofumi Sasaki is credited as Performer in the iTunes metadata, but in the in-game credits he's listed as a Composer for Additional Music in the game staff credits.
Source: https://youtu.be/m-psNLSJurw?si=c5X_wy2XPO2AAJGx&t=366

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Masao Kimura was also nowhere in the game credits, same as Sachiko Miyano. However, he works for SIE Japan Studio and has history with the series, being credited in Astro Bot Rescue Mission in 2018 as 'Sound Support'. Source: https://www.mobygames.com/game/11514...oplatform=true

Some online places also credit him as a Composer (source: https://rawg.io/creators/masao-kimurase), but I believe he is more specialised as a Sound Designer, having numerous credited roles with Sony in this field. (Source: https://www.mobygames.com/person/57637/masao-kimura/) (Further Source from GDC Bio Description: https://schedule.gdconf.com/speaker/kimura-masao/72295).

Unfortunately, I couldn't find if he plays any Instruments for a credited 'Performer' role. The 'Performer' metadata role might just be to show he did production for the track, maybe?