Nintendo Composer Koji Kondo Inducted To Academy Of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall Of Fame

Video Games

Jan 30

Koji Kondo, the legendary video game music composer known for Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario series, is set to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. The famed composer joins several other video game titans including Shigeru Miyamoto, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Hideo Kojima, Todd Howard, and Sid Meier.

The academy announced this on their X feed on January 24th:

We're excited to announce that Koji Kondo, the acclaimed @Nintendo composer and sound director, will be honored at the 27th Annual #DICEAwards!
Read the full announcement here: https://t.co/zKd0fxGHIE
Don't miss the ceremony, livestreamed by IGN on Thursday, Feb. 15th at 8PM PT. pic.twitter.com/WyUKSH8xIK
— Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (@Official_AIAS) January 24, 2024

Kondo will receive the award during the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony, which takes place on 15th February. He will be the first video game composer to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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"I am deeply thankful for being selected by D.I.C.E. for this important award. It is a true honor to be recognized in this way, and I am extremely humbled,” Kondo said in a statement given to the Arts & Sciences Academy website.

Koji Kondo began his career with Nintendo in 1984, with his first project being the arcade version of Punch Out!!. Though not classically trained, Kondo has loved all musical instruments since childhood. Perhaps his best-known works come from the original Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda titles, with each of the games’ themes still iconic. He continues to be involved with those franchises, and his influence is still felt in the industry today. Congratulations to Kondo on this amazing honor!

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