birthdate: '1976'
discography:
- catalog: AMD-0001
  date: '1995-08-20'
  link: album/10721
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s mind'
    ja: '@MIDI''s mind'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s mind'
  type: works
- catalog: AMD-0002
  date: '1995-12-30'
  link: album/10722
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s gates'
    ja: '@MIDI''s gates'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s gates'
  type: works
- catalog: AMD-0003
  date: '1996-08-04'
  link: album/10723
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Producer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s summer'
    ja: '@MIDI''s summer'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s summer'
  type: works
- catalog: SRCL-3686~7
  date: '1996-11-01'
  link: album/126
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Music
  - Arranger
  - Liner Notes
  titles:
    en: Star Ocean Perfect Sound Collection
    ja: スターオーシャン・パーフェクト・サウンドコレクション
    ja-latn: Star Ocean Perfect Sound Collection
  type: game
- catalog: AMD-0004
  date: '1996-12-29'
  link: album/10724
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s drive'
    ja: '@MIDI''s drive'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s drive'
  type: works
- catalog: AMD-0005
  date: '1997-08-15'
  link: album/10725
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Producer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s love'
    ja: '@MIDI''s love'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s love'
  type: works
- catalog: AMD-0006
  date: '1998-08-14'
  link: album/10726
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s dance'
    ja: '@MIDI''s dance'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s dance'
  type: works
- catalog: AMD-0007
  date: '1998-12-20'
  link: album/10727
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s ballade'
    ja: '@MIDI''s ballade'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s ballade'
  type: works
- catalog: AMD-0008
  date: '1999-08-13'
  link: album/10728
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s battle'
    ja: '@MIDI''s battle'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s battle'
  type: works
- catalog: AMD-0009
  date: '2000-09-07'
  link: album/10729
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Producer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Jacket Designer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s fusion'
    ja: '@MIDI''s fusion'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s fusion'
  type: works
- catalog: AMD-0010~1
  date: '2000-12-30'
  link: album/10730
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s freedom'
    ja: '@MIDI''s freedom'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s freedom'
  type: works
- catalog: AMD-0012
  date: '2001-08-10'
  link: album/10731
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as STRAIGHT)
  - Mastering Engineer (as STRAIGHT)
  titles:
    en: '@MIDI''s rock'
    ja: '@MIDI''s rock'
    ja-latn: '@MIDI''s rock'
  type: works
- catalog: KDSD-00002~3
  date: '2003-03-19'
  link: album/2986
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Special Thanks
  - Liner Notes
  titles:
    en: STAR OCEAN Till the End of Time Original Soundtrack vol.1
    ja: スターオーシャン3 Till the End of Time オリジナルサウンドトラック vol.1
    ja-latn: STAR OCEAN Till the End of Time Original Soundtrack vol.1
  type: game
- catalog: KDSD-00008~9
  date: '2003-07-02'
  link: album/1404
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Special Thanks
  - Liner Notes
  titles:
    en: Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile Sound Track THE BEST
    ja: スターオーシャン & ヴァルキリープロファイル サウンドトラック ザ ベスト
    ja-latn: Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile Sound Track THE BEST
  type: game
- catalog: KDSD-00019~20
  date: '2003-10-22'
  link: album/186
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Executive Producer
  titles:
    en: Motoi Sakuraba Live Concert Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile
    ja: 桜庭 統 ライブコンサート スターオーシャン & ヴァルキリープロファイル
    ja-latn: Motoi Sakuraba Live Concert Star Ocean & Valkyrie Profile
  type: game
- catalog: KDDV-00001
  date: '2003-11-19'
  link: album/6928
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Executive Producer
  titles:
    en: MOTOI SAKURABA LIVE CONCERT STAR OCEAN & VALKYRIE PROFILE
    ja: 桜庭統 ライブコンサート スターオーシャン&ヴァルキリープロファイル
    ja-latn: MOTOI SAKURABA LIVE CONCERT STAR OCEAN & VALKYRIE PROFILE
  type: game
featured_on: []
info:
  Birthdate: '1976'
  Credited works: 16 albums in database
  Credits:
  - 16 special thanks
  - 11 composer
  - 11 mastering engineer
  - 3 producer
  - 3 liner notes
  - 2 executive producer
  - 1 music
  - 1 arranger
  - 1 jacket designer
  Former Units:
  - link: artist/1876
    names:
      en: Wolf Team
      ja: ウルフチーム
  Organizations: &id001
  - link: org/2980
    names:
      en: tri-Ace Inc.
      ja: 株式会社トライエース
  - link: org/727
    names:
      en: '@MIDI''s people Record'
      ja: '@MIDI''s people Record'
link: artist/9965
meta:
  added_date: 2011-01-20T15:20
  edited_date: 2014-01-26T19:46
  fetched_date: 2026-01-05T17:03
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 3661
name: Yoshiharu Gotanda
name_real: 五反田 義治
name_trans: ごたんだ よしはる
notes: One of the key staff members responsible for the creation of the "Star Ocean"
  series, and founding member of tri-Ace.
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websites: {}
