Hideki Kamiya’s studio Clovers has expanded its team with several former PlatinumGames composers and sound designers.
Among the new hires is Hiroshi Yamaguchi, lead composer on the original Bayonetta and a composer on the 2006 Okami. His previous credits also include Bayonetta 2, Bayonetta 3, and Star Fox Zero.
Hitomi Kurokawa has also joined after contributing music to the Bayonetta series and The Wonderful 101. She is joined by Aoba Nakanishi, who served as lead composer on Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon.
Then there’s sound designer Misaki Shindo, who worked on The Wonderful 101 and NieR: Automata and worked on each of the Bayonetta games. Lastly, Hiroki Niwa, whose credits include Bayonetta 3 and Ninja Gaiden 4, has joined the audio team as well.
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The team is developing an Okami sequel with Capcom.
