Born in
Tokyo, Fukasawa began learning piano when he was in elementary school. At the age of 10, he listened to the
soundtrack of the anime film
Swan Lake, which led him to be influenced by the Russian composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. When in high school, Fukasawa began playing
synthesizer,
guitar,
bass and
drums. In 1991, he started his career as a synthesizer programmer. Since then, he has been involved in many works, mainly composing and arranging music for video game and
anime. Fukasawa worked on the 2003 game ''
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny under lead composer Taro Iwashiro, sampling various traditional Japanese instruments for the soundtrack. His involvement in Onimusha 2
led to him being chosen as composer for Chaos Legion, which released the same year. Fukasawa would later serve as the in-game composer for Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams'', which released in 2006, with
Jamie Christopherson composing for the cutscenes. Fukasawa was influenced by Taro Iwashiro's compositions for
Onimusha 2, and sought to create strong and rich melodies. The arranging of old character themes put Fukasawa under pressure, as he was concerned on the arrangements' reception. == Works ==