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  To start, could you please introduce yourself to the readers of Summon the Roses? Hello everyone. My name is Takeshi Abo. I entered the game industry in 1992, and after working at STARCRAFT and KID, I am currently with MAGES., where I handle music composition, arrangement, sound effects, and other audio-related production work. Since the Super Famicom era, I have worked on music for games across many platforms, as well as anime soundtracks and music CDs. My representative works include the Science Adventure Series such as STEINS;GATE , CHAOS;CHILD , ROBOTICS;NOTES , and ANONYMOUS;CODE , as well as the INFINITY series including Ever17 and Remember11 , and the Memories Off series. How did your career as a professional composer begin? From around the age of 12, I loved programmed music from arcade games, PC games, and console games. Using systems like the SHARP X1 and X68000, I enjoyed creating my own games while also composing music for them. When I was about 19, I sent some of ...