Hirokazu Ando(JP) is a veteran composer from HAL Laboratory. He joined the company in 1991 and, since then, has worked mostly in several titles in the Kirby series. He was also the sole composer of the first Super Smash Bros. and the sound director of Super Smash Bros. Melee. Since Kirby's Return to Dream Land, he has become the lead composer of the Kirby series, where he often works with fellow composer Jun Ishikawa.