birthdate: '1938-09-28'
birthplace: Henderson, NC, United States
deathdate: '2015-04-30'
discography:
- catalog: SQEX-20027~9
  date: '2016-12-21'
  link: album/62551
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: FINAL FANTASY XV Original Soundtrack [Limited Edition]
    ja: FINAL FANTASY XV Original Soundtrack [Limited Edition]
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY XV Original Soundtrack [Limited Edition]
  type: game
- catalog: PCCG-02467
  date: '2025-10-08'
  link: album/154409
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: The Last Blossom ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
    ja: ホウセンカ Original Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Housenka Original Soundtrack
  type: anime
featured_on:
- catalog: AICL-2148
  date: '2010-07-14'
  link: album/50585
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as BEN E. KING)
  - Lyricist (as BEN E. KING)
  titles:
    en: WAVE / Vijandeux
    ja: WAVE / ビジャンドゥ
    ja-latn: WAVE / Vijandeux
  type: anime
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2016-08-12'
  link: album/60819
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Songs from Final Fantasy XV
    ja: Songs from Final Fantasy XV
    ja-latn: Songs from Final Fantasy XV
  type: game
- catalog: ESCL-5390~3
  date: '2020-04-15'
  link: album/100958
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: ALL TIME ROCK 'N' ROLL / Masayuki Suzuki [Limited Edition]
    ja: ALL TIME ROCK 'N' ROLL / 鈴木雅之 [初回生産限定盤]
    ja-latn: ALL TIME ROCK 'N' ROLL / Masayuki Suzuki [Limited Edition]
  type: anime
info:
  Birthdate: Sep 28, 1938
  Birthplace: Henderson, NC, United States
  Credited works:
  - 2 albums in database
  - 1 products in database
  Credits:
  - 6 lyricist
  - 5 composer
  - 1 performer
  - 1 music
  Variations:
  - names:
      en: Ben King
link: artist/20170
meta:
  added_date: 2016-08-12T05:26
  edited_date: 2023-05-07T12:30
  fetched_date: 2026-01-17T07:48
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 1691
name: Ben E. King
notes: Celebrated singer/songwriter whose hit "Stand By Me" was used in Final Fantasy
  XV, as covered by Florence + the Machine.
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/07/20170/20170-1471008675.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/07/20170/20170-1471008675.jpg
sex: male
type: Individual
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/20170?perpage=99999
websites:
  Official: []
  Reference: []
