Takeharu Ishimoto (石元 丈晴 Ishimoto Takeharu?) is a Japanese video game composer, synthesizer programmer, and musician currently working at Square Enix. He joined Square Enix in 1999 as a synthesizer programmer on Legend of Mana, and worked for them on several games.

In 2002 he moved to become a composer, beginning with World Fantastista. He has since composed for several large-budget games, such as The World Ends with You, Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy Type-0.

In addition to his work for Square Enix he is a composer and guitar player for the bands The Death March (formed in 2012) and SAWA (formed in 2008 and disbanded in 2011).His discography includes:As a Synthesizer Programmer:Legend of Mana (1999) – with Hidenori Iwasaki, Hirosato Noda, and Ryo YamazakiVagrant Story (2000) – with Hidenori Iwasaki and Hirosato NodaAll Star Pro-Wrestling (2000)Final Fantasy X (2001) – with Keiji Kawamori and Ryo YamazakiAll Star Pro-Wrestling II (2001)All Star Pro-Wrestling III (2003)Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004)Kingdom Hearts II (2005)As a Composer:World Fantastista (2002) - with Masayoshi SokenBefore Crisis: Final Fantasy VII (2004)Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005)Monotone (2007)The World Ends with You (2007)Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007)Dissidia: Final Fantasy (2008)Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010) – with Yoko Shimomura and Tsuyoshi SekitoDissidia 012 Final Fantasy (2011)Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011)Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012) – with Yoko Shimomura and Tsuyoshi SekitoFinal Fantasy Agito (2014)Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (2015)Rampage Land Rankers (2015)Dissidia: Final Fantasy Arcade Edition (TBA)