Ayako Saso (佐宗綾子, Sasou Ayako, born March 5, 1967 in Miyazaki, Japan) is a japanese composer best known for her contributions to many videogames soundtracks. She first joined the Namco sound team in 1989, during which period she composed many soundtracks for various Namco games, most notably Ridge Racer 2 and Tekken 2. In 1997, she left Namco to work at Arika, where her most significant work were the compositions of the Street Fighter EX series