Kohei Tanaka (composer)
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| Born | February 14, 1954 Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of the Arts Berklee College of Music |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
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Kohei Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 公平, Hepburn: Tanaka Kōhei, born February 14, 1954) is a Japanese composer, arranger, conductor and singer-songwriter. He is affiliated with the music production company Imagine. He has created numerous musical scores for anime television series, OVAs, films, video games and tokusatsu series including Gunbuster, Sakura Wars and One Piece.
Biography
[edit]Tanaka was a student at Berklee College of Music.[1] While employed playing the piano in a hotel lounge, he was requested to arrange a song in Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX, a 1982 TV anime, and it became his first work as a composer. Afterwards, he produced some songs and arrangements for the Super Sentai series and his first work as a lead composer was for the television anime Konpora Kids in 1985.
Notably, the background music in Gunbuster made his name and talent very famous among anime fans and is recognized as one of his most important works.[2] He also handled the composition of Diebuster, a sequel series of Gunbuster, and showed a peculiar arrangement to his own work 17 years ago.
He hosted the Dai Anime Hakurankai radio show on Tokai Radio together with the voice actress Konami Yoshida from April 1993 to September 1994. His discussions with Toshio Okada and Hiroshi Yamamoto about anime, originally published in the hm3 voice acting magazine, have been republished in book form.
On February 14, 2008, he opened an official website and announced his intention to work also as a singer in the future. On July 4, he released his first solo album called Kokorone song 1st.
Works
[edit]Anime
[edit]| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source[3] |
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| 1985–86 | Button Nose | Music | ||
| 1986 | Dragon Ball | Theme song arrangement | "Makafushigi Adventure!", "Romantic Ageru yo" | [1][4] |
| 1986 | Doteraman | Music | ||
| 1987 | Esper Mami | Music | ||
| 1987 | Maps | Music | OVA | |
| 1987 | The Three Musketeers | Music | ||
| 1987–89 | Lady!! series | Music | Also Hello! Lady Lynn | |
| 1988–89 | Gunbuster | Music | [1][5] | |
| 1988 | Patlabor | Music | OAVs | [1] |
| 1989–92 | The Laughing Salesman | Music | ||
| 1989 | Wataru Majinzan | Music | OVA | |
| 1990–91 | Brave Exkaiser | Music | ||
| 1990 | Obatarian | Music | ||
| 1990 | Madō King Granzort: The Final Magical Battle | Music | OVA | |
| 1991–93 | Matchless Raijin-Oh | Music | Also OVA in 1992 | |
| 1991 | Honō no Tenkōsei | Music | OVA | |
| 1991 | Otaku no Video | Music | [1] | |
| 1992 | Bastard!! | Music | [1] | |
| 1992 | Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring | Music | [1] | |
| 1993 | Dragon Half | Music | OVA | [1] |
| 1993 | Yaiba | Music | ||
| 1994 | Mobile Fighter G Gundam | Music | ||
| 1995 | Gulliver Boy | Music | ||
| 1996 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team | Music | OVA | [1] |
| 1996 | Brave Command Dagwon | Music | ||
| 1996 | Violinist of Hameln | Music, Composer | [1] | |
| 1997 | The King of Braves GaoGaiGar | Music, Composer | ||
| 1999 | Pokémon The Movie 2000 | Composer | Insert song 1 | |
| 1999–present | One Piece | Music | with Shiro Hamaguchi | [1][5][6] |
| 1999–2000 | Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms | Music | OVA | |
| 2000–2003 | The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final | Music Composer | OVA | |
| 2000 | Gate Keepers | Music | [1] | |
| 2000 | Sakura Taisen | Music | TV series | [1] |
| 2001 | Angelic Layer | Music | ||
| 2001 | Gundam Evolve | Music | with others | |
| 2002 | Tenchi Muyo! GXP | Music | [1] | |
| 2002 | Gate Keepers 21 | Music | OVA | |
| 2002–03 | Overman King Gainer | Music | ||
| 2002 | Monkey Typhoon | Music | ||
| 2003 | Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris | Music | ||
| 2003 | Gad Guard series | Music | ||
| 2004–07 | Kaiketsu Zorori series | Music | [7] | |
| 2004 | Desert Punk | Music | ||
| 2004 | Sakura Taisen: Le Nouveau Paris | Music | OVA | |
| 2004 | Diebuster | Music | OVA | |
| 2006 | Buso Renkin | Music | ||
| 2007 | Sakura Taisen: New York, New York | Music | OVA | |
| 2007–08 | Let's Go! Tamagotchi | Music | ||
| 2007 | Tamagotchi: The Movie | Music | ||
| 2008 | Rosario + Vampire series | Music | 2 seasons, with Shiro Hamaguchi | |
| 2009 | Hayate the Combat Butler | Composer, Arranger | ||
| 2010–11 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan series | Music | Demon Capital with Kazuhiko Sawaguchi and Keiji Iuchi | |
| 2012 | Hyouka | Music | [8] | |
| 2012 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Theme song composition | "JoJo (Sono Chi no Sadame)" | |
| 2013 | Gaist Crusher | Music | with Takayuki Negishi | |
| 2015 | Assassination Classroom | Theme song arrangement | [9] | |
| 2017 | The Laughing Salesman New | Music | ||
| 2018 | Planet With | Composer, Arranger | ||
| 2020 | Sakura Wars: The Animation | Music | [10] | |
| 2020 | Princess Connect Re:Dive | Theme song arrangement | ||
| 2020 | Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori | Music | [11] | |
| 2021 | Back Arrow | Music | ||
| 2021 | D_Cide Traumerei the Animation | Music | [12] | |
| 2024 | Grendizer U | Music | [13] |
Films
[edit]Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom | Music | FM Towns version | [16] |
| 1992 | Xardion | Music | [17] | |
| Paladin's Quest | Music | |||
| Just Breed | Music | [16] | ||
| 1993 | Tengai Makyo: Fuun Kabukiden | Music | [16] | |
| 1995 | Tengai Makyō Zero | Music | [16] | |
| 1996 | Lennus II | Music | [16] | |
| Sakura Wars | Music | [18] | ||
| 1997 | Alundra | Music | [19][20] | |
| 1998 | Dragon Force II: Kamisarishi Daichi ni | Music | Main song | [21] |
| Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die | Music | [16] | ||
| 1999 | Alundra 2 | Music | [22] | |
| 2001 | Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? | Music | [16] | |
| 2002 | Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens | Music | [16] | |
| 2005 | Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love | Music | [16] | |
| 2010 | Resonance of Fate | Music | with Motoi Sakuraba | [23] |
| 2012 | Gravity Rush | Music | [24][25] | |
| 2017 | Gravity Rush 2 | Music | [26][27] | |
| 2018 | Princess Connect! Re:Dive | Music | with others | [28] |
| 2019 | One Piece: World Seeker | Music | [29] | |
| 2019 | Sakura Wars | Music | [30] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "More Acen Guests". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Profile of Tanaka Kohei". TanakaKouhei.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006.
- ^ a b アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 田中公平 [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Kohei Tanaka]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "ドラゴンボール -東映アニメーション-" (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "One Piece's Tanaka & Romancing SaGa's Itō Hold Joint Concert". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ Inc, Natasha. "「ONE PIECE」ワノ国編のBGM演奏は和楽器演奏集団・桜menが担当（コメントあり）". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved August 12, 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Megumi Hayashibara Stars in Kaiketsu Zorori Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Full Metal Panic's Gatoh Writes Kyoto Animation's Hyoka". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Assassination Classroom Anime Cast Sings Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "New Sakura Wars Game Gets TV Anime in 2020". Anime News Network. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "New Kaiketsu Zorori Anime Reveals Cast, Theme Songs, April 5 Premiere". Anime News Network. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bushiroad, Sumzap, Drecom Unveil D_Cide Traumerei Project With Game, TV Anime". Anime News Network. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Grendizer U TV Anime Revealed for Debut in 2024". Anime News Network. August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "「ONE PIECE ワンピース」DVD公式サイト". Log Collection (in Japanese). Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ "EYCA-12666~7 | ONE PIECE STAMPEDE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kohei Tanaka profile". imagine-music.co.jp.
- ^ "Xardion for SNES (1992)". MobyGames. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Hardcore Gaming 101: Sakura Taisen". hardcoregaming101.net. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Blues Brothers 2000 - Retro Gamer". retrogamer.net. February 13, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "RPGamer > Staff Retroview > Alundra". rpgamer.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Dragon Force II: When the Gods Abandoned the Earth : Review by Chris". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ Alundra 2 - PS1 - ending, November 20, 2016, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved March 14, 2021
- ^ "桜庭統さんと田中公平さんが『エンド オブ エタニティ』の音楽について語る [Dengeki: Interview with Motoi Sakuraba and Kouhei Tanaka]". Dengeki Online. March 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Hamilton, Kirk (June 14, 2012). "The Dizzy, Delightfully Grand Music of Gravity Rush". kotaku.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ Hamilton, Kirk (December 14, 2012). "The Best Video Game Music of 2012". kotaku.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Check Out Gravity Rush 2's Latest Footage And Mini-Concert By Composer Kohei Tanaka". siliconera.com. July 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "11 minutes of Gravity Rush 2 gameplay, details". gematsu.com. December 9, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Notice on Release of Anime RPG "PRINCESS CONNECT! Re:Dive"". cyberagent.co.jp. February 15, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "ONE PIECE: World Seeker - Announcement Trailer | PS4, X1, PC". YouTube. December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Project Sakura Wars announced for PS4". March 30, 2019.
External links
[edit]- http://ameblo.jp/kenokun/ (in Japanese)
- Kohei Tanaka on Twitter
