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Keiji Inai

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Keiji Inai
井内 啓二
Birth nameHideo Inai[1]
Born (1976-03-17) March 17, 1976 (age 48)
Hiroshima, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • arranger
  • orchestrator
  • pianist
InstrumentPiano
Years active1999–present

Keiji Inai (井内 啓二, Inai Keiji, born March 17, 1976) is a Japanese composer, arranger and orchestrator best known for his work in anime and video games. He is affiliated with the music production company Imagine.

Biography

Inai was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He studied at the Toho Gakuen School of Music, but dropped out to pursue studio work. In 1999, while he was a college student, he served as assistant musical director to violinist Toshihiro Nakanishi on the Akira Shirai production Falstaff. In 2001 and 2002 he participated as a pianist, manipulator, and arranger on the soundtracks for the Fuji TV dramas Fighting Girl and Hatsu Taiken. After this, he began working as a composer for television programs, commercials, movies, games, radio programs, fashion shows and other areas.[2]

Discography

Anime works

Year Title Role(s)
2011 Kyoto Animation Commercial "Star" Composer
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: Operation Golden Spy Composer
(other tracks by Toshiyuki Arakawa and Akifumi Tada)
The Princess and the Pilot Theme song composer
2012 Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple OVA Composer
The Knight in the Area Composer
(other tracks by Yasunori Iwasaki)
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called!: Me and the Space Princess Composer
(other tracks by Toshiyuki Arakawa, Akifumi Tada and Hayato Matsuo)
Btooom! Composer
Hyōka Programming & Score assistant
Mai no Etchuu Manyou Taikenki Composer
2013 A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion Arrangement
(other arrangements by Yasunori Iwasaki and Hayato Matsuo)
Karneval Composer[3]
(other tracks by Shirō Hamaguchi)
Outbreak Company Composer[4]
Tokyo Ravens Orchestrator & Score writer
2015 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Composer[5]
Heavy Object Composer
(other tracks by Maiko Iuchi)
2016 Alderamin on the Sky Composer[6]
2017 The Royal Tutor Composer[7]
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria Composer
2018 Hakyū Hōshin Engi Orchestrator
Magical Girl Site Composer[8]
Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen Composer[9]
2019 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion Composer
Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? Composer[10]
2020 The Misfit of Demon King Academy Composer[11]
2021 I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Composer[12]
Build Divide -#00000 (Code Black)- Composer[13]
(other tracks by Kenta Higashioji)
Star Wars: Visions Composer
(episode: "The Duel")
2023 Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion Composer[14]
2024 Mob kara Hajimaru Tansaku Eiyūtan Composer[15]

Game works

Year Title Role(s)
2008 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Orchestra arrangement
White Knight Chronicles Orchestra arrangement
2010 Gran Turismo 5 Composer
2011 El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Orchestration & Chorus arrangement
PlayStation Vita Operating System & Built-in Applications Composer
2012 Gravity Rush Programming & Additional arrangement
2013 Gran Turismo 6 Composer
2017 Gravity Rush 2 Programming & Additional arrangement

Movie works

Year Title Role(s)
2009 The Chef Of South Polar Orchestra arrangement & Piano performance
2013 Why Don't You Play in Hell? Arrangement
(other arrangements by Shūichi Sakamoto)
2020 Burn the Witch Composer[16]

TV works

Year Title Role(s)
2001 Fighting Girl Arrangement & Piano performance
2002 Hatsu Taiken Arrangement & Piano performance

References

  1. ^ "【People of Sound】第33回 井内 啓二さん|Rock oN Company" (in Japanese). Rock oN Company. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. ^ "井内 啓二|Artist|IMAGINE" (in Japanese). IMAGINE Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Karneval Anime's 3rd, 4th Promos Streamed". Anime News Network. March 7, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Studio feel. Animates Outbreak Company TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 8, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?' Anime's April Date, More Cast Unveiled". Anime News Network. December 27, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Alderamin on the Sky Anime's 1st Promo Video, Key Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. March 13, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Royal Tutor TV Anime Reveals Staff, Unveils Visuals". Anime News Network. December 16, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Magical Girl Site Anime's 1st Teaser Video Reveals More Cast, More Staff, Theme Song Artist". Anime News Network. February 16, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Otona no Bōguya-san Comedy Manga About Fantasy Armor Shop Gets Short TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "'Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?' Anime's New Video Reveals More Cast, Staff, July Premiere". Anime News Network. March 22, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha TV Anime Unveils More Cast, Staff, April Premiere". Anime News Network. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "'I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level' Anime's Video Reveals Staff, Spring 2021 Debut". Anime News Network. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  13. ^ TVアニメ『ビルディバイド -#000000-』第1弾PV・本ビジュアル、OP・ED情報などを一斉解禁!OPはEGOIST、EDは眩暈SIRENが担当! (in Japanese). Livedoor. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion Anime's 1st Video Unveils Cast, Staff, Ending Song, April Debut". Anime News Network. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  15. ^ "A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  16. ^ "Tite Kubo's 1-Shot 'Burn The Witch' Gets Theatrical Anime This Fall (Updated)". Anime News Network. March 20, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2021.