Keiji Inai
Keiji Inai | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 17, 1976 Japan |
| Genres | Orchestral, electronic, acoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, orchestrator, pianist |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1999–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 for video games and anime. He is affiliated with the music production company Imagine.
Biography
Inai was born in 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.[1]
Discography
Game works
| Title | Year | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo 5 Prologue | 2008 | Orchestra Arrangement |
| White Knight Chronicles | 2008 | Orchestra Arrangement |
| Gran Turismo 5 | 2010 | Composer |
| El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron | 2011 | Orchestration & Chorus Arrangement |
| PlayStation Vita Operating System & Built-in Applications | 2011 | Composer |
| Gran Turismo 6 | 2013 | Composer |
Anime works
| Title | Year | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Animation Commercial "Star" | 2011 | Composer |
| Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: Operation Golden Spy | 2011 | Composer (other tracks by Toshiyuki Arakawa and Akifumi Tada) |
| The Princess and the Pilot | 2011 | Theme Song Composer |
| Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple OVA | 2012 | Composer |
| The Knight in the Area | 2012 | Composer (other tracks by Yasunori Iwasaki) |
| Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called!: Me and the Space Princess | 2012 | Composer (other tracks by Toshiyuki Arakawa, Akifumi Tada and Hayato Matsuo) |
| Btooom! | 2012 | Composer |
| Mai no Etchuu Manyou Taikenki | 2012 | Composer |
| A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion | 2013 | Arrangement (other arrangements by Yasunori Iwasaki and Hayato Matsuo) |
| Karneval | 2013 | Composer (other tracks by Shiro Hamaguchi) |
| Outbreak Company | 2013 | Composer |
| Tokyo Ravens | 2013 | Orchestrator and Score Writer |
Movie works
| Title | Year | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Nankyoku Ryorinin | 2009 | Orchestra Arrangement & Piano Performance |
TV works
| Title | Year | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting Girl | 2001 | Arrangement & Piano Performance |
| Hatsu Taiken | 2002 | Arrangement & Piano Performance |
References
- ^ "Creators：imagine｜株式会社イマジン". IMAGINE Co.,Ltd. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
External links
- Keiji Inai's Imagine Profile
- Discography at VGMdb
- Keiji Inai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia