Akira Senju
Akira Senju 千住 明 | |
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| Birth name | Akira Senju |
| Born | October 21, 1960 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Occupation(s) | Composer, orchestrator, music producer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Japan |
Akira Senju (千住 明, Senju Akira, born October 21, 1960) is a Japanese composer, arranger and conductor.
Biography
Senju studied composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and received his master's degree with honors.[1] Between 1994 and 2003, he produced series of cover albums Utahime for Japanese singer Akina Nakamori with more than million sold copies overall.[2][3]
Composition credits include Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Rampo, Yomigaeri, Red Garden, Nada Sōsō, Fūrin Kazan, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike, the 2012 revival of Iron Chef, and anime version of Battery.[4] Arrangement credits include Hikari. Performance credits include Handsome Boy, The Snow Queen (Yuki no Joou).[citation needed] His brother is Hiroshi Senju, the Nihonga painter. His younger sister is Mariko Senju, the violinist.
Works
- Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei (1992)
- Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song (1992)
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993–94)
- Rampo (1994)
- The Silent Service (1996–98)
- B't X (1996)
- Strawberry on the Shortcake (2001)
- Princess Arete (2001)
- Yomigaeri (2002)
- Tetsujin 28-go (2004)
- Suna no Utsuwa (2004)
- The Snow Queen (2005)
- Red Garden (2006–2007)
- Nada Sōsō (2006)
- Fūrin Kazan (2007)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009–2010)
- Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009)
- Magic Tree House (2012)
- Valvrave the Liberator (2013)
- Battery (2016)
External links
- Official web site
- Akira Senju at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Akira Senju at IMDb
- Akira Senju on VGMdb
References
- ^ Profile on the official website.
- ^ "中森明菜、アルバム売り上げ枚数１５００万枚突破". Sanspo.com (WebArchived). Archived from the original on 2003-12-19.
- ^ "作曲家の千住明氏と椎名豪氏を支援─ゲーム作品に関わる活動についてソルトとアイキスが業務提携". Gamebusiness.
- ^ Allmusic.com discography.
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- 1960 births
- 20th-century conductors (music)
- 20th-century male musicians
- 21st-century conductors (music)
- 21st-century male musicians
- Anime composers
- Japanese composers
- Japanese conductors (music)
- Japanese film score composers
- Japanese male composers
- Japanese male conductors (music)
- Japanese music arrangers
- Living people
- Male film score composers
- Tokyo University of the Arts alumni
- Omega Tribe (Japanese band) members