Akira Senju

Akira Senju 千住 明
Birth name	Akira Senju
Born	(1960-10-21) October 21, 1960 Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Instrumental Anime Soundtrack Video game Semi-classical Classical
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. 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. Arrangement credits include Hikari. Performance credits include Handsome Boy, The Snow Queen (Yuki no Joou). He is brother to Hiroshi Senju, the Nihonga painter.

Works

• Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei (1992)
• Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song (1992)
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993–92)
• Rampo (1994)
• The Silent Service (1996–98)
• B't X (1996)
• Princess Arete (2001)
• Yomigaeri (2002)
• Tetsujin 28-go (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