Akira Senju
Akira Senju (千住 明, Senju Akira, born October 21, 1960) is a Japanese composer, arranger and conductor.
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Birth name | Akira Senju |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | October 21, 1960
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Occupation(s) | Composer, orchestrator, music producer |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | Universal Music Japan |
Website | website |
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). 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.