Hiroyuki Sawano
| Hiroyuki Sawano | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 12, 1980 Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Electronic, orchestral, classical, rock, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, producer, screenwriter |
| Instruments | Keyboard, piano |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Legendoor |
| Website | sawanohiroyuki.com |
Hiroyuki Sawano (澤野 弘之 Sawano Hiroyuki, born 12 September 1980) is a Japanese composer and musician best known for his work on many anime, TV series, and movies. He is currently represented by Legendoor.
Biography
Sawano was born in Tokyo, Japan. He began playing piano in elementary school. From the age of 17 he studied composition, arrangement, orchestration, and piano under Nobuchika Tsuboi.[1]
In 2014 he launched a new vocal song project under the name "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]", producing the first album UnChild with Aimer as the vocalist under the name SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer. Since then his songs under this vocal song project have also been used as the opening and ending themes for various anime, including Aldnoah.Zero and Seraph of the End.
Discography
Original albums
| Title | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| musica | July 15, 2009 | First original album. All songs composed and arranged by Hiroyuki Sawano. |
Vocal song projects
| Album Title | Release Date | Performer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RE:I AM | March 20, 2013 | Aimer | RE: I AM was used as the 6th ending theme song in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn |
| StarRingChild | May 21, 2014 | Aimer | StarRingChild was used as the 7th ending theme song in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn |
| UnChild | June 25, 2014 | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer | Songs are English covers and rearrangements of various theme songs used in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn |
| A/Z ǀ aLIEz | September 10, 2014 | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki | A/Z was used as the 1st ending theme song, and aLIEz was used as the 2nd ending theme song in the anime Aldnoah.Zero |
| YAMANAIAME | November 28, 2014 | Mica Caldito, mpi, Mika Kobayashi | YAMANAIAME was used as the ending theme song in the first Attack on Titan compilation film, Attack on Titan Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow |
| &Z | February 4, 2015 | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki | &Z was used as the 2nd opening theme song in the anime Aldnoah.Zero |
| BEST OF VOCAL WORKS [nZk] | February 4, 2015 | Mika Kobayashi, mpi, David Whitaker, Aimee Blackschleger, Cyua, CASG, Benjamin Anderson, Aimer, SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki | Compilation of his most famous vocal songs featuring various guest vocalists |
| X.U. ǀ scaPEGoat | May 20, 2015 | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Gemie, Yosh, mica | X.U. was used as the 1st opening theme song, and scaPEGoat was used as the 1st ending theme song in the anime Seraph of the End |
| theDOGS | July 1, 2015 | mpi, Mica Caldito | theDOGS was used as the ending theme song in the second Attack on Titan compilation film, Attack on Titan Part 2: Wings of Freedom |
| o1 | September 9, 2015 | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki, mica, Gemie, Yosh, Aimer | First full album under nZk project, featuring singles released under the SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] banner as well as 9 new tracks |
| BEST OF SOUNDTRACK [emU] | September 9, 2015 | Mika Kobayashi, Aika Sekiyama, Cyua, mpi, Jannine Weigel | Selection of his most famous songs from original soundtracks done for various dramas and anime |
| ninelie | May 11, 2016 | Aimer, chelly | ninelie will be used as the ending theme song in the anime Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress [2] |
| Into the Sky EP | June 29, 2016 | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle, naNami, Aimer, mica | Into the Sky will be used as the first opening song, Next 2 U -eUC- will be used as the first ending song and bL∞dy f8 -eUC- will be used as the second ending song in the television rebroadcast of the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn original video anime adaptation, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 [3] |
Game works
| Game Title | Year | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3594ε | 2014 | Composer |
| Xenoblade Chronicles X | 2015 | Composer |
Anime works
| Anime Title | Year | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Soul Link | 2006 | Composer |
| Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love | 2006 | Composer, Opening theme song composer and arranger |
| Project Blue Earth SOS | 2006 | Promotional video music creator |
| Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula | 2007 | Composer |
| Zombie-Loan | 2007 | Composer |
| Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings | 2009 | Composer |
| Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | 2010 | Composer, 6th theme song composer, arranger and lyricist |
| Sengoku Basara II | 2010 | Composer |
| Blue Exorcist | 2011 | Composer |
| Sengoku Basara: The Last Party | 2011 | Composer |
| Guilty Crown | 2011 | Composer |
| Blue Exorcist Movie | 2012 | Composer |
| Attack on Titan | 2013 | Composer |
| Kill la Kill | 2013 | Composer |
| Aldnoah.Zero | 2014 | Composer, Ending theme song composer, arranger and lyricist |
| The Seven Deadly Sins | 2014 | Composer |
| Attack on Titan Movie Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow | 2014 | Composer, Ending theme song composer and arranger |
| Aldnoah.Zero Part 2 | 2015 | Composer, Opening theme song composer, arranger and lyricist |
| Seraph of the End | 2015 | Composer, Music Producer, Opening and Ending theme song composer and arranger (other tracks by Takafumi Wada, Asami Tachibana & Megumi Shiraishi) |
| Attack on Titan Movie Part 2: Wings of Freedom | 2015 | Composer, Ending theme song composer and arranger |
| Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya | 2015 | Composer, Music Producer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada, Asami Tachibana & Megumi Shiraishi) |
| Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | 2016 | Composer, Ending theme song composer and arranger |
| Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 | 2016 | Composer, Opening and Ending theme song composer |
| The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War | 2016 | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada) |
TV works
| TV Show | Year | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ns' Aoi | 2006 | Composer (other tracks by Yuko Fukushima) |
| Team Medical Dragon | 2006 | Composer (other tracks by Shin Kono) |
| Taiyō no Uta (A Song to the Sun) | 2006 | Composer |
| Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | 2007 | Composer (other tracks by Shin Kono) |
| Kodoku no Kake ~Itoshiki Hito yo~ | 2007 | Composer |
| Team Medical Dragon 2 | 2007 | Composer (other tracks by Toshiaki Matsumoto & Steve Vai) |
| Binbō Danshi (Bomb Bee Men) | 2008 | Composer |
| NHK Special: Miracle Body | 2008 | Composer |
| 81diver | 2008 | Composer |
| Maō | 2008 | Composer |
| The Sunday NEXT | 2008 | Composer and arranger for main theme |
| Prisoner | 2008 | Composer |
| Triangle | 2009 | Composer (other tracks by Yuki Hayashi, Hiromi Uehara & Kazumasa Oda) |
| Sunday Sports | 2009 | Composer for opening and ending theme songs |
| BOSS | 2009 | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Yuki Hayashi) |
| My Girl | 2009 | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada) |
| Massugu na Otoko | 2010 | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada) |
| Team Medical Dragon 3 | 2010 | Composer (other tracks by Shin Kono & Ai) |
| Marks no Yama | 2010 | Composer |
| BOSS 2nd Season | 2011 | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Yuki Hayashi) |
| Marumo no Okite | 2011 | Composer (other tracks by Yutaka Yamada) |
| Suitei Yūzai | 2012 | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Kengo Tokusashi) |
| Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de | 2013 | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Kengo Tokusashi) |
| Lady Joker | 2013 | Composer (other tracks by Shuichiro Fukuhiro) |
| LINK | 2013 | Composer (other tracks by Asami Tachibana) |
| Mare | 2015 | Composer |
Movie works
| Movie Title | Year | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Catch a Wave | 2006 | Arranger, Composer for one track in collaboration with DEPAPEPE (arranged in collaboration with DEPAPEPE and Taichi Nakamura) |
| Happily Ever After | 2007 | Composer |
| Kage-Hinata ni Saku | 2008 | Composer |
| Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island | 2010 | Composer |
| Box! | 2010 | Composer |
| Platina Data | 2013 | Composer |
References
- ↑ "Legendoor website | 澤野弘之 | PROFILE". Legendoor.com. 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Ending Theme Listed From Aimer, EGOIST's chelly". Anime News Network. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ "3rd single「Into the Sky EP」6月29日リリース！「機動戦士ガンダムユニコーン RE:0096」オープニング&エンディングテーマに決定！" (in Japanese). February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Hiroyuki Sawano at the Internet Movie Database
- Hiroyuki Sawano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Hiroyuki Sawano discography on VGMdb
- Hiroyuki Swano profile at Oricon (Japanese)
- Hiroyuki Sawano profile at Legendoor (Japanese)
- Hiroyuki Sawano anime works on Media Arts Database (Japanese)
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