Kousuke Yamashita

Kousuke Yamashita
Native name	山下 康介
Born	February 17, 1974 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)	Composer
Associated acts	Nobuhiko Obayashi

Kousuke Yamashita (山下 康介 Yamashita Kōsuke, born February 17, 1974) is a Japanese composer from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Yamashita is best known for his work on Digimon Xros Wars, Xenosaga: The Animation, and the tokusatsu television series Mahou Sentai Magiranger, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, and Kamen Rider Gaim. He is a member of Project.R.^[1]

Yamashita often collaborates with Nobuhiko Obayashi, as Yamashita met him soon after Yamashita graduated from the Tokyo College of Music.^[2]

He is a board member of the Japanese Composer Arranger Association.^[3] Since April 2011, Yamashita has been a guest lecturer at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.^[4][5] In 2013, released the album A Classical in collaboration with J-pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki.^[6] It was the first classical music album to top the Oricon album chart.^[7]

Works

Year	Title	Crew role	Notes	Source[8]
1996	Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction	Music		[2]
2005	Hana Yori Dango	Music		[9]
2005	Xenosaga: The Animation	Music		[10]
2006	Glass Fleet	Music
2006	Kurosagi	Music		[11]
2006	Xenosaga I & II	Music		[12]
2007	Getsumento Heiki Mina	Music
2007	Dragonaut	Music		[13]
2007	Shion no Ō	Music
2007	Hana Yori Dango Returns	Music		[14]
2008	Hana Yori Dango Final	Music		[15]
2009	Konnichiwa Anne	Music		[16]
2009	Smile	Music		[17]
2010–12	Digimon Fusion (Digimon Xros Wars)	Music	3 seasons	[18]
2010	The Wallflower	Music	live-action TV drama	[19]
2011–13	Chihayafuru	Music	2 seasons	[20]
2011	Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship	Music		[21]
2012	Ozuma	Music

References

1. 日本コロムビア | 海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャー オリジナルアルバム お宝サウンドボックス1 (in Japanese). Columbia.jp. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
2. "Internet Archive Wayback Machine" (in Japanese). Web.archive.org. 2011-05-15. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
3. "JCAA・日本作編曲家協会". Jcaa1970.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
4. http://www.ntv.co.jp/chihayafuru/music/index.html
5. http://www.senzoku.ac.jp/music/school/course/design/cource_intro.html
6. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/grapes/-/archives/2012_12_25_ayumihamasaki
7. http://www.jpopasia.com/news/ayumi-hamasakis-new-album-a-classical-becomes-first-classical-album-to-top-oricon-chart::12881.html
8. "アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 山下康介" [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Kousuke Yamashita]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
9. 花より男子 (in Japanese). Tbs.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
10. "Xenosaga TOEI ANIMATION" (in Japanese). Toei-anim.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
11. "TBS「クロサギ」" (in Japanese). Tbs.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
12. "Xenosaga I&II Staffers Revealed - Nintendo DS Preview at IGN" (in Japanese). Au.ds.ign.com. 2005-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
13. "あにてれ：Dragonaut -The Resonance" (in Japanese). Tv-tokyo.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
14. 花より男子 ~リターンズ~ (in Japanese). Tbs.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
15. "Hana Yori Dango Final" (in Japanese). toho.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
16. "世界名作劇場第26作「こんにちは アン ～Before Green Gables」" (in Japanese). Nippon-animation.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
17. スマイル (in Japanese). Tbs.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
18. テレビ朝日｜デジモンクロスウォーズ (in Japanese). Tv-asahi.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
19. "TBS 金曜ドラマ「ヤマトナデシコ七変化」｜スタッフ" (in Japanese). Tbs.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
20. "TVアニメ『ちはやふる』のキャストが決定！綾瀬千早役は現役高校生の瀬戸麻沙美さんに決定！EDテーマも担当。：最新アニメ情報" (in Japanese). Saiani.net. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
21. "劇場版 仮面ライダーオーズ WONDERFUL 将軍と２１のコアメダル／海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャー THE MOVIE 空飛ぶ幽霊船" (in Japanese). Ooo-gokai.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-03.

External links

• Office Two One Official Profile Archived (Japanese)
• Japanese Arrangers and Composers Association profile (Japanese)
• Kousuke Yamashita at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Kousuke Yamashita at Video Game Music Database
• Kousuke Yamashita at the Internet Movie Database
• Oricon profile and rankings for the Kurosagi OST by Kousuke Yamashita