Kohei Tanaka (田中公平, Tanaka Kohei) is a Japanese classical composer who has … Read Full Bio ↴Kohei Tanaka (田中公平, Tanaka Kohei) is a Japanese classical composer who has created numerous musical scores for famous anime series. Tanaka was born in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in February 14, 1954. He is world-renowned for his hit soundtrack to the One Piece anime.
He has created sweeping orchestral works for a range of formats, from anime audio CDs to Japanese game soundtracks to classical concert music. He is recognized for his very particular style mixing elements of impressionist music with jazz, rock and 20th century harmonic techniques. Notable elements of his style are the use of Messiaen's limited transposition modes (in particular mode 2), polytonality, and the doubling of orchestral basses by an amplified guitar or electric bass, recorded at the same time as the other orchestral instruments.
He entered into Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Music faculty-Composition department) and studied under Tomojirô Ikenouchi and other professors. Tanaka worked for three years at Victor Music Industries after he had graduated. He went to study to Berklee College of Music for two years after he had left Victor. After had returned to Japan, Tanaka started the activity as composer.
Though he had playing at the hotel at first, he was requested to compose an inserted song of "Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX", a 1982 TV anime , and it became his first work as a composer. Afterwards, he handled some compositions of the inserted songs for the Super Sentai series and did the compositions of the background music for the first time for a TV anime Konpora Kid (コンポラキッド, Konpora Kiddo?) in 1985.
Notably, the Gunbuster's BGM made his name and talent very famous among anime fans and is recognized one of the his most important works. He also handled the composition of Diebuster, a sequel series of Gunbuster, and showed a peculiar symphonic arrangement to his own work 17 years ago.
His composition is especially known by the Hot strings of that. Another his most important work is often enumerated The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, a 1997 TV anime, and GaoGaiGar Final, 2000 OVA.
In 2002, he won the first Tokyo Anime Award for Best Music by the music of Overman King Gainer.
He has created sweeping orchestral works for a range of formats, from anime audio CDs to Japanese game soundtracks to classical concert music. He is recognized for his very particular style mixing elements of impressionist music with jazz, rock and 20th century harmonic techniques. Notable elements of his style are the use of Messiaen's limited transposition modes (in particular mode 2), polytonality, and the doubling of orchestral basses by an amplified guitar or electric bass, recorded at the same time as the other orchestral instruments.
He entered into Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Music faculty-Composition department) and studied under Tomojirô Ikenouchi and other professors. Tanaka worked for three years at Victor Music Industries after he had graduated. He went to study to Berklee College of Music for two years after he had left Victor. After had returned to Japan, Tanaka started the activity as composer.
Though he had playing at the hotel at first, he was requested to compose an inserted song of "Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX", a 1982 TV anime , and it became his first work as a composer. Afterwards, he handled some compositions of the inserted songs for the Super Sentai series and did the compositions of the background music for the first time for a TV anime Konpora Kid (コンポラキッド, Konpora Kiddo?) in 1985.
Notably, the Gunbuster's BGM made his name and talent very famous among anime fans and is recognized one of the his most important works. He also handled the composition of Diebuster, a sequel series of Gunbuster, and showed a peculiar symphonic arrangement to his own work 17 years ago.
His composition is especially known by the Hot strings of that. Another his most important work is often enumerated The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, a 1997 TV anime, and GaoGaiGar Final, 2000 OVA.
In 2002, he won the first Tokyo Anime Award for Best Music by the music of Overman King Gainer.
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Ace of Spades 気がつけば3度目の季節に 描き彩る君との夢 導かれた奇跡のようだね 抑えきれずに頬つたう光 幼くて 手探りで 愛を計り合…
Amamiya Sora 目を閉じ感じてる 初めての温もり 閉ざしていた この胸の奥 誰にも負けない あなたの勇気で ゆっくり溶けてく その手で…
Begin 歩いても 歩いても 遠くなる 景色がある それでも あきらめたら 思い出に 変わって行く どうしようもない …
CHAGE & ASKA 砂煙舞い上がり 地平線さえも見えない 荒れくるう空の果て やすらぎは幻なのか 悲しみはいつの日も 眠りから夢を奪った 幸…
CLIFF EDGE 今日がどんな日なんてわからなくて 気付く幸せ 君といるだけで I feel so good 通り過ぎたあの日から 心奪わ…
Do As Infinity 眠れないまま 朝焼けの音 引きずり起こす身体 僕の人生は 競争の日々 休む暇などなくて いくつも夢破れた世界の果て …
Dreams Come True 風のように抱いて 雨のように泣いて 波のように永遠に繰り返して ひっそり訪れる 朝の見事を 死にゆく今日の 最後の陽を …
evening cinema 街は今姿を変えているよ 君は確かに誰よりも綺麗で もっと知りたくて空回りする 苦笑いで送るブーケ 君の視点で世界を見た…
ICHIKO 僕たちはまだ知らない その先に何があるか? 心だけ先走るけれど その意味に追いつけない 光求める鳥 翼休めることなく 抜…
ONE☆DRAFT 溜息交じり いつの間にか白く 窓もどこか寂しくまるで 涙流してるような気がして 笑顔さえも写らなくなって 公園のブランコ…
Rake 誰にも見つからないように 隠した二人の秘密 形のないものだから うまく言葉に出来ないけど 「未来は誰にも分からない」 映…
Sora Amamiya 目を閉じ感じてる 初めての温もり 閉ざしていた この胸の奥 誰にも負けない あなたの勇気で ゆっくり溶けてく その手で…
The Gospellers ねえきっと今もねえずっと僕と 時の河を越えて 明日のあなたに誓うから そういつもいつもそばにいるよ 何も言えなくて そん…
ゴスペラーズ ねえきっと今もねえずっと僕と 時の河を越えて 明日のあなたに誓うから そういつもいつもそばにいるよ 何も言えなくて そん…
宇多田ヒカル 運命なんて知らないけど この際 存在を認めざるを得ない 本当にこんな私でもいいの ねえいいの あんまり期待させないでほ…
小柳ゆき 隠しても隠しても 不意に迷い 伝わってしまうけど 君はそんな僕と 足並み揃えて 手探りでも 違う朝陽 探してくれる 滲ん…
平原綾香 願いをこめた流れ星が 夜空を駆けてく 目指した場所までは遠くて ため息こぼれる たしかな想いは届くはず 胸に誓うよ永遠に…
諫山実生 君はどうしてだまって 僕の前からはなれてゆくの これからだっていつまでだって 一緒にいるっていったよね ここにいる事があ…
雨宮天 目を閉じ感じてる 初めての温もり 閉ざしていた この胸の奥 誰にも負けない あなたの勇気で ゆっくり溶けてく その手で…
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