1. Kitaro
Kitaro, born in 1953 in Toyohashi City, Japan, is a contemporary Japanese composer and musician. The stage name Kitaro was a nickname given to him by his friends based on the character "Kitaro (the Japanese pronunciation is the same as Kitaro)" in the Japanese animation "Getaro". In high school, he formed a rock band with his friends, and later joined the Far East Family Band founded by the world's leading therapeutic music leader Tomi Miyashita. They frequently performed in Europe and the United States and received high praise.
The music "Silk Road" composed by Kitaro has been popular all over the world for 20 years. Kitaro relied on his indirect understanding of Chinese music and the musician's special understanding of history to create a Silk Road full of Chinese charm. music, and became famous in one fell swoop.
2. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto, born on January 17, 1952 in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, Japan, songwriter, music producer, actor, pianist, Tokyo Art He holds a bachelor's degree in composition and a master's degree in audio from the University Department of Music. In 1978, he formed the electronic group Yellow Magic Orchestra and made his debut with the release of his solo album "Thousand Knives" in the same year.
In 1983, he starred in the war drama film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" and scored the soundtrack, which won the 37th British Academy Film Award for Best Score. In 1988, the soundtrack composed for the movie "The Last Emperor" won the 60th Academy Award for Best Original Score
3. Hisaishi Joe
Hisaishi Joe, December 1950 Born on September 6 in Nakano City, Japan, he is a Japanese musician, composer, and pianist. Graduated from Japan National University of Music. In 1992, Joe Hisaishi won the Best Music Award at the 15th Japan Film Awards for "That Summer's Sea of ??Calm". In 1999, "Princess Mononoke", scored by Joe Hisaishi, won the Bronze Award at the 17th JASRAC Awards.
In 2001, Joe Hisaishi composed the soundtrack for "Spirited Away" and won the 56th Mainichi Film Awards Music Award, the New Century Tokyo International Animation Awards Music Award and the American International Film Award. Animation Society "Best Original Music Award"
In 2002, "Spirited Away" with Joe Hisaishi as the music composer won the 30th Annie Award for Best Animation Music Award. In 2004, he won the "Best Music Award" at the Tokyo International Animation Awards in Japan and the "Best Original Music Award" at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for "Howl's Moving Castle"
4. Takayuki Hattori
p>The Hattori family is a very famous music family in Japan. Three generations of music writers, old and young, were born in this family. Hattori Takayuki is the third generation. His grandfather is the famous Japanese composer Ryoichi Hattori. At that time, Ryoichi Hattori used the name "Xia Ruiling" and wrote a large number of works based on his life experience in China, such as "Suzhou Nocturne" and so on.
His collaboration with Chen Dieyi started with the song "Nostalgia". Later, Hattori Ryoichi moved to Hong Kong. The song "Unspeakable Joy", which was covered by many singers, was composed by him. After Chen Dieyi moved to Hong Kong, the two became active in the field of film and music together. After Ryoichi Hattori returned to Japan, he served as the president of the Japan Musicians Association. He died in 1993. Hattori Takayuki's father is the very famous musician Hattori Katsuhisa.
5. Hattori Katsuhisa
Hattori Katsuhisa is a famous Japanese composer. He has composed music for many film and television works. The music included in the OST of "Star World Battle Flag II" was also recorded by Mr. Katsuhisa Hattori. Dynamic New Force has included this song.
The song "Unspeakable Joy", which has been covered by many singers, was composed by him. After Chen Dieyi moved to Hong Kong, the two became active in the field of film and music together. After Ryoichi Hattori returned to Japan, he served as the president of the Japan Musicians Association. He died in 1993.
Takayuki Hattori, the son of Mr. Katsuhisa Hattori, is now a famous composer active in the Japanese music scene. The music of the game "Three Kingdoms" and the TV series "The Gorgeous Family" are all composed by him and composed by Chinese and Japanese artists. He also composed the music for the large-scale dance drama "Yang Guifei" that he collaborated with and just performed in Tokyo. Responsible for composing the theme song of the PSP game "My Summer Vacation" in the 1999 anime Infinite Unknown, and "この広い野元いっぱい" which was covered in China by Mr. Li Guyi many years ago. At that time, it was a tape version. 7 songs Release date: January 20, 1967 Composer/arranger: Moriyama Ryoko and Mr. Hattori Katsuhisa.