Akira Senju 千住 明 | |
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 Senju in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Akira Senju |
| Born | October 21, 1960 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Occupation(s) | Composer, orchestrator, music producer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Japan |
| Website | website |
Akira Senju (Japanese: 千住 明, Hepburn: Senju Akira, born October 21, 1960) is a Japanese composer, arranger and conductor.
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 Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Rampo, Strawberry on the Shortcake, 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
Anime series
- Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei (1992, Nippon TV)
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993–1994, TV Asahi)
- The Silent Service (1995–1998, OVA)
- B'T X (1996, TBS Television)
- Tetsujin 28-go (2004, TV Tokyo)
- The Snow Queen (2005, NHK General TV)[5]
- Red Garden (2006, TV Asahi)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009–2010, MBS)
- Valvrave the Liberator (2013, MBS)
- Battery (2016, Fuji TV)
Film music
- Ribbon RE-BORN (1988)
- 226 (1989)
- Tsurumoku Dokushinryō (1991)
- Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song (1992)
- Tōhō Kenbunroku (The Travels of Marco Polo) (1992)
- Kokōkyōshi (1993)
- Ienakiko (1994)
- The Mystery of Rampo – International version (1995)
- Night Train to the Stars (1996)
- Time Leap (1997)
- Acorn House (1997)
- Begging for Love (1998)
- Gensomaden Saiyuki: Requiem (2001)
- Meshita no koibito (2002)
- Yomigaeri (2003)
- Kurasshu (2003)
- The Man Who Wipes the Mirror (Mirror no Fukuotoko) (2004)
- Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005)
- Hinokio (2005)
- A Heartful of Love (2005)
- Nada Sōsō (2006)
- Elephant no Senaka（2007年）
- Run with the Wind (2009)
- Magic Tree House (2012)
- Reminiscence (2017)
Film music (animation)
- Princess Arete (2000) – directed by Sunao Katabuchi
- Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009) – directed by Kanta Kamei
Television dramas (selected)
- Summer Snow (2000, TBS Television)
- Strawberry on the Shortcake (2001, TBS Television)
- Tetsujin 28-go (2004)
- Suna no Utsuwa (2004)
- Red Garden (2006–2007)
- Fūrin Kazan (NHK, 2007)
- Gold (2010, Fuji TV)
- Japanese Americans (2010, TBS Television) – miniseries
Video games
- Fighting Illusion: K-1 Grand Prix (1996, Daft Co.)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn (2009, Square Enix)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Daughter of the Dusk (2009, Square Enix)
- Triangle Strategy (2022, Square Enix-Artdink)[6]
Compositions
- Sonata for clarinet and piano (1985)
- 歌曲 (Circus) (1986)
- 春光 for shakuhachi, synthesizer and computer (1987)
- 回帰の街f or violin and orchestra (1988)
- Eden for computer (1989)
- Into the Sea for vibraphone and computer (1990)
- Henri's Sky (1991)
- Aria for marimba (1992) – inspired from J. S. Bach
- 彩霧 (Saimu) for violin and string orchestra (1994)
- De Jabu I–IV for solo marimba (1994)
- 聖歌 (Chant) for violin and synthesizer (1997)
- Serenade for solo violin (1997)
- Violin Concerto: Return to the Forest (2000)
- 四季 (Four Seasons) for violin and string orchestra (2004)
- Symphony No. 1 (2005)
- 日本交響詩 (Japan Symphonic Poems) (2005)
- Breath and Rosary for Electone (2006)
- Breath and Rosary for orchestra (2006)
- 隅田川 (Sumidagawa), opera (2007) – libretto: Takashi Matsumoto
- 源氏物語 (The Tale of Genji), Psalm symphony (2008) – libretto: Takashi Matsumoto
- Manyoshu (2009) – libretto: Madoka Mayuzumi
- Andante (2013)
- Waterfall no Shiraito, opera (2014) – libretto: Madoka Mayuzumi
Source:[7]
External links
- Official website
- Akira Senju at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Akira Senju at IMDb
- Akira Senju on VGMdb
References
- ↑ Profile Archived 2017-07-09 at the Wayback Machine 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. 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Allmusic.com discography.
- ↑ "雪の女王". トムス・エンタテイメント. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "『トライアングルストラテジー』作曲者・千住明氏インタビュー「ゲームを楽しんでいる人たちが"またあの世界に行かなきゃ"と、のめり込めるものを作った」". ファミ通.com. 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ "純音楽作品 | Works". Akira Senju Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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