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Japan (1964 – present)
Yoko Kanno (Yoko Kanno, Kanno Yōko, 菅野よう子), born March 19, 1964 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. She is a famous composer and keyboardist known for her performances and musical scores in anime titles, including Cowboy Bebop, Macross Plus, The Vision of Escaflowne, Turn A Gundam, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and many others.
Some of her most famous soundtrack themes include “Voices” (Macross Plus), “Tank!” and “The Real Folk Blues” (Cowboy Bebop), “Yakusoku wa Iranai” (Escaflowne), “Gravity” (Wolf’s Rain), and “Inner Universe” (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex). She was the lead member of a band called The Seatbelts, which regrouped in the year of 2004 to compose the soundtrack of the Cowboy Bebop game, scheduled for a 2006 US release. It is also rumored that Yoko Kanno will be making the opening theme for the live-action series Kamen Rider Kabuto, with the song being titled “FIRE”.
She has composed for many Koei games released during the late 1980s to early 1990s and for a Dreamcast game. Due to her close involvement in the Cowboy Bebop anime, the game released by Bandai also features her work.
Apart from anime and games, Kanno also composes for live-action films and CMs (television advertisements or commercials) for all sorts of brands. Grand Funk Inc. is her recording studio of choice in producing for these two media. Contributions to films started in the 90s but only since 2002 has there been a trend towards the medium. Most of the latter were shown in international film festivals.
There is some speculation that one of her frequently hired vocalists, Gabriela Robin, is Kanno herself under a pseudonym.
Some of her most famous soundtrack themes include “Voices” (Macross Plus), “Tank!” and “The Real Folk Blues” (Cowboy Bebop), “Yakusoku wa Iranai” (Escaflowne), “Gravity” (Wolf’s Rain), and “Inner Universe” (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex). She was the lead member of a band called The Seatbelts, which regrouped in the year of 2004 to compose the soundtrack of the Cowboy Bebop game, scheduled for a 2006 US release. It is also rumored that Yoko Kanno will be making the opening theme for the live-action series Kamen Rider Kabuto, with the song being titled “FIRE”.
She has composed for many Koei games released during the late 1980s to early 1990s and for a Dreamcast game. Due to her close involvement in the Cowboy Bebop anime, the game released by Bandai also features her work.
Apart from anime and games, Kanno also composes for live-action films and CMs (television advertisements or commercials) for all sorts of brands. Grand Funk Inc. is her recording studio of choice in producing for these two media. Contributions to films started in the 90s but only since 2002 has there been a trend towards the medium. Most of the latter were shown in international film festivals.
There is some speculation that one of her frequently hired vocalists, Gabriela Robin, is Kanno herself under a pseudonym.
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BenEvolent1988 wrote:
The scores you did for Cowboy Bebop and the Ghost in the Shell series are sublime.
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hungryadd wrote:
I like pink monsoon!
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noir88noises wrote:
I LOVE GHOST IN THE SHELL
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fynjyZ wrote:
love Darker than Black OST
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Illuminatiroxas wrote:
One OST that I think have gone forgotten is Brain Powerd! It's amazing!
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mangomalte wrote:
Wolf's Rain OST <3
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David_CZ wrote:
TALLY HO !
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clover_0314 wrote:
混合多元素，以交响乐做基垫，如此作曲怎么就没在这边pop起来呢TAT` 大爱菅野~~！！
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lenimoz wrote:
Darker Than Black soundtrack - a must for everyone who enjoyed the Cowboy Bebop one :)
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ginsinuk wrote:
@xiongchiamiov: Yup, I know there's quite a few official CD's that go along with the series, etc. I currently have 1, 2, Solid State Society and Be Human. :D
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xiongchiamiov wrote:
"Love both Stand Alone Complex soundtracks. :D " <-- there are actually 6 - OSTs 1, 2 and 3 for the tv show, Be Human, Solid State Society, and OST 4, which is an unofficial splitting and naming of a special hour-ish-long cd. I forget where that music came from exactly. But yes, if you've only got two, you have solely a third of the SAC cds.
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xiongchiamiov wrote:
mm mmm mm mm MYSTIC EYES! mm mmm mm
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Leunardu wrote:
http://www.lastfm.com.br/group/United+Otakus+Of+The+World Let's dominate the world
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cleric83 wrote:
one the best things to ever happen to my ear
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Kouryuu_girl wrote:
@Char: WUT? XD
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CharCustom wrote:
3 kanji, 2 hiragana 菅 野 よ う 子 kan no yo u ko
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voidwalker2 wrote:
Japanese is really puzzling. How can a 4 syllable name be written with 2 kanji and 3 Hiragana o_O
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ginsinuk wrote:
Go go Tachikoma! :D
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Ember726 wrote:
I'm in love with Tank! Such a fantastic song!
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ARGBDude wrote:
the ragnarok online ii soundtrack is nice, she should do more game soundtrack
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