Yōko Kanno
Yōko Kanno ( Japanese 菅 野 よ う 子 , Kanno Yōko ; born March 19, 1964 in Miyagi ) is a Japanese composer .
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Yōko Kanno started playing the piano at the age of three and composed her first piece at the age of ten. She later improved her skills at Waseda University . In 1987 she started her career as a keyboardist and lyricist with the band Tetsu 100% and stayed with the band until they broke up in 1989. Also in 1987 she joined the video game company Koei as a composer and was able to build her career in the media business. 1994 her first solo was Anime - Soundtrack ( Macross Plus ) and published in the same year she left KOEI again. Since then, Yōko Kanno has been a composer and sound producer for anime, live-action films, documentaries, solo albums, TV commercials and for herself. However, she has now settled in the anime sector.
She also played with symphony orchestras from Israel , the Czech Republic and Warsaw . In addition to these orchestras, she has collaborated with artists such as Maaya Sakamoto , Akino Arai , Steve Conte , Raj Ramayya , Ilaria Graziano , Joyce , Hajime Mizoguchi , Emily Bindiger , Tokiko Kato , Crystal Kay , Chris Mosdell , Scott Matthew , Tim Jensen , ORIGA , Franco Sansalone , Mai Yamane and many more.
She is also the band leader of the blues / jazz band The Seatbelts .
In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.
Gabriela Robin
On some of her CDs a Gabriela Robin is given as the singer / songwriter , although it is not clear whether Kanno himself sings under this pseudonym . When asked directly who Gabriela Robin was, she did not answer. In the booklet of the Macross Plus soundtrack, Gabriela Robin writes the text for Santi-U , while Yōko claims this for herself in a Newtype interview. In the brochure of the concert Chōjiku Tanabata Sonic ( 超時空 七夕 ソ ニ ッ ク ) of July 7, 2009 Gabriela Robin was interviewed in writing and announced her appearance. Towards the end of the concert, however, Yōko Kanno began to sing the song Moon from Turn A Gundam , which is attributed to Gabriela Robin. Nevertheless, Yōko Kanno continues to deny that Gabriela Robin is her pseudonym. Fans are pretty sure they are the same person.
Works
AnimeSoundtrack
Theme songsUnless otherwise noted, she was responsible for the composition and arrangement of the songs in question.
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Games
Real films
Participation as producer and composer
Further works with participation
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Web links
- Yoko Kanno Project
- Works by and about Yōko Kanno in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
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| SURNAME | Kanno, yōko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 菅 野 よ う 子 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miyagi Prefecture , Japan |