Masamichi Amano
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Masamichi Amano (天野 正道 Amano Masamichi; Polish: Masamicz Amano; born January 26, 1957 in Akita, Japan) is a Japanese music composer, arranger and conductor. He studied at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and graduated in 1982. He obtained the Takeoka Prize.
His orchestral works, considered to be some of the most epic, grandiose and romantic of recent times, include the musical scores of Battle Royale, Giant Robo and Stratos 4. The films and TV series featuring his music are genres action, science fiction, and horror. Amano's orchestra of choice is Poland's Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (and its associated choir).
However, he is sometimes criticized for "plagiarizing" his own work, ie. continuously re-using the same themes or parts of themes over and over again. He has composed many pieces for wind ensemble that are recorded by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra and regularly performed by bands at the All-Japan Band Association competitions.
[edit] List of soundtracks composed by Amano
- 6 Angels
- Battle Royale
- Battle Royale II: Requiem
- Biohunter
- Giant Robo
- Gin Rei
- Maetel Legend
- Melty Lancer
- Miyuki
- Musa (orchestra conductor only)
- Nightmare Campus
- Ninja Resurrection
- Odin - Starlight Mutiny
- Phantasy Star Universe
- Princess Nine
- Ruin Explorers
- Shiawase Sou no Okojo-san
- Sin: The Movie
- Stratos 4
- Stratos 4: Return to Base
- Stratos 4: Advance
- Super Atragon
- Tenamonya Voyagers
- Urotsukidoji
- Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You
- MushiKing
[edit] Similar composers
Amano's style can be compared to classical composers such as:
Some of his contemporaries include:
[edit] External links
- Phoenix Entertainment (Japanese)
- Interview with Amano @ http://www.sakigake-adb.co.jp (Japanese)
- Anime News Network (English)
- Internet Movie Data Base (English)
