03/18/1963
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan:
Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子, Kanno Yōko, born March 18, 1963) is a Japanese composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks of anime films, television series, live-action films, video games, and advertisements. She was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. She has written scores for Cowboy Bebop and its live-action adaptation, Darker than Black, Macross Plus, Turn A Gundam, The Vision of Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, Kids on the Slope, Genesis of Aquarion and Terror in Resonance, and has worked with the directors Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Shinichirō Watanabe and Shōji Kawamori. Kanno has also composed music for pop artists Maaya Sakamoto and Kyōko Koizumi. She is also a keyboardist, and is the frontwoman for the Seatbelts, who perform many of Kanno's compositions and soundtracks.
Maaya Sakamoto 15th Anniversary Live "Gift" at Nippon Budokan (2010) |
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Macross Frontier Galaxy Tour Final in Budokan (2009) |
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Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009) Self |
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Dimension Bomb (2008) Kuu (voice) |
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Memories of Memories (2004) Self (archive) |
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Future Blues (2001) Self |
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Seatbelts: Souvenir of Tokyo (2001) |
Sangokushi 30th Anniversary Concert (2017) Original Music Composer |
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Our Little Sister (2015) Original Music Composer |
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The World of Kanako (2014) Original Music Composer |
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Petal Dance (2013) Music |
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Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None (2012) Original Music Composer |
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Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011) Original Music Composer |
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Surely Someday (2010) Music |
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Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009) Original Music Composer |
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Ring of Gundam (2009) Original Music Composer |
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Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Genesis (2007) Original Music Composer |
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Genius Party (2007) Original Music Composer |
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Say Hello for Me (2007) Music |
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The Show Must Go On (2007) Original Music Composer |
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society (2006) Music |
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Honey and Clover (2006) Music |
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Su-ki-da (2006) Music |
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Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven (2006) Music |
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – The Laughing Man (2005) Original Music Composer |
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Ashura (2005) Original Music Composer |
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Mind Game (2004) Musician |
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Kamikaze Girls (2004) Original Music Composer |
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Woman of Water (2002) Music |
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Tokyo.Sora (2002) Music |
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Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly (2002) Music |
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Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light (2002) Music |
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Future Blues (2001) Music |
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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) Original Music Composer |
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Escaflowne: The Movie (2000) Original Music Composer |
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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) Theme Song Performance |
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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) Musician |
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Beautiful Sunday (1998) Music |
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Noiseman Sound Insect (1997) Original Music Composer |
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Happy Go Lucky (1997) Music |
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Boku wa benkyo ga dekinai (1996) Music |
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Memories (1995) Original Music Composer |
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Macross Plus: The Movie (1995) Original Music Composer |
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Please Save My Earth (1993) Music |