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.
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Akira Senju (千住明) - Calendar Suite for Chamber Orchestra 室内オーケストラのためのカレンダー組曲
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Akira Senju (千住明) - Symphony No. 2 "Thousand Nests" 交響組曲第二番 「THOUSAND NESTS」
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Akira Senju Main Themes - Full Album (千住明 - メインテーマ)
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Akira Senju (千住明) - Far East Suite
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Akira Senju (千住明) - Piano Concerto "Destiny" ピアノ協奏曲「宿命」
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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).[citation needed] 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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