is a Japanese composer, arranger and conductor.

Biography

Senju studied composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and received his master's degree with honors. Between 1994 and 2003, he produced series of cover albums ''Utahime'' for Japanese singer

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with more than million sold copies overall. Composition credits include ''

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'', ''

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam , is a 1993 Japanese science fiction anime television series. It consists of 51 episodes, and was directed by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. The series was first broadcast on TV Asahi (and its ANN stations). It is the fourth TV anime ins ...

'', '' Rampo'', ''

Strawberry on the Shortcake is a Japanese romance television drama series which stars Hideaki Takizawa and Kyoko Fukada and aired on TBS in 2001. It was written by Shinji Nojima, and directed by Nobuhiro Doi and Hiroshi Matsubara. Plot At some point, Manato Irie ( ...

'', ''

Yomigaeri is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Akihiko Shiota that released theatrically on 18 January 2003. It features Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (of the pop group SMAP) and Yūko Takeuchi in the lead role. Plot Set in the city of Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, the ...

'', ''

Red Garden ''Red Garden'' (stylized as ''RED GARDEN'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo which premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on October 3, 2006. The plot revolves around four girls who become involved in a series of supernatural mu ...

'', ''

Nada Sōsō is a song written by Japanese band Begin and singer Ryoko Moriyama. It was first released by Moriyama in 1998, but achieved popularity through the cover version by Rimi Natsukawa in 2001. Ryoko Moriyama version The song first appears in Ryo ...

'', '' Fūrin Kazan'', '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'', '' Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike'', the 2012 revival of ''

Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, was a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle bui ...

'', and anime version of ''

Battery Battery most often refers to: * Electric battery, a device that provides electrical power * Battery (crime), a crime involving unlawful physical contact Battery may also refer to: Energy source *Automotive battery, a device to provide power t ...

''. Arrangement credits include ''

Hikari may refer to: Places *Hikari Station, a station on Sanyō Main Line in Hikari, Yamaguchi * Hikari, Chiba, a former town in Sousa District, Chiba, Japan *Hikari, Yamaguchi, a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan People *Hikari (name), people and ...

''. Performance credits include '' Handsome Boy,

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(Yuki no Joou).'' His brother is

Hiroshi Senju is a Japanese ''Nihonga'' painter known for his large scale waterfall paintings. Biography Hiroshi Senju was born in Tokyo. He has one brother, composer Akira Senju, and one sister, violinist Mariko Senjyu. He completed the BFA, Tokyo Univers ...

, the

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painter. His younger sister is , the violinist.

Works

Anime series

* ''Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei'' (1992,

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) * ''Mobile Suit Victory Gundam'' (1993–1994,

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Comp ...

) * ''The Silent Service'' (1995–1998,

OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...

) * ''B'T X'' (1996,

TBS Television TBS may stand for: Entertainment * Taipei Broadcasting Station, a radio station in Taipei, Taiwan * Tokyo Broadcasting System, a stock holding company in Tokyo, Japan ** TBS Television (Japan), a television station ** TBS Radio, a radio stati ...

) * ''Tetsujin 28-go'' (2004,

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) * ''The Snow Queen'' (2005, NHK General TV) * ''Red Garden'' (2006, TV Asahi) * ''Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' (2009–2010,

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) * ''Valvrave the Liberator'' (2013, MBS) * ''

'' (2016,

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)

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) * ''

'' (2003) * ''Kurasshu'' (2003) * ''The Man Who Wipes the Mirror (Mirror no Fukuotoko)'' (2004) * ''Tetsujin 28: The Movie'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''A Heartful of Love'' (2005) * ''Nada Sōsō'' (2006) * ''Elephant no Senaka''（ 2007年） * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

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'' (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,

) *

(2001, TBS Television) * ''

Tetsujin 28-go , known as simply ''Tetsujin 28'' in international releases, is a 1956 manga written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who also created '' Giant Robo''. The series centers on the adventures of a young boy named Shotaro Kaneda, who ...

'' (2004) * '' Suna no Utsuwa'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006–2007) * '' Fūrin Kazan'' (NHK, 2007) * ''Gold'' (2010,

) * ''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 is a Japanese developer of video games, based in Tsukishima, Tokyo. By far Artdink's biggest international success was the award-winning ''A-Train'' (known in Japan as '' A Ressha de Ikou'', or "Take the A-Train") strategy game released for th ...

)

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 Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

* 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

External links

Official website
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Akira Senju on VGMdb

References

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