(occasionally credited as Hiroyuki Nanba) is a Japanese musician. He has composed for and arranged songs from Japanese

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and

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. Notably, Hiroyuki Namba composed for ''

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'', the first

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. However, in the

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, he is known for composing the soundtrack to the ''

Armitage III is a 1995 cyberpunk original video animation series. It centers on Naomi Armitage, a highly advanced "Type-III" android. In 1996, the series was edited into a film called . The series was followed up in 2002 with a sequel, set some years ...

'' film. Namba plays

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in Sense of Wonder, a Japanese

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band.

Works

* 1983 - ''

'' (OVA) * 1987 - '' Ladius'' (OVA) * 1987 - '' Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei'' (OVA) * 1988 - ''

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'' (OVA) * 1989 - ''

Baoh is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, most famous for his manga ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. Originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1985, it was l ...

'' (OVA) * 1989 - '' Wrestler Gundan Seisenshi Robin Jr.'' (TV series) * 1991 - '' Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings'' (OVA) * 1995 - ''

'' (OVA) * 1996 - ''

Burn Up W ''Burn-Up W'' is a 1996 anime OVA directed by Hiroshi Negishi. It was soon followed by a series version called ''Burn-Up Excess'', though it occasionally lacks continuity with the series. The OVA consists of four episodes, chronicling Team ...

'' (OVA) * 1997 - '' Armitage III: Poly-Matrix'' (Movie) * 1998 - ''

DT Eightron is a 26 episode anime series produced by Sunrise and Fuji TV. It was directed by Tetsurō Amino, with Hideki Kakinuma handling series scripts, Yoshi Ichida and Ryō Tanaka designing the characters, Junya Ishigaki and Shinobu Tsuneki designi ...

'' (TV series) * 2000 - '' Transformers: Car Robot'' (TV series) * 2014 - ''

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'' (TV series)

Associated acts

* Sense of Wonder (1987 -) *

Tatsuro Yamashita , occasionally credited as Tatsu Yamashita or Tats Yamashita, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, who is known for pioneering the style of Japanese adult-oriented rock/soft rock music. His most well-known song is "Christmas E ...

(1978 -) * Horii Katsumi Project * Nuovo Immigrato (1997 -) * Yajuh Ohkoku (1997-) * Acoustic Progressive Jazz (2000 -) * ExhiVision (2003?)

Discography

Hiroyuki Namba solo

Sense of Wonder

Image albums (Hiroyuki Namba and Sense of Wonder)

Hiroyuki Namba and Sense of Wonder

Arrangements

* 1988 - Music from

Ys II Ys (pronounced ), also spelled Is or Kêr-Is in Breton, and Ville d'Ys in French, is a mythical city on the coast of Brittany that was swallowed up by the ocean. Most versions of the legend place the city in the Baie de Douarnenez. Etymology ...

(tracks 26~29) * 1988 -

Sorcerian is a 1987 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom as the fifth installment in the ''Dragon Slayer'' line of games. Originally released for the PC-8801 Personal Computer, it has since been released on a wide variety of platforms. Game ...

Super Arrange Version * 1988 - Sorcerian Super Arrange Version II Plus Sorcerian System Vol. 1 (tracks 1~7) * 1989 - Sorcerian Super Arrange Version III Sengoku Sorcerian vs. Pyramid Sorcerian (tracks 1~3) * 1989 - Falcom Sound Catalog Special Digest Disc (tracks 1, 5~11) * 1989 - Ys III: Wanderers from Ys -Super Arrange Version- (tracks 1, 2, 4~9) * 1992 - Falcom "NAMBA" Collection * 1998 - Very Best of Ys (track 11) * 2001 - Genso Suikoden Music Collection Produced by Hiroyuki Namba * 2003 - Ys Special Collection -All About Falcom- Memorial Sounds (tracks 1, 4) * 2005 - Heavy Metal Thunder -The Recordings- (composed and arranged track 9)

Soundtracks

* 1997 - Armitage III - Poly-Matrix

External links

Hiroyuki Namba portal
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