is a Japanese
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
and
arranger
In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...
from
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
. He is best known for composing music for the ''
Death Note
''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...
,'' ''
Real Drive
is an anime TV series created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow (known for the ''Ghost in the Shell'' and ''Appleseed (manga), Appleseed'' franchises) under the directorship of Kazuhiro Furuhashi, produced in collaboration with broadcast ...
,'' ''
Akagi'' and ''
Kaiji'' anime TV series. He also composed music used in the anime ''
Aoi Bungaku
is a twelve episode Japanese anime series featuring adaptations inspired by six short stories from Japanese literature. The six stories are adapted from classic Japanese tales. Happinet, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, McRAY, MTI, Threelight Hold ...
'' and the "Heian Arc" of the anime ''
Otogi Zoshi
, is a 2002 action video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sega. It was released for the Xbox in Japan in December 2002, by Sega in North America in August 2003, and Europe in September 2003. ''Otogi'' follows former executioner R ...
''. In addition, he performed opening theme songs for ''
Hajime no Ippo
is a Japanese boxing-themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since October 1989 and collected into 135 ''tankōb ...
'' as a guitarist in the rock band Shocking Lemon.
In May 2012, Taniuchi was arrested in
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
on
marijuana
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charges.
Works
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Otogi Zoshi
, is a 2002 action video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sega. It was released for the Xbox in Japan in December 2002, by Sega in North America in August 2003, and Europe in September 2003. ''Otogi'' follows former executioner R ...
'' Heian Arc (2004–2005)
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Tōhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai'' (2005–2006)
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Death Note
''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...
'' (with
Yoshihisa Hirano
is a Japanese composer and arranger. He is best known for composing the scores for anime series, such as ''Death Note'', '' Hunter × Hunter (2011)'', and ''Edens Zero''. He has also made the orchestration for video games, mostly in the Final ...
) (2006–2007)
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Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor'' (2007–2008)
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Real Drive
is an anime TV series created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow (known for the ''Ghost in the Shell'' and ''Appleseed (manga), Appleseed'' franchises) under the directorship of Kazuhiro Furuhashi, produced in collaboration with broadcast ...
'' (with
Yoshihisa Hirano
is a Japanese composer and arranger. He is best known for composing the scores for anime series, such as ''Death Note'', '' Hunter × Hunter (2011)'', and ''Edens Zero''. He has also made the orchestration for video games, mostly in the Final ...
) (2008)
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Aoi Bungaku
is a twelve episode Japanese anime series featuring adaptations inspired by six short stories from Japanese literature. The six stories are adapted from classic Japanese tales. Happinet, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, McRAY, MTI, Threelight Hold ...
'' (episodes 1–8, 11–12) (2009)
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Kaiji: Against All Rules'' (2011)
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Anime composers
Japanese composers
Japanese film score composers
Japanese male composers
Japanese male film score composers
Living people
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