(born 9 April 1968) is a Japanese composer and arranger. His desire to be a composer came from listening to

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

's symphonies in junior high school. Sawada studied composition and orchestration at

Tokyo College of Music is a private music school in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded as in Kanda, Tokyo, in 1907. History The college moved to Toshima in Tokyo in 1924 after the original campus was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake. Some notable gra ...

. He won the 2nd prize in the composition category 69th The Music Competition of Japan and the E. Nakamichi Award. Sawada has composed for films, TV dramas, animations, and stages, and has composed and arranged for vocalists.

Works

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Sensual Phrase is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Shinjo. The manga was published by Shogakukan in ''Shōjo Comic'' between 1997 and 2000, and collected in 18 bound volumes. It was adapted as a 44-episode anime television series by ...

'' (1999) *'' Jibaku-kun'' (1999) *''

Doraemon ''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ''tankōbon'' volumes and ...

'' (TV series / 2005–present) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006'' (2006) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld'' (2007) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend'' (2008) *'' Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer'' (2009) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King'' (2010) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels'' (2011) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure'' (2012) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum'' (2013) *'' Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five'' (2014) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes'' (2015) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016'' (2016) *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi'' (2017) *''

Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 Japanese animated war tragedy film based on a 1967 short story by Akiyuki Nosaka. It was written and directed by Isao Takahata, and animated by Studio Ghibli for Shinchosha Publishing. The film stars , , and . Set in the city ...

'' (2005) *'' 14-sai no Haha'' (2006) *'' Moonlight Mile'' (2007) *'' Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel'' (2008) *'' Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon'' (2012-2019) *''

Yowamushi Pedal is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe. It began serialization in the 12th issue of Akita Shoten’s ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' in 2008, and as of October 2022, the ser ...

'' (2013-2018) *'' M Aisubeki Hito ga Ite'' (2020) *''

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'' (2021) *''The High School Heroes'' (2021) *''Kotodamasou'' (2021) * ''7 Secretaries: The Movie'' (2022)

References

External links

KAN SAWADA Official Website
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