is a Japanese composer, arranger and

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best known for his role on the soundtrack of several

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series and

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. His works include the musical scores for ''

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''. He often goes by the alias R-midwest. Nakanishi is the co-founder of the music agency ApDream Group, as well as the executive director of the music production company Artus. He is also a member of the Japan Composers and Arrangers Association (JCAA).

Biography

Nakanishi was born in

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, in 1976. He was born in a family of musicians, so he received music education since an early age. He began composing music for other artists in 2000. In 2004, he made his debut as a soundtrack composer with the ending theme song "Aoi Tabibito", from the anime ''

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''. Since then, he has been active as a musician, having provided the music for many visual media works, mostly arranging tracks, opening themes and ending themes for anime.

Works

Anime

Video games

References

External links

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Discography at VGMdb
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakanishi, Ryosuke 1976 births 21st-century Japanese male musicians 21st-century Japanese composers Anime composers Living people Musicians from Tokyo