is a Japanese composer. He graduated from

Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music or is the most prestigious art school in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju and Adachi, Tokyo. The university has trained renowned artists in the fields of painting, sc ...

in 1986. Sahashi has composed music for various

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series (including OVAs, movies, and drama CDs), video games, movies, dramas, and musicals. His works include the original soundtracks for '' Zipang'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Black Blood Brothers'', ''

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'', '' Kamen Rider Kuuga'', '' Kamen Rider Agito'', '' Kamen Rider Hibiki'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Hunter × Hunter'', '' Simoun'', ''

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'' and composed all three Saint Seiya anime series. Together with the

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, two symphonic albums have been released, each arranging his compositions from ''Gundam SEED'' and ''Gundam SEED Destiny''. For the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' franchise's 30th anniversary, he again collaborated with the London Symphony Orchestra for another symphonic music album. The style of his composition is richly symphonic and classical (occasionally

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). The use of sophisticated compositional techniques, as well as complicated harmony writing such as

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can often be heard in his work, demonstrating his solid training in the western classical music. He also uses

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s to deliver more sentimental soundtracks to good effect.

Musics

*'' Akazukin Chacha'' (TV) *''

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'' (TV) *''

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'' (TV) *'' Black Blood Brothers'' (TV) *'' Blue Stinger'' (VG) *''

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'' (TV) *'' Capeta'' (TV) *'' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' (TV) *'' Cooking Papa'' (TV) *'' Cosprayers'' (TV) *'' Cutie Honey Flash'' (TV) *'' Digimon Adventure:'' (TV) *'' Element Hunters'' (TV) *'' Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'' (TV) *'' Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf'' (TV) *'' Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture'' *''

'' (TV) * ''Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory'' (TV) * ''Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'' (OVA) * ''Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'' (TV) *''

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'' (TV) *'' Future GPX Cyber Formula Saga'' (OVA) *''

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'' (OVA) *''

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'' (TV) *'' Gekisou Sentai Carranger'' (live-action TV) *'' Genji Tsūshin Agedama'' (TV) *''

'' (TV) *''

'' (TV) *'' Haō Taikei Ryū Knight'' (TV) * ''Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend'' (OVA) * ''Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend II'' (OVA) * ''Haō Taikei Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend Final - Onsen Dungeon no Kettō'' (OVA) *'' Hit o Nerae!'' (TV) *'' Hunter × Hunter'' (TV) *'' Hunter × Hunter'' (OVA) * ''Hunter × Hunter: Greed Island'' (OVA) * ''Hunter × Hunter: G.I. Final'' (OVA) *'' Kamen Rider Agito'' (live-action TV) *''

'' (live-action TV) *'' Kamen Rider Kuuga'' (live-action TV) *'' Kamen Rider Hibiki'' (live-action TV) *''

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'' (live-action TV) *''

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'' (OAV) *'' Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' (TV) *'' Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo: The Movie'' *'' Legend of Crystania'' (OVA) *'' Love Love?'' (TV) *''

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'' (OVA) *'' Majin And The Forsaken Kingdom'' *''

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'' (TV) *''

'' (TV) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special Edition'' (OVA) *''

'' (TV) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition'' (OVA) *'' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' (Musical, 20th anniversary stage: ''La Reconquista''–''Le Movement Final'') *''

'' (TV) *''

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'' (TV) *'' Sacred Seven'' (TV) *'' Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō'' (TV) *'' Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold'' (ONA) *'' Saint Seiya Omega'' (TV) *''

'' (live-action TV) * Simoun (TV) *'' Steel Angel Kurumi'' (TV) * ''Steel Angel Kurumi 2'' (TV) * ''Steel Angel Kurumi Encore'' (OVA) * ''Steel Angel Kurumi Pure'' (live-action TV) * ''Steel Angel Kurumi Zero'' (OVA) *'' Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers'' (Movie) *'' The Cosmopolitan Prayers'' (TV) *'' Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire'' (TV) *'' Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero'' (live-action TV) *'' Ultraman Gaia'' (live-action TV) *'' Ultraman Mebius'' (live-action TV) *''

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'' (Movie) *'' Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle'' (live-action TV) *'' Vampiyan Kids'' (TV) *''

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'' (TV) *'' Zipang'' (TV) *''

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'' (live-action TV)

References

External links

Official homepage
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sahashi, Toshihiko 1959 births Anime composers Japanese composers Japanese film score composers Japanese male composers Japanese male film score composers Living people People from Tachikawa Tokyo University of the Arts alumni Video game composers