is a Japanese musician, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer from

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, Japan. While she recently released her 5th CD, ''Arbol Grande'', she is better known for having written and sung songs for '' Pokémon: Advanced Generation''. Ezaki has composed many songs for well-known

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artists, including Kosuke Atari and Misaki Usuzawa, and has sung

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for several more. She has also composed music and done vocals on many television and radio commercials, and has created instrumental pieces both internationally and in Japan. In 2002, Ezaki was put in charge of composing the music and singing the ending

theme song Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...

for the

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series Pocket Monsters (or ‘Pokémon’). Her songs included "Because the Sky is There" and "Smile". In 2012, she composed and sang background vocals on Pokémon's ending theme song, "Seven-colored Arch". In addition to her compositions, Ezaki produces CDs for indie artists on her own label, Moss Green Records, works as a voice trainer and crystal bowl player, and continues to perform live across southern and central Japan. In 2012, Ezaki began composing songs for

Misaki Misaki ( ja, 御先, "misaki") are a collective term for spirit-like existences in Japan like gods, demons and spirits, among other supernatural entities. Their name comes from a kannushi's vanguard. Summary Misaki are subordinate to the high ...

, a young and increasingly popular Minyou singer from Tohoku, Japan. Ezaki composed two songs for Misaki's debut album, plus a single, and is in the process of composing additional songs for her.

Discography

*"Apple Tea", Blow Wind Records, 2001. *"Spices", Moss Green Records, 2004. *"Musk", a

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album with composer and pianist Ryuji Iuchi, 2005. *Eight Children, Moss Green Records, 2008. *Voice Painting, Moss Green Records, 2010. *Arbol Grande, Moss Green records, 2015.

External links

Toshiko Ezaki Official Website
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