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 musician known for his work on many television dramas,
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
series, and movies.
Biography
Kanno was born in
Saitama, Japan. He attended junior high school in
Kawagoe before later moving to
Takanezawa
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is a town located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 29,528 in 12,618 households, and a population density of 420 persons per km². The total area of the town is
Geography
Takane ...
for university. While attending school, he was fascinated by
Impressionist Music
Impressionism in music was a movement among various composers in Western classical music (mainly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries) whose music focuses on mood and atmosphere, "conveying the moods and emotions aroused by the subject ...
. He graduated from the
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 ...
, department of composition, film scoring course and started providing music for movies, commercials, and artists while he was still a student.
On December 14, 2007, Kanno held his first orchestral concert which, according to his website, "started with a strong desire to listen to live music." His first orchestra concert was held at
Suntory Hall's Blue Rose in 2007. His first 2-day Valentines concert was held at Bunkamura Orchard Hall in 2014, Yupoto Hall in 2015, Mielparque Hall in 2016, Hitomi Memorial Hall in 2017/2018, and Sakura Hall in 2019, and was well received. He also participated in several collaborations such as 2014 "Yugo Kanno x
Junichi Hirokami
is a Japanese conductor.
Born in Tokyo, Hirokami studied conducting, piano, musicology, and viola at the Tokyo College of Music. He won the first Kondrashin International Conducting Competition in Amsterdam in September 1984 at age 26. One of ...
Kyoto City Symphony Orchestra, "Yugo Kanno x
MOZU Concert", "
Gunshi Kanbei
is a 2014 Japanese historical drama television series and the 53rd NHK ''taiga'' drama. The series was broadcast from January 5 to December 21, 2014, and ran a total of 50 episodes. The drama depicts the life of Kuroda Kanbei (played by Junichi ...
Talk & Concert", 2015 "
Kizuna is a Japanese word meaning "bond". It may also refer to:
Music
* ''Kizuna'' (album), a 2022 album by JO1
* "Kizuna" (Aya Matsuura song)
* "Kizuna" (Aya Ueto song)
* "Kizuna" (Orange Range song)
* "Kizuna", a song from the anime Mermaid Melody Pich ...
Concert", and amongst others. Furthermore, in 2016, "Symphony No. 1 ~ The Border ~" was premiered b
Kansai Philin April 2019. In 2012 he began work as a painter after casually painting a portrait of a friend who came by while he was in the studio.
Under the influence of his father, he grew up listening to jazz and classical music from an early age. He started learning the piano at the age of four, became obsessed with soccer and piano in elementary school, and lived a sensitive boyhood in junior high school, taking charge of percussion instruments in his school's brass band club. After entering high school, he started giving composing lessons and aimed to enter a music college. In 1997, he entered the university of
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 ...
. In 2004, he made his debut at the age of 27 in the
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network S ...
drama series "Last Christmas". Since then, he has been active in a wide range of music production such as movies, TV dramas, animations, and documentaries.
In 2010, he won the
Japanese Movie Critics Award "Movie Music Artist Award" and the Japan Theater Staff Film Festival Music Award for "Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess".
In May 2014, he won the Monthly Galaxy Award, and in June 2015, he received the Encouragement Award as a composer for a play in the 52nd
Galaxy Awards in the TV category.
Discography
Television works
Anime works
Movie works
Game works
Original works
References
External links
*
Yugo Kanno Official Website*
Yugo Kanno Meets Art*
Discography at VGMdb*
Yugo Kannos Oficial Twitter Page (@yugokanno)
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1977 births
Anime composers
Japanese composers
Japanese film score composers
Japanese male composers
Japanese male film score composers
Japanese music arrangers
Living people
Musicians from Saitama Prefecture
Video game composers
Japanese painters