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is a Japanese anime composer,
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and
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. He is best known for composing music to the anime franchises ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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'' and arranging/orchestrating music in the ''
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'' series. He frequently collaborates with fellow composers Kohei Tanaka and
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on anime scores.


Biography


Early life and career

Born in
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, Japan, Shiro Hamaguchi graduated with a music degree from
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, where he befriended fellow video game musician Masashi Hamauzu. After graduation, he was hired as a department project manager at
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from 1994 to 1996. In 1996, he joined the
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and
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production company Imagine, where he worked alongside famed composers
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, Kohei Tanaka, and
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. His debut role was the anime series '' Violinist of Hameln'' (1996), where he
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Tanaka's works. His music impressed ''
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'' composer
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, who chose Hamaguchi as the arranger for the '' Final Fantasy VII Reunion Tracks'' album. He provided orchestral renditions of "Aeris's Theme", "Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII", and "One-Winged Angel", which have become iconic through their use in various ''Final Fantasy'' concerts. Subsequently, he created music for the anime series ''Ehrgeiz'' (unrelated to the video game) and ''AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave''.


Further career

Hamaguchi scored the pirate-based anime ''
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'' in 1999 with Tanaka, later returning to compose four of its movies. He also worked as an arranger for the ''
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'' series. The success of his ''
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'' arrangements led Uematsu to hire him to orchestrate four pieces for the 1999 title ''
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'', including the opening theme "Liberi Fatali" and the theme song " Eyes on Me". These pieces and nine new arrangements appeared in the orchestral album '' Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec Final Fantasy VIII''. The following year, he arranged a selection of tracks from the game's soundtrack for the series' first Piano Collections album in five years. The success of "Eyes on Me" prompted
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to use Hamaguchi as the arranger for his theme song in '' Chocobo Racing''. In 2000, Hamaguchi composed the '' Megumi no Daigo'' film and the '' Dinozaurs'' anime series, the latter with Imagine colleague Akifumi Tada. He provided orchestrations to ''
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''s
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music, featured in '' Final Fantasy IX Original Soundtrack PLUS'', and an arrangement of the theme song " Melodies of Life"; he also created another Piano Collections album to the game. Hamaguchi collaborated with Uematsu to create music for the animated film '' Ah! My Goddess: The Movie'' and the 2001 anime series '' Final Fantasy: Unlimited'', which also featured compositions by Tada. For ''
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'', he orchestrated the ending theme and the two versions of the theme song " Suteki da ne". He also produced the arrangements for the 2002 concert
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, the first ''Final Fantasy'' concert since 1989. It mixed his older arrangements with new ones such as "Vamo' Alla Flamenco", "Theme of Love", "Tina", "Dear Friends", "Final Fantasy", and an eight-minute medley of music from '' Final Fantasy I'', '' II'', and '' III''. The concert and its CD release set a precedent for many future concerts. Also in 2002, Hamaguchi scored the anime series ''
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''. His contribution to ''
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'' (2003) was arranging the opening theme. He also orchestrated three themes for '' Unlimited Saga'' on behalf of his university friend Hamauzu. At the end of 2003, Hamaguchi produced the '' Piano Collections Final Fantasy VII''. He also made new arrangements of "Opening ~ Bombing Mission", "To Zanarkand", "Ronfaure", "You're Not Alone", and "Opera 'Maria and Draco'" for the concert series Tour de Japon: Music from Final Fantasy in 2004. The concert also featured his arrangement of "Cloud Smiles" from the 2005 film ''
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''; the remaining contributions to the film by Hamaguchi were old orchestral and piano arrangements. A handful of Hamaguchi's orchestral arrangements were added to Tour de Japon's American successor Dear Friends - Music from Final Fantasy, which made its debut in May 2004 in Los Angeles. His arrangements have also been performed at the events More Friends: Music from Final Fantasy, Voices - Music from Final Fantasy, and
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. In 2005, Hamaguchi scored the anime series '' Oh! My Goddess'' and contributed arrangements to the third Symphonic Game Music Concert. The same year, Hamaguchi decided to enroll at the
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in a one-year jazz composition course to further his opportunities as an anime composer. He has since scored '' One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta'', ''
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'', ''Ah! My Goddess: Fighting Wings'', and ''
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''. He orchestrated the late composer Ingo Nugel and his brother Henning Nugel's arrangements from ''
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'' for performance at the fifth Symphonic Game Music Concert in August 2007. In September 2010, he arranged a suite containing the music from Starwing and Lylat Wars for the
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concert in Cologne. Hamaguchi also composed the official music score for the
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anime ''
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'' and its sequels, '' Jewelpet Twinkle'' and ''
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''. He later left the production staff in 2012 to focus on composing music for the film '' One Piece Film: Z'' and the anime film '' Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home''.


Discography


Anime

;Composition *''Ehrgeiz'' (1997) *''Awol: Absent Without Leave'' (1998) *''
One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...
'' (1999–present) – with Kohei Tanaka *'' Dinozaurs'' (2000) – with Akifumi Tada *'' Final Fantasy: Unlimited'' (2001) – with Akifumi Tada *''
Kiddy Grade ''Kiddy Grade'' () is a Japanese anime television series produced in 2002 and created by gímik and Gonzo Digimation and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The series is licensed and distributed in North America by FUNimation Entertainment ...
'' (2002) *''
Oh My Goddess! , or ''Ah! My Goddess!'' in some releases, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōsuke Fujishima. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from September 1988 to April 2014, with its ...
'' (2005) *''Ah! My Goddess: Fighting Wings'' (2006) *''
Big Windup! , often shortened to , is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since September 2003, with its chapters collected in 37 vo ...
'' (2007) *''Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy'' (2007) *''
Rosario + Vampire is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who inadvertently enrolls in a boarding school for monsters. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develo ...
'' (2008) – with Kohei Tanaka *''Rosario + Vampire Capu2'' (2008) – with Kohei Tanaka *''
Jewelpet is a Japanese media franchise and toy line created in 2008 as a joint venture between Sanrio and Sega Toys, produced by the third character designer of Hello Kitty, Yuko Yamaguchi and illustrated by the character designer of Cinnamoroll, Miy ...
'' (2009) *''Ōkiku Furikabutte ~Natsu no Taikai-hen~'' (2010) *'' Jewelpet Twinkle'' (2010) *''
Jewelpet Sunshine , also called ''Jewel Pets'', is a 2009 Japanese fantasy anime series produced by Studio Comet, based on the Jewelpet franchise jointly created by Sanrio and Sega Sammy Holdings. The series was written by Atsushi Maekawa (''Dig ...
'' (2011) *''
Hanasaku Iroha , or ''Hanairo'' for short, is a Japanese 26-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Masahiro Andō. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida. P.A. Works produced ...
'' (2011) *''
Girls und Panzer , abbreviated as ''GuP'' or ''Garupan'' , is a Japanese franchise created by Actas. It depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. The series was directed by Tsutomu Miz ...
'' (2012) *''
Tari Tari ''Tari Tari'' is a 2012 Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works, written and directed by Masakazu Hashimoto. The series aired in Japan between July 1 and September 23, 2012, on TV Kanagawa, and was also simulcast by Crunchyrol ...
'' (2012) *''
Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They? , also known as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Tarō Tatsunoko and illustrated by Yū Amano. An anime adaptation by Diomedéa aired from January 11, 2013, to March 15, 2013. Part 1 of the series ended on April 1, 2015, with ...
'' (2013) *'' Karneval'' (2013) – with Keiji Inai *'' Galilei Donna'' (2013) *'' Shirobako'' (2014) *''
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'' (2015) *''
Haruchika , also called ''Haruta & Chika'', is a Japanese mystery novel series by Sei Hatsuno. Kadokawa Shoten has published five novels since October 2008. A manga adaptation published by Kadokawa Shoten in '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' began serializa ...
'' (2016) *''
The Magnificent Kotobuki is an anime television series produced by GEMBA, which aired from January to March 2019. A smartphone game titled ''Kōya no Kotobuki Hikōtai - Ōzora no Take Off Girls!'' was released in February 2019. A compilation film titled ''The Mag ...
'' (2019) ;Arrangement *'' Violinist of Hamelin'' (1996) *''Sakura Wars 2'' (1999) – with Akifumi Tada, Masami Kishimura,
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, and
Takayuki Negishi (born August 6, 1961) is a Japanese composer, music arranger and record producer originating from Tokyo. Negishi began work as a synthesizer operator in 1983. He worked with IMAGIN, so he often arranged songs with Kohei Tanaka. Compositions ...
*''
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'' (2000) *''Sakura Taisen: New York NY.99'' (2007) – with Takayuki Kishimoto


Film

;Composition *'' Ah! My Goddess: The Movie'' (2000) – with
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*''Megumi no Daigo'' (2000) *'' One Piece the Movie: Deddo Endo no Bōken'' (2003) – with Kohei Tanaka *''Boku no Son Goku'' (2003) *'' One Piece: Norowa re ta Seiken'' (2004) – with Kohei Tanaka *'' One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta'' (2007) – with Kazuhiko Sawaguchi, Kōhei Tanaka, Minoru Maruo, and Yasunori Iwasaki *'' Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura'' (2008) – with Kohei Tanaka *''Eiga! Tamagotchi Uchū Ichi Happy na Monogatari!?'' (2008) *'' One Piece Film: Strong World'' (2009) *'' One Piece Film: Z'' (2012) *'' Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home'' (2013) *''
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'' (2015) *'' The Magnificent Kotobuki Complete Edition'' (2020) *'' Girls und Panzer das Finale'' (2017–present) *'' Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu!'' (2026) ;Arrangement *''
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'' (2005) – with Keiji Kawamori, Kenichiro Fukui, and
Tsuyoshi Sekito is a Japanese video game composer, arranger, and musician who has been employed at Square Enix since 1995. As a composer, he is best known for scoring '' Brave Fencer Musashi'' (1998), '' Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'' (2005) and '' The ...


Video games

;Arrangement *''
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'' (1997) *''
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'' (1999) *'' Chocobo Racing'' (1999) – with
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*''
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'' (2000) – with Kunihiko Kurosawa *''
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'' (2001) – with Junya Nakano, Masashi Hamauzu, and Hirosato Noda *''
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'' (2002) – with
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and Hirosato Noda *'' Unlimited Saga'' (2002) *''
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'' (2004) *''
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'' (2009)


Other works

;Arrangement *'' Final Fantasy VII Reunion Tracks'' (1997) *'' Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec Final Fantasy VIII'' (1999) *'' Piano Collections Final Fantasy VIII'' (2000) *'' Final Fantasy IX: Melodies of Life - Emiko Shiratori'' (2000) *'' Piano Collections Final Fantasy IX'' (2001) *''
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'' (2002) – with Masashi Hamauzu *'' Piano Collections Final Fantasy VII'' (2003) *'' More Friends: Music from Final Fantasy'' (2006) – with
Arnie Roth Arnold "Arnie" Roth (born April 28, 1953) is an American conductor, composer, and record producer, known for his expansive career in the music industry. Roth began his career as a professional violinist before founding AWR Music, where Roth b ...
, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Michio Okamiya, and Kenichiro Fukui *'' Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy'' (2007) – with
Naoshi Mizuta is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise, most notably ''Final Fantasy XI'', but has also composed music for games such as ''Street Fighter Alpha'', ''Mega Man & Bass'', and ...
, Sachiko Miyano, and Arnie Roth *''Soul Calibur Suite - The Resonance of Souls and Swords'' (2009) *'' Symphonic Legends - Music from Nintendo'' (2010) – with
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, Roger Wanamo,
Hayato Matsuo is a Japanese music composer and orchestrator who primarily does work in video games and anime. He has worked on games such as '' Front Mission 3'', ''Final Fantasy XII'', the '' Shenmue'' series, '' Magic Knight Rayearth'', and '' Hellsing Ulti ...
, Masashi Hamauzu and Torsten Rasch


References


External links


Profile at Imagine's official website
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