Yuki Kajiura
Yuki Kajiura | |
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Yuki Kajiura at Anime Expo 2012 | |
Background information | |
Native name | 梶浦 由記 |
Born | August 6, 1965 |
Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | Anison, baroque pop, contemporary classical music, world music, electronic, folk music, orchestral, new-age music |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, record producer |
Instruments | Keyboard/piano |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Victor Entertainment |
Associated acts | |
Website |
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Yuki Kajiura (梶浦 由記 Kajiura Yuki, born August 6, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese musician, composer and record producer. She has provided the music for several popular anime series, such as the final Kimagure Orange Road movie, Noir, .hack//Sign, Aquarian Age, Madlax, My-HiME, My-Otome, Pandora Hearts, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, Sword Art Online, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and the Kara no Kyoukai movies (amongst others). She also assisted Toshihiko Sahashi with Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. Kajiura has also composed for video games, including the cutscene music for Xenosaga II and the entire Xenosaga III game soundtrack. She composed the music for NHK's April 2014 morning drama (asadora) "Hanako to Anne".
Biography
In 2002, See-Saw participated in another Mashimo's project, .hack//Sign During the production of the series, Kajiura met Emily Bindiger and impressed by her vocals, offered her to perform over 10 of the series' insert songs. She has also jokingly called Bindiger "her English teacher" at Anime Expo 2003.[1]
One of Kajiura's solo projects include FictionJunction. The project involves collaboration with artists such as Yuuka Nanri, Asuka Kato, and Kaori Oda. FictionJunction Yuuka, with Nanri as the vocalist, is the most prolific of these collaborations. In 2004, the duo produced the opening and ending songs for Kōichi Mashimo's Madlax and in the next year, published their first collaborative album, Destination.
In October 2007, it was announced that Yuki Kajiura would be attending the performances of the Eminence Orchestra's concert, 'A Night in Fantasia 2007 – Symphonic Anime Edition', as a special guest.[2]
The 2014 series Aldnoah.Zero's opening theme "Heavenly Blue" was composed by Kajiura and was performed by Kalafina.[3]
On July 2016, Aniplex of America announced that the “Yuki Kajiura LIVE ~featuring SWORD ART ONLINE~” concert that took place on March 2016 in Japan would be having an additional date on January 14, 2017 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, but was later canceled due to visa issues.[4].
In December 2017, a source reported to news site, Sponchi Annex that Kajiura was planning to leave her agency, Spacecraft Produce, over contract disputes. In February 2018, Kajiura herself confirmed via her Twitter that she has officially left her agency.[5][6][7].
Discography
Anime soundtracks
Game soundtracks
Game title | Game platform | Year of release | Company |
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Double Cast (ダブルキャスト Daburukyasuto) | PlayStation | 1998 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Meguri-aishite (めぐり愛して) | PlayStation | 1999 | SME |
Blood: The Last Vampire | PlayStation 2 | 2000 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse (Movie scenes) | PlayStation 2 | 2004 | Namco |
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra | PlayStation 2 | 2006 | Namco |
Movie soundtracks
Movie title | Year of release | Director |
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Tokyo-Kyodai | 1995 | Jun Ichikawa |
Ruby Fruit | 1995 | Takumi Kimiduka |
Rainbow | 1999 | Naoto Kumazawa |
Boogiepop and others | 2000 | Ryu Kaneda |
Moon | 2000 | Takumi Kimiduka |
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Movie: Princess in Birdcage Kingdom | 2005 | Itsuro Kawasaki |
Kara no Kyoukai series | 2007–2009, 2013 | Ei Aoki Takuya Nonaka Mitsuru Oburai Tomonori Sudō |
Achilles and the Tortoise | 2008 | Takeshi Kitano[8] |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings | 2012 | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal | 2012 | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion | 2013 | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto |
Sword Art Online: Extra Edition | 2013 | Tomohiko Itō |
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties | 2016 | Guo Jingming |
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale | 2017 | Tomohiko Itō |
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower | 2017 | Tomonori Sudō |
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly | 2018 | Tomonori Sudō |
Musicals
Title | Year of release |
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Sakura-Wars | 1998 |
Fine | 1998 |
Funk-a-Step | 1998 |
Funk-a-Step II | 1999 |
Christmas Juliette | 1999–2000 |
High-School Revolution | 2000 |
Christmas Juliette | 2000 |
Shooting-Star Lullaby | 2001 |
Love's Labour's Lost/Set | 2002 |
Angel Gate | 2006 |
Solo albums
Title | Year of release |
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Fiction | 2003 |
Fiction II | 2011 |
Produced albums
Title | Artist | Year of release |
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I have a dream | See-Saw | 1993 |
See-Saw | See-Saw | 1994 |
Early Best | See-Saw | 2003 |
Dream Field | See-Saw | 2003 |
melody | Saeko Chiba | 2003 |
everything | Saeko Chiba | 2004 |
Destination | FictionJunction Yuuka | 2004 |
Circus | FictionJunction Yuuka | 2007 |
Re/oblivious | Kalafina | 2008 |
Everlasting Songs | FictionJunction | 2009 |
Seventh Heaven | Kalafina | 2009 |
Red Moon | Kalafina | 2010 |
After Eden | Kalafina | 2011 |
Consolation | Kalafina | 2013 |
Elemental | FictionJunction | 2014 |
far on the water | Kalafina | 2015 |
Compilation albums
Title | Year of release |
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The Works for Soundtrack | 2011 |
Other involvements
Genre | Project | Involvement | Year |
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Anime | Jura Tripper | Ending theme | 1995 |
Anime | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed | Closing theme & insert songs | 2002 |
Anime | Chrono Crusade | Closing theme song (Sayonara Solitaire) | 2003 |
Game | .hack//Quarantine | Song "Yasashii Yoake" (also used in .hack//Sign) | 2003 |
Anime | The World of Narue | Closing theme | 2003 |
Anime | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny | Closing theme & insert songs | 2004 |
Anime | .hack//Legend of the Twilight | Closing theme | 2004 |
Anime | Loveless | Theme song | 2005 |
Anime | Shōnen Onmyōji | Opening theme song | 2006 |
Anime | .hack//Roots | Opening theme song | 2006 |
Anime | Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto | Opening theme song | 2006 |
Anime | My-Otome Zwei | Ending theme songs 2–3 | 2007 |
Anime | Baccano! | Ending Theme song | 2007 |
Anime | Amatsuki | Ending Theme song | 2008 |
TV Drama | Negima (Live Action) | Ending Theme song | 2008 |
Anime | Kuroshitsuji | Ending Theme Song | 2008 |
Documentary | Unknown Episodes of History – Historia | Soundtrack[9] | 2009 |
Anime | So Ra No Wo To | Opening Theme song | 2010 |
Anime | Ōkami Kakushi | Theme song | 2010 |
Anime | Eve no Jikan | Ending Theme Song | 2010 |
Game | Nobunaga's Ambition | Theme song | 2010 |
Anime | Kuroshitsuji II | Insert theme song | 2010 |
TV Drama | 15 Sai no Shiganhei | Music | 2010 |
Game | .hack//Link | Previously written songs contributed: Edge, (from .hack//Liminality Volume 1: In the Case of Mai Minase) Obsession from .hack//Sign and Silly-Go-Round. (from .hack//Roots) | 2010 |
Documentary | Unknown Episodes of History – Historia 2 | Soundtrack | 2011 |
Anime | Sacred Seven | Opening theme song | 2011 |
Game | Senritsu no Stratus | Opening theme song | 2011 |
Anime | Fate/Zero | Opening theme song, Ending theme song | 2011 |
TV Drama | Hanako to Anne | Music | 2014 |
Anime | Aldnoah.Zero | Opening theme song | 2014 |
Anime | Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works | Guest Composer, Ending theme song | 2014 |
Anime | The Heroic Legend of Arslan | Ending theme song | 2015 |
Anime | Erased | Ending theme song | 2016 |
Anime | The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance | Ending theme song | 2016 |
Anime | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel | Theme Song | TBA |
References
- ↑ "Yuki Kajiura Concert". Anime Source. Anime-Source.Com. September 25, 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ↑ "AU: Eminence Orchestra Returns to Sydney!". IGN Music. IGN Entertainment, Inc. October 10, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ↑ "DISCOGRAPHY|Kalafina OFFICIAL WEBSITE". www.sonymusic.co.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ↑ "Yuki Kajiura to Hold Sword Art Online-Themed Concert in Hollywood in January". Anime News Network. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Anime Music Composer Yuki Kajiura Leaves Agency After 25 Years". Anime News Network. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ "アニメ業界で事務所トラブル 梶浦由記氏退社、カラフィナも活動休止へ 20億円超の打撃". sponichi.co.jp. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ "アニメ音楽界のカリスマ・梶浦由記氏事務所退社、「カラフィナ」活動は白紙". sponichi.co.jp. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ Berra, John, ed. (2010). Directory of World Cinema: Japan. Intellect Books. p. 10. ISBN 9781841503356.
- ↑ "Yuki Kajiura". Casting Profile (in Japanese). NHK, Japanese Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Yuki Kajiura convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Yuki Kajiura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Yuki Kajiura on IMDb
- Yuki Kajiura anime at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
- Yuki Kajiura at vgmdb.net