Who would you say are your all time favorite composers for anime?
Joe Hisaishi is my number 1, but I have a lot more favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9mGQU7rGGM
My top ten:
1. Joe Hisaishi
2. Ryuuichi Sakamoto
3. Yoko Kanno
4. Susumu Hirasawa
5. Shiro Sagisu
6. Naoki Sato
7. Yuki Kajiura
8. Taku Iwasaki
9. Kenji Kawai
10. Toshio Masuda
What are yours?
Also before anyone asks, I like Hiroyuki Sawano, but I really think he peaked after Gundam Unicorn. His music sounds nice but doesn't have much variety to it.
Kajiura
Hard to say. I'm on a big Hirasawa binge right now after watching Millennium Actress last night though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBgYLH1j6J8
Susumu Hirasawa
Kanno.
No Mizoguchi Hajime?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPz_lkRJPq8
>>137487326
I don't know.
Gainax anime tends to have good music I guess.
>>137487326
Dvorak
Yuki Kaijura. I like her OSTs like Thanatos
I imagine my favorite circle is Wave or Floating cloud
Kanna for sure. Her work in escaflowne was flawless. Unfortunately a lot of shit just got repetitious with the who steam punk sound. Favorite song by her is the escaflowne opening song.
Shiro Sagisu
Susumu HirasawaHiroyuki Sawano
Michiru oshima and katsuhisa hattori.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVQEYDQ_EQc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99ULlpbiz0
I'm a big fan of this newbie Yutaka Yamada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Bqft0eKwM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Y7nB_qUmU
Tsueno Imahori you damn plebs.
Shiratori Sumio
https://youtu.be/H4ntgTXGg7M?list=PLF6F1871374D5E23D
https://youtu.be/tr_IyhCPS28?list=PL4AB43CC5C565F873
https://youtu.be/N-7jnknCc4g
Kenji Kawai all of the day bro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z64HCi2rQkE
Toshihiko Sahashi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NflkcoxJk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsryWvrFZMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8G4a_yCJt4
Kajiura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzyo02ulJGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL2AztXG9MU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8LGZllK8ps
Tatsuya kato
Shiro sagisu
And choro club because that aria ost man
>>137487326
Keep in mind most people only know Kajiura and Sawano exist.
>>137489376
>Tsueno Imahori
The only work that he was the lead composer for was Gungrave. I wouldn't call that a very impressive track record.
>>137492168
[citation needed]
I only really know Kanno. Wish I knew more about anime composers, there a place I can read up on this stuff?
>>137493401
Kara no Kyoukai is probably Yuki Kajiura's finest work...nothing can top that, aside from Madoka. I liked the soundtrack to Rebellion. Have the entire KNK soundtrack and tell me what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XwQcXFFVkE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF_h3IuSCWg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxlnq9QfNTg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOEUw5_w2JQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozo5zhkvtBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6jr8Xx2oc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhoZIGJKXT4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQhEI-5ANxM
>>137493664
>Kara no Kyoukai is probably Yuki Kajiura's finest work
I agree. I listen to it on a daily basis, it's amazing.
>>137493664
Ma nigga. Madoka and Fate/Zero are strong runners up, but Kajiura's work on Kara no Kyoukai was fucking incredible.
>>137490773
>Tatsuya kato
I really enjoy some of the soundtracks he makes, albeit not every one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPkaroNNVYE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnj570tXD5s
>>137494173
God BD ost is so good.
shame his work on shokugeki was kinda weak.
I have no clue man.
I guess I like Taku Iwasaki, Yoko Kanno and Hiroyuki Sawano. Joe Hisashi is my nigger too.
Other than that, I really don't know.
>>137487996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKNv8QKLJeE
>>137487958
This
2- akiko shikata
3- monaca
4- shiro sagisu
5- kenji kawai
>>137487326
Joe Hisaishi is my absolute favorite too. I also really enjoy Hideki Taniuchi's work on Kaiji/Akagi. Shame he'll never work in the industry again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q-P-bcKQiM
Oshima Michiru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOao5xYf8Oo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLe1q_VdF1Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StFabJv9Iw0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEmYwDPZpOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pN2KybNP9o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvMt89mc4lA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIyXupS88PU
Amano Masamichi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhkF4LoFBBw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3uij4CF9H8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_gTAJrH0p0
Yoshida Kiyoshi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOgldkETcxk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKDETYq6J1I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-IW29cgjsM
Iwasaki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLvegXfzB0w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYISAAIcyDw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNtzmOliIos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRgf4Hsf6r4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tBbFAXh64Q
Kajiura because
>>137494046
>>137493855
>>137493664
are all eminently correct
>>137495334
This.
Some people like to shit on him but Sawano will never be bad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkzvPeSkfWs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbv4l0HOjOY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5B20kJrqlU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PuP7IkpRLU
>>137496114
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ7aCa3szZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJYPJdrx1Dg
>>137496114
Sawano is a god.
>>137495272
Monaca has had some good ones lately, especially Concrete Revolutio
>>137492944
Just use your eyes and sense of pattern recognition if you have any, it's not to hard to figure out from casual observation.
>>137495944
Michiru Oshima is stupid underrated as is pretty much everyone you listed. Can't wait for Akagami no Shirayukihime OST finally in March.
>>137497668
His guitar work is a godsend, lost count on how many nights that sora no woto ost helped me to sleep like a baby.
>>137496114
He's just so one note and played out and his vocal tracks are fucking awful mainly. He's tolerable if not pretty decent when he's not pushing the vocals which is unfortunately all the time lately.
>>137497722
Michiru Oshima is a her, hence the name Michiru and she's a composer not a guitar player though I guess you can give her credit for writing the sheet music for that section. Still IMO the fact that people can't even tell the proper gender of someone in these discussions...like what are we even doing here lets be honest folks.
>>137497816
they look and sound the same brother man
i'll give you the rest of the post, so gomen gomen etc
>>137495944
I'm finding Iwasaki's latest stuff pretty mediocre and forgettable to be honest. Really only his work for Noragami and Jojo has stood out much lately though for the latter I think it's cause he was clearly trying to channel 80's inspiration cause you know Jojo and all.
>>137497976
he's getting too into dubstep imo, his mahouka work had 6 good tracks
>>137497727
His vocal tracks usually represent ~10% of the OST he composes but the directors and the sound directors love to use them all the time.
>>137496114
Sawano isn't bad. Just overrated.
>>137496114
All of Sawano's shit sounds the same. Once you've heard one album, you've heard em all.
always good to see shiro getting some love
>>137487326
>2. Ryuuichi Sakamoto
>3. Yoko Kanno
These
>>137501889
He's a fantastic composer. He deserves that respect.
>>137502179
Do you have a favorite work by him?
>>137487326
>Ryuuichi Sakamoto
I know his other works, solo and with YMO. In which anime did his music appear?
Anyway Pearl Kyodai:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFgtC_H79m4
>>137502304
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Nl_8cu-2E
>>137502393
Noice.
Kohei Tanaka
I don't care if you don't like the series, the man has made some fantastic soundtracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxztIKy52mM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq877u35i4o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eypvlF5GOM
>>137502256
I can't get enough of his OST for Evangelion, but I also really dug the OST that he did for the Berserk movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg4I-OJON2g
Not from anime but this guy is pretty fucking good
The OST is amazing
>>137487326
Kawai is my favorite.
