Shirō Sagisu (鷺巣 詩郎 , Sagisu Shirō , born August 29, 1957) [ 5] is a Japanese composer , arranger and music producer . With a career spanning over 40 years (beginning in the late 1970s), he is best known for his works as a record producer for acts including various choir members Mike Wyzgowski, Misia , Satoshi Tomiie , and Ken Hirai . Sagisu has also worked as a film composer for several anime and films , being well known for his collaborations with Gainax , especially in the soundtrack of Hideaki Anno 's series Neon Genesis Evangelion .
Sagisu's career in music started in 1977, when he became one of the members of jazz fusion band T-Square . He made three albums with the group before becoming a full-time composer and writer in 1979. By 1997, he had composed over 2,000 songs, advertising jingles and TV and movie pieces.[ 6] Sagisu won the Tokyo Anime Award for "Best Music" in 2010 for Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance .[ 7] Sagisu arranged a rendition of the Japanese national anthem, "Kimigayo ", performed at the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony by Misia.[ 8]
Year
Title
Notes
Ref.
1979
EYES
With Somethin' Special
[ 9]
1980
Pole Position 2
With Somethin' Special
[ 10]
1994
Final Fantasy VI Grand Finale
Orchestral arrangement of 11 tracks from the game Final Fantasy VI Co-arranged with Tsuneyoshi Saito
[ 11]
1999
Shiro's Songbook
[ 12]
2000
Shiro's Songbook 2
[ 13]
2001
Tribute to Cool! Shiro's Songbook 2.5
[ 14]
5.1 Gospel Songbook
[ 15]
2002
Shiro's Songbook "Remixes and More"
[ 16]
2003
Shiro's Songbook Selection London Freedom Choir
[ 17]
2005
Shiro's Songbook Ver 7.0
[ 18]
2013
Shiro's Songbook Xpressions
[ 19]
2017
Shiro's Songbook The Hidden Wonder of Music
[ 20]
2018
Shiro's Ani-Songbook
[ 21]
2022
Shiro’s Songbook 11
[ 22]
2022
Shiro's Songbook Bleach Bankai!
[ 23]
Films and original video animations
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Year
Title
Ref.
TBA
Project GAMM
[ 79]
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