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Kaoru Wada

Kaoru Wada(Cùng điền huân,Wada Kaoru,born May 5, 1962)is a Japanesecomposerandarranger.[1]He has composed the scores for manyanimeseries, includingInuyasha,D.Gray-man,Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas,Samurai 7and, more recently,Tesla Note.[2][3]

Kaoru Wada
Cùng điền huân
Born(1962-05-05)May 5, 1962(age 62)
Shimonoseki,Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupations
Years active1988-present
Websitewww.kaoru-wada

He also became known to the West through his arranged works for orchestra and piano in video games likeKingdom HeartsandKingdom Hearts II.[4]

Wada, along with other later-famous musicians, studied at theTokyo College of MusicunderAkira IfukubeandSei Ikeno.He is also an apprentice of the famedGodzillacomposer,Akira Ifukube.He is married toInuyashavoice actressAkiko Nakagawa,who voices Sota Higurashi in that anime.

Works

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Anime

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List of production work in anime
Year Title Note(s) Ref(s)[5][6]
1990 RPG Densetsu Hepoi [7]
1991 3×3 Eyes OVA [8]
Madara OVA
Hero Kaede Mosaica OVA
1992 Tekkaman Blade
1993 Shippū! Iron Leaguer
Ninja Scroll Film [9]
Battle Angel OVA
The Cockpit OVA [10]
1994 Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai
Shippū! Iron Leaguer Ginhikari no Hata no Shita ni OVA
1995 3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon OVA
1996 GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996) 4th TV series
1997 GeGeGe no Kitarō: Obake Nighter Film [11]
Jigoku Sensei Nūbē: Kyoufu no Natsu Yasumi! Asashi no Uni no Gensetsu Film
1999 Harlock Saga OVA
2000 Strange Dawn
Inuyasha [12]
Ghost Stories
2001 Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time Film
Kikaider 01: The Animation
2002 Princess Tutu [13]
Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass Film
2003 Gilgamesh [14]
Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler Film
2004 Mars Daybreak
Samurai 7 [15]
Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island Film [16]
2005 Mushiking: The King of Beetles Film
Play Ball
2006 Play Ball 2nd
D.Gray-man [17]
2007 Kindaichi Case Files Special TV special (2 eps.)
2008 Hakaba Kitarō
Casshern Sins
2009 Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
Inuyasha: The Final Act
2016 Ace Attorney [18]
2020 Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon [19]
2021 The Journey Film [20]
Tesla Note [21]
2024 Ranma ½ [22]

Video games

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List of production work in video games
Year Title Role(s) Ref(s)
2002 Kingdom Hearts Arranger [23]
2004 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Arranger
2005 Kingdom Hearts II Arranger [24]
2010 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Arranger [25]
2012 Asura's Wrath Arranger [26]

References

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  1. ^"♪Kaoru-Wada cùng điền huân OFFICIAL WEBSITE♪".Cùng điền huân オフィシャルサイト.RetrievedDecember 10,2015.
  2. ^"Talking about Japanese Anime".hyperjapan.co.uk.Archived fromthe originalon June 20, 2018.RetrievedDecember 10,2015.
  3. ^Hashimoto, Kazuma (August 1, 2020)."Kaoru Wada Will Discuss His Work on Yashahime Through Upcoming Online Panel".Siliconera.RetrievedJune 7,2022.
  4. ^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 14, 2021)."Inuyasha Composer Kaoru Wada Discharged From COVID-19 Hospitalization".Anime News Network.RetrievedJune 7,2022.
  5. ^アニメ / メディア vân thuật データベース – cùng điền huân[Search results for Kaoru Wada in anime].Media Arts Database(in Japanese). Japan:Agency for Cultural Affairs.Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.RetrievedDecember 9,2015.
  6. ^"♪Kaoru-Wada cùng điền huân OFFICIAL WEBSITE♪".Cùng điền huân オフィシャルサイト.RetrievedDecember 10,2015.
  7. ^"RPG Densetsu Hepoi BGM VOL.1 | KICA-59 - VGMdb".VGMdb.RetrievedJune 12,2022.
  8. ^"3x3 Eyes: Original Soundtrack, Vol. 2 1991 Anime Video".amazon.RetrievedJune 12,2022.
  9. ^"Madman Announcements from AVCon 2014".Anime News Network.July 20, 2014.RetrievedDecember 10,2015.
  10. ^"THE COCKPIT Original Soundtrack".VGMdb.RetrievedJune 8,2022.
  11. ^"Gegege no Kitaro: Obake Nighter Gekijouban Original Soundtrack | WPC6-8287 - VGMdb".VGMdb.RetrievedJune 9,2022.
  12. ^"Kaoru Wada – Inuyasha Music Collection".Discogs.RetrievedJune 11,2022.
  13. ^Loveridge, Lynzee (December 19, 2018)."Magical Girl Anime Princess Tutu Gets 6-Disc Soundtrack Release".Anime News Network.RetrievedJune 12,2022.
  14. ^"Gilgamesh SOUND TRACK | AVCA-14885 - VGMdb".VGMdb.RetrievedJune 11,2022.
  15. ^"Samurai 7 Original Soundtrack".play-asia.RetrievedJune 12,2022.
  16. ^"InuYasha the Movie 4 Fire on the Mystic Island Original Soundtrack - VGMdb".VGMdb.RetrievedJune 12,2022.
  17. ^"テレビ Đông Kinh ・あにてれ".tv-tokyo.co.jp(in Japanese).RetrievedJune 11,2022.
  18. ^"Ace Attorney Anime's Cast, Staff Announced (Updated)".Anime News Network.December 18, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 6,2022.
  19. ^"Inuyasha Anime Gets Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon TV Spinoff This Fall".Anime News Network.May 8, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 6,2022.
  20. ^"Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei Preview The Journey Film's Japanese Cast in Trailer".Anime News Network.March 1, 2021.RetrievedMarch 1,2021.
  21. ^"Tiger & Bunny Writer Masafumi Nishida's Tesla Note Manga Gets TV Anime".Anime News Network.April 6, 2021.RetrievedApril 6,2021.
  22. ^"New Ranma 1/2 Anime Reveals Returning & New Cast, Staff, October 5 Debut in 1st Trailer".Anime News Network.July 17, 2024.RetrievedJuly 17,2024.
  23. ^"Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack | 7243-5-80453-21 - VGMdb".VGMdb.RetrievedJune 7,2022.
  24. ^"KINGDOM HEARTS II ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK | TOCT-25871~2 - VGMdb".VGMdb.RetrievedJune 7,2022.
  25. ^"KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack | SQEX-10213~5 - VGMdb".VGMdb.RetrievedSeptember 19,2022.
  26. ^"ASURA'S WRATH Original Soundtrack | CPCA-10256~7 - VGMdb".VGMdb.RetrievedJune 11,2022.
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