Yoko Kanno
Musician and Composer
Music Monday: Yoko Kanno and The SeatbeltsGabrielle's Outlook, Movies & TV - By Gabrielle Clark on November 4, 2009 at 3:07 pm Yoko Kanno is a Japanese musician and composer, who, in a word, is a musical genius. If you're an anime fan, or have even had a glimpse of one, you've... In this article: Yoko Kanno, The Seatbelts, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, Japan, Raj Ramayya, Tim Jensen, DVD, and Itunes |
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Sharon Apple
...only working with her). Since then, rumors have long circulated that Robin is, in fact, a pseudonym of Yoko Kanno -- rumors that Kanno appears to have confirmed at her Cho-jiku-tanabata Sonic concert on July 7 2009. In this manner, Yoko...
In this article: Sharon Apple, Isamu Alva Dyson, Guld Goa Bowman, Macross, Gabriela Robin, Myung Fang Lone, Macross Plus, and Shoji Kawamori
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | October 31, 2009
The Anime Masters Demonstrate Their Best in Genius Party
...Matsumoto, with a script anime-director-to-be Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Paranoia Agent, Perfect Blue), and music by fan favorite composer Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop) Stink Bomb - Akira meets practical joke, directed by Tensai Okamura (Wolf's Rain,...
In this article: Studio 4°C, Macross 7, Shinichiro Watanabe, North America, Koji Morimoto, Hayao Miyazaki, Robot Carnival, and Mind Game
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Yoko Kanno
...vocalist who has only ever worked with Kanno and her ex-husband Mizoguchi Hajime, is rumored to be a pseudonym of Kanno herself. On July 7, 2009, Yoko Kanno herself performed as Gabriela Robin on her stage and the rumor proved to be true.
In this article: Maaya Sakamoto, Gabriela Robin, The Seatbelts, Cowboy Bebop, Please Save My Earth, Napple Tale, Kiseki no Umi, Escaflowne, and Bandai
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Maaya Sakamoto
...5. She also has had at least one song, that appeared on the NHK program, Minna no Uta. Maaya first teamed up with composer Yoko Kanno in her debut single, "Yakusoku wa Iranai" in 1996. Kanno collaborated with Maaya up until her fifth...
In this article: Tsubasa Chronicle, Maaya Sakamoto, Chieko Higuchi, Gabriela Robin, Cardcaptor Sakura, Loop, and Yunagi Loop
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Wikipedia | October 16, 2009
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 4
''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T.4-'' is the fourth original soundtrack of the ' anime series, composed by Yoko Kanno. It features music composed for both seasons of the series and the film ', and is produced by Kanno, Victor...
In this article: Be Human, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T., Sasin, Bandai, Victor Entertainment, Solid State Society, and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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Wikipedia | October 12, 2009
The Seatbelts
...Jewels ) and Mai Yamane participated and sang on many of their songs. The lyrics of these songs were written mainly by Tim Jensen and Yoko Kanno herself. Singers Soichiro Otsuka and Gabriela Robin (rumored to be a pseudonym for Kanno) were...
In this article: The Seatbelts, Cowboy Bebop, Tim Jensen, DVD, Peter Bernstein, Gungrave, Joshua Redman, James Carter, and Honda
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Wikipedia | October 09, 2009
Anime composer
...of anime soundtracks and achieve at least a modicum of popularity within the otaku community while doing so. During the 1990s, Yoko Kanno garnered some interest with her soundtracks for Escaflowne and Macross Plus, but it was her...
In this article: Joe Hisaishi, Blue Seed, Read or Die, Macross Plus, Witch Hunter Robin, Escaflowne, Kenji Kawai, Shigeaki Saegusa, and Rurouni Kenshin
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Wikipedia | September 28, 2009
Origa
...Japan with the release of ' and the subsequent original soundtracks, ' and ''''. These were written by long-time friend and composer Yoko Kanno, and both the first season's theme song, Inner Universe (featuring boy soprano Ben Del Maestro)...
In this article: Origa, Fantastic Children, Ilaria Graziano, Gabriela Robin, Ben Del Maestro, Yubiwa, ∀ Gundam, and Maaya Sakamoto
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | September 23, 2009
Updates on Adaptations of Voltron, Cowboy Bebop, Imagi Astro Boy
...dog Ein. Combining artful homages to Western media, inventive direction from Shinichiro Watanabe and eclectic music from Yoko Kanno, Cowboy Bebop won over many fans when it was released on DVD by Bandai Entertainment and aired on Adult...
In this article: Voltron, Toei, Keanu Reeves, Astro Boy, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, Cowboy Bebop, Astro Boy, Anime News Network, Spike Spiegel, and Cowboy Bebop
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Wikipedia | July 14, 2009
Gabriela Robin
...Robin is a singer and lyricist, credited for lyrics and vocals on many songs composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno. She has long been rumored to be Kanno's pseudonym. Robin stated in a print interview that she was going to sing in front...
In this article: Gabriela Robin, Turn A Gundam, Macross Plus, Earth Girl Arjuna, Warsaw Philharmonic, The Vision of Escaflowne, Wolf's Rain, Genesis of Aquarion, and Macross Frontier
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Yoko Kanno is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, seminal anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements. She has written scores for famous animated works, including Macross Plus, Turn A Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Vision of Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, and is the most trusted composer by veteran and new-wave directors such as Yoshiyuki Tomino, Shinichiro Watanabe and Shoji Kawamori. Kanno has also composed music for JPop artists, the most notable being Maaya Sakamoto and Kyoko Koizumi. She is also a skilled keyboardist, and is the frontwoman for The Seatbelts, who perform many of Kanno's compositions on the various original soundtracks for which she is responsible.
- Birth Date:
- March 19, 1964
- Occupation:
- Composer, musician, conductor
- Instrument Played:
- Keyboard, piano, accordion
- Years Active:
- 1986–present
- Associated With:
- TETSU100%, The Seatbelts, Samply Red, ORIGA
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