Yugo Kanno
Prolific Japanese composer Yugo Kanno is one of the nation's leading figures in scoring animated films for television and cinema. Kanno's best known work has an energetic attack that combines elements of pop, rock, and electronic music, a good match for the action-packed visuals heard on his music for the Netflix series Pluto and the screen adaptation of the popular manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Kanno also writes music for orchestras and frequently conducts concerts of his works.
Yugo Kanno was born in Japan's Saitama Prefecture on June 5, 1977. His father had an impressive audio system, and Kanno grew up listening to his collection of jazz and classical recordings. At the age of four, he took up the piano, and his two passions in life became music and soccer. He played in the wind ensemble in junior high, and when he moved on to high school, he began learning composition. After completing high school, he was accepted at the Tokyo College of Music, where he made composition his focus. Kanno was already writing scores for musicians before he graduated, and after receiving his degree, he worked in advertising, writing familiar jingles for several major Japanese firms. In 2004, he landed his first major scoring assignment, penning the music for a Fuji TV drama titled Last Christmas. He was soon juggling a busy schedule, scoring nearly 60 TV projects between 2005 and 2019, among them 2008's Innocent Love, 2009's Samurai High School, and 2019's Sherlock: Untold Stories. Kanno was also in high demand scoring anime releases, writing theme songs and background music for over 25 animated projects including the popular series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation and the critically acclaimed Netflix adaptation of the manga series Pluto. Kanno would also add a number of theatrical feature films to his résumé, such as 2008's Shaolin Girl, 2012's The Wings of the Kirin, and 2022's Silent Parade (aka Chinmoku no Parade). Though he'd enjoyed great success writing music for the screen, Kanno was also a passionate advocate for the experience of hearing orchestral music performed live, and in 2013 he debuted Yugo Kanno Meets Art & Music: Spin-Off Work from the Movie The Intermission. Kanno directed the first performance of his Symphony No.1 "The Border" in 2016, and Symphony No.2 "Alles ist Architektur" enjoyed its first public performance in 2019.
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Pluto (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Milan on 26 Oct 2023
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PSYCHO-PASS PROVIDENCE Original Soundtrack
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Labels Inc. on 7 Jun 2023
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PSYCHO-PASS (Complete Original Soundtrack)
Anime - Released by Sony Music Labels Inc. on 1 Apr 2015
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PSYCHO-PASS (Complete Original Soundtrack 2)
Anime - Released by Sony Music Labels Inc. on 1 Apr 2015
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The Movie "Reconguista in G" Original Motion Picture Sound Track
Anime - Released by SUNRISE Music Label on 22 Jul 2022
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PSYCHO-PASS (Complete Original Soundtrack)
Anime - Released by Sony Music Labels Inc. on 1 Apr 2015
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PSYCHO PASS 3 Original Soundtrack
Anime - Released by Sony Music Labels Inc. on 11 Nov 2020
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CODE Japan: The Price of Wishes
Film Soundtracks - Released by Vap on 11 Oct 2023
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PSYCHO-PASS (Complete Original Soundtrack 2)
Anime - Released by Sony Music Labels Inc. on 1 Apr 2015
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「2.43 清陰高校男子バレー部」オリジナル・サウンドトラック
Anime - Released by Aniplex Inc. on 26 May 2021
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映画「沈黙のパレード」 (オリジナル・サウンドトラック)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Universal Music LLC on 14 Sep 2022
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“Yuria's Red String of Fate” ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Film Soundtracks - Released by Vap on 20 Dec 2023
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Cells At Work! CODE BLACK (Original Soundtrack)
Anime - Released by Aniplex Inc. on 24 Feb 2021
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Golden Wind (Piano Edition)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Never-Mind on 16 Apr 2022
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Innocent Love - Original Soundtrack
Film Soundtracks - Released by EMI MUSIC JAPAN INC. on 3 Dec 2008
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NHK大河ドラマ「軍師官兵衛」オリジナル・サウンドトラック PLUS
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Labels Inc. on 31 May 2023
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Tokyo Tarareba Girls Original Soundtrack (Tokyo Tararebamusume Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Vap on 8 Mar 2017
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The Pride of the Temp o.s.t.(Hakenno Hinkaku o.s.t.)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Vap on 28 Feb 2007
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Pandora's fruit Original Soundtrack (Pandorano Kajitsu Kagaku Hanzai Sousa File Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Vap on 22 Jun 2022
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KIINA Original Soundtrack (Kiina Fukanouhanzai Sousakan Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Vap on 25 Feb 2009
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My Loser Husband Original Soundtrack (Uchino Ottowa Shigotoga Dekinai Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Vap on 30 Aug 2017
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