Akira Senju
Akira Senju is a Japanese composer, arranger and conductor.
Biography
Senju studied composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and received his master's degree with honors.Between 1994 and 2003, he produced series of cover albums Utahime for Japanese singer Akina Nakamori with more than million sold copies overall.
Composition credits include Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Rampo, Strawberry on the Shortcake, Yomigaeri, Red Garden, Nada Sōsō, Fūrin Kazan, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike, the 2012 revival of Iron Chef, Triangle Strategy and the anime version of Battery. Arrangement credits include Hikari. Performance credits include Handsome Boy, The [Snow Queen (Japanese TV series)|The Snow Queen].
His brother is Hiroshi Senju, the Nihonga painter.
His younger sister is, the violinist.
His nephew is artificial intelligence entrepreneur Hikari Senju.
Works
Anime series
- Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
- The Silent Service
- B'T X
- [Tetsujin 28-go (2004 TV series)|Tetsujin 28-go]
- [The Snow Queen (Japanese TV series)|The Snow Queen]
- Red Garden
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Valvrave the Liberator
- ''Battery''
Film music
- Ribbon RE-BORN
- 226
- Tsurumoku Dokushinryō
- Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
- Tōhō Kenbunroku
- Kokōkyōshi
- Ienakiko
- The Mystery of Rampo – International version
- Night Train to the Stars
- Time Leap
- Acorn House
- Begging for Love
- Gensomaden Saiyuki: Requiem
- Meshita no koibito
- Yomigaeri
- Kurasshu
- The Man Who Wipes the Mirror
- Tetsujin 28: The Movie
- Hinokio
- A Heartful of Love
- [Nada Sōsō (film)|Nada Sōsō]
- Elephant no Senaka（2007年）
- Run with the Wind
- Magic [Tree House (film)|Magic Tree House]
- Reminiscence
Film music (animation)
- Princess Arete – directed by Sunao Katabuchi
- Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike – directed by Kanta Kamei
Television dramas (selected)
- Summer Snow
- Strawberry on the Shortcake
- Tetsujin 28-go
- Suna no Utsuwa
- Red Garden
- Fūrin Kazan
- Gold
- Japanese Americans – miniseries
Video games
- K-1 [The Arena Fighters|Fighting Illusion: K-1 Grand Prix]
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Daughter of the Dusk
- ''Triangle Strategy''
Compositions
- Sonata for clarinet and piano
- 歌曲
- 春光 for shakuhachi, synthesizer and computer
- 回帰の街f or violin and orchestra
- Eden for computer
- Into the Sea for vibraphone and computer
- Henri's Sky
- Aria for marimba – inspired from J. S. Bach
- 彩霧 for violin and string orchestra
- De Jabu I–IV for solo marimba
- 聖歌 for violin and synthesizer
- Serenade for solo violin
- Violin Concerto: Return to the Forest
- 四季 for violin and string orchestra
- Symphony No. 1
- 日本交響詩
- Breath and Rosary for Electone
- Breath and Rosary for orchestra
- 隅田川, opera – libretto: Takashi Matsumoto
- 源氏物語, Psalm symphony – libretto: Takashi Matsumoto
- Manyoshu – libretto: Madoka Mayuzumi
- Andante
- Waterfall no Shiraito, opera – libretto: Madoka Mayuzumi