Naoki Satō

Japanese composer (born 1970) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Naoki Satō (佐藤 直紀, Satō Naoki, born May 2, 1970 in Chiba, Japan)[1] is a Japanese composer. He has provided the music for several popular anime series and films, including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, Assassination Classroom, and Blood-C.

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Naoki Satō
佐藤 直紀
Born (1970-05-02) May 2, 1970 (age 54)
Chiba, Japan
Alma materTokyo College of Music
OccupationComposer
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He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 1993.[1] At the 29th Japan Academy Prize in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (Always Sunset on Third Street).[2] He also composed music for anime films such as Pretty Cure All Stars DX trilogy, Stand By Me Doraemon. In live-action dramas, he provided music and soundtracks for TV dramas Good Luck!! Water Boys, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi and Ryōmaden. He provided the music for the Space Battleship Yamato film, as well as the Rurouni Kenshin[3][4] and Parasyte live-action film series.[5] For the 38th Japan Academy Prize in 2015, he was nominated in the Best Score category for his work in The Eternal Zero.[6] While he did not win the award, The Eternal Zero won several awards including Best Picture, and Stand By Me Doraemon won for Best Animated Film.[7] He composed the music for victory ceremonies at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[8]

Filmography

Anime

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2001–02XMusicOVA and TV[2][10][11]
2003Machine Robo RescueMusic
2004–09Pretty Cure seriesMusicAlso Max Heart, Splash Star, Yes PreCure5, GoGo, specials[12]
2005SukishoMusic
2005–06Eureka SevenMusic[13][2]
2007Heroic AgeMusic
2007Sword of the StrangerMusic[2]
2007MoyashimonMusic
2009–11Pretty Cure All Stars DX filmsMusic3 films
2009–11Eureka Seven: good night, sleep tight, young loversMusic
2011Blood-CMusic[14][15]
2011Friends: Mononoke Shima no NakiMusicFeature film
2012Blood-C: The Last DarkMusicFeature film
2012Chōsoku Henkei GyrozetterMusic[12]
2014Stand By Me DoraemonMusic
2015Assassination ClassroomMusicAlso Episode 0 preview in 2014
2020Stand by Me Doraemon 2Music
2022Dragon Ball Super: Super HeroMusicFeature film[16]
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Live-action

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Year Title Crew role Notes Source[9][1]
2003Good Luck!!MusicTV drama
2003Water BoysMusicTV drama
Also 2 and 2005 Natsu
2004Orange DaysMusic
2005Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanMusic
2005H2: Kimi to Ita HibiMusicTV drama
2005Always Sanchōme no YūhiMusicfilm
28th Japan Academy Prize for Best Score
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2006Limit of Love: UmizaruMusic[19]
2007Barefoot GenMusicTV drama
2007Black Belt (Kuro Obi)MusicFilm directed by Shunichi Nagasaki
2008Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess Music2008 remake[20]
2008428: Shibuya ScrambleMusicFMV video game
Co-composed with Hideki Sakamoto
2009Ballad: Namonaki Koi no UtaMusiclive-action film
2010RyōmadenMusicTV drama (Taiga drama)
2010Space Battleship YamatoMusic
2012Rurouni KenshinMusic[3][4][5]
2012Brave Hearts: UmizaruMusic
2013The Eternal ZeroMusicNominated 38th Japan Academy Prize for Best Score[6]
2014Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto InfernoMusic[21]
2014Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend EndsMusic[22]
2014Parasyte: Part 1Music[5]
2015Parasyte: Part 2Music[5]
2016Fueled: The Man They Called PirateMusic[23]
2017Destiny: The Tale of KamakuraMusic[24]
2018Over DriveMusic
2019The Great War of ArchimedesMusic
2019Masquerade HotelMusic
2021Reach Beyond the Blue SkyMusicTV drama (Taiga drama)
2021Rurouni Kenshin: The FinalMusic
2021Rurouni Kenshin: The BeginningMusic
2023YudōMusic[25]
2023The Legend and ButterflyMusic[26]
2023Godzilla Minus OneMusicNominated – 47th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Score[27]
20246 Lying University StudentsMusic[28]
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