Kaoru Wada
Kaoru Wada (和田 薫, Wada Kaoru, born May 5, 1962) is a Japanese composer and arranger.
He has composed the scores for many anime series, including Inuyasha, D.Gray-man, Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, Samurai 7 and, more recently, Tesla Note.
Kaoru Wada 和田 薫 | |
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| Born | May 5, 1962 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1988-present |
| Website | www |
He also became known to the West through his arranged works for orchestra and piano in video games like Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II.
Wada, along with other later-famous musicians, studied at the Tokyo College of Music under Akira Ifukube and Sei Ikeno. He is also an apprentice of the famed Godzilla composer, Akira Ifukube. He is married to Inuyasha voice actress Akiko Nakagawa, who voices Sota Higurashi in that anime.[citation needed]
Works
Anime
Video games
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Arranger | |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | Arranger | |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Arranger | |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Arranger | |
| 2012 | Asura's Wrath | Arranger |
References
- Official website
- Discography at VGMdb
- Kaoru Wada at IMDb
- Kaoru Wada at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kaoru Wada search results at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
- Kaoru Wada at Oricon
- Kaoru Wada convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Interview at RocketBaby
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