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{{Short description|Japanese composer (born 1957)}}
{{nihongo|'''Kō Ōtani'''|大谷 幸|Ōtani Kō|extra=born ], ]}} is a prolific Japanese composer, arranger and pianist from ]. He has composed the soundtracks to several '']'' films as well as many ] series. He has also composed music for a few video games, the most notable of which is '']'' (see also: '']'').
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kow Otani
| image = File:Ko Otani.jpg
| caption = Otani in 2007
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|5|1}}
| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
| instrument = Piano
| genre =
| occupation = Composer, ], keyboardist
| years_active = 1987–present
| label =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kow Otani'''|大谷 幸|Ōtani Kō|born May 1, 1957}} is a Japanese composer. He is best known for creating the soundtracks for the ], '']'', '']'', and '']''.


==Biography==
==Soundtracks Composed==
Kow Otani was born in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from university, he became a founding member of Yuji Saito's music production company Imagine in November 1986. The company has grown to feature musicians like ], ], ], and ], who have become well known for cinematic scoring and orchestration through Otani. In 1987, he made his debut as an anime composer with the popular manga adaptation '']'', which earned him recognition in the industry. He later went on to work on titles such as ''Spy Games'' (1988), ''The Ultimate Teacher'' (1988), ''The Yadamura Waltz'' (1988), and '']'' (1994). The anime '']'' (1991) and '']'' (1995) and several films in the '']'' series are some of his most well-known works.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.squareenixmusic.com/composers/other/otani.shtml|title=Ko Otani|publisher=Square Enix Music Online|author=Chris|access-date=2009-10-14}}</ref>
* '']'' (], TV series)

* ''Yamadamura waltz'' (aka '']'' (literal title)) (])
In 2001, he created the score to the film '']''. Other notable scores by Otani include '']'' (1995), '']'' (1998), '']'' (1998), ''Cross Fire'' (2000), '']'' (2001), '']'' (2002), '']'' (2003), '']'' (2005), '']'' (2006), '']'' (2007), and '']'' (2007). He has also been the music director and keyboardist of the band ].<ref name="Biography"/> He appeared at ]'s events A Night in Fantasia 2007: Symphonic Games Edition and Unearthing Eden ~The sounds of AINARU~ in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.music4games.net/News_Display.aspx?id=574 |title=Eminence Symphony Orchestra set to bring the fantasy worlds of electronic games to life|publisher=]|date=2007-04-11|access-date=2009-10-14 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070519231822/http://www.music4games.net/News_Display.aspx?id=574 |archive-date = 2007-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.music4games.net/News_Display.aspx?id=782 |title=Eminence Orchestra to perform Shadow of the Colossus music|publisher=]|date=2007-12-05|access-date=2009-10-14 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071210114212/http://www.music4games.net/News_Display.aspx?id=782 |archive-date = 2007-12-10}}</ref>
* '']'' (aka '']'' and '']'' (USA)) (])

* '']'' (aka ''Spy Games'') (])
Throughout his career, Otani has also composed music for several video games, making his debut with the 1995 ] '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/philosoma/credits|title=Game Credits for Philosoma|publisher=]|access-date=2009-10-14}}</ref> In 2000, he created the soundtrack to the ] '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/sky-odyssey/credits|title=Game Credits for Sky Odyssey|publisher=]|access-date=2009-10-14}}</ref> He scored '']'' in 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventure/wandaandthecolossus/tech_info.html?tag=tabs;summary|title=Shadow of the Colossus Tech Info|publisher=]|access-date=2009-10-14}}</ref> his most famous video game work. Otani was responsible for composing the music for '']'' (2000), an anime adaptation of the '']'' video game series; he also arranged compositions of ]'s music from the series. He did two more video game to anime adaptations: '']'' (1997) and '']'' (1998).<ref name="Biography"/> In 2005, he created the track "Madness" alongside Hiroko Shigezumi for the ] game '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.squareenixmusic.com/albums/h/heavymetalthunder.shtml|title=Heavy Metal Thunder -The Recordings-|publisher=Square Enix Music Online|access-date=2009-10-14}}</ref>
* '']'' (])

* '']'' (], TV series)
==Discography==
* ''] 11'' (])

* '']'' (])
===Anime===
* '']'' (])
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* '']'' (aka '']'' (literal title)) (])
*'']'' (1987)
* ''Taiho Shichauzo'' (]) (aka '']'')
*''The Yamadamura Waltz'' (1988)
* '']'' (])
*'']'' (1988)
* ''Shin Kidō Senki Gundam W'' (aka ''New Mobile War Chronicle ]'' (literal title)) (], TV series)
*''Spy Games'' (1988)
* '']'' (aka '']'' and '']'') (])
*''Gokudō Sensō: Butōha'' (1991)
* '']'' (], videogame)
*'']'' (1991)
* '']'' (aka '']'' (USA) and '']'' (UK)) (])
*'']'' (1992)
* '']'' (aka '']'' (literal title)) (])
*''Yonigeya Hompo 2'' (1993)
* '']'' (aka '']'' (USA)) (])
*''Sotsugyō Ryokō: Nihon kara Kimashita'' (1994)
* ''Shin Kidō Senki Gundam W: Endless Waltz'' (aka '']'') (])
*'']'' (1994)
* '']'' (aka ''Tenchi Muyo: Midsummer's Eve'' and ''Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness'') (])
*'']'' (1994)
* ''Seihō Bukyō Outlaw Star'' (aka '']'' (international title)) (])
*'']'' (1995)
* ''Popolocrois Monogatari'' (aka '']'' (known in Latin America as Popolocrois)) (])
* '']'' (]) *'']'' (1996)
*''School Ghost Story 3'' (1997)
* '']'' (], TV series)
*'']'' (1997)
* ''Cross Fire'' (aka ''Pyrokinesis'') (])
*'']'' (1998)
* '']'' (aka ''], ] and ]: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' (international title)) (])
* '']'' (], videogame) *'']'' (1998)
*'']'' (1998)
* '']'' (], TV series)
* '']'' (]) (TV series) *'']'' (2000)
* '']'' (]) *''Cross Fire'' (2000)
*'']'' (2001)
* '']'' (aka '']'' (international title)) (])
*'']'' (2001)
* '']'' (aka '']'' (international title)) (])
* '']'' (]) (TV series) *'']'' (2002)
*''Lucky Ears'' (2003)
* '']'' (]) (TV series)
* '']'' (]) (TV series) *'']'' (2003)
* '']'' (]) (TV series) *'']'' (2004)
* '']'' (], videogame) *'']'' (2005)
* '']'' (]) (TV series) *'']'' series (2005-2012)
* '']'' (]) (TV series) *'']'' (2006)
* '']'' (], TV series) *'']'' (2006)
* '']'' (]) (independent film) *'']'' (2006)
* '']'' (]) (Movie) *'']'' (2007)
* '']'' (]) (TV series) *'']'' (2007)
*'']'' (2008)
* '']'' (]) (TV series)
* '']'' (2008) (TV series) *'']'' (2008)
*'']'' (2009)
*'']'' (2010)
*'']'' (2010–2011)
*'']'' (2011–2012)
*'']'' (2011)
*'']'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/55674|script-title=ja:いとうのいぢキャラ原案のアニメ「Another」放送時期決定|publisher=]|language=ja|date=2011-08-30|access-date=2021-10-04}}</ref>
*'']'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1339063726|script-title=ja:『人類は衰退しました』石塚運昇＆中原麻衣コメント公開！|publisher=]|language=ja|date=2012-06-27|access-date=2021-10-04}}</ref>
*'']'' (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-02-09/nobuhiko-okamoto-sphere-oldcodex-work-on-arata/the-legend|title=Nobuhiko Okamoto, Sphere, Oldcodex Work on Arata: The Legend|publisher=]|date=2013-02-09|access-date=2021-10-04}}</ref>
*'']'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1545290835|script-title=ja:『賢者の孫』小松昌平さん・本泉莉奈さんら追加声優＆ティザーPV解禁！OPテーマはi☆Risが担当|publisher=]|language=ja|date=2018-12-20|access-date=2021-10-04}}</ref>
*'']'' (2021)
*'']'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-04/requiem-of-the-rose-king-anime-video-unveils-cast-more-staff-january-2022-debut-with-half-year-run/.178120|title=Requiem of the Rose King Anime's Video Unveils Cast, More Staff, January 2022 Debut With Half-Year Run|publisher=]|date=2021-10-04|access-date=2021-10-04}}</ref>
*'']'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-24/dahlia-in-bloom-tv-anime-reveals-main-staff-cast-2024-debut-in-teaser-video/.205842|title=Dahlia in Bloom TV Anime Reveals Main Staff, Cast, 2024 Debut in Teaser Video|publisher=]|date=2023-12-24|access-date=2023-12-24}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

===Films===
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
*'']'' (1991)
*'']'' (1991)
*'']'' (1993)
*'']'' (1994)
*'']'' (1995)
*'']'' (1996)
*'']'' (1998)
*'']'' (1999)
*'']'' (2001)
*'']'' (2003)
*''The Boat to Heaven'' (2003)
*'']'' (2004)
*'']'' (2006)
*'']'' (2007)
*'']'' (2010)
*''Godai - The Wunderkind'' (2020)
{{div col end}}

===Video games===
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
*'']'' (1995)
*''Macross Digital Mission VF-X'' (1997)
*'']'' (2001)
*'']'' (2005)
*'']'' (2005)
*'']'' (2010)
*''] (2012) Additional tracks included as part of ]
*'']''
{{div col end}}

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.imagine-music.co.jp/artist/index/9}}
* at ]
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20130427140209/http://www.imagine-music.co.jp:80/creators/otani.html}} (version saved by Internet Archive as of April 27, 2013)
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* {{Twitter|kowotani}}
* {{musicbrainz artist|id=615e497a-340d-4efd-b191-73a22c280784|name=Kow Otani}} * {{musicbrainz artist|id=615e497a-340d-4efd-b191-73a22c280784|name=Kow Otani}}
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* {{imdb name|id=0652745|name=Kow Otani}}

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Latest revision as of 08:44, 22 October 2024

Japanese composer (born 1957)
Kow Otani
Otani in 2007Otani in 2007
Background information
Born (1957-05-01) May 1, 1957 (age 67)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Composer, arranger, keyboardist
InstrumentPiano
Years active1987–present
Musical artist

Kow Otani (大谷 幸, Ōtani Kō, born May 1, 1957) is a Japanese composer. He is best known for creating the soundtracks for the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and Shadow of the Colossus.

Biography

Kow Otani was born in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from university, he became a founding member of Yuji Saito's music production company Imagine in November 1986. The company has grown to feature musicians like Kohei Tanaka, Shiro Hamaguchi, Hayato Matsuo, and Shinji Miyazaki, who have become well known for cinematic scoring and orchestration through Otani. In 1987, he made his debut as an anime composer with the popular manga adaptation City Hunter, which earned him recognition in the industry. He later went on to work on titles such as Spy Games (1988), The Ultimate Teacher (1988), The Yadamura Waltz (1988), and You're Under Arrest (1994). The anime Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991) and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995) and several films in the Gamera series are some of his most well-known works.

In 2001, he created the score to the film Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. Other notable scores by Otani include Gundam Wing (1995), Outlaw Star (1998), Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1998), Cross Fire (2000), The SoulTaker (2001), Haibane Renmei (2002), Zatch Bell! (2003), Eyeshield 21 (2005), Pumpkin Scissors (2006), Deltora Quest (2007), and Over Drive (2007). He has also been the music director and keyboardist of the band Dreams Come True. He appeared at Eminence Symphony Orchestra's events A Night in Fantasia 2007: Symphonic Games Edition and Unearthing Eden ~The sounds of AINARU~ in 2007.

Throughout his career, Otani has also composed music for several video games, making his debut with the 1995 shooter game Philosoma. In 2000, he created the soundtrack to the flight simulator Sky Odyssey. He scored Shadow of the Colossus in 2005, his most famous video game work. Otani was responsible for composing the music for Wild Arms: Twilight Venom (2000), an anime adaptation of the Wild Arms video game series; he also arranged compositions of Michiko Naruke's music from the series. He did two more video game to anime adaptations: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (1997) and Popolocrois Monogatari (1998). In 2005, he created the track "Madness" alongside Hiroko Shigezumi for the Square Enix game Heavy Metal Thunder.

Discography

Anime

Films

Video games

References

  1. ^ Chris. "Ko Otani". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  2. "Eminence Symphony Orchestra set to bring the fantasy worlds of electronic games to life". Music4Games. 2007-04-11. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  3. "Eminence Orchestra to perform Shadow of the Colossus music". Music4Games. 2007-12-05. Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  4. "Game Credits for Philosoma". MobyGames. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  5. "Game Credits for Sky Odyssey". MobyGames. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  6. "Shadow of the Colossus Tech Info". GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  7. "Heavy Metal Thunder -The Recordings-". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  8. いとうのいぢキャラ原案のアニメ「Another」放送時期決定 (in Japanese). Natalie. 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  9. 『人類は衰退しました』石塚運昇＆中原麻衣コメント公開！ (in Japanese). Animate Times. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  10. "Nobuhiko Okamoto, Sphere, Oldcodex Work on Arata: The Legend". Anime News Network. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  11. 『賢者の孫』小松昌平さん・本泉莉奈さんら追加声優＆ティザーPV解禁！OPテーマはi☆Risが担当 (in Japanese). Animate Times. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  12. "Requiem of the Rose King Anime's Video Unveils Cast, More Staff, January 2022 Debut With Half-Year Run". Anime News Network. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  13. "Dahlia in Bloom TV Anime Reveals Main Staff, Cast, 2024 Debut in Teaser Video". Anime News Network. 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-24.

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