Yoshihisa Hirano

Yoshihisa Hirano
平野義久
Yoshihisa Hirano 平野義久
Born	December 7, 1971 (age 52); Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Soundtrack; anime song;
Occupation(s)	Composer; arranger;
Website	www.yoshihisahirano.com

Yoshihisa Hirano (平野義久, Hirano Yoshihisa, born December 7, 1971) is a Japanese composer and arranger.^[1] He is best known for composing the scores for anime series, such as Death Note, Hunter × Hunter (2011), and Edens Zero.^[2] He has also made the orchestration for video games, mostly in the Final Fantasy franchise.^[3]

Biography

Yoshihisa Hirano was born in Wakayama, Japan, in 1971. He studied composition at Juilliard School, in 1992, with Stanley Wolfe. He later entered Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Christopher Rouse and Joseph Schwantner. Some of the awards he has received include first prize in the Axia Tape Competition, in Japan, during his high school years, and New York's New Music for Young Ensembles.^[4]

Hirano made his debut as a composer in 2001, in the anime series Beyblade. After that, he made the music for Tokyo DisneySea's 2002 and 2004 countdown celebrations. In 2002, Hirano paired with pianist Masako Hosoda to form the unit Bleu, releasing 3 albums since then.^[5] Hirano was also responsible for some of the orchestration and arrangement for a number of Ali Project's albums.^[which?]

Since then, Hirano has composed for many anime series, as well as music for concert, dance, film and radio, with compositions ranging from classical to pop and contemporary music.^[6]

Works

Anime

Yoshihisa Hirano has participated in the making of the soundtracks from the following anime works:

Year	Title	Note(s)	Ref(s)
2001	Beyblade	TV	^[7]
2002	Seven of Seven	TV
	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Ajisai Yumegatari~	OVA
	Hanada Shōnen-shi	TV
2003	Air Master	TV
2004	Maria-sama ga Miteru	TV Music arrangement
	Midori Days	TV
	Doki Doki School Hours	TV
	Maria-sama ga Miteru ~Haru~	TV Opening theme song arrangement
	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō	TV
	Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe	TV
2006	Strawberry Panic	TV
	Ouran High School Host Club	TV
	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Maihitoyo~	Film
	Silk Road Boy Yuto	TV
	Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars	TV
	Death Note	TV Other tracks by Hideki Taniuchi	^[8]
2007	Kotetsushin Jeeg	TV
2008	Top Secret ~The Revelation~	TV
2008	RD Sennō Chōsashitsu	TV
2009	Hajime No Ippo: New Challenger	TV
2009	Tatakau Shisho	TV	^[9]
2010	Chu-Bra	TV
2010	Broken Blade	Film series
2011	Hunter × Hunter (2011)	TV	^[10]
2012	Tanken Driland	TV
2013	Hajime No Ippo: Rising	TV
	Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge	Film	^[11]
	Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission	Film	^[12]
2014	Broken Blade	TV
2014	Ai Tenchi Muyo!	TV
2021	Edens Zero	TV	^[13]

Video games

Year	Title	Note(s)	Ref(s)
2006	Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-	PS2 game Orchestration	^[14]
2009	Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles	Wii game Orchestration	^[15]
2009	Final Fantasy XIII	PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 game Orchestration

References

^ "College of Arts & Communications". University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
^ Phillips, Demi (April 18, 2022). "10 anime with incredible soundtracks". We Got This Covered. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (May 2, 2019). "Montreal's Otakuthon Hosts Yoshihisa Hirano, FAKY, Rica Matsumoto". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "平野義久　公式サイト". Yoshihisa Hirano Official Site. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "Yoshihisa Hirano". VGMdb. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "Official 2010 Winter Anime Preview: Headless Bikers, Pantsu and Breast Feeding". Otaka Review.net. January 2, 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
^ "BEYBLADE: Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "Death Note Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "TV Anime "Tatakau Shisho The Book of Bantorra" Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "Funimation UK/IE to stream Hunter x Hunter (2011 anime series)". Anime UK News. July 13, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ ""Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge (Anime Movie)" Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ ""Hunter X Hunter The Last Mission (Theatrical Anime)" Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 12, 2021). "Edens Zero Anime's Teaser Video Reveals More Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ "DIRGE of CERBERUS -FINAL FANTASY VII- Original Soundtrack | CRCP-40137~8 - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Original Soundtrack | SE-3001-2 - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

External links

Official website(in Japanese)
Yoshihisa Hirano discography at VGMdb
Yoshihisa Hirano at Oricon (in Japanese)
Yoshihisa Hirano anime at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
Yoshihisa Hirano at IMDb
Yoshihisa Hirano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[1] "College of Arts & Communications". University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.

[2] Phillips, Demi (April 18, 2022). "10 anime with incredible soundtracks". We Got This Covered. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[3] Antonio Pineda, Rafael (May 2, 2019). "Montreal's Otakuthon Hosts Yoshihisa Hirano, FAKY, Rica Matsumoto". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[4] "平野義久　公式サイト". Yoshihisa Hirano Official Site. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[5] "Yoshihisa Hirano". VGMdb. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[6] "Official 2010 Winter Anime Preview: Headless Bikers, Pantsu and Breast Feeding". Otaka Review.net. January 2, 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.

[7] "BEYBLADE: Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[8] "Death Note Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[9] "TV Anime "Tatakau Shisho The Book of Bantorra" Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[10] "Funimation UK/IE to stream Hunter x Hunter (2011 anime series)". Anime UK News. July 13, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[11] ""Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge (Anime Movie)" Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[12] ""Hunter X Hunter The Last Mission (Theatrical Anime)" Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[13] Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 12, 2021). "Edens Zero Anime's Teaser Video Reveals More Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[14] "DIRGE of CERBERUS -FINAL FANTASY VII- Original Soundtrack | CRCP-40137~8 - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

[15] "Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Original Soundtrack | SE-3001-2 - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved June 11, 2022.

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