Naoki Satō
Japanese composer (born 1970)
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 .
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
Live-action
References
^ a b c d "佐藤直紀 / Naoki Sato" . Face Music (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ a b c d e "Sword of the Stranger to Begin LA/NYC Run on July 18" . Anime News Network . July 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ a b "CDJapan : "Ruroni Kenshin" Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack (Music by Naoki Sato) CD Album" . CDJapan . Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ a b Young, Deborah (October 6, 2012). "Rurouni Kenshin: Busan Review" . The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012 .
^ a b c d "Bump of Chicken to Perform Last Live-Action Parasyte Film's Ending Song" . Anime News Network . Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ a b "日本アカデミー賞公式サイト" . japan-academy-prize.jp . Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ " 'The Eternal Zero' scoops Japanese Academy Awards, 'Frozen' recognized" . Yahoo News . February 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ "SATO Naoki: Meet the composer of the Tokyo 2020 Games victory ceremony music" . Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021 .
^ a b "アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 佐藤直紀" [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Naoki Sato]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016 .
^ "Live - Sound Decision - Anime News Network" . Anime News Network . January 29, 2004. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ "X #2 - Sound Decision - Anime News Network" . Anime News Network . January 29, 2004. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ a b "Square Enix's Gyrozetter Card Game Gets 2012 TV Anime" . Anime News Network . December 1, 2011. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ Shida, Hidekuni et al. "Eureka Seven". (January 2007) Newtype USA . pp. 36-39.
^ "CLAMP's Blood-C to Be Made as Both TV Series & Film" . Anime News Network . April 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ "Blood-C's Promo Streamed, Premiere Date Announced" . Anime News Network . May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ "ドラゴンボール超 スーパーヒーロー:神谷浩史、宮野真守がガンマ1号、2号の声優に 2022年4月22日公開" . Mantan Web (in Japanese). December 18, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
^ "Always: Sunset on Third Street Gets 3rd Film in 3D" . Anime News Network . Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ Galbraith 2008 , p. 439
^ Galbraith 2008 , p. 442
^ "HIDDEN FORTRESS: THE LAST PRINCESS" . SciFi Japan . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ "O.S.T.(NAOKI SATO) - RUROUNI KENSHIN KYOTO TAIKA HEN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - Amazon.com Music" . amazon.com . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ "CDJapan : Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Densetsu no Saigo Hen) Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack CD Album" . CDJapan . Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ 海賊とよばれた男 . eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016 .
^ "DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり" . eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
^ "湯道" . eiga.com . Retrieved September 7, 2022 .
^ "レジェンド&バタフライ" . eiga.com . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^ "ゴジラ-1.0 : 作品情報" . Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ "六人の嘘つきな大学生" . eiga.com . Retrieved September 4, 2024 .
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