Makoto Yoshimori

Makoto Yoshimori
Born 1969
Hiroshima, Japan
Genres Acoustic, orchestral, classical, jazz
Occupation(s) Composer, arranger, pianist
Instruments Piano, keyboard, organ, rhodes piano, accordion, melodica, synthesizer
Years active 1986–present
Website yoshimori.ciao.jp

Makoto Yoshimori (吉森 信 Yoshimori Makoto, born 1969) is a Japanese composer and pianist known for his soundtracks to many anime.

Biography

Yoshimori was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He started his musical career in 1986 participating as a keyboardist in a variety of concerts around the Kansai region. In 1991 he graduated from the music program at the Osaka Kyoiku University and then moved to Tokyo in 1992, at first, as a member of Modern Choki Chokies. From 1995 through 1998, being a multi-keyboardist, he played the piano, synthesizer, and accordion at various night clubs around Tokyo for bands such as Hikashu. He also played the piano and accordion for various musicals such as Big in 1998. He joined the keyboard harmonica orchestra P-blot in 1996 and was considered "the most avant-garde man" of the group because of his acute and clear playing.[1] Through his various activities in Tokyo he dealt with many genres of music and learned different aspects of composition, arrangement, and music production. In recent years he has mainly worked as a composer of soundtracks for anime, often collaborating with director Takahiro Omori. In 2010 he released his long-awaited first solo piano album "Uta no Soba ni: A Song is on Your Side.". His second album "Oto no Aware" was released in 2013.

Discography

Original albums

Title Year Notes
Sai 2002 Part of the "Comfortable Life Sound Series" of albums.
Uta no Soba ni: A Song is on Your Side. 2010 1st solo piano album.
Oto no Aware 2013 2nd solo piano album.

TV works

Title Year Role(s)
Kyou mo Jigoku de Omachi Shiteimasu 2013 Composer

Anime works

Title Year Role(s)
Koi Kaze 2004 Composer
(other tracks by Masanori Takumi)
Gakuen Alice 2004 Composer
Baccano! 2007 Composer
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 2008 Composer
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 2009 Composer
Durarara!! 2010 Composer
Princess Jellyfish 2010 Composer
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3 2011 Composer
Hotarubi no Mori e 2011 Composer
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4 2012 Composer
Hamatora 2014 Composer
Re:_Hamatora 2014 Composer
Durarara!! x2 2014 Composer

Other works

Title Year Notes
Nanatsu no Tobira 2012 Compilation album with music from various anime Yoshimori has worked on.

References

  1. ↑ "Arts Information site/Arts Calendar /「P-blot」". Art's Calendar. 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

External links

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