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Yutaka Yamada

Yutaka Yamada (やまだ 豊, Yamada Yutaka, born March 14, 1989) is a Japanese composer, arranger, and orchestrator based in Los Angeles. His most notable works are the musical scores for Tokyo Ghoul and Vinland Saga.

Yutaka Yamada
やまだ 豊
Born (1989-03-14) March 14, 1989 (age 35)
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active2011–present
Websiteyutakayamada.com

Biography

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Yutaka is an alumnus of the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan, where he studied musical composition under Toshiyuki Watanabe and Masataka Matsuo.[1] Yutaka has written scores for more than 40 projects, including the anime series Tokyo Ghoul,[2] the Japanese TV series Marumo no Okite (Marumo's Rule) and a number of TV commercials such as "Audi", "Samsung Galaxy" and "Georgia (Coca-Cola)".

Yutaka's work on Tokyo Ghoul attracted public attention shortly after its release in 2014.[3] Its original soundtrack, which includes the main theme song "Glassy Sky" (sung by Donna Burke), gained popularity and has over 50,000,000 views on YouTube.[4] In 2018, Eminem sampled "Glassy Sky" on the track "Good Guy" from his Kamikaze album.[5]

Yutaka has continued to produce popular music in collaboration with vocalists, including the tracks "Never Let Me Go" (sung by Julia Shortreed) and "Take My Hand" (sung by NIKIIE), both of which were ranked No. 1 on iTunes chart in Japan.[6] In 2017, Yutaka relocated to Los Angeles and began working with Soundtrack Music Associates for representation.[4]

Works

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Anime

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Year Title Role(s)
2013 Soul Reviver Main theme composer
Sword Gai Main theme composer
2014 Tokyo Ghoul Composer[7]
2015 Tokyo Ghoul √A Composer
Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] Composer[8]
Tokyo Ghoul: PINTO Composer
2016 Onigiri Main theme composer
2017 Infini-T Force Composer
2018 Tokyo Ghoul:re Composer
2019 Vinland Saga Composer[9]
Babylon Composer[10]
2020 Great Pretender Composer[11]
2021 Night Head 2041 Composer[12]
2023 Vinland Saga Season 2 Composer[13]
2024 Viral Hit Composer[14]
2025 Yaiba: Samurai Legend Composer
(Other tracks by Yoshiaki Dewa)[15]

Television dramas

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Year Title Role(s)
2011 Marumo's Rule (Fuji TV) Composer
(Other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
Marumo's Rule Special (Fuji TV) Composer
HUNTER – Women After Reward Money (Kansai Telecasting) Composer
2014 Marumo's Rule Special 2014 (Fuji TV) Composer
The Hours of My Life (Fuji TV) Composer
(Other tracks by Yoshiaki Dewa)[16]
Chotto ha Darazu ni (NHK, BS Premium) Composer
Water Polo Yankees (Fuji TV) Composer
(Other tracks by Yu Takami)
Borderline (NHK) Composer
2015 The Emperor's Cook (TBS) Composer
(Other tracks by Takefumi Haketa)
Fujiko (Hulu,JCOM) Composer
2016 Never Let Me Go (TBS) Composer
Death Note: New Generation (Hulu) Composer
2017 Everyone's Getting Married (Fuji TV) Composer
(Other tracks by Toshiyuki Yasuda and Yuji Nishiguchi)[17]
Criminal Syndrome (Tokai Television, WOWOW) Composer
2018 The True Suspect (WOWOW) Composer
2020 Alice in Borderland Composer
2021 Promise Cinderella (TBS) Composer[18]
2022 Alice in Borderland Season 2 Composer[19]

Movies

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Year Title Role(s)
2013 Madam Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle: Question Version (TV Tokyo) Composer
(Other tracks by Tadayuki Ito)
Madam Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle: Answer Version (TV Tokyo) Composer
2016 A.I. love you (Fuji Television) Composer
Death Note: Light Up the New World (Warner Bros.) Composer[20]
2017 One Week Friends (Shochiku) Composer
Let's Go, Jets!(Toho) Composer
Laughing Under the Clouds Side story – Departure, the Vow of Yamainu Composer
2018 Infini-T Force (Shochiku) Composer
Inuyashiki (Toho) Composer
Laughing Under the Clouds Side story –The Double-Headed Fuma Composer
Bleach (Warner Bros.) Composer
Cry Me a Sad River Composer
2019 Kingdom (Toho, Sony) Composer
2020 Mask Ward (Warner Bros.) Composer[21]
2021 Tokyo Revengers (Warner Bros.) Composer
Cube (Shochiku) Composer[22]
2022 Kingdom 2: Far and Away (Toho, Sony) Composer[23]
2023 Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (Toho, Sony) Composer[24]
2024 Golden Kamuy (Toho) Composer[25]
Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General (Toho, Sony) Composer[26]

Awards and recognition

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  • 2009 Grand prize at VIENNA INSTRUMENTS Strings Arrangement Contest.[27]
  • 2016 Brilliant Citizen Award ("Azalea Kagayaki") by the city of Kawasaki, Japan.[28]

References

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  1. ^ 洗足学園音楽大学I 音楽・音響デザインコース　卒業生情報　山田豊（2011年卒業） Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. Retrieved September 5, 2018
  2. ^ TVアニメ『東京喰種トーキョーグール』Staff&Cast TV anime Tokyo Ghoul Official Website. Retrieved September 5, 2018
  3. ^ Música: Tokyo Ghoul Symphonie de Yutaka Yamada El Antro de los Vampiros y Otros Monstruos. Retrieved September 5, 2018
  4. ^ a b Profile of Yutaka Yamada yutakayamada.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018
  5. ^ Eminem’s “Good Guy” Samples Japanese Anime Composer Yutaka Yamada Genius.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018
  6. ^ オリコンニュースIドラマ『わたしを離さないで』話題の劇中歌を配信. Oricon News. Retrieved September 5, 2018
  7. ^ "TVアニメ『東京喰種トーキョーグール』公式サイト". marv.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Tokyo Ghoul: Jack OVA's New Director, Date Unveiled". Anime News Network. June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "TVアニメ「ヴィンランド・サガ」公式サイト". vinlandsaga.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "TVアニメ「バビロン」公式サイト". babylon-anime.com. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "WIT Studio Announces Great Pretender Anime for 2020 (Update 2)". Anime News Network. July 4, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "Live-Action Psychic Suspense Series Night Head Inspires New TV Anime Next July". Anime News Network. November 5, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Vinland Saga Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Promo Video, Cast, January 2023 Premiere, Production by MAPPA". Anime News Network. June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  14. ^ "Taejun Pak, Kim Junghyun's Viral Hit Webtoon Gets TV Anime in April With Crunchyroll Streaming". Anime News Network. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "New Yaiba Anime's 2nd Teaser Unveils More Cast, April 2025 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 23, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  16. ^ "Boku no Ita Jikan Original Soundtrack | PCCR-00589 - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  17. ^ "Totsuzen desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK | PCCR-00648 - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "PROMISE CINDERELLA Original Soundtrack | UZCL-2217 - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  19. ^ "'Alice in Borderland' Season 2 | First Look Debut". Netflix. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "DEATH NOTE Light up the NEW world Original Soundtrack | AVCD-93507 - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  21. ^ "MASKED WARD ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK | N-0606 - VGMdb". VGMdb. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  22. ^ "CUBE 一度入ったら、最後". eiga.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  23. ^ "キングダム2 遥かなる大地へ". eiga.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  24. ^ "キングダム 運命の炎". eiga.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  25. ^ "ゴールデンカムイ". eiga.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  26. ^ "キングダム 大将軍の帰還". eiga.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  27. ^ 『VIENNA INSTRUMENTS　ストリングス・アレンジ・コンテスト』最優秀賞受賞　スペシャルインタビュー　山田豊 I クリプトン・フューチャー・メディア株式会社 Crypton Future Media Inc. Retrieved September 5, 2018
  28. ^ 『2016年度川崎市文化賞・社会功労賞・スポーツ賞・アゼリア輝賞 I 川崎市 Kawasaki City. Retrieved September 4, 2018
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