Shinji Orito

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Shinji Orito
Also known asGamma, Gunman
Born (1973-07-30) July 30, 1973 (age 50)
OriginHyōgo, Japan
GenresJ-pop, Techno
Occupation(s)Composer
Instrument(s)Keyboard, Synthesizer
Years active1995–present
LabelsKey Sounds Label

Shinji Orito (折戸 伸治, Orito Shinji, born July 30, 1973) is a Japanese musical

Clannad. Orito has been influenced by the famous Japanese composers Joe Hisaishi and Yuzo Koshiro
.

Career

After graduating from high school, Orito worked at a bank, but due to a recession in the economy, the bank fell to

Leaf
, he accepted.

Starting in 1995, Orito composed music for three of Leaf's games: DR2 Night Janki, Filsnown: Hikari to Koku, and

Moon and One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e
.

In 1999, Orito and much of the staff behind Moon and One, including

VisualArt's, where they formed the company Key. Orito has composed music for all of Key's titles, though he contributed to only one track on the original soundtrack of Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet
.

Music that Orito composes for Key is published on Key's record label Key Sounds Label. The label's first album, Humanity..., was produced by Orito for his temporary band Work-S. Orito was also the director for the remix album OTSU Club Music Compilation Vol.1, also on Key Sounds Label, and is a member of OTSU (Organized Trance Sequential Unit).[2]

During his time at Key, Orito has provided outsourced musical composition for three games by three separate companies under VisualArt's. The first was for Sense Off by Otherwise, followed by Shoya Kinjō by Giant Panda, and finally Realize by Playm.

Harmonia.[6]

Orito's musical roots are in producing

dōjin music as a hobby. He used to visit a music BBS called Unison-BBS and named his dōjin circle Unison Label after the website, which has since gone offline. Many people were involved with the circle, which focused on a musical style similar to that featured in bishōjo games
. The group was active between 1994 and 2000. During the time he worked with Tactics and later Otherwise, Orito was also a member of a professional group of composers known as the Unison Sound Team, in which he was known as either "Gamma" (がんま, Ganma) or "Gunman" (がんまん, Ganman).

References

  1. ^ a b c "Shinji Orito's visual novel contributions" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
  2. ^ "OTSU official website" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2007.
  3. ^ "Key Net Radio section at Key's official website" (in Japanese). Key. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
  4. ^ "Rewrite visual novel official website" (in Japanese). Key. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Rewrite Harvest festa!" (in Japanese). Key. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Harmonia". Key. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

External links

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