Shirō Hamaguchi
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Background information | |
Born | Fukuoka, Japan | November 19, 1969
Genres | Orchestral |
Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, orchestrator |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1994–present |
Shirō Hamaguchi (浜口 史郎, Hamaguchi Shirō, born November 19, 1969) is a Japanese anime composer, arranger and orchestrator. He is best known for composing music to the anime franchises Girls und Panzer, One Piece, and Oh My Goddess! and arranging/orchestrating music in the Final Fantasy series. He frequently collaborates with fellow composers Kohei Tanaka and Akifumi Tada on anime scores.
Biography
Early life and career
Born in
Further career
Hamaguchi scored the pirate-based anime One Piece in 1999 with Tanaka, later returning to compose four of its movies. He also worked as an arranger for the Sakura Wars series. The success of his Final Fantasy VII arrangements led Uematsu to hire him to orchestrate four pieces for the 1999 title Final Fantasy VIII, including the opening theme "Liberi Fatali" and the theme song "Eyes on Me". These pieces and nine new arrangements appeared in the orchestral album Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec Final Fantasy VIII.[3] The following year, he arranged a selection of tracks from the game's soundtrack for the series' first Piano Collections album in five years.[4] The success of "Eyes on Me" prompted Kenji Ito to use Hamaguchi as the arranger for his theme song in Chocobo Racing.[1]
In 2000, Hamaguchi composed the
For Final Fantasy X, he orchestrated the ending theme and the two versions of the theme song "Suteki da ne". He also produced the arrangements for the 2002 concert 20020220 Music from Final Fantasy, the first Final Fantasy concert since 1989.[1] It mixed his older arrangements with new ones such as "Vamo' Alla Flamenco", "Theme of Love", "Tina", "Dear Friends", "Final Fantasy", and an eight-minute medley of music from Final Fantasy I, II, and III.[7] The concert and its CD release set a precedent for many future concerts.[1] Also in 2002, Hamaguchi scored the anime series Kiddy Grade. His contribution to Final Fantasy XI (2003) was arranging the opening theme.[8] He also orchestrated three themes for Unlimited Saga on behalf of his university friend Hamauzu.[9]
At the end of 2003, Hamaguchi produced the
In 2005, Hamaguchi scored the anime series
Hamaguchi also composed the official music score for the
Discography
Anime
- Composition
- Ehrgeiz (1997)[1]
- Awol: Absent Without Leave (1998)[1]
- One Piece (1999–present) – with Kohei Tanaka
- Dinozaurs (2000) – with Akifumi Tada[1]
- Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001) – with Akifumi Tada[1]
- Kiddy Grade (2002)[1]
- Oh My Goddess! (2005)
- Ah! My Goddess: Fighting Wings (2006)
- Big Windup! (2007)[1]
- Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy (2007)
- Rosario + Vampire (2008) – with Kohei Tanaka
- Rosario + Vampire Capu2 (2008) – with Kohei Tanaka
- Jewelpet(2009)
- Ōkiku Furikabutte ~Natsu no Taikai-hen~ (2010)
- Jewelpet Twinkle(2010)
- Jewelpet Sunshine(2011)
- Hanasaku Iroha (2011)
- Girls und Panzer (2012)
- Tari Tari (2012)[1]
- Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They? (2013)[1]
- Karneval (2013) – with Keiji Inai
- Galilei Donna (2013)
- Shirobako (2014)
- Wish Upon the Pleiades (2015)
- Haruchika (2016)
- The Magnificent Kotobuki (2019)
- Arrangement
- Violinist of Hamelin (1996)[1]
- Sakura Wars 2 (1999) – with Akifumi Tada, Masami Kishimura, Shinji Miyazaki, and Takayuki Negishi
- Sakura Wars (2000)
- Sakura Taisen: New York NY.99 (2007) – with Takayuki Kishimoto
Film
- Composition
- Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000) – with Nobuo Uematsu[1]
- Megumi no Daigo (2000)[1]
- One Piece the Movie: Deddo Endo no Bōken (2003) – with Kohei Tanaka[17]
- Boku no Son Goku (2003)[17]
- One Piece: Norowa re ta Seiken (2004) – with Kohei Tanaka[17]
- One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (2007) – with Kazuhiko Sawaguchi, Kōhei Tanaka, Minoru Maruo, and Yasunori Iwasaki
- Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura (2008) – with Kohei Tanaka
- Eiga! Tamagotchi Uchū Ichi Happy na Monogatari!? (2008)
- One Piece Film: Strong World (2009)
- One Piece Film: Z (2012)
- Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home (2013)
- Girls und Panzer der Film (2015)
- The Magnificent Kotobuki Complete Edition (2020)
- Girls und Panzer das Finale (2017–present)
- Arrangement
- Keiji Kawamori, Kenichiro Fukui, and Tsuyoshi Sekito
Video games
- Arrangement
- Final Fantasy VII (1997)[1]
- Final Fantasy VIII (1999)[1]
- Chocobo Racing (1999) – with Kenji Ito[1]
- Final Fantasy IX (2000) – with Kunihiko Kurosawa[1]
- Final Fantasy X (2001) – with Junya Nakano, Masashi Hamauzu, and Hirosato Noda[1]
- Hidenori Iwasaki and Hirosato Noda[1]
- Unlimited Saga (2002)[1]
- Monster Hunter (2004)[1]
- Monster Hunter Tri (2009)[1]
Other works
- Arrangement
- Final Fantasy VII Reunion Tracks (1997)[1]
- Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec Final Fantasy VIII (1999)[1]
- Piano Collections Final Fantasy VIII (2000)[17]
- Final Fantasy IX: Melodies of Life - Emiko Shiratori (2000)
- Piano Collections Final Fantasy IX (2001)
- 20020220 Music from Final Fantasy (2002) – with Masashi Hamauzu[1]
- Piano Collections Final Fantasy VII (2003)[1]
- More Friends: Music from Final Fantasy (2006) – with Arnie Roth, Tsuyoshi Sekito, Michio Okamiya, and Kenichiro Fukui[17]
- Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy (2007) – with Naoshi Mizuta, Sachiko Miyano, and Arnie Roth
- Soul Calibur Suite - The Resonance of Souls and Swords (2009)
- Symphonic Legends - Music from Nintendo (2010) – with Jonne Valtonen, Roger Wanamo, Hayato Matsuo, Masashi Hamauzu and Torsten Rasch[16]
References
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- ^ Gann, Patrick. "Final Fantasy VII Reunion Tracks". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Chandran, Neal. "Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec: Final Fantasy VIII". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Bradley, Ryan; Hitoshi; Gann, Patrick. "Piano Collections Final Fantasy VIII". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Gann, Patrick. "Final Fantasy IX OST Plus". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Gann, Patrick. "Piano Collections Final Fantasy IX". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Bogdanowicz, Robert; Maas, Liz. "20020220 - Music from Final Fantasy". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Schweitzer, Ben; Maas, Liz; Winkler, Chris; Van, Tim. "Final Fantasy XI OST". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Tittsworth, Jeff; McCawley, James. "UNLIMITED:SaGa OST". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Gann, Patrick. "Piano Collections Final Fantasy VII". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Tour de Japon - Music from Final Fantasy". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Gann, Patrick. "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children OST". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Schneider, Peer (2004-05-11). "Dear Friends: Music From Final Fantasy". IGN. Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Complete concert program revealed". Symphonic Game Music Concerts. 2005-06-21. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Settlers II - The Next Generation music to be performed in Leipzig". Symphonic Game Music Concerts. 2007-04-17. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ a b Chris Greening (11 April 2010). "Masashi Hamauzu Arranges for Symphonic Legends". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Chris (January 1, 2010). "Shiro Hamaguchi Biography". Square Enix Music Online. Retrieved June 17, 2020.