Seiji Yokoyama
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Seiji Yokoyama | |
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| Birth name | 横山 菁児 |
| Born | March 17, 1935 Hiroshima, Japan |
| Died | July 8, 2017 (aged 82) Sera, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, conductor |
Seiji Yokoyama (横山 菁児, Yokoyama Seiji, March 17, 1935 – July 8, 2017) was a Japanese incidental music composer from Hiroshima.[1] He graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music in 1957.[2] Yokoyama is best known for his work on the anime series Saint Seiya and Space Pirate Captain Harlock,[2] and for his symphonic sound for many television programs. In 1992, he won the JASRAC award for his work on Saint Seiya.[2] On July 8, 2017, Yokoyama died from pneumonia at age 82.[2]
Notable works[edit]
Tokusatsu[edit]
- Koseidon (1978–1979)
- Megaloman (1979)
- Metalder (1987–1988)
- Winspector (1990–1991)
- Ohranger (1995–1996)
Anime[edit]
TV series[edit]
- The New Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (1974)[3]
- Ginguiser (1977)
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978–1979)
- Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (1982–1983)
- Ikkiman (1986)
- Saint Seiya (1986–1989)
- Magical Taluluto (1990–1992)
- World Fairy Tale Series (1995)
Films[edit]
- Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned (1980)
- Haguregumo (1982)
- Shōnen Miyamoto Musashi (1982)
- Future War 198X (1982)
- The Snow Country Prince (1985)
- Saint Seiya films (1987–2004)
- Magical Taluluto films (1991–1992)
- Sangōkushi trilogy (1992–1994)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Explosive Japan!! (2008)
OVAs[edit]
- Series
- The Human Revolution (1995–2004)
- Saint Seiya: Hades (2002–2008)
- Single episode
- Aoi Umi to Shōnen (1983)
- Shōnen to Sakura (1983)
- The Princess and the Moon (1984)
- Panzer World Galient: Crest of Iron (1986)
- Xanadu: The Legend of Dragon Slayer (1987)
- Rainbow Across the Pacific Ocean (1990)
- Kanta and the Deer (1990)
- Journey to Hiroshima (1994)
- The Two Princes (1996)
- Peace River (1998)
- The Himalayan Kingdom of Light (1999)
- The Prince and the White Horse (2000)
- The Prince and the Coral Sea (2000)
- The Princess of the Desert Kingdom (2001)
- The Treasures of the Desert (2002)
- The Flower and the Phoenix (2004)
Image albums[edit]
- Kaze to Ki no Uta (1980)[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 戦後70年 志の軌跡 番外編 憲法が揺らぐ時代に ＜下＞ 作曲家・横山菁児さん＝三次市 [70 Years Since the End of World War II: Trail of Aspiration, Extra Edition: In an Era of Wavering Constitutional Law (Part 2): Composer Seiji Yokoyama from Miyoshi]. The Chugoku Shimbun (in Japanese). May 13, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Ressler, Karen (July 10, 2017). "Saint Seiya Composer Seiji Yokoyama Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949–2003. Vol. 1. McFarland & Company. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-7864-2099-5.
- ^ 風と木の詩 [Kaze to Ki no Uta] (LP). Tokyo: Nippon Columbia. 1980. Back cover. CQ-7047.
External links[edit]
- Seiji Yokoyama at IMDb
- Seiji Yokoyama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Seiji Yokoyama's anime works at the Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
