A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Вада Каору
Birthplace:
Yamaguchi, Japan
Born:
May 5, 1962
Kaoru Wada (和田薫) is a Japanese music composer well-known for his work in anime.
Conductor:
2017 Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony
2021 The Journey
Music:
1989 Scarlet Demon
1991 Silent Möbius
1992 Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue
1992 Silent Möbius 2
1993 Ninja Scroll
1996 Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
1997 Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter
1997 Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train
2000 Puppet Princess
2001 Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
2008 The Last Game: Waseda vs. Keio
2015 Hokori to Gensou
2017 Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony
2021 The Journey
Music Arranger:
1989 Scarlet Demon
1991 Silent Möbius
1992 Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue
1992 Silent Möbius 2
1993 Ninja Scroll
1996 Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
1997 Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter
1997 Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train
1999 Secret
2000 Puppet Princess
2001 Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
2008 The Last Game: Waseda vs. Keio
2015 Hokori to Gensou
2017 Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony
2021 The Journey
Music Director:
1989 Scarlet Demon
1991 Silent Möbius
1992 Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue
1992 Silent Möbius 2
1993 Ninja Scroll
1996 Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
1997 Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter
1997 Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train
1999 Secret
2000 Puppet Princess
2000 Riot in Gujo
2001 Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
2008 The Last Game: Waseda vs. Keio
2015 Hokori to Gensou
2017 Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony
2021 The Journey
Original Music Composer:
1989 Scarlet Demon
1991 Silent Möbius
1992 Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue
1992 Silent Möbius 2
1993 Ninja Scroll
1994 Crest of Betrayal
1994 Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture
1996 Kindaichi Case Files Movie 1: The Opera House Murders
1996 Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
1997 Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter
1997 Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train
1999 Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre
1999 Secret
2000 Puppet Princess
2000 Riot in Gujo
2001 Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
2008 The Last Game: Waseda vs. Keio
2011 Hard Romanticker
2015 Hokori to Gensou
2017 Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony
2021 Shabake
2021 The Journey
Compositor:
1997 Kindaichi Case Files
Compositors:
1991 3x3 Eyes
1997 Kindaichi Case Files
Music:
1991 3x3 Eyes
1991 Madara
1991 Mozaika
1994 Galaxy Warring State Chronicle Rai
1997 Kindaichi Case Files
2002 Princess Tutu
2004 Samurai 7
2009 Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
2012 金田一少年の事件簿 OAD 黒魔術殺人事件
2014 The File of Young Kindaichi Returns
Original Music Composer:
1991 3x3 Eyes
1991 Madara
1991 Mozaika
1993 Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps
1993 Battle Angel
1993 The Cockpit
1994 Galaxy Warring State Chronicle Rai
1995 Graduation
1997 Kindaichi Case Files
1998 Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
2000 InuYasha
2000 Strange Dawn
2002 Princess Tutu
2004 Samurai 7
2005 Mushiking: The Guardians of the Forest
2008 Casshern Sins
2008 Graveyard Kitaro
2009 Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
2012 金田一少年の事件簿 OAD 黒魔術殺人事件
2014 The File of Young Kindaichi Returns
2020 Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
2021 Tesla Note
2024 Ranma1/2
Supervising Animation Director:
1991 3x3 Eyes
1991 Madara
1991 Mozaika
1993 Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps
1993 Battle Angel
1993 The Cockpit
1994 Galaxy Warring State Chronicle Rai
1995 Graduation
1997 Kindaichi Case Files
1998 Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
2000 InuYasha
2000 Strange Dawn
2002 Princess Tutu
2004 Samurai 7
2005 Mushiking: The Guardians of the Forest
2008 Casshern Sins
2008 Graveyard Kitaro
2009 Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
2012 金田一少年の事件簿 OAD 黒魔術殺人事件
2014 The File of Young Kindaichi Returns
2020 Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
2021 Tesla Note
2022 A Couple of Cuckoos
2024 Ranma1/2
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