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Yoko Kanno (b. 1963)

Alias:
Gabriela Robin
Gabriella Robin
Yohko Kanno
Youko Kanno
Yôko Kanno
Yōko Kanno
かんの ようこ
菅野 よう子

Birthplace:
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Born:
March 18, 1963

Biography from TheMovieDB

Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子, Kanno Yōko, born March 18, 1963) is a Japanese composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks of anime films, television series, live-action films, video games, and advertisements. She was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. She has written scores for Cowboy Bebop and its live-action adaptation, Darker than Black, Macross Plus, Turn A Gundam, The Vision of Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, Kids on the Slope, Genesis of Aquarion and Terror in Resonance, and has worked with the directors Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Shinichirō Watanabe and Shōji Kawamori. Kanno has also composed music for pop artists Maaya Sakamoto and Kyōko Koizumi. She is also a keyboardist, and is the frontwoman for the Seatbelts, who perform many of Kanno's compositions and soundtracks.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Music:
1993  Please Save My Earth
1996  Boku wa benkyo ga dekinai
1997  Happy Go Lucky
1998  Beautiful Sunday
2001  Future Blues
2002  Tokyo.Sora
2002  Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light
2002  Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly
2002  Woman of Water
2006  Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
2006  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
2006  Honey and Clover
2006  Su-ki-da
2007  Say Hello for Me
2010  Surely Someday
2013  Petal Dance

Musician:
1993  Please Save My Earth
1996  Boku wa benkyo ga dekinai
1997  Happy Go Lucky
1998  Beautiful Sunday
1999  Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
2001  Future Blues
2002  Tokyo.Sora
2002  Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light
2002  Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly
2002  Woman of Water
2004  Mind Game
2006  Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
2006  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
2006  Honey and Clover
2006  Su-ki-da
2007  Say Hello for Me
2010  Surely Someday
2013  Petal Dance

Original Music Composer:
1993  Please Save My Earth
1995  Macross Plus: The Movie
1995  Memories
1996  Boku wa benkyo ga dekinai
1997  Happy Go Lucky
1997  Noiseman Sound Insect
1998  Beautiful Sunday
1999  Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
2000  Escaflowne: The Movie
2001  Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001  Future Blues
2002  Tokyo.Sora
2002  Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light
2002  Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly
2002  Woman of Water
2004  Kamikaze Girls
2004  Mind Game
2005  Ashura
2005  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
2006  Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
2006  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
2006  Honey and Clover
2006  Su-ki-da
2007  Baby Blue
2007  Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Genesis
2007  Genius Party
2007  Say Hello for Me
2007  The Show Must Go On
2009  Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
2009  Ring of Gundam
2010  Surely Someday
2011  Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell
2012  Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None
2013  Petal Dance
2014  The World of Kanako
2015  Our Little Sister
2017  Sangokushi 30th Anniversary Concert

Theme Song Performance:
1993  Please Save My Earth
1995  Macross Plus: The Movie
1995  Memories
1996  Boku wa benkyo ga dekinai
1997  Happy Go Lucky
1997  Noiseman Sound Insect
1998  Beautiful Sunday
1999  Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
2000  Escaflowne: The Movie
2001  Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001  Future Blues
2002  Tokyo.Sora
2002  Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light
2002  Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly
2002  Woman of Water
2004  Kamikaze Girls
2004  Mind Game
2005  Ashura
2005  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
2006  Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
2006  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
2006  Honey and Clover
2006  Su-ki-da
2007  Baby Blue
2007  Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Genesis
2007  Genius Party
2007  Say Hello for Me
2007  The Show Must Go On
2009  Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
2009  Ring of Gundam
2010  Surely Someday
2011  Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell
2012  Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None
2013  Petal Dance
2014  The World of Kanako
2015  Our Little Sister
2017  Sangokushi 30th Anniversary Concert

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TV Production

Additional Music:
1994  Macross 7
2002  Macross Zero

Lyricist:
1994  Macross 7
2002  Macross Zero
2005  Aquarion

Music:
1993  Please Save My Earth
1994  Macross 7
1994  Macross Plus
1994  Yamato Takeru
1996  The Vision of Escaflowne
1999  Turn A Gundam
2001  Earth Maiden Arjuna
2002  Macross Zero
2005  Aquarion
2008  Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2012  Kids on the Slope
2013  Gochisousan

Musician:
1993  Please Save My Earth
1994  Macross 7
1994  Macross Plus
1994  Yamato Takeru
1996  The Vision of Escaflowne
1999  Turn A Gundam
2001  Earth Maiden Arjuna
2002  Macross Zero
2005  Aquarion
2008  Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2012  Kids on the Slope
2013  Gochisousan

Original Music Composer:
1993  Please Save My Earth
1994  Macross 7
1994  Macross Plus
1994  Yamato Takeru
1996  The Vision of Escaflowne
1998  Brain Powerd
1998  Cowboy Bebop
1999  Turn A Gundam
2001  Earth Maiden Arjuna
2002  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002  Macross Zero
2003  Wolf's Rain
2005  Aquarion
2006  Ōban Star-Racers
2007  Darker than Black
2008  Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2008  Macross Frontier
2012  Kids on the Slope
2013  Gochisousan
2014  Space Dandy
2014  Terror in Resonance
2017  Naotora: The Lady Warlord
2021  Cowboy Bebop
2023  The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House

Theme Song Performance:
1993  Please Save My Earth
1994  Macross 7
1994  Macross Plus
1994  Yamato Takeru
1996  The Vision of Escaflowne
1998  Brain Powerd
1998  Cowboy Bebop
1999  Turn A Gundam
2001  Earth Maiden Arjuna
2002  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002  Macross Zero
2003  Wolf's Rain
2005  Aquarion
2006  Ōban Star-Racers
2007  Darker than Black
2008  Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage
2008  Macross Frontier
2012  Kids on the Slope
2013  Gochisousan
2014  Space Dandy
2014  Terror in Resonance
2017  Naotora: The Lady Warlord
2021  Cowboy Bebop
2022  SPY x FAMILY
2023  The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House

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