Joe Hisaishi
久石譲
Japanese composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist
Arranger 24 profiles
Tak Matsumoto
松本孝弘
Lead guitarist and co-founder of Japan's best-selling rock duo B'z
Yoko Kanno
菅野よう子
Genre-defying Japanese composer and musician
Ayase
Ayase
Prolific singer-songwriter and all-round music producer from Yamaguchi
Maki Ohguro
大黒摩季
Powerhouse singer-songwriter who defined Japan's 1990s pop sound
Yuki Kajiura
梶浦由記
Composer and music producer known for orchestral anime soundscapes
Koichi Sugiyama
すぎやまこういち
Composer of the Dragon Quest series and pioneer of Japanese video game music
Masao Akashi
明石昌夫
Veteran Japanese music producer, arranger, and bassist from Hyogo
Ichirō Fujiyama
藤山一郎
Pioneering Japanese singer and musical polymath honored with the People's Honor Award
Kentaro Kobuchi
小渕健太郎
Singer-songwriter and composer of the duo Kobukuro
Isao Tomita
冨田勲
Pioneer of electronic and synthesizer music in Japan
Yoko Shimomura
下村陽子
Acclaimed video game composer behind decades of iconic game music
Kitarō
喜多郎
Grammy- and Golden Globe-winning Japanese new-age composer
Go Shiina
椎名豪
Japanese composer and arranger from Saitama
Yasunori Mitsuda
光田康典
Video game composer known for emotive, folk-infused orchestral scores
Yuzo Koshiro
古代祐三
Pioneering Japanese video game composer and arranger
Yucco Miller
ユッコ・ミラー
Japanese saxophonist, composer, and arranger from Ise, Mie
Toshifumi Hinata
日向敏文
Tokyo-born composer and arranger, Berklee-trained
Keiichi Oku
奥慶一
Classically trained keyboardist and arranger from Shiga
Hiroki Kikuta
菊田裕樹
Japanese composer and arranger from Aichi
Nobuyuki Nakajima
中島ノブユキ
Japanese composer, arranger, and pianist
Isao Suzuki
鈴木勲
Japanese jazz bassist, cellist, composer, and bandleader
Shuichi Chino
千野秀一
Composer, Arranger, and Keyboardist
Lucinda Williams
ルシンダ・ウィリアムス
American singer-songwriter