Yutaka Yamada (やまだ 豊, Yamada Yutaka, born March 14, 1989) is a Japanese composer, arranger, and orchestrator based in Los Angeles. His most notable works are the musical scores for Tokyo Ghoul and Vinland Saga.
Yutaka Yamada やまだ 豊 | |
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| Born | March 14, 1989 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | yutakayamada |
Biography
Yutaka is an alumnus of the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan, where he studied musical composition under Toshiyuki Watanabe and Masataka Matsuo.[1] Yutaka has written scores for more than 40 projects, including the anime series Tokyo Ghoul,[2] the Japanese TV series Marumo no Okite (Marumo's Rule) and a number of TV commercials such as "Audi", "Samsung Galaxy" and "Georgia (Coca-Cola)".
Yutaka's work on Tokyo Ghoul attracted public attention shortly after its release in 2014.[3] Its original soundtrack, which includes the main theme song "Glassy Sky" (sung by Donna Burke), gained popularity and has over 50,000,000 views on YouTube.[4] In 2018, Eminem sampled "Glassy Sky" on the track "Good Guy" from his Kamikaze album.[5]
Yutaka has continued to produce popular music in collaboration with vocalists, including the tracks "Never Let Me Go" (sung by Julia Shortreed) and "Take My Hand" (sung by NIKIIE), both of which were ranked No. 1 on iTunes chart in Japan.[6] In 2017, Yutaka relocated to Los Angeles and began working with Soundtrack Music Associates for representation.[4]
Works
Anime
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
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| 2013 | Soul Reviver | Main theme composer |
| Sword Gai | Main theme composer | |
| 2014 | Tokyo Ghoul | Composer[7] |
| 2015 | Tokyo Ghoul √A | Composer |
| Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] | Composer[8] | |
| Tokyo Ghoul: PINTO | Composer | |
| 2016 | Onigiri | Main theme composer |
| 2017 | Infini-T Force | Composer |
| 2018 | Tokyo Ghoul:re | Composer |
| 2019 | Vinland Saga | Composer[9] |
| Babylon | Composer[10] | |
| 2020 | Great Pretender | Composer[11] |
| 2021 | Night Head 2041 | Composer[12] |
| 2023 | Vinland Saga Season 2 | Composer[13] |
| 2024 | Viral Hit | Composer[14] |
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
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| 2011 | Marumo's Rule (Fuji TV) | Composer (Other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| Marumo's Rule Special (Fuji TV) | Composer | |
| HUNTER – Women After Reward Money (Kansai Telecasting) | Composer | |
| 2014 | Marumo's Rule Special 2014 (Fuji TV) | Composer |
| The Hours of My Life (Fuji TV) | Composer (Other tracks by Yoshiaki Dewa)[15] | |
| Chotto ha Darazu ni (NHK, BS Premium) | Composer | |
| Water Polo Yankees (Fuji TV) | Composer (Other tracks by Yu Takami) | |
| Borderline (NHK) | Composer | |
| 2015 | The Emperor's Cook (TBS) | Composer (Other tracks by Takefumi Haketa) |
| Fujiko (Hulu,JCOM) | Composer | |
| 2016 | Never Let Me Go (TBS) | Composer |
| Death Note: New Generation (Hulu) | Composer | |
| 2017 | Everyone's Getting Married (Fuji TV) | Composer (Other tracks by Toshiyuki Yasuda and Yuji Nishiguchi)[16] |
| Criminal Syndrome (Tokai Television, WOWOW) | Composer | |
| 2018 | The True Suspect (WOWOW) | Composer |
| 2020 | Alice in Borderland | Composer |
| 2021 | Promise Cinderella (TBS) | Composer[17] |
| 2022 | Alice in Borderland Season 2 | Composer[18] |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
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| 2013 | Madam Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle: Question Version (TV Tokyo) | Composer (Other tracks by Tadayuki Ito) |
| Madam Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle: Answer Version (TV Tokyo) | Composer | |
| 2016 | A.I. love you (Fuji Television) | Composer |
| Death Note: Light Up the New World (Warner Bros.) | Composer[19] | |
| 2017 | One Week Friends (Shochiku) | Composer |
| Let's Go, Jets!(Toho) | Composer | |
| Laughing Under the Clouds Side story – Departure, the Vow of Yamainu | Composer | |
| 2018 | Infini-T Force (Shochiku) | Composer |
| Inuyashiki (Toho) | Composer | |
| Laughing Under the Clouds Side story –The Double-Headed Fuma | Composer | |
| Bleach (Warner Bros.) | Composer | |
| Cry Me a Sad River | Composer | |
| 2019 | Kingdom (Toho, Sony) | Composer |
| 2020 | Mask Ward (Warner Bros.) | Composer[20] |
| 2021 | Tokyo Revengers (Warner Bros.) | Composer |
| Cube (Shochiku) | Composer[21] | |
| 2022 | Kingdom 2: Far and Away (Toho, Sony) | Composer[22] |
| 2023 | Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (Toho, Sony) | Composer[23] |
| 2024 | Golden Kamuy (Toho) | Composer[24] |
| Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General (Toho, Sony) | Composer[25] |