Akira Senju
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21 October 1960
- Instrumental
- music score
- anime soundtrack
- VGM
- classical
Akira Senju 千住 明 | |
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 Senju in 2022 | |
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| Born | Akira Senju 21 October 1960 Tokyo, Japan |
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| Occupations | Composer, orchestrator, music producer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Label | Universal Music Japan |
| Website | website |
Akira Senju (Japanese: 千住 明, Hepburn: Senju Akira; born 21 October 1960) is a Japanese composer, arranger and conductor.
Senju studied composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and received his master's degree with honors.[1] Between 1994 and 2003, he produced series of cover albums Utahime for Japanese singer Akina Nakamori with more than million sold copies overall.[2][3]
Composition credits include Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Rampo, Strawberry on the Shortcake, Yomigaeri, Red Garden, Nada Sōsō, Fūrin Kazan, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike, the 2012 revival of Iron Chef, Triangle Strategy and the anime version of Battery.[4] Arrangement credits include Hikari. Performance credits include Handsome Boy, The Snow Queen (Yuki no Joou).[citation needed] His brother is Hiroshi Senju, the Nihonga painter. His younger sister is Mariko Senju, the violinist. His nephew is artificial intelligence entrepreneur Hikari Senju.
