Kosuke Yamashita
Japanese composer and arranger
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Kosuke Yamashita (山下 康介, Yamashita Kōsuke; born February 17, 1974) is a Japanese composer and arranger from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Yamashita is best known for his work on Digimon Xros Wars, Xenosaga: The Animation, and the tokusatsu television series Mahou Sentai Magiranger, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, and Kamen Rider Gaim. He is a member of Project.R.[1]
Kosuke Yamashita 山下 康介 | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 17, 1974 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Occupations | Composer, arranger |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Yamashita often collaborates with Nobuhiko Obayashi, as Yamashita met him soon after Yamashita graduated from the Tokyo College of Music.[2]
He is a board member of the Japanese Composer Arranger Association.[3] Since April 2011, Yamashita has been a guest lecturer at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.[4][5] In 2013, released the album A Classical in collaboration with J-pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki.[6] It was the first classical music album to top the Oricon album chart.[7]
Discography
| Year | Title | Notes | Source[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction | [2] | |
| 2005 | Hana Yori Dango | [9] | |
| 2005 | Xenosaga: The Animation | [10] | |
| 2006 | Glass Fleet | ||
| 2006 | Kurosagi | [11] | |
| 2006 | Xenosaga I & II | [12] | |
| 2007 | Getsumento Heiki Mina | ||
| 2007 | Dragonaut | [13] | |
| 2007 | Shion no Ō | ||
| 2007 | Hana Yori Dango Returns | [14] | |
| 2008 | R2: Reign of Revolution | ||
| 2008 | Hana Yori Dango Final | [15] | |
| 2009 | Konnichiwa Anne | [16] | |
| 2009 | Smile | [17] | |
| 2010–12 | Digimon Fusion (Digimon Xros Wars) | 3 seasons | [18] |
| 2010 | The Wallflower | live-action TV drama | [19] |
| 2011–20 | Chihayafuru | 3 seasons | [20] |
| 2011 | Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship | [21] | |
| 2012 | Ozuma | ||
| 2014 | Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii | [22][better source needed] | |
| 2016 | Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R | [23][better source needed] | |
| 2016 | Puzzle & Dragons X | [24][better source needed] | |
| 2022 | Human Bug Daigaku | [25][better source needed] | |
| 2024 | Dragon Ball Daima | [26][better source needed] | |
| 2026 | A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation | [27] |