Masaru Yokoyama
Japanese composer (born 1982)
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Masaru Yokoyama (横山 克, Yokoyama Masaru; born November 3, 1982) is a Japanese composer and arranger, known for his work on television dramas and anime series.
Masaru Yokoyama 横山 克 | |
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| Born | November 3, 1982 Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
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| Label | Miracle Bus |
Biography
Yokoyama was born in Nagano Prefecture.[1] He started to take piano lessons at the age of three,[2] taught by his aunt who is an alumna of Kunitachi College of Music,[1] but became interested in music when he was in elementary school, after playing his own compositions.[1][2] When he was in middle school, he began to compose music using a synthesizer that he bought and his computer,[2] and had also briefly played in a band.[1] Interested in computers, Yokoyama attended National Institute of Technology, Nagano College, studying electronic engineering for five years after graduating from middie school.[1][3]
Influenced by Joe Hisaishi's music in Studio Ghibli's films that he watched when he was young and musician Tetsuya Komuro, Yokoyama decided to pursue a career in music and attended Kunitachi College of Music when he was nineteen,[2] following his aunt's encouragement.[1] While in college, he met guitarist Hiroaki Tsutsumi, who would later work with Yokoyama on many projects.[1] After graduating, Yokoyama worked as a freelancer, writing songs for various artists, before joining the music production company Miracle Bus in 2009,[3] where he began to produce soundtracks for television dramas, anime, and other media.[4] His first work as a sole composer was the 2011 television drama series Mitsu no Aji: A Taste of Honey.[3]
He occasionally records his score overseas,[4] and improvises instruments that would match the concept of each work, such as using buckets and decking brushes as instruments when recording the soundtrack for Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans.[2]
Works
Anime
Anime films
| Year | Title | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2012 | Buta | [8] | |
| 2015 | The Anthem of the Heart | with Mito | |
| 2016 | Garakowa: Restore the World | ||
| 2018 | Monster Strike The Movie: Sora no Kanata | ||
| 2019 | Blackfox | with Kana Hashiguchi | |
| Her Blue Sky | |||
| 2021 | Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch | [15] | |
| Dakaichi: Spain Arc | [31] | ||
| 2022 | Fruits Basket: Prelude | [32] | |
| Tsurune: The Movie – The First Shot | [33] | ||
| Break of Dawn | [34] | ||
| 2023 | Gekijōban Collar × Malice Deep Cover | [8] | |
| Maboroshi | [35] | ||
| 2024 | Trapezium | [36] | |
| Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era | [37] | ||
| Fureru | with TeddyLoid | [38] |
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Broadcast channel | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2009 | Ijin no Kuru Heya | Tokyo MX | [8] | |
| 2010 | Taxmen | Tokyo MX | ||
| Hammer Session! | TBS | with Audio Highs | ||
| 2011 | Hanawake no Yon Shimai | TBS | with Yuko Fukushima and Eishi Segawa | |
| Mitsu no Aji: A Taste of Honey | Fuji TV | |||
| 2012 | Perfect Son | NTV | ||
| Answer ~ Keishicho Kensho Sosakan | TV Asahi | |||
| Nekoben ~ Shitai no Minoshirokin | TBS | |||
| Ren'ai Kentei | NHK | |||
| My Little Nightmare | NTV | |||
| Odessa no Kaidan | Fuji TV | ending theme | ||
| 2013 | Yakou Kanransha | TBS | ||
| Nekoben to Toumei Ningen | TBS | |||
| 35-sai no Koukousei | NTV | |||
| Na mo Naki Doku | TBS | |||
| Nanatsu no Kaigi | NHK | |||
| Honey Trap | Fuji TV | |||
| Tenshi to Jump | NHK | |||
| 2014 | Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu | Fuji TV | ||
| Alice no Toge | TBS | |||
| Peter no Souretsu | TBS | |||
| Jigoku Sensei Nūbē | NTV | |||
| N no Tame ni | TBS | |||
| 2015 | Masshiro | TBS | with Masato Suzuki | |
| Tatakau! Shoten Garu | Fuji TV | |||
| Napoleon no Mura | TBS | |||
| Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni | TBS | |||
| 2016 | Boku no Yabai Tsuma | Fuji TV | ||
| Suna no Tou ~ Shirisugita Rinjin | TBS | |||
| 2017 | Reverse | TBS | ||
| Warotenka | NHK | |||
| 2018 | Holiday Love | TV Asahi | ||
| Zettai Reido Season 3 | Fuji TV | |||
| 2019 | Keiji Zero | Fuji TV | with Evan Call | |
| Kami no Te | Wowow | |||
| 2020 | Zettai Reido Season 4 | Fuji TV | ||
| Top Knife: Tensai Nougekai no Joken | NTV | with Masato Suzuki | ||
| O Maidens in Your Savage Season | MBS, TBS | |||
| 2021 | Dream Team | NHK | ||
| Nemesis | NTV | |||
| Dearest | TBS | |||
| Our Rainy Days | NHK | |||
| 2022 | Itoshii Uso: Yasashii Yami | TV Asahi | ||
| Jun'ai Dissonance | Fuji TV | |||
| 2023 | Dr. Chocolate | NTV | ||
| Nukarumi no Shokutaku | TV Asahi | |||
| 2023–24 | Ao Haru Ride | Wowow | 2 seasons | |
| 2025 | The Reluctant Preacher | NTV | ||
| Chihayafuru: Full Circle | NTV | |||
| Passing the Reins | TBS |
Live-action films
| Year | Title | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2011 | Inu to Anata no Monogatari | with Remidos and Masamichi Shigeno | [8] |
| High School Debut | with Kei Yoshikawa | [8] | |
| Hayabusa | additional music | [8] | |
| 2014 | My Little Nightmare: The Movie | [8] | |
| 2015 | No Longer Heroine | [8] | |
| 2016 | Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku | [8] | |
| Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku | [8] | ||
| 2017 | Memoirs of a Murderer | [8] | |
| The Anthem of the Heart | [8] | ||
| Miseinen Dakedo Kodomo Janai | [8] | ||
| 2018 | Chihayafuru: Musubi | [39] | |
| Real Girl | [8] | ||
| Cafe Funiculi Funicula | [8] | ||
| 2020 | AI Amok | [8] | |
| Yowamushi Pedal | [8] | ||
| 2022 | Sen wa, Boku wo Egaku | [8] | |
| 2023 | Nemesis: The Movie | [40] | |
| You Made My Dawn | [41] | ||
| 2025 | Unforgettable | [42] | |
| 10Dance | [43] |
Other projects
| Year | Title | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2008 | Darling / Yui Horie | "Little Honey Bee" | [44] |
| 2010 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Character CD Series: Rikuo Nura / Zen | "Rikuo, Kaze wo Hiku" | [8] |
| 2011 | 100 Pun de Meicho | NHK's television program; main theme | |
| Sakanobori Nippon Shi | NHK's television program; main theme | ||
| Mirai Bowl / Chai Maxx / Momoiro Clover | "Chai Maxx" | ||
| Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Character CD Series: Gozumaru & Mezumaru / Gyuki | "Don't Stop Till The End" | ||
| Astarotte no Omocha! Character Song CD Vol.1 Astarotte Ygval x Judit Snorrevik | arranged "So Janai!?" | ||
| Wide! Scramble | TV Asahi's television program; main theme | ||
| Astarotte no Omocha! Character Song CD Vol.2 Naoya Tohara x Asuha Tohara | arranged "Daitan♪Girl" | ||
| Sengoku Otome Utage Takenawa | "Densetsu ga Umareru made" | ||
| Ano Hito | NHK FM's radio program | ||
| D' no Junjō / Momoiro Clover Z | |||
| 2012 | Amagami SS+ plus (Anime) Character Songs w/ O.S.T always Vol.01 | arranged "Your Smile" | |
| Amagami SS+ plus (Anime) Character Songs w/ O.S.T always Vol.02 | arranged "Mafuyu no Serenade" | ||
| Mōretsu Uchū Kōkyōkyoku Dai 7 Gakushō "Mugen no Ai" / Momoiro Clover Z | arranged "DNA Kyōshikyoku" | ||
| Steins;Gate Symphonic Material | arrangements with several others | ||
| Honoo-no Taiiku-kai TV | TBS's television program; main theme | ||
| Where I Belong / Himeka | |||
| Family History | NHK's documentary; opening theme | ||
| Bokura no Century / Momoiro Clover Z | "Sora no Curtain" | ||
| 2013 | Hero-tachi no Shoubu | NHK's documentary; main theme | |
| 5th Dimension / Momoiro Clover Z | "Jōkyu Monogatari -Carpe Diem-" | ||
| Overseas Network | NHK's television program | ||
| Close-up Gendai | NHK's television program | ||
| Save / Meg | |||
| Occultic;Nine | promotional video | ||
| Steins;Gate Symphonic Reunion | arrangements with several others | ||
| Masaru Yokoyama NHK Works | compilation album | ||
| Jump!!!!! / Twinkle5 | |||
| 2014 | Watashi… Fukō Guse / Vanilla Beans | "Koi no Snipper 007" | |
| Energy No Honryu | NHK's documentary | ||
| Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight | video game; arranged "Reaching out for our future" | ||
| Chai Maxx Zero / Momoiro Clover Z | |||
| 2015 | Seimei Daiyakushin | NHK's documentary | |
| 2016 | Hakkin no Yoake / Momoiro Clover Z | "Hakkin no Yoake" | |
| Jakuchu Tensai Eshi no Nazo ni Semaru | NHK's documentary | ||
| 2017 | Dragon, Dance with Wolves | stage play | |
| 2018 | NHK Dame Jiman ~Minna ga Deru Terebi~ | NHK's television program | |
| 2019 | Boléro IV ~New Breath~ Harunanoni / Tomotaka Okamoto | arrangements | |
| Magatsu Wahrheit | video game; with several others | [45] | |
| 2020 | Sister Cities / Saori Hayami | "mist" | [46] |
| 2021 | Shuumatsu no Akasha | video game | [8] |
| 2022 | Noah's Heart | video game | |
| Masaru Yokoyama NHK Works 2 | compilation album | [47] |