Tomoki Kikuya
Japanese music composer (born 1968)
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Tomoki Kikuya (菊谷 知樹, Kikuya Tomoki; born 21 February 1968) is a Japanese composer, arranger and guitarist. Kikuya is best known for composing original soundtracks for anime series, including most notably Nisekoi, Eromanga Sensei, Bocchi the Rock!, Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, A Sister's All You Need and Higehiro. He is represented by the music production company POPHOLIC.[1]
Biography
Kikuya was born in Tokyo, in 1968. His mother was a piano teacher, so he has had contact with music since an early age. He started his musician career in 1992, when in college, as a member of the rock band Mustang A.K.A., which lasted for two years.[2] Later, he worked as a guitarist in the band Funanori.[3] After that, besides guitar, he learned a wide range of musical instruments.[1]
In 2005, after joining POPHOLIC, Kikuya made his debut as a composer in the anime Tona-Gura!.[4] Since then, he has been active as a songwriter, providing the scores for anime series, as well as elaborating music to artists.[1]