Ryo Takahashi (musician)
Japanese musician (born 1985)
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Ryo Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋諒, Hepburn: Takahashi Ryō; born November 1, 1985) is a Japanese musician and composer. Growing up, Takahashi was a fan of American rock band the Ventures, which inspired him to take a musical career, and university inspired him to become a composer, which he was given his first lead role in with Please Tell Me! Galko-chan in 2016. Since 2016, he has done music composition for various series, such as ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. and SK8 the Infinity. Under the name Void_Chords, he has performed theme songs for Two Car, Princess Principal, and Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest.
Ryo Takahashi 高橋諒 | |
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| Also known as | Void_Chords |
| Born | November 1, 1985 |
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| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Label | Japan Composers and Arrangers Association |
Biography
Ryo Takahashi was born on November 1, 1985.[1] Growing up, Takahashi was a fan of American rock band the Ventures, which would inspire him to pursue a musical career.[2] While in university, Takahashi studied musical composition, which would influence him to become a composer.[3] In 2016, he made his debut as lead composer with the anime adaptation of Please Tell Me! Galko-chan.[4]
In 2017, he composed the music for the anime adaptation of ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. and as Void_Chords the opening for Princess Principal.[5][6] At the 2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the former was nominated for Best Score and the latter for Best Opening.[7]
Works
TV series
- Please Tell Me! Galko-chan (2016) (composer)[4]
- Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars (2016) (composer)[8]
- ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (2017) (composer)[5]
- Princess Principal (2017) (opening theme performance)[a][6]
- Code: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth (2017) (composer)[9]
- Classroom of the Elite (2017) (composer)[10]
- Two Car (2017) (composer, ending theme performance)[a][11]
- Citrus (2018) (composer)[12]
- Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (2019–2024) (composer, opening theme performance)[a][13][14]
- Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit (2019) (composer)[15]
- Argonavis from BanG Dream! (2020) (composer)[16]
- Skate-Leading Stars (2021) (composer)[17]
- SK8 the Infinity (2021) (composer)[18]
- The Vampire Dies in No Time (2021–present) (composer)[19]
- Tribe Nine (2022) (ending theme performance)[a][20]
- Healer Girl (2022) (composer)[21]
- RWBY: Ice Queendom (2022) (opening theme performance)[a][22]
- Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation (2022) (composer with Ken Itō)[23]
- Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World (2023) (composer)[24]
- High Card (2023) (composer)[25]
- World Dai Star (2023) (composer with Kenichi Kuroda and Tatsuya Yano)[26]
- Wind Breaker (2024) (composer)[27]
- Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon (2025) (composer)[28]
- Roll Over and Die (2026) (composer)[29]
Films
- Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021) (composer)[30]
Web series
- Dream Festival! (2016–2017) (composer with Ken Itō)[31]
Notes
- Credited as Void_Chords