Hiroyuki Sawano (澤野 弘之, Sawano Hiroyuki, born September 12, 1980) is a Japanese composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, and music producer best known for his work on many anime series, video games, television dramas, and movies. His works include the musical scores for Attack on Titan, The Seven Deadly Sins, Solo Leveling, Sengoku Basara, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Blue Exorcist, Seraph of the End, Guilty Crown, Kill la Kill,[1] and Xenoblade Chronicles X. In addition to his role on the soundtrack, Sawano also composes many opening and ending theme songs. Overall, he has already provided the music for over 100 visual media works.[2]
Hiroyuki Sawano | |
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澤野 弘之 | |
| Born | September 12, 1980 Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Agents |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | |
| Labels | Sacra Music |
| Member of | NAQT VANE |
| Website | sawanohiroyuki |
Sawano was nominated for the Newtype Anime Awards 11 times, winning four of the nominations.[3] He has also won the Tokyo Anime Award three times,[3][4] as well as two prizes at the Anime Trending Awards.[5] Sawano has two additional music projects. In 2014, he started a vocal project under the name "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]", with a focus on collaborating with other artists. In 2022, he formed a new group called "NAQT VANE" with Japanese singer Harukaze and design group Classic 6, focusing on creating music for overseas audiences.[6][7][8]
Biography
1980–2004: Early life
Sawano was born in Tokyo, Japan. He started playing piano in elementary school. By this time, he was influenced by the Japanese singer-songwriter Aska, from the duo Chage and Aska, whose songs led him to vaguely dream about working in music. In junior high school, he joined a band and began learning keyboard to take charge of it in the group.[9]
From the age of 17, Sawano studied composition, arrangement, and orchestration under the music teacher Nobuchika Tsuboi.[10] When he was in his final years of high school, he had a desire to work on soundtrack music, so he went to a vocational school focused in composition.[9] In this same school, he made his first public music performance.[11] Around this period, he used to listen to the soundtrack of Studio Ghibli's movies, which led him to be influenced by the film score composer Joe Hisaishi.[9]
2004–present: Career
Sawano's musician career started in 2004, with him initially writing songs for other artists. He was in charge of his first soundtrack works in 2006.[1][12]
In 2010, with Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, he had his first involvement in a major work, which he mentioned having worked on it with the hope that this series would trigger an offer for many further projects.[9]
In 2011, with his involvement in two popular anime series—Blue Exorcist and Guilty Crown—, he became more notable in the industry. In both series he also managed to build up a relationship with some vocalists, who would collaborate with him in future works.[13]
In 2013, with his role as the composer for the anime adaptation of Hajime Isayama's manga series Attack on Titan, Sawano was pushed into acknowledgement.[13] In this year, for his work on the series, he won the Newtype Anime Awards in the Soundtrack category.[14]
In 2014, Sawano launched a vocal song project under the name "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]",[6][7] producing the first album UnChild with Aimer as the vocalist under the name SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer.[15][16] Since then his songs under this vocal song project have also been used as the opening and ending themes for various anime, including Aldnoah.Zero, Seraph of the End, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096, Re:Creators, and Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These. Sawano's vocal song project was moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.[17]
On July 2, 2017, Sawano's contract with Legendoor was terminated after approximately 12 years.[18] He is now represented by VV-ALKLINE.[19][20]
In 2020, Sawano started a soundtrack revival project called "Project【emU】", where he arranges a suite for the soundtrack of anime series he has been involved with.[21] The suites are recorded and filmed in a studio, with guest musicians and vocalists, having already been released the ones for Attack on Titan, Guilty Crown, The Seven Deadly Sins, and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.[22] In February 2021, he made a "Project【emU】" concert event, "Sawano Hiroyuki LIVE【emU】2021", in which he performed many of the main tracks from the anime scores he was in charge.[23]
On March 13, 2022, Sawano held the solo live "Hiroyuki Sawano LIVE [nZk]007", at Tokyo International Forum. The event featured the guest vocals Akihito Okano, Jean-Ken Johnny, ReoNa, mizuki, mpi, Benjamin, Laco, and SennaRin.[24] Later, on April 23, the live was streamed to overseas audiences.[25]
In April 2022, Sawano produced the debut extended play of the singer SennaRin. The EP, Dignified, was released on April 13, followed by an announcement that he will continue as a producer for her works.[26][27]
In September 2022, Sawano announced his new musical group NAQT VANE, in which he will act as total producer and will collaborate with singer Harukaze and Classic 6 as design director. The debut single, "Break Free", was released on September 16, 2022.[28]
Musical style and influences
Sawano cited Ryūichi Sakamoto, Joe Hisaishi, Yoko Kanno, Hans Zimmer, and Danny Elfman as major inspirations.[29][30][31]
His pieces tend to have exceedingly strange titles, featuring numbers, symbols, and letters from various different alphabets. He stated that he decided this so the people "is able to listen to the songs in their own way and have their own reaction. I don’t ever want to fix the image of what’s happening on-screen too much within the track title".[21]
Most of Sawano's vocal songs feature lyrics in English, while he also makes use of German and Japanese lyrics.[32] He often uses choruses and breaks in his pieces, aiming to expand the song and make it more intense.[33]
When composing for series, Sawano stated that he usually writes the music before any video materials or animation is available.[33]
Discography
As Hiroyuki Sawano
Original albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| Musica |
| —[34] | ||
| Scene |
| 36[35] | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were ineligible to chart. | ||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [36] | ||
| Best of Vocal Works [nZk] | 6 | |
| Best of Soundtrack [emU] | 13 | |
| Best of Vocal Works (nZk) 2 |
| 6 |
Singles
| Title | Single details | Peak positions | Notes | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [40] | |||||
| "Yamanaiame" |
| 55 |
| Attack on Titan Season 2 Original Soundtrack | |
| "theDOGS" |
| 55 |
| ||
| "βiοç <MK+nZk Version> / Ω" | — |
| Guilty Crown Complete Soundtrack | ||
| "KABANERIOFTHEIRONFORTRESS / Warcry" |
| — |
| Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Original Soundtrack | |
| "Never Stop" |
| — |
| Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were ineligible to chart. | |||||
Other involvements
| Year | Title | Artist | Role(s) | Album | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Feel the moon" | Chen Min | Composer | MOON | [45] |
| "FALL IN LOVE" | Lena Park | COSMORAMA | [45] | ||
| 2005 | "Kaze no DIVA" (風のDIVA) | Chen Min |
| Koigoromo | [45] |
| 2006 | "Chef" (シェフ) | Shintaro Kudo | Arranger | Let's Love! | [45] |
| "Chiisana Ginga" (小さな銀河) | Kanako Sakai |
| Non-album single | [46] | |
| "Tsuki no Yoru" (月の夜) | Liu Yifei | All My Words | [12] | ||
| "Prelude -we are not alone-" | Fumi Oto |
| Non-album singles | [47] | |
| "Ima wo Dakishimete" (今を抱きしめて) | Hitomi Nabatame |
| [48] | ||
| 2007 | "grief ~crossing sadness~" (grief 〜跨越悲傷〜) | Chen Min | Pray -two as one- | [45] | |
| "THIS WAY B.O.R. ver." | DEPAPEPE | Arranger | BEGINNING OF THE ROAD 〜collection of early songs〜 | [12] | |
| "Squall" | Shintaro Kudo | Let's Love! | |||
| "Kuhaku no Tsuki" (空白の月) | |||||
| "Nagare no Naka de" (流れの中で) | Rip Slyme | Pianist | FUNFAIR | [12] | |
| 2008 | "That's The Way It Is" | melody. | Strings arranger | Non-album single | [12] |
| "To You" | Skoop On Somebody | Arranger | STAY or SHINE | [12] | |
| "Umikara Hajimaru Monogatari" (海から始まる物語) | Minami Kuribayashi | Dream Link | [49] | ||
| "PRAY" | indigo blue | indigo blue 3 ～magic carpet～ | |||
| "Itoshisetsuna Namida" (イトシセツナナミダ) | Peaky SALT | Non-album single | |||
| 2010 | "SAKURA Road" | indigo blue | SHORELY | ||
| 2011 | "Bolero ~Passion on Ice~ | Tomotaka Okamoto | Kimi no Tame ni Utaou | ||
| 2013 | "Neo Fantasia" | Minori Chihara |
| Neo Fantasia | [50] |
| "RE:I AM" | Aimer |
| Midnight Sun | [51] | |
| 2014 | "StarRingChild" |
| [51] | ||
| 2016 | "ninelie" | Aimer with chelly (EGOIST) | Daydream | [52] | |
| 2017 | "Ah Yeah!! (produced by Hiroyuki Sawano)" | SukimaSwitch |
| re:Action | [53] |
| "Alive" | Do As Infinity |
| Alive | [54] | |
| "Iron Hornet" | [54] | ||||
| "Keshin no Juu" (化身の獣) | [55] | ||||
| "Silver Moon" | [56] | ||||
| "To Know You" | [56] | ||||
| "Yuiitsu no Shinjitsu" (唯一の真実) | [56] | ||||
| 2018 | "-prologue-" | [56] | |||
| "-epilogue-" | [56] | ||||
| "Get Over It" | [56] | ||||
| "Hi no Tori" (火の鳥) | [56] | ||||
| "His/Story" | Takanori Nishikawa | SINGularity | [57] | ||
| "Roll The Dice" | [57] | ||||
| 2019 | "SINGularity" | [58] | |||
| "i-mage <in/AR>" | Aimer |
| Penny Rain | [59] | |
| "Crescent Cutlass" | Takanori Nishikawa |
| SINGularity II -Kakeisei no protoCOL- | [60] | |
| "Claymore" | [61] | ||||
| "CALL & PRAY" | Hey! Say! JUMP |
| PARADE | [62] | |
| "Unti-L <100S-R2> | ASCA with mizuki | Hyakka Ryouran | [63] | ||
| 2020 | "3 A.M." | Survive Said The Prophet | Arranger | Inside Your Head | [64] |
| "Koko" (ココ) | Taiiku Okazaki feat. Beverly | Arranger | Pokémon the Movie: Koko Theme Song Collection | [65] | |
| 2021 | "Hikari Are" (光あれ) | Akihito Okano |
| Walkin' with a song | [66] |
| "Sono Saki no Hikari e" (その先の光へ) | [67] | ||||
| "Judgement" | Takanori Nishikawa | SINGularity II -Kakeisei no protoCOL- | [68] | ||
| "kIng" | Emiko Suzuki |
| 5 Senses | [69] | |
| 2022 | "dust" | SennaRin |
| Dignified EP | [70] |
| "BEEP" | [70] | ||||
| "Limit-tension" | [70] | ||||
| "Akashi" (証) | [70] | ||||
| "Dignified-IN" | [70] | ||||
| "Dignified-OUT" | [70] | ||||
| "melt" |
| [70] | |||
| "pARTs" | Natumi. |
| TBA | [71] | |
| "Activation" | |||||
| "Shikisai" (色彩) | Riria. |
| BUBBLE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | [72] | |
| "Tot Musica" | Ado |
| Uta no Uta: One Piece Film: Red | [73] | |
| "Saihate" (最果て) | SennaRin |
| TBA | [74] | |
| "Toumeina Wakusei" (透明な惑星) | |||||
| 2023 | "SACRA" | ReoNa |
| HUMAN | [75] |
| "Silhouette" | Anonymouz |
| 11:11 | [76] |
As SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]
Albums
| Title | Album details | Performer(s) | Peak positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [77] | KOR [78] | |||||||
| o1 |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2V-ALK |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 3 | — | ||||
| R∃/MEMBER |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 6 | — | ||||
| iv |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 9 | — | ||||
| V |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 9 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were ineligible to chart. | ||||||||
Collaboration albums
| Title | Album details | Performer(s) | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [77] | |||
| UnChild |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer | 10 |
Singles
| Title | Single details | Performer(s) | Peak positions | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [81] | |||||
| "A/Z ǀ aLIEz" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki | 9 |
| o1 |
| "&Z" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki | 12 |
| |
| "X.U. ǀ scaPEGoat" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 10 |
| |
| "Into the Sky EP" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 6 |
| 2V-ALK |
| "CRYst-Alise" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| — |
| |
| "e of s" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| — |
| |
| "gravityWall / shØut" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 11 |
| |
| "Binary Star / Cage" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 17 |
| R∃/MEMBER |
| "narrative / NOISEofRAIN" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 10 |
| |
| "Tranquility / Trollz" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 24 |
| iv |
| "Chaos Drifters / CRY" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 17 |
| |
| "Avid / Hands Up to the Sky" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 19 |
| V |
| "LilaS" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Honoka Takahashi | — |
| |
| "OUTSIDERS" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
| 25 |
| |
| "Lemonade" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:XAI | — |
| |
| "FAKEit" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco | — |
| |
| "odd:i" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Akihito Okano (Pornograffiti) | — |
| TBA |
| "LEveL" |
| SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]: | 24 |
| |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were ineligible to chart. | |||||
Videography
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "A/Z" | TAKCOM | OKNACK | [105] |
| "&Z" | Ryohei Shingu | 19-juke- | [105] | |
| 2015 | "X.U. (short ver.)" | maxilla | [105] | |
| "scaPEGoat" | [105] | |||
| "s-AVE" | Tatsunori Sato | 19-juke- | [105] | |
| 2016 | "Into the Sky" | Yuji Hariu (P.I.C.S) | Naoki Akiyama (19-juke-) | [106] |
| "e of s (game edit)" | Takashi Chiba | Satoshi Tsukamoto (biogon pictures inc.) | ||
| 2017 | "gravityWall" | Shin Okawa | Naoki Akiyama (19-juke-) | [107] |
| "sh0ut" | ||||
| "Christmast Scene" | Taichi Nishimaki | Shigeki Azuma | [108] | |
| 2018 | "Binary Star" | — | — | [109] |
| "narrative" | Yasuhiro Arafune |
| [110] | |
| 2019 | "Tranquility" | OSRIN | Hiroaki Watanabe (Parade Tokyo) | |
| "Trollz" | ||||
| "BELONG" | Takuto Shimpo | SEP | [111] | |
| 2020 | "Chaos Drifters" | Atsunori Toshi (A4A) | [112] | |
| "CRY" | [113] | |||
| 2021 | "time" | Atsushi Tani | [114] | |
| "Abura" | [115] | |||
| "N0VA" | Taichi Nishimaki | Hiroyuki Sawano | [116] | |
| "Möbius" | Taichi Nishimaki | [117] | ||
| "Avid" | Raita Kuramoto | SEP | [118] | |
| "THE ANSWER" | Taichi Nishimaki | [119] | ||
| "8SIX <vcpf-ver.>" | [120] | |||
| "TRACER" | [121] | |||
| 2022 | "Call your name (scene ver.)" | PEXELS | [122] | |
| "OUTSIDERS" | Takuya Oyama | Motoki Yamaguchi | [123] | |
| 2023 | "Chikyutoiunanomiyako" | — | — | [124] |
| "FAKEit" | — | — | [125] | |
| "odd:I" | — | — | [126] | |
| 2024 | "LEveL" | — | — | [127] |
| "DARK ARIA ＜LV2＞" | — | — | [128] | |
Works
Anime
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Soul Link | Composer | [129] |
| Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love |
| [130] | |
| Project Blue Earth SOS | Promotional video music creator | ||
| 2007 | Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula | Composer | [131] |
| Zombie-Loan | Composer | [132] | |
| 2009 | Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings | Composer | [133] |
| 2010 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn |
| [134] |
| Sengoku Basara II | Composer | [135] | |
| 2011 | Blue Exorcist | Composer | [136] |
| Sengoku Basara: The Last Party | Composer | [137] | |
| Guilty Crown | Composer | [138] | |
| 2012 | Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas – An Episode of Port Town | Composer | |
| Blue Exorcist: The Movie | Composer | [139] | |
| 2013 | Attack on Titan | Composer | [140][141] |
| Kill la Kill | Composer | [142] | |
| Attack on Titan OVA | Composer | ||
| 2014 | Aldnoah.Zero |
| [143][144] |
| The Seven Deadly Sins | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada) | [145] | |
| Attack on Titan Movie Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow |
| [146] | |
| Attack on Titan: No Regrets | Composer | [147] | |
| 2015 | Aldnoah.Zero Part 2 |
| [148] |
| Seraph of the End |
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada, Asami Tachibana & Megumi Shiraishi) | [149][150] | |
| The Seven Deadly Sins OVA | Composer | ||
| Attack on Titan Movie Part 2: Wings of Freedom |
| [151] | |
| Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya |
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada, Asami Tachibana & Megumi Shiraishi) | [152] | |
| 2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 |
| [153] |
| Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress |
| [154] | |
| The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada) | [155] | |
| 2017 | Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga | Composer (other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [156] |
| Attack on Titan Season 2 | Composer | [157] | |
| Re:Creators |
| [158] | |
| Juni Taisen: Zodiac War | Ending theme song composer, arranger and producer | [55] | |
| Attack on Titan: Lost Girls |
| [159] | |
| 2018 | Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening |
| [160] |
| The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Kohta Yamamoto) | [161] | |
| The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Kaikō | Opening theme song composer and arranger | [162] | |
| Attack on Titan Season 3 | Composer | [163] | |
| The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada) | [164] | |
| Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative |
| [165] | |
| 2019 | Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2 | Composer | [166] |
| Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Unato Decisive Battle | Composer | [167] | |
| Promare | Composer | [168] | |
| The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran | Opening and ending theme song composer and arranger | [97] | |
| The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods | Composer (other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [169] | |
| Fate/strange Fake | Promotional video music creator | [170][171] | |
| 2020 | Kingdom Season 3 |
(other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [172] |
| No Guns Life Season 2 | Opening theme song composer and arranger | [173] | |
| Attack on Titan: Chronicle | Composer | ||
| Attack on Titan: The Final Season | Composer (other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [174] | |
| 2021 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement |
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Kohta Yamamoto) | [175] |
| 86 |
(other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [176] | |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash | Composer | [177] | |
| The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light |
(other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [178][179] | |
| 86 Part 2 | Composer (other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [180] | |
| 2022 | Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 | Composer (other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [181] |
| The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Gekitotsu | Opening and ending theme song composer, arranger and producer | [182] | |
| Fanfare of Adolescence |
| [183][184] | |
| Kingdom Season 4 | Composer (other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [185] | |
| Amaim Warrior at the Borderline Part 2 | Ending theme song composer, arranger and producer | [186] | |
| Bubble | Composer | [187] | |
| One Piece Film: Red | Insert song composer, arranger and producer | [73] | |
| Dragon Raja | Opening theme song composer, arranger and producer | [188] | |
| Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Ending theme song composer, arranger and producer | [189] | |
| The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 |
(other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [190] | |
| 2023 | Kaina of the Great Snow Sea | Main theme composer | [191] |
| Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn |
| [192][193] | |
| Protocol: Rain | Opening theme song composer, arranger and producer | [194] | |
| Four Knights of the Apocalypse | Main theme composer | [195] | |
| 2024 | Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga | Composer (other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [196] |
| Solo Leveling |
| [197] | |
| Mecha-Ude | Composer (other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto and Daiki) | [198] | |
| TBA | Fate/strange Fake | Composer | [199] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3594ε | Composer | [200] |
| 2015 | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Composer | [201] |
| 2016 | Valhait Rising | Theme song composer and arranger | [87] |
| Soul Reverse Zero | Opening theme song composer and arranger | [89] | |
| 2018 | Border Break | Opening theme song composer and arranger | [202] |
| Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri -Ran- Hajimaru Michiato |
(other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | ||
| 2019 | Iron Saga |
| [203] |
| Blue Exorcist: Damned Chord | Theme song composer and arranger | [204] | |
| League of Legends | Theme song composer and arranger (StarGuardian Skin 2019) | [205] | |
| 2021 | Knives Out | Theme song composer and arranger | [206] |
| 2022 | Goddess of Victory: Nikke | Theme song composer and arranger | [207] |
| 2023 | Blue Protocol | Main theme composer | [208] |
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ns' Aoi | Composer (other tracks by Yuko Fukushima) | [209] |
| Garo |
(other tracks by BUDDY ZOO) | [210] | |
| Team Medical Dragon | Composer (other tracks by Shin Kono) | [211] | |
| 2007 | Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad | Composer (other tracks by Shin Kono and Kentarou Kobuchi) | [212] |
| Kodoku no Kake ~Itoshiki Hito yo~ | Composer | ||
| Team Medical Dragon 2 | Composer (other tracks by Toshiaki Matsumoto & Steve Vai) | [213] | |
| 2008 | Bomb Bee Men | Composer | |
| NHK Special: Miracle Body | Composer | ||
| 81diver | Composer | [214] | |
| Maō | Composer | [215] | |
| The Sunday NEXT | Main theme composer and arranger | ||
| Prisoner | Composer | ||
| 2009 | Triangle | Composer (other tracks by Yuki Hayashi, Hiromi Uehara & Kazumasa Oda) | [216] |
| Sunday Sports | Opening and ending theme song composer | ||
| BOSS | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Yuki Hayashi) | ||
| My Girl | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada) | ||
| 2010 | Massugu na Otoko | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada) | [217] |
| Team Medical Dragon 3 | Composer (other tracks by Shin Kono & Ai) | ||
| Marks no Yama | Composer | [218] | |
| 2011 | BOSS 2nd Season | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Yuki Hayashi) | |
| Marumo no Okite | Composer (other tracks by Yutaka Yamada) | [219] | |
| 2012 | Presumed Guilty | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Kengo Tokusashi) | [220] |
| 2013 | Someday at a Place in the Sun | Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Kengo Tokusashi) | |
| Lady Joker | Composer (other tracks by Shuichiro Fukuhiro) | ||
| LINK | Composer (other tracks by Asami Tachibana) | [221] | |
| 2015 | Mare | Composer | [222] |
| 2016 | Thunderbolt Fantasy | Composer | [223] |
| 2017 | CRISIS | Composer (other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [224] |
| 2018 | Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 2 |
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada) | [57][225] |
| 2019 | Sign: Houigakusha Yuzuki Takashi no Jiken | Composer (other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto) | [226] |
| 2021 | Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 3 |
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Kohta Yamamoto) | [227] |
| 2023 | Watashi no Otto wa: Ano Musume no Koibito | Opening theme song composer and arranger | [228] |
| 2024 | Innai Keisatsu | Opening and ending theme song composer and arranger | [229] |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Catch a Wave |
(arranged in collaboration with DEPAPEPE and Taichi Nakamura) | [230] |
| A Song to the Sun | Composer | [231] | |
| 2007 | Happily Ever After | Composer | |
| 2008 | Flowers in the Shadows | Composer | |
| 2010 | Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island | Composer | [232] |
| Box! | Composer | [233] | |
| 2012 | Platina Data | Composer | [234] |
| 2019 | Thunderbolt Fantasy: Seiyuu Genka |
| [60] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work/nominee | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Television Drama Academy Awards | Music Award | Team Medical Dragon | Won | [235] |
| A Song to the Sun | Won | [236] | |||
| 2013 | Newtype Anime Awards | Soundtrack | Attack on Titan | Won | [237] |
| 2014 | Tokyo Anime Award | Best Music | Hiroyuki Sawano | Won | [238] |
| Newtype Anime Awards | Soundtrack | Kill la Kill | Won | [239] | |
| Aldnoah.Zero | 6th place | [240] | |||
| 2015 | Tokyo Anime Award | Best Music | Hiroyuki Sawano | Won | [241] |
| JASRAC Awards | Domestic Works | Attack on Titan Background Music | Silver Award | [242] | |
| Annual Game Music Awards | Outstanding Artist – Newcomer | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Won | [243] | |
| Japan Gold Disc Award | Animation Album of the Year | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Complete Best | Won | [244] | |
| Newtype Anime Awards | Soundtrack | Aldnoah.Zero | Won | [245] | |
| Attack on Titan Movie Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow | 6th place | [246] | |||
| Theme Song | "&Z" | 10th place | [246] | ||
| 2016 | Newtype Anime Awards | Soundtrack | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | Won | [247] |
| 2017 | Tokyo Anime Award | Best Sound/Performance | Hiroyuki Sawano | Won | [248] |
| Newtype Anime Awards | Best Soundtrack | Attack on Titan Season 2 | 5th place | [249] | |
| Re:Creators | 10th place | [249] | |||
| 2019 | Promare | 3rd place | [250] | ||
| Attack on Titan Season 3 | 8th place | [250] | |||
| 2022 | 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Score | 86 | Nominated | [251] |
| 8th Anime Trending Awards | Best Soundtrack | Won | [252] | ||
| Attack on Titan: The Final Season | 3rd place | [252] | |||
| Best Ending Theme | "Avid" | Won | [252] | ||
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Score | Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 | Won | [253] |
| 2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Attack on Titan: The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1 | Won | [254] |
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hiroyuki Sawano.
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Hiroyuki Sawano profile at Oricon (in Japanese)
- Hiroyuki Sawano discography at VGMdb
- Hiroyuki Sawano at IMDb
- Hiroyuki Sawano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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