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Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator
Wataru Hokoyama
Hokoyama conducting in 2009
Born (1974-08-24 ) August 24, 1974 (age 49) Aizu, Fukushima, JapanOccupation(s)
Composer ,
conductor ,
orchestrator Years active 2000–present
Musical artist
Wataru Hokoyama (鋒山 亘 , Hokoyama Wataru , born August 24, 1974) is a
Japanese
composer ,
conductor , and
orchestrator based in
Hollywood ,
California . He left his birth nation of Japan at the age of 16 to attend the
Interlochen Arts Academy in
Interlochen ,
Michigan . He later attended the
Cleveland Institute of Music and the
USC Thornton School of Music . His works include the original scores for Bean Cake , Ocha Cups for Christmas , One ,
Afrika , and
Soul Sacrifice .
In 2008, Hokoyama composed, orchestrated, and conducted all the music for the video game
Afrika . The soundtrack was released in Japan. The music was awarded Best Original Video Game Score by The Hollywood Music Awards 2008.
[1] Movie Music UK has the only review of the soundtrack and gave it 4.5/5.0, saying "Hokoyama has left a strong impression with the wonderful music he has composed. This is a soundtrack you cannot pass up."
[2]
In 2009, Hokoyama provided a few orchestral cues for cutscenes in
Resident Evil 5 .
[3] Following that, Hokoyama then co-composed, orchestrated, and conducted the music for the 2013
PlayStation Vita game,
Soul Sacrifice . He was assisted on the project by
Yasunori Mitsuda . He would later rejoin Mitsuda to help compose new music for the sequel,
Soul Sacrifice Delta . Also in 2013, he contributed some music and co-orchestrated the soundtrack to the PlayStation 4 game,
Knack .
[4]
Works
Television
Films and TV
Dungeons & Dragons (2000) - orchestration (with Paul S. Henning)
Bean Cake (2001) - composition
The Best Picture Show (2001) - composition
One (2001) - composition
Me and My Old Man (2001) - conducting
Ocha Cups for Christmas (2002) - composition
The Kabuki Joint (2003) - composition
The Document of ‘God’s Left Hand, Devil’s Right Hand’ (2006) - composition
Kami no hidarite akuma no migite (2006) - composition
Chiyo (2006) - composition
The Making of Dark Fantasy (2007) - composition
2095 (2007) - composition and orchestration (with Christopher Farrell)
HOP (2011) - orchestration
Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack (2012) - composition and orchestration (with
Go Shiina )
Puppy! (2017) - music arranger
Brad's Status (2017) - additional music (with
Mark Mothersbaugh )
The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) - orchestral arrangements and additional music (with
Mark Mothersbaugh )
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - additional music (with
Mark Mothersbaugh )
Pandas (2018) - additional music (with John Enroth, Albert Fox, Ethan Obbema,
Mark Mothersbaugh and Ray Plaza)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) - additional music (with Ray Plaza, Peter Seibert, and
Mark Mothersbaugh )
Holmes & Watson (2018) - additional music (with
Mark Mothersbaugh , Ray Plaza,
Tim Jones , Peter Seibert and Sunna Wehrmeijer)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) - additional music (with
Tim Jones , Peter Seibert, Ray Plaza,
Mark Mothersbaugh and Alan Tyler)
The Willoughbys (2020) - additional music and arrangements (with
Mark Mothersbaugh , John Enroth, Albert Fox,
Tim Jones and Pete Seibert)
The Croods: A New Age (2020) - additional music (with
Mark Mothersbaugh , Peter Seibert, Ethan Obbema and Brian Byrne)
The Mitchells vs The Machines (2021) - score wrangler
Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania (2021) - additional music (with Mark Mothersbaugh]])
Rugrats (2021 TV series) (2021) - additional music (with
Robert Mothersbaugh )
Video games
Afrika (2008) - composition, orchestration, and conducting
Resident Evil 5 (2009) - composition, orchestration, and conducting
Ace Combat: Joint Assault (2010) - orchestration and conducting
Kinect Disneyland Adventures (2011) - composition and conducting (with
Mark Griskey ,
Laura Karpman , Paul Lipson,
Peter McConnell , and
Lennie Moore )
Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble (2012) - composition and orchestration (with many others)
The Grinns Tale (2012) - composition
Soul Sacrifice (2013) - composition, orchestration, and conducting (with
Yasunori Mitsuda )
Knack (2013) - composition and orchestration (with Matthew Margeson)
Soul Sacrifice Delta (2014) - composition and orchestration (with
Yasunori Mitsuda )
Halo 2: Anniversary (2014) - orchestration (with
Lennie Moore ,
Tom Salta , Brian Trifon, and Brian Lee White)
Halo Wars 2 (2017) - conducting
Volta-X (2020) - composer
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) - composer (with Mark Mothersbaugh)
Monster Hunter Rise (2021) - conductor (Los Angeles Recording Session)
Other
Music for
NPR 's
All Things Considered .
[5]
String arrangements on the
Thirty Seconds to Mars album
A Beautiful Lie .
In 2007, he was commissioned by the
United States Air Force Band to premiere a new piece for the
400th Anniversary of Jamestown's settlement and the 60th anniversary of
US Air Force .
[6]
Conducted
Video Games Live with the
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in
Newark, NJ on December 29–30, 2010, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorale in
Bethesda, MD on February 26, 2011, and with the Mesa Symphony Orchestra and Vocal Exchange Choir in
Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2011.
Composed the piece Animas Luminis , written as a memorial and requiem to the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami victims.
References
External links
International National Artists