Takayuki Hattori
Takayuki Hattori | |
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| 服部隆之 | |
| Born | November 21, 1965 Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Conservatoire de Paris |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Eri Okamoto |
| Children | Moné Hattori |
| Parent | Katsuhisa Hattori (father) |
| Relatives | Ryōichi Hattori (grandfather) |
Takayuki Hattori (服部 隆之, Hattori Takayuki; born November 21, 1965) is a Japanese film, television, video game and non-soundtrack music composer, arranger and conductor.
Family
Hattori was born into a prominent musical family. His grandfather was composer Ryoichi Hattori, often regarded as a pioneer of Japanese popular music, and his father was composer Katsuhisa Hattori. His daughter, violinist Moné Hattori, is also a professional musician.
Education
Hattori studied composition and orchestration at the Conservatoire de Paris, graduating in 1988. He then returned to Japan, where he has worked since.
Career
After returning to Japan from his studies in France, Hattori began working across a wide range of media, including film, television, and popular music. He gained recognition for his orchestral scoring style in both live-action films and television dramas, and has since become a prolific composer for anime and major Japanese film productions.
Style
Hattori's compositions frequently make use of orchestral instrumentation, particularly brass and string sections, and are often recorded with full orchestral ensembles.[1] He has stated that this tendency is not the result of a fixed personal style, but has developed in part due to expectations from clients.[1]
Hattori has expressed a preference for composing music for visual media, describing music and imagery as having a mutually reinforcing relationship.[2] His influences include American film composers such as John Williams, James Horner, and Alan Silvestri.[2][1]
He is also an admirer of Gabriel Fauré, having developed an appreciation for his work through classes at the Paris Conservatoire, and has been noted for incorporating smaller ensemble textures in a similar vein.
Works
Anime
- Slayers (films and OAV series)
- Martian Successor Nadesico (TV series and film)
- Battle Athletes
- Code:Breaker
- Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan
- Sister Princess
Anime films
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
- Godzilla: The Planet Eater
- Doraemon (film series composer, 2018–present)
- Paris ni Saku Étoile
Live-action films
- Space Brothers live action film adaptation
- Rough live action film adaptation
- Godzilla 2000
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
- Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
Television dramas
Other television
- Hook Book Row
- Japan Record Awards(Orchestrator)
Video games
Music collaborations
- JAM Project – orchestral arranger and conductor
- Victoria Cross
- Thumb Rise Again
- Live concerts supporting the above albums
Awards
Hattori has won three Japan Academy Prize awards in the category Outstanding Achievement in Music and was the music director of the Japan Pavilion at the Expo 2010.
References
External links
- Official website
- Takayuki Hattori at IMDb
- Takayuki Hattori at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 1965 births
- 20th-century Japanese composers
- 20th-century Japanese conductors (music)
- 20th-century Japanese male composers
- 21st-century Japanese composers
- 21st-century Japanese conductors (music)
- 21st-century Japanese male composers
- Anime composers
- Composers from Tokyo
- Conservatoire de Paris alumni
- Japanese film score composers
- Japanese male conductors (music)
- Japanese male film score composers
- Japanese male television composers
- Japanese music arrangers
- Japanese television composers
- Living people
- Japanese composer stubs