Hiroyuki Sawano

Hiroyuki Sawano
澤野 弘之
Also known as SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]
Born (1980-09-12) September 12, 1980
Tokyo, Japan
Genres Electronic, orchestral, classical, rock, jazz
Occupation(s) Composer, arranger, musician, orchestrator, producer
Instruments Keyboard, piano
Years active 2006–present
Labels Legendoor
Website

Hiroyuki Sawano: Official Website

Hiroyuki Sawano (澤野 弘之 Sawano Hiroyuki, born 12 September 1980) is a Japanese composer and musician best known for his work on many anime, TV series, and movies. He is currently represented by Legendoor. In 2014, he started a new vocal project under the name ''SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]''.

Biography

Sawano was born in Tokyo, Japan. He began playing piano in elementary school. From the age of 17 he studied composition, arrangement, orchestration, and piano under Nobuchika Tsuboi.[1]

In 2014 he launched a new vocal song project under the name "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]", producing the first album UnChild with Aimer as the vocalist under the name SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer.[2] 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, and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096.

Discography

As Hiroyuki Sawano

Original albums

Album Title Album Details
musica
  • Released: July 7, 2009 (JPN)
  • Label: UNIVERSAL SIGMA
  • Formats: CD, Digital Media.

Compilation albums

Album Title Release Date
BEST OF VOCAL WORKS [nZk]
BEST OF SOUNDTRACK [emU]
  • Released: September 9, 2015. (JPN)[4]
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD.

Singles

Title Release Date Album Notes
YAMANAIAME
  • Released: November 28, 2014
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
non-album single YAMANAIAME was used as the ending theme song in the first Attack on Titan compilation film, Attack on Titan Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow
theDOGS
  • Released: July 1, 2015
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
theDOGS was used as the ending theme song in the second Attack on Titan compilation film, Attack on Titan Part 2: Wings of Freedom
βiοç <MK+nZk Version> / Ω[5]
  • Released: April 27, 2015
  • Label: Aniplex
  • Formats: 7" Vinyl
Guilty Crown: Complete Soundtrack
KABANERIOFTHEIRONFORTRESS / Warcry[6]
  • Released: October 8, 2016
  • Label: Aniplex
  • Formats: 7" Vinyl
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Original Soundtrack

Other / Production

Title Artist Work Album
Prelude -we are not alone-[7] Fumi Oto
  • composer
  • arrangement
  • piano
non-album single
Ima wo Dakishimete (今を抱きしめて)[8] Hitomi Nabatame
  • composer
  • arrangement
RE:I AM[9] Aimer
  • composer
  • lyricist
  • arrangement
  • producer
  • programming
  • piano
Midnight Sun
NEO FANTASIA[10] Minori Chihara
  • composer
  • arrangement
NEO FANTASIA
StarRingChild[9] Aimer
  • composer
  • lyricist
  • arrangement
  • producer
  • piano
  • keyboards & all other instruments
Midnight Sun
ninelie[11] Aimer with chelly (EGOIST)
  • composer
  • lyricist
  • arrangement
  • producer
  • piano
  • keyboards & all other instruments
daydream

Game works

Game Title Year Role(s)
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn 2012 Composer
3594ε 2014 Composer
Xenoblade Chronicles X 2015 Composer

Anime works

Anime Title Year Role(s)
Soul Link 2006 Composer
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love 2006 Composer, Opening theme song composer and arranger
Project Blue Earth SOS 2006 Promotional video music creator
Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula 2007 Composer
Zombie-Loan 2007 Composer
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2009 Composer
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn 2010 Composer, 6th theme song composer, arranger and lyricist
Sengoku Basara II 2010 Composer
Blue Exorcist 2011 Composer
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party 2011 Composer
Guilty Crown 2011 Composer[12]
Blue Exorcist Movie 2012 Composer
Attack on Titan 2013 Composer[13][14]
Kill la Kill 2013 Composer[15][16]
Aldnoah.Zero 2014 Composer, Ending theme song composer, arranger and lyricist[17][18]
The Seven Deadly Sins 2014 Composer (other tracks by Takafumi Wada) [19]
Attack on Titan Movie Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow 2014 Composer, Ending theme song composer and arranger[20]
Aldnoah.Zero Part 2 2015 Composer, Opening theme song composer, arranger and lyricist[21]
Seraph of the End 2015 Composer, Music Producer, Opening and Ending theme song composer and arranger
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada, Asami Tachibana & Megumi Shiraishi)
[22][23]
Attack on Titan Movie Part 2: Wings of Freedom 2015 Composer, Ending theme song composer and arranger[24]
Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya 2015 Composer, Music Producer
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada, Asami Tachibana & Megumi Shiraishi)
[25]
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress 2016 Composer, Ending theme song composer and arranger[26]
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 2016 Composer, Opening and Ending theme song composer
The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War 2016 Composer
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada)
Attack on Titan S2 2017 Composer
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 2017 Composer
(other tracks by Kohta Yamamoto)

TV works

TV Show Year Role(s)
Ns' Aoi 2006 Composer
(other tracks by Yuko Fukushima)
Team Medical Dragon 2006 Composer
(other tracks by Shin Kono)
Taiyō no Uta (A Song to the Sun) 2006 Composer
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad 2007 Composer
(other tracks by Shin Kono)
Kodoku no Kake ~Itoshiki Hito yo~ 2007 Composer
Team Medical Dragon 2 2007 Composer
(other tracks by Toshiaki Matsumoto & Steve Vai)
Binbō Danshi (Bomb Bee Men) 2008 Composer
NHK Special: Miracle Body 2008 Composer
81diver 2008 Composer
Maō 2008 Composer
The Sunday NEXT 2008 Composer and arranger for main theme
Prisoner 2008 Composer
Triangle 2009 Composer
(other tracks by Yuki Hayashi, Hiromi Uehara & Kazumasa Oda)
Sunday Sports 2009 Composer for opening and ending theme songs
BOSS 2009 Composer
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Yuki Hayashi)
My Girl 2009 Composer
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada)
Massugu na Otoko 2010 Composer
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada)
Team Medical Dragon 3 2010 Composer
(other tracks by Shin Kono & Ai)
Marks no Yama 2010 Composer
BOSS 2nd Season 2011 Composer
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Yuki Hayashi)
Marumo no Okite 2011 Composer
(other tracks by Yutaka Yamada)
Suitei Yūzai 2012 Composer
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Kengo Tokusashi)
Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de 2013 Composer
(other tracks by Takafumi Wada & Kengo Tokusashi)
Lady Joker 2013 Composer
(other tracks by Shuichiro Fukuhiro)
LINK 2013 Composer
(other tracks by Asami Tachibana)
Mare 2015 Composer
Thunderbolt Fantasy 2016 Composer[27]

Movie works

Movie Title Year Role(s)
Catch a Wave 2006 Arranger, Composer for one track in collaboration with DEPAPEPE
(arranged in collaboration with DEPAPEPE and Taichi Nakamura)
Happily Ever After 2007 Composer
Kage-Hinata ni Saku 2008 Composer
Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island 2010 Composer
Box! 2010 Composer
Platina Data 2013 Composer

As SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]

Albums

Album Title Album Details Performer(s)
o1
  • Released: September 9, 2015 (JPN)
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, Digital download .
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
  • mizuki
  • mica
  • Gemie
  • Yosh
  • Aimer

Collaboration albums

Album Title Album Details Performer(s)
UnChild
  • Released: June 25, 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: DefSTAR Records
  • Formats: CD, Digital Media.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer

Singles

Title Details Performer(s) Notes Album
A/Z ǀ aLIEz
  • Released: September 10, 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: DefSTAR Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, Digital Media.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki A/Z was used as the 1st ending theme song, and aLIEz was used as the 2nd ending theme song in the anime Aldnoah.Zero.[28] o1
&Z
  • Released: February 4, 2015. (JPN)
  • Label: DefSTAR Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, Digital Media.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki &Z was used as the 2nd opening theme song in the anime Aldnoah.Zero. [29]
X.U. ǀ scaPEGoat
  • Released: May 20, 2015. (JPN)
  • Label: DefSTAR Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, Digital Media.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
  • Gemie
  • Yosh
  • mica
X.U. was used as the 1st opening theme song, and scaPEGoat was used as the 1st ending theme song in the anime Seraph of the End.[30]
Into the Sky EP
  • Released: June 29, 2016. (JPN)
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, Digital Media.
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
  • Tielle
  • naNami
  • Aimer
  • mica
Into the Sky was used as the first opening song, Next 2 U -eUC- was used as the first ending song and bL∞dy f8 -eUC- was used as the second ending song in the television rebroadcast of the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn original video anime adaptation, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 [31] TBA
CRYst-Alise
  • Released: July 8, 2016. (JPN)[32]
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: Digital download
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
  • Tielle
  • Yosh
CRYst-Alise was used as the main theme song and Rise Above as the battle theme in the mobile game VALHAITRISING.[33]
Into the Sky (from RE:UnChild) SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle
e of s
  • Released: December 30, 2016 . (JPN)[36]
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: Digital download
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:
  • mizuki
  • Aimer
TBA

Music Videos

Track Director Production
A/Z[37] TAKCOM OKNACK
&Z[37] Ryohei Shingu 19-juke-
X.U. (short ver.)[37] maxilla maxilla
scaPEGoat[37] maxilla maxilla
s-AVE[37] Tatsunori Sato 19-juke-

References

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  2. "UnChild (Info) - SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | Sony Music". www.sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  3. "BEST OF VOCAL WORKS [nZk] - SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | Sony Music". www.sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  4. "BEST OF SOUNDTRACK【emU】- INFO". www.sawanohiroyuki.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  5. "Release "βiοç <MK+nZk Version> / Ω" by 澤野弘之 - MusicBrainz". beta.musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  6. "MD15-0194001 | KABANERIOFTHEIRONFORTRESS/Warcry - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  7. "FCCM-0163 | Prelude -We are not alone- / Fumi Oto - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  8. "FCCM-0164 | Crescent Love ~Tears of the Moon~ / Hitomi Nabatame - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  9. 1 2 "DFCL-2070 | Midnight Sun / Aimer - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  10. "LACA-15361 | NEO FANTASIA / Minori Chihara - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  11. "SECL-1987 | daydream / Aimer - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  12. "ギルティクラウン [ GUILTY CROWN ]". guilty-crown.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  13. 「進撃の巨人」製作委員会. "オリジナルサウンドトラック | TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」公式サイト". shingeki.tv. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
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  21. Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season, retrieved 2016-07-17
  22. "CD -終わりのセラフ/Seraph of the End animated TV series-". owarino-seraph.jp. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  23. "STAFF/CAST -終わりのセラフ/Seraph of the End animated TV series-". owarino-seraph.jp. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  24. 「進撃の巨人」製作委員会. "劇場版後編 EDテーマ | TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」公式サイト". shingeki.tv. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  25. "CD -終わりのセラフ/Seraph of the End animated TV series-". owarino-seraph.jp. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  26. "「甲鉄城のカバネリ」SOUNDTRACK". kabaneri.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  27. "Gen Urobuchi's Puppet TV Series Reveals 2nd Promo, Additional Staff, Premiere Date". Anime News Network. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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  29. "&Z - SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | Sony Music". www.sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  30. "X.U. ǀ scaPEGoat - SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | Sony Music". www.sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  31. "3rd single「Into the Sky EP」6月29日リリース!「機動戦士ガンダムユニコーン RE:0096」オープニング&エンディングテーマに決定!". sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  32. "SEXX-01248 | CRYst-Alise / SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  33. "CRYst-Alise EP - SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] | Sony Music". www.sh-nzk.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  34. Co.,LTD., Label Gate. "音楽ダウンロード・音楽配信サイト mora ~WALKMAN®公式ミュージックストア~". mora ~WALKMAN®公式ミュージックストア~ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  35. "Apple Music 内のSawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle「Into the SKy (from RE:UnChild) - Single」". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  36. "SEXX-01421 | e of s / SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 "SECL-1760~1 | o1 / SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] [Limited Edition] - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2016-11-13.

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