Hiroyuki Namba
Born September 9, 1953 (occasionally credited as Hiroyuki Nanba) is a Japanese musician. He has composed for and arranged songs from Japanese anime, OVA and video games. Notably, Hiroyuki Namba composed for Dallos, the first anime Original video animation.
Hiroyuki Namba
- Name
- Hiroyuki Namba
- Born
- 9 September 1953
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Composer, musician
- Nationality
- Japan
- Fields
- progressive rock
- Education
- Gakushuin University
- Languages
- Japanese
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Born September 9, 1953 (occasionally credited as Hiroyuki Nanba) is a Japanese musician. He has composed for and arranged songs from Japanese anime, OVA and video games. Notably, Hiroyuki Namba composed for Dallos, the first anime Original video animation.
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Biography
Biography
However, in the United States, he is known for composing the soundtrack to the Armitage III film. Namba plays keyboards in Sense of Wonder, a Japanese progressive rock band.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Hiroyuki Namba • Born — 9 September 1953 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Instrument — Keyboards • Genre — Progressive rock • Occupation — Composer, musician • Years Active — 1979–present • Associated Acts — Sense of Wonder • Website — Old official website Current official website
Works
Works
• 1983 - Dallos (OVA) • 1987 - Ladius (OVA) • 1987 - Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (OVA) • 1988 - Starship Troopers (OVA) • 1989 - Baoh (OVA) • 1989 - Wrestler Gundan Seisenshi Robin Jr. (TV series) • 1991 - Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (OVA) • 1995 - Armitage III (OVA) • 1996 - Burn Up W (OVA) • 1997 - Armitage III: Poly-Matrix (Movie) • 1998 - DT Eightron (TV series) • 2000 - Transformers: Car Robot (TV series) • 2014 - Space Dandy (TV series)
Associated acts
Associated acts
• Sense of Wonder (1987 -) • Tatsuro Yamashita (1978 -) • Horii Katsumi Project • Nuovo Immigrato (1997 -) • Yajuh Ohkoku (1997-) • Acoustic Progressive Jazz (2000 -) • ExhiVision (2004-2009)
Hiroyuki Namba solo
Hiroyuki Namba solo
• Date — Title • 1979 — September 21 — Sense of Wonder • 1981 — May 21 — Party Tonight • 1982 — January 21 — Synthesist on a Zeppelin • 1985 — March 21 — Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie • 1986 — April 21 — The Celestial Globe of Mr. "N"
Sense of Wonder
Sense of Wonder
• Date — Title • 1987 — April 21 — Synphobeat • 1988 — September 7 — Aquaplanet
Image albums (Hiroyuki Namba and Sense of Wonder)
Image albums (Hiroyuki Namba and Sense of Wonder)
• Date — Title • 1984 — March 25 — 真幻魔大戦 • 1984 — April 21 — グリーンレクイエム (Green Requiem) • 1985 — December 15 — 銀河ネットワークで歌を歌ったクジラ
Hiroyuki Namba and Sense of Wonder
Hiroyuki Namba and Sense of Wonder
• Date — Title • 2001 — November 25 — Earth Side
Arrangements
Arrangements
• 1988 - Music from Ys II (tracks 26~29) • 1988 - Sorcerian Super Arrange Version • 1988 - Sorcerian Super Arrange Version II Plus Sorcerian System Vol. 1 (tracks 1~7) • 1989 - Sorcerian Super Arrange Version III Sengoku Sorcerian vs. Pyramid Sorcerian (tracks 1~3) • 1989 - Falcom Sound Catalog Special Digest Disc (tracks 1, 5~11) • 1989 - Ys III: Wanderers from Ys -Super Arrange Version- (tracks 1, 2, 4~9) • 1992 - Falcom "NAMBA" Collection • 1998 - Very Best of Ys (track 11) • 2001 - Genso Suikoden Music Collection Produced by Hiroyuki Namba • 2003 - Ys Special Collection -All About Falcom- Memorial Sounds (tracks 1, 4) • 2005 - Heavy Metal Thunder -The Recordings- (composed and arranged track 9)
Soundtracks
Soundtracks
• 1997 - Armitage III - Poly-Matrix
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