Tomohiko Kira
Tomohiko Kira (December 6, 1959 – July 3, 2016) was a Japanese guitarist who led the band ZABADAK. He also composed the original music for the 1988 cult horror film Evil Dead Trap, and performed guitar on soundtracks of the role-playing video games Xenogears (1998) and Chrono Cross (1999), playing the opening and ending themes on the latter. He later recorded an album with the singer of the ending theme from Chrono Cross, Noriko Mitose. He also composed the opening theme for the TV anime Spice and Wolf (2008) and provided backing vocals in the chorus.
Tomohiko Kira
- Born
- 6 December 1959 Yamanashi Prefecture
- Died
- 3 July 2016
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- composer · musician · singer · guitarist
- Fields
- progressive rock
- Education
- Chuo University
- Languages
- Japanese
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His hobbies included collecting insects and the outdoors. He owned a collection of butterflies and beetles. He died on July 3, 2016, 3 months after playing at a 30th anniversary concert.
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• Native Name — 吉良 知彦 • Born — 6 December 1959 Yamanashi Prefecture • Died — 3 July 2016 • Instrument — Fender Stratocaster '78, Larrivee C-50, Button Bouzuki (flat back) and others • Past Member Of — Zabadak
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- 1.IMDb. Full cast and crew for Shiryo no wana.
- 2.Studio BentStuff. Chrono Cross Ultimania. DigiCube. 495. 1999. 4-87188-854-1.
- 3.Interview with Tomohiko Kira. Procyon Studio. October 2010.
- 4.菅野よう子、吉良知彦（ZABADAK）、つじあやのら参加！清浦夏実が1stアルバムを. 2010-01-07.
- 5.moment. moment 吉良知彦インタビュー.
- 6.Zabadak Official Site. 重要なお知らせ.
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