Naoki Satō
佐藤 直紀
Born (1970-05-02) May 2, 1970
OriginChiba, Japan
Occupation(s)Composer

Naoki Satō (佐藤 直紀, Satō Naoki, born May 2, 1970 in Chiba, Japan)[1] is a Japanese composer. He has provided the music for several popular anime series and films, including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, and Blood-C.

He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 1993.[1] At the 29th Japan Academy Prize in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (Always Sunset on Third Street).[2] He also composed music for anime films such as Pretty Cure All Stars DX trilogy, Stand By Me Doraemon. In live-action dramas, he provided music and soundtracks for TV dramas Good Luck!! Water Boys, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi and Ryōmaden. He provided the music for the Space Battleship Yamato film, as well as the Rurouni Kenshin[3][4] and Parasyte live-action film series.[5] For the 38th Japan Academy Prize in 2015, he was nominated in the Best Score category for his work in The Eternal Zero.[6] While he did not win the award, The Eternal Zero won several awards including Best Picture, and Stand By Me Doraemon won for Best Animated Film.[7] He composed the music for victory ceremonies at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[8]

Filmography

Anime

Year Title Crew role Notes Source[9][1]
2001–02XMusicOVA and TV[2][10][11]
2003Machine Robo RescueMusic
2004–09Pretty Cure seriesMusicAlso Max Heart, Splash Star, Yes PreCure5, GoGo, specials[12]
2005SukishoMusic
2005–06Eureka SevenMusic[13][2]
2007Heroic AgeMusic
2007Sword of the StrangerMusic[2]
2007MoyashimonMusic
2009–11Pretty Cure All Stars DX filmsMusic3 films
2009–11Eureka Seven: good night, sleep tight, young loversMusic
2011Blood-CMusic[14][15]
2011Friends: Mononoke Shima no NakiMusicFeature film
2012Blood-C: The Last DarkMusicFeature film
2012Chōsoku Henkei GyrozetterMusic[12]
2014Stand By Me DoraemonMusic
2015Assassination ClassroomMusicAlso Episode 0 preview in 2014
2020Stand by Me Doraemon 2Music
2022Dragon Ball Super: Super HeroMusicFeature film[16]

Live-action

Year Title Crew role Notes Source[9][1]
2003Good Luck!!MusicTV drama
2003Water BoysMusicTV drama
Also 2 and 2005 Natsu
2004Orange DaysMusic
2005Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanMusic
2005H2: Kimi to Ita HibiMusicTV drama
2005Always Sanchōme no YūhiMusicfilm
28th Japan Academy Prize for Best Score		[2][17][18]
2006Limit of Love: UmizaruMusic[19]
2007Barefoot GenMusicTV drama
2007Black Belt (Kuro Obi)MusicFilm directed by Shunichi Nagasaki
2008Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess Music2008 remake[20]
2008428: Shibuya ScrambleMusicFMV video game
Co-composed with Hideki Sakamoto
2009Ballad: Namonaki Koi no UtaMusiclive-action film
2010RyōmadenMusicTV drama (Taiga drama)
2010Space Battleship YamatoMusic
2012Rurouni KenshinMusic[3][4][5]
2012Brave Hearts: UmizaruMusic
2013The Eternal ZeroMusicNominated – 38th Japan Academy Prize for Best Score[6]
2014Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto InfernoMusic[21]
2014Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend EndsMusic[22]
2014Parasyte: Part 1Music[5]
2015Parasyte: Part 2Music[5]
2016Fueled: The Man They Called PirateMusic[23]
2017Destiny: The Tale of KamakuraMusic[24]
2018Over DriveMusic
2019The Great War of ArchimedesMusic
2019Masquerade HotelMusic
2021Reach Beyond the Blue SkyMusicTV drama (Taiga drama)
2021Rurouni Kenshin: The FinalMusic
2021Rurouni Kenshin: The BeginningMusic
2023YudōMusic[25]
2023The Legend and ButterflyMusic[26]
2023Godzilla Minus OneMusic[27]


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "佐藤直紀 / Naoki Sato". Face Music (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sword of the Stranger to Begin LA/NYC Run on July 18". Anime News Network. July 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "CDJapan : "Ruroni Kenshin" Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack (Music by Naoki Sato) CD Album". CDJapan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Young, Deborah (October 6, 2012). "Rurouni Kenshin: Busan Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Bump of Chicken to Perform Last Live-Action Parasyte Film's Ending Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "日本アカデミー賞公式サイト". japan-academy-prize.jp. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "'The Eternal Zero' scoops Japanese Academy Awards, 'Frozen' recognized". Yahoo News. February 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ "SATO Naoki: Meet the composer of the Tokyo 2020 Games victory ceremony music". Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  9. 1 2 "アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 佐藤直紀" [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Naoki Sato]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Live - Sound Decision - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. January 29, 2004. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "X #2 - Sound Decision - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. January 29, 2004. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Square Enix's Gyrozetter Card Game Gets 2012 TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 1, 2011. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ Shida, Hidekuni et al. "Eureka Seven". (January 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 36-39.
  14. ↑ "CLAMP's Blood-C to Be Made as Both TV Series & Film". Anime News Network. April 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Blood-C's Promo Streamed, Premiere Date Announced". Anime News Network. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ "ドラゴンボール超 スーパーヒーロー：神谷浩史、宮野真守がガンマ1号、2号の声優に 2022年4月22日公開". Mantan Web (in Japanese). December 18, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Always: Sunset on Third Street Gets 3rd Film in 3D". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  18. ↑ Galbraith 2008, p. 439
  19. ↑ Galbraith 2008, p. 442
  20. ↑ "HIDDEN FORTRESS: THE LAST PRINCESS". SciFi Japan. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  21. ↑ "O.S.T.(NAOKI SATO) - RUROUNI KENSHIN KYOTO TAIKA HEN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - Amazon.com Music". amazon.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  22. ↑ "CDJapan : Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Densetsu no Saigo Hen) Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack CD Album". CDJapan. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  23. ↑ 海賊とよばれた男. eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  24. ↑ "DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり". eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  25. ↑ "湯道". eiga.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  26. ↑ "レジェンド＆バタフライ". eiga.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  27. ↑ "ゴジラ-1.0 : 作品情報". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2023.
Books
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. 528pp. ISBN 9781461673743.
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