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Kaoru Wada
Kaoru Wada 和田 薫 | |
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| Born | May 5, 1962 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1988-present |
| Website | www |
Kaoru Wada (和田 薫, Wada Kaoru, born May 5, 1962) is a Japanese composer and arranger.[1] He has composed the scores for many anime series, including Inuyasha, D.Gray-man, Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, Samurai 7 and, more recently, Tesla Note.[2][3]
He also became known to the West through his arranged works for orchestra and piano in video games like Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II.[4]
Wada, along with other later-famous musicians, studied at the Tokyo College of Music under Akira Ifukube and Sei Ikeno. He is also an apprentice of the famed Godzilla composer, Akira Ifukube. He is married to Inuyasha voice actress Akiko Nakagawa, who voices Sota Higurashi in that anime.
- ^ "♪Kaoru-Wada.com 和田薫OFFICIAL WEBSITE♪". 和田薫オフィシャルサイト. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ "Talking about Japanese Anime". hyperjapan.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ Hashimoto, Kazuma (August 1, 2020). "Kaoru Wada Will Discuss His Work on Yashahime Through Upcoming Online Panel". Siliconera. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 14, 2021). "Inuyasha Composer Kaoru Wada Discharged From COVID-19 Hospitalization". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
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