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Seiji Yokoyama

Seiji Yokoyama
Birth name横山 菁児
Born(1935-03-17)March 17, 1935
Hiroshima, Japan
DiedJuly 8, 2017(2017-07-08) (aged 82)
Sera, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer, arranger, conductor

Seiji Yokoyama (横山 菁児, Yokoyama Seiji, March 17, 1935 – July 8, 2017) was a Japanese incidental music composer from Hiroshima.[1] He graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music in 1957.[2] Yokoyama is best known for his work on the anime series Saint Seiya and Space Pirate Captain Harlock,[2] and for his symphonic sound for many television programs. In 1992, he won the JASRAC award for his work on Saint Seiya.[2] On July 8, 2017, Yokoyama died from pneumonia at age 82.[2]

  1. ^ 戦後70年 志の軌跡 番外編 憲法が揺らぐ時代に <下> 作曲家・横山菁児さん=三次市 [70 Years Since the End of World War II: Trail of Aspiration, Extra Edition: In an Era of Wavering Constitutional Law (Part 2): Composer Seiji Yokoyama from Miyoshi]. The Chugoku Shimbun (in Japanese). May 13, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Ressler, Karen (July 10, 2017). "Saint Seiya Composer Seiji Yokoyama Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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