Shinkichi Mitsumune
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Shinkichi Mitsumune (光宗 信吉 Mitsumune Shinkichi) (born October 8, 1963) is a Japanese composer who writes music primarily for anime.
Biography
Mitsumune is a native of Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture and a graduate of Rikkyo University with a degree in business. He started studying music at the age of 4. After graduating from college, he toured music festivals across Japan as a keyboardist for a Marine band, and later for musicians such as Yukie Nishimura. Starting in 1995, he lent his skills to composing anime and movie scores with a full orchestra.
Notable Compositions
=TV=
- Nurse Angel Ririka SOS (1995)
- VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire (1996)
- Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)
- Cyber Team in Akihabara (1998)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000)
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001)
- Dragon Drive (2002)
- Green Green (TV series) (2003)
- Rozen Maiden (2004–2005)
- Negima! Magister Negi Magi (2005)
- Speed Grapher (2005)
- Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora (2006)
- The Familiar of Zero (2006)
- Asatte no Houkou (2006)
- Sky Girls (2007)
- Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi (2007)
- Zero no Tsukaima: Princess no Rondo (2008)
- Mahou Sensei Negima 2 (2009)
- Zero no Tsukaima F (2012)
- Rozen Maiden (2013)
- Amagi Brilliant Park (2014)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (2017)
=OVA=
- FLCL (2000)
- Love Hina Again (2002)
- Sky Girls (2006)
=Theatrical=
- Love and Pop (live action) (1998)
- Revolutionary Girl Utena (1999)
- Cyber Team in Akihabara (1999)
=Contributions=
- For Megumi Hayashibara: Nostalgic Lover, Cherish Christmas, Asu ni Nare
- For Maria Yamamoto: Snow Flower
- For Power Puff Souls (a group made up of the voice actress who star in the Japanese version of The Powerpuff Girls): Cream Puff Shuffle (Japanese theme song)
References
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External links
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- [http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series?utf8=✓&asf%5Bkeyword%5D=光宗信吉&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=tv_a&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=tv_sp&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=movie&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=ova&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=event&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=personal&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=etc&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=blank&asf%5Baw_title%5D=&asf%5Bae_title%5D=&asf%5Bas_production%5D=&asf%5Bas_staff%5D=&asf%5Bas_cast%5D=&asf%5Bas_start_year%5D=&asf%5Bas_start_month%5D=&asf%5Bas_end_year%5D=&asf%5Bas_end_month%5D=&asf%5Bmin%5D=&asf%5Bwindow%5D=&commit=検索&asf%5Bper%5D=30 Shinkichi Mitsumune anime] at Media Arts Database {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://archive.today/20130112230252/http://www.ex.org/2.4/32-ririka_cd.html Review of Nurse Angel Ririka SOS soundtrack 1]
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Category:Japanese film score composers
Category:Japanese keyboardists
Category:Japanese male film score composers
Category:Musicians from Fukuoka
Category:Rikkyo University alumni
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