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Kenji Kawai

key, perc, *1957 JP, Shinagawa
Composer of Soundtrack and Electronic
A.k.a. 川井憲次 (Kenji Kawai)

Japanese music composer, for motion pictures, anime movies, video games and televised programs. Was born April 23, 1957 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other countries in Asia, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror, sci-fi and historical epic. Among his credits are Tsui Hark's The Seven Swords; Mamoru Oshii's films The Red Spectacles, StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops, Ghost in the Shell and Avalon; the anime adaptations of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma ½ and Maison Ikkoku; and Hideo Nakata's films Ring, Ring 2, Chaos, Dark Water and Kaidan.

     
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • Percussion
  • Synthesizer
  • Guitar
Genres
  • Soundtrack
  • Electronic
  • Pop
  • Classical
  • Rock
Plays With
Jyukai
Popular Tracks   
RANK SEN -HANGEKI- on TV ANIME [WORLD TRIGGER] ORIGINAL.SOUNDTRACK by Kenji Kawai
Utai IV: Reawakening on Ghost in the Shell by Various Artists
Utai IV: Reawakening (From "Ghost in the Shell") - Steve Aoki Remix on Utai IV: Reawakening [Steve Aoki Remix] by Kenji Kawai & Steve Aoki
Trans-Am Raiser on MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 04 by Kenji Kawai & Chiaki Ishikawa
JITSURYOKU HA ELITE on TV ANIME [WORLD TRIGGER] ORIGINAL.SOUNDTRACK by Kenji Kawai
葉問 (Instrumental) on 《葉問4: 完結篇》電影原聲大碟 by Kenji Kawai
TORI ON HEY SHOUKAN on TV ANIME [WORLD TRIGGER] ORIGINAL.SOUNDTRACK by Kenji Kawai
Final Mission - Quantum Burst on MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00 the Movie - a Wakening of the Trailblazer - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Kenji Kawai
Fight on MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 02 by Kenji Kawai
Karan Koron - Birth of Kitaro - on The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe by Kenji Kawai

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai2018Album
Resident Evil Vendetta (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai2018Album
TV Animation Zoku Toukenranbu Hanamaru Original Soundtrack = 続『刀剣乱舞-花丸-』オリジナル・サウンドトラックKenji Kawai2018Album
Devilman: The BirthKenji Kawai2015Album
Original Masters Vol.3 ~Works For NHK~Kenji Kawai2014Album
Original Masters Vol.1 ~NHKスペシャル~Kenji Kawai2014Album
Sound of GantzKenji Kawai2011Album
ラビット・ホラー オリジナル・サウンドトラックKenji Kawai2011Album
Fate-stay night UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS Original SoundtrackKenji Kawai2010Album
Apocalypse: La 2ème Guerre Mondiale (Les Musiques Originales)Kenji Kawai2009Album
Ghost In The Shell 2.0 Original SoundtrackKenji Kawai2008Album
Ghost In The Shell 2.0 (Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai2008Album
Sound Of The Sky Crawlers = スカイ·クロラ (オリジナル・サウンドトラック) = The Sky Crawlers (Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai2008Album
機動戦士ガンダム 00 Original Soundtrack 02 = Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Original Soundtrack 02Kenji Kawai2008Album
Ghost In The Shell 2.0 攻殻機動隊2.0 Sound CollageKenji Kawai / Kazuhiro Wakabayashi2008Album
機動戦士ガンダム 00 Original Soundtrack 01 = Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Original Soundtrack 01Kenji Kawai2008Album
Sound of "L: Change The World"Kenji Kawai2008Album
Ghost In The Shell 2.0 = 攻殻機動隊 2.0 Original SoundtrackKenji Kawai2008Album
Ip Man (The Original Sound Track)Kenji Kawai2008Album
墨攻 (ぼっこう) オリジナル・サウンドトラックKenji Kawai2007Album
オリジナル・サウンドトラック　『真・女立喰師列伝』 = Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden (Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai / Jyukai2007Album
Sound Of Death NoteKenji Kawai2006Album
輪廻 (オリジナル・サウンドトラック) = Rinne (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai2006Album
야수 Running Wild (Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai2006Album
龍虎門 (電影原聲大碟) = Dragon Tiger Gate (Movie Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai2006Album
立喰師列伝 O.S.T.Kenji Kawai2006Album
Original Soundtrack ひぐらしのなく頃にKenji Kawai2006Album
TVアニメーション「ひぐらしのなく頃に」オリジナルサウンドトラックVol.2Kenji Kawai, Akira Uchida Strings, Yasuharu Nakanishi, Junko Hirotani, Hideyo Takakuwa, Mayumi Okusawa2006Album
Sound of Death Note -the Last name-Kenji Kawai2006Album
남극일기 Antarctic Journal (Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai2005Album
七剑 Seven Swords 电影原声大碟 Movie Original SoundtrackKenji Kawai2005Album
七剑 Seven Swords 电影原声大碟 Movie Original SoundtrackKenji Kawai2005Album
ウルトラマンネクサス　オリジナル・サウンドトラック 2 ~The Second Chapter~ = Ultraman Nexus Original Soundtrack 2 ~The Second Chapter~Kenji Kawai2005Album
Kibakichi Bakko-Yokaiden (Soundtrack) 「跋扈妖怪伝 牙吉」オリジナル・サウンドトラックKenji Kawai2004Album
Innocence O.S.T.Kenji Kawai2004Album
ウルトラマンネクサス　オリジナル・サウンドトラック= Ultraman Nexus Original SoundtrackKenji Kawai2004Album
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai2003Album
Gunparade March: Spirit Of Samurai (Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai2003Album
円盤皇女ワるきゅーレ　フォーウェディングKenji Kawai2003Album
Bande Originale Des Films Bloody Mallory Et SamouraïsKenji Kawai2002Album
WXIII Patlabor The Movie 3 O.S.T.Kenji Kawai2002Album
Honogurai Mizu No Soko Kara (Dark Water Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai, Suga Shikao2002Album
ミニパト オリジナル・サウンドトラック = Minipato Original Sound TrackKenji Kawai2002Album
Avalon (From Original Soundtrack Recordings)Kenji Kawai2001Album
Hyper Police Original Sound Track Vol. 2Kenji Kawai2000Album
D4プリンセス オリジナルサウンドトラックKenji Kawai1999Album
コレクター・ユイ オリジナル・サウンドトラック Folder 1Kenji Kawai1999Album
Hyper Police Original Sound Track Vol. 1Kenji Kawai1999Album
逮捕しちゃうぞ The Movie オリジナル・サウンドトラックKenji Kawai1999Album
The Ring 2 Original SoundtrackKenji Kawai1999Album
1999 • Patlabor The Movie (Sound Renewal)Kenji Kawai1998Album
2002/Patlabor 2 The Movie "Sound Renewal" (Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai1998Album
Patlabor 2 The Movie Pre SoundtrackKenji Kawai1995Album
Ghost In The Shell (Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai1995Album
Blue Seed 音楽編 Vol. 1Kenji Kawai1994Album
Patlabor 2 The Movie (Original Soundtrack "P2")Kenji Kawai1993Album
Patlabor Complete Vocal CollectionKenji Kawai1993Album
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV Original Soundtrack 1 "Sentehishyo"Kenji Kawai1993Album
無責任艦長タイラー Music File "Sentehissyou"Kenji Kawai1993Album
御先祖様万々歳！Kenji Kawai1993Album
Noa Izumi Photographs Live Image AlbumKenji Kawai1993Album
姫ちゃんのリボン 音楽篇Kenji Kawai1993Album
OVA Original Soundtrack Patlabor Phase VKenji Kawai1992Album
Patlabor Concert Tour `92 Project TokyoKenji Kawai1992Album
Patlabor Theme Collection SpecialKenji Kawai1991Album
Mobile Police Patlabor Image Sound-track Album Vol. 2 InterceptKenji Kawai1991Album
Original Soundtrack Patlabor Phase IVKenji Kawai1991Album
Mobile Police Patlabor Image Sound-track Album Vol. 2 InterceptKenji Kawai1991Album
Mobile Police Patlabor Image Sound-track Album Vol. 1 InterfaceKenji Kawai1991Album
Patlabor Image Soundtrack Album Vol.4 "Infinity ∞"Kenji Kawai1991Album
Original Soundtrack Patlabor Phase II (Asura From Schaft)Kenji Kawai1990Album
御先祖様万々歳！Kenji Kawai1990Single
The Mobile Police Patlabor On TelevisionKenji Kawai1990Album
Original Soundtrack Patlabor Phase IIIKenji Kawai1990Album
[らんま½] 熱闘音楽編Kenji Kawai1990Album
[らんま1/2] 歌暦 (平成3年度版)Kenji Kawai1990Album
吸血姫 美夕 音楽編Kenji Kawai1989Album
めぞん一刻 Music Shake 未発表TV BGM集 Vol.2Kenji Kawai1989Album
Dragon FistKenji Kawai1989Album
Original Soundtrack Album Patlabor Vol.5 "Inquest"Kenji Kawai1989Album
Patlabor - Contact-2Kenji Kawai1988Album
Mobile Police Patlabor Image Sound-track Album Vol. 1 InterfaceKenji Kawai1988Album
めぞん一刻 Music Sour 未発表TV BGM集Kenji Kawai1988Album
Airwolf / Knight RiderHaruki Mino, Kenji Kawai1987Album
オリジナルサウンドトラック『デビルマン』＜誕生編＞音楽集 Devilman:The BirthKenji Kawai1987Album
めぞん一刻 - Music Blend 2Kenji Kawai1987Album
ドリームハンター麗夢・Songs&Music (オリジナル・サウンドトラック)Kenji Kawai1987Album
オリジナル・サウンドトラック 紅い眼鏡 = The Red SpectaclesKenji Kawai1986Album
COSMOS Pink Shock Ongakuhen (COSMOS ピンクショック 音楽篇)Kenji Kawai, Ryomei Shirai1986Album
Patlabor CD Box DeluxeKenji KawaiCompil.
Avalon (From Original Soundtrack Recordings)Kenji KawaiAlbum
Vampire Princess Official SoundtrackKenji KawaiAlbum
コレクター・ユイ オリジナル・サウンドトラック Folder 1Kenji KawaiAlbum
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