Yoshihiro Ike (池 頼広,Ike Yoshihiro, born August 25, 1963) is a Japanesecomposer,music arranger, andbassist. He is best known for scoring and composing music forfilm,TV dramas,anime andvideo games. He has worked on over 100 titles in the last 20 years. His most recognized composing works areAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo series (2002–present),Kamichu! (2005),Kaseifu no Mita (2011),Tiger & Bunny (2011),Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014),Inuyashiki (2017),B: The Beginning (2018), andDororo (2019).

His score for the anime film,Blood: The Last Vampire, was nominated for the 2000 UK Music Awards under the soundtrack category, and subsequently awarded the top prize at theJapan Media Arts Festival in 2001 by the Agency for Cultural affairs.^[1]

On May 17, 2019,Anime Expo announced Yoshihiro Ike will be holding an orchestral concert at Anime Expo 2019. Ike's collection of anime soundtracks fromTiger & Bunny,Saint Seiya,B: The Beginning, andDororo as well as his works on game soundtracks fromRage of Bahamut: Genesis andShadowverse will be performed in his first international concert with over 50 of musicians from Los Angeles and Nashville, along with a special performance by akoto harpist and ashakuhachi flutist from Japan.^[2]

In 1985, he formed the group AIKE BAND, and they released their debut album, 'In the First Sense' in 1987.

In 1988, he joinedDavid T. Walker's solo albumAhimsa as a bassist inLos Angeles.

In 2000, his score forBlood: The Last Vampire was nominated for the 2000 UK Music Awards under the soundtrack category.

In 2001,Blood: The Last Vampire was awarded the top prize at theJapan Media Arts Festival in 2001 by the Agency for Cultural affairs.

In 2006,Kamichu! received an Excellence Prize at the2005 Japan Media Arts Festival.^[3]

In 2007, he released his 20-year compilation album "Yoshihiro the BEST - 20th Anniversary Selection" which includes his iconic tracks from 40 different films.

In 2007, Japanese animation commercial forKao Corporation "ASIENCE ~Kami wa Onna no Inochi" where Ike was in charge of the music received a Gold Winner Prize in Television/Chinema section at London International Awards.^[4]

In 2008,K-tai Investigator 7 was nominated in Kids&Young section atJapan Media Arts Festival.

In 2012, Ike won the35th Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music Award for his work onThe Detective Is in the Bar.

In 2016, Ike released his 10-year compilation album "Yoshihiro Ike Works 2006-2016" including 51 tracks of his music from movies, television series, and Japanese animation from 2006 to 2016.

In 2023, Ike won the46th Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music Award for his work onAnime Supremacy! (film).

• 1963 births
• 20th-century Japanese composers
• 20th-century Japanese male musicians
• 21st-century Japanese composers
• 21st-century Japanese male musicians
• Anime composers
• Japanese film score composers
• Japanese male film score composers
• Japanese music arrangers
• Living people
• Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture

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