Tsuneyoshi Saito 斉藤 恒芳 | |
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| Born | (1965-04-28)April 28, 1965 (age 59)[1] Shuzenji,Shizuoka, Japan |
| Genres | Video game music,anison,classical music,electronic,instrumental |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Instrument | Keyboard |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Epic Records Japan Sony Music |
| Website | www |
Tsuneyoshi Saito (斎藤 恒芳,Saitō Tsuneyoshi, born April 28, 1965) is a Japanesecomposer andarranger for anime shows and video games. He composed the original music for the thirdTenchi Muyo filmTenchi Forever! The Movie,[2] the feature anime filmxxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream,[3][4] theFafner anime series including the original anime series, its feature filmFafner: Heaven and Earth, and its 2014 sequelFafner: Exodus[5][6][7] He composed and arranged the soundtrack for the anime seriesDennō Coil,[8][9]Kamen Rider Kiva, andIdolmaster: Xenoglossia. In video games, he co-composed music forProfessor Layton and the Eternal Diva, and co-arranged the music forFinal Fantasy VI that appears on the albumFinal Fantasy VI Grand Finale.[10][11]
In addition to anime and video game music, he was involved in a Japanese band called Kryzler & Kompany which formed while he was in college. He served as the keyboardist, withTaro Hakase on violin and Yoshinobu Takeshita on bass.[12] Their first eponymous album was released in September 1990 and sold 74,000 copies. Their second,Kryzler And Company #, sold over 81,000 copies. Steve McClure ofBillboard wrote that they have become "Japan's unlikeliest pop idols, attracting hordes of screaming fans, a far cry from the decorum and reserve usually shown by Japan's classical music audiences."[13] One of the band's greatest claims to fame was providing the music forCeline Dion's single "To Love You More" which was recorded the theme song for the Japanese dramaKoibito Yo (My Dear Lover). The song reached number one on Billboard Japan.[14] The group produced 11 albums before going on hiatus as Hakase pursued a solo career.[15] In February 2015, the group released a new albumNew World to commemorate their 25th anniversary.[16][17]
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