Masamichi Amano

Masamichi Amano (天野 正道 Amano Masamichi; born January 26, 1957 in Akita, Akita, Japan) is a Japanese music composer, arranger and conductor. He studied at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and graduated in 1982. He obtained the Takeoka Prize.

His orchestral works include the musical scores of Battle Royale, Giant Robo and Stratos 4. The films and TV series featuring his music are genres action, science fiction, and horror. Amano's orchestra of choice is Poland's Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (and its associated choir).

He has composed many pieces for wind ensemble that are recorded by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra and regularly performed by bands at the All-Japan Band Association competitions.

List of soundtracks composed by Amano

 * 6 Angels
 * Battle Royale
 * Battle Royale II: Requiem
 * Biohunter
 * Giant Robo
 * Maetel Legend
 * Melty Lancer
 * Miyuki
 * Musa (orchestra conductor only)
 * Nightmare Campus
 * Ninja Resurrection
 * Odin - Starlight Mutiny
 * Phantasy Star Universe
 * Princess Nine
 * Radiant Silvergun
 * Ruin Explorers
 * Shiawase Sou no Okojo-san
 * Sin: The Movie
 * Stratos 4
 * Stratos 4: Return to Base
 * Stratos 4: Advance
 * Super Atragon
 * Tenamonya Voyagers
 * Urotsukidoji
 * Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend
 * Urusei Yatsura: Only You
 * MushiKing

Similar composers
Amano's style can be compared to classical composers such as:
 * Richard Wagner
 * Gustav Holst
 * Sergei Rachmaninoff
 * Béla Bartók
 * Maurice Ravel

Some of his contemporaries include:
 * Toshihiko Sahashi
 * Taku Iwasaki
 * Yoko Kanno
 * Nobuo Uematsu