Yuki Kajiura
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Yuki Kajiura (梶浦 由記 Kajiura Yuki, born August 6, 1965 in Tokyo) is a Japanese composer and producer who has provided the music for several popular anime series, including .hack//SIGN and Noir. She has also provided musical compositions for Aquarian Age, Madlax, Gundam SEED and one of the Kimagure Orange Road movies. She currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2003, Kajiura released her first solo album, Fiction, which she performed and promoted at Anime Expo 2003 in Anaheim, California.
Kajiura also performs in the groups See-Saw and FictionJunction with vocalists Chiaki Ishikawa and Yuuka Nanri, respectively. See-Saw played a role in creating material for the Noir and .hack//SIGN soundtracks.
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Discography
Animation Soundtracks
| Animation Title | Year of Release |
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| Kimagure Orange Road ja:きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード (Shin Kimagure Orenji Roodo Gekijōban) | 1996 |
| Eat-Man | 1997 |
| Noir NOIR (Nowāru) | 2001 |
| Aquarian Age アクエリアンエイジ (Akuerian Eiji) | 2002 |
| .hack//SIGN | 2002 |
| .hack//Liminality OVA | 2002 |
| Petit Cossette OVA コゼットの肖像 (Kozetto no Shōzō) | 2004 |
| Madlax MADLAX | 2004 |
| Mai-HiME 舞-HiME (Mai Hime) | 2004 |
| Tsubasa Chronicle ツバサ・クロニクル (Tsubasa Kuronikuru) | 2005 |
| Erementar Gerad エレメンタル ジェレイド (Erementaru Jereido) | 2005 |
Game Soundtracks
| Game Title | Game Platform | Year of Release | Company |
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| Double Cast ダブルキャスト (Daburukyasuto) | PlayStation | 1998 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Meguri-aishite めぐり愛して (Meguriaishite) | PlayStation | 1999 | SME |
| BLOOD the Last Vampire | PlayStation 2 | 2000 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bse (Movie scenes) Xenosaga II-善悪の彼岸- (Xenosaga II - Zenaku no Higan) | PlayStation 2 | 2004 | Namco |
Movie Soundtracks
| Movie Title | Year of Release | Director |
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| Tokyo-Kyodai | 1995 | Jun Ichikawa |
| RUBY FRUIT | 1995 | Takumi Kimiduka |
| Rainbow | 1999 | Naoto Kumazawa |
| BOOGIE POP and OTHERS | 2000 | Ryu Kaneda |
| MOON | 2000 | Takumi Kimiduka |
Musicals
| Musical Title | Year of Release |
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| Sakura-Wars | 1998 |
| Fine | 1998 |
| FUNK-a-STEP | 1998 |
| FUNK-a-STEP II | 1999 |
| Christmas Juliette | 1999-2000 |
| High-School Revolution | 2000 |
| Christmas Juliette | 2000 |
| Shooting-Star Lullaby | 2001 |
| Love's Labour's Lost/SET | 2002 |
See-Saw Albums
(vocalist: Chiaki Ishikawa)
| Album Title | Year of Release |
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| I have a dream | 1993 |
| See-Saw | 1994 |
| Dream Field | 2003 |
| Early Best | 2003 |
Produced Albums
(vocalist: Saeko Chiba)
| Album Title | Year of Release |
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| melody | 2003 |
| everything | 2004 |
Solo Albums
| Album Title | Year of Release |
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Fiction
| 2003 |
| Fiction Junction (vocalist: Yuuka Nanri) | 2003-2004 |
Hired vocalists
- Emily Bindiger
- Saeko Chiba
- Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch
- Margaret Dorn
- Marina Inoue
- Chiaki Ishikawa / See-Saw
- Yuriko Kaida
- Yuuki Kudo
- Yuri Kasahara
- Deb Lyons
- Kaori Nishina
- Tomokazu Seki
- Rie Tanaka
- Fion
- Noriko Ogawa
- Mika Arisaka
- Yuuka Nanri
- Tomaru Hanae
- Houko Kuwashima
- Asuka Katou / FictionJunction ASUKA
External links
- Yuki Kajiura's Home Page (http://www.fictionjunction.com/index2.html)
- Seesaw Home Page (http://www.fictionjunction.com/seesaw/)
- Victor Entertainment (Yuki Kajiura) (http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/kajiura/)de:Yuki Kajiura