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{{Short description|Japanese composer (born 1963)}}
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| caption = Kanno at [[Otakon]] 1999
| name = Yoko Kanno
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| caption = Kanno at [[Anime Expo]] 2010
| native_name = 菅野 よう子
| name = Yoko Kanno
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| native_name = 菅野 よう子
| alias = [[#Gabriela Robin|Gabriela Robin]]
| birth_name = 菅野 洋子
| birth_date = March 18<!--DO NOT ADD BIRTH YEAR WITHOUT CITATION-->
| alias = Gabriela Robin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|3|18|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tetsu100.skjs.net/profile.html |title=TETSU100% member profiles |publisher=TETSU100% |access-date=11 July 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714214745/http://tetsu100.skjs.net/profile.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Aera">{{Cite journal |author=Masako Furukawa |title=Modern Portrait: Composer Yoko Kanno |journal=Asahi Shimbun Weekly Aera |date=21 October 2013 |publisher=Asahi Shimbun Publications |pages=56–60 }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Sendai]], [[Japan]]
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| birth_place = [[Sendai]], Japan
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| occupation = {{hlist|Composer|arranger|music producer}}
| instrument = [[Electronic keyboard|Keyboard]], piano, [[accordion]]
| years_active = 1985–present
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Classical music|classical]], [[orchestral]], [[Electronic music|electronic]], [[New-age music|new age]], [[blues]], [[folk music|folk]], [[pop music|pop]], [[art rock]], [[ambient music|ambient]], [[post-rock]], [[bossa nova]]
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| occupation = Composer, musician, [[conductor (music)|conductor]], producer
| instrument = {{hlist|[[Piano]]|[[Electronic keyboard|keyboard]]|[[accordion]]}}
| years_active = 1986–present
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| label = [[Victor Entertainment]] (flying DOG)
| label = Captain Duckling Records
| associated_acts = [[Maaya Sakamoto]], [[Nakajima Megumi]], [[May'n]] TETSU100%, [[Seatbelts (band)|Seatbelts]], Samply Red, [[ORIGA]]
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Maaya Sakamoto]]|[[Megumi Nakajima]]|[[May'n]] TETSU100%|[[Seatbelts (band)|Seatbelts]]|Samply Red|[[ORIGA]]}}
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{{nihongo|'''Yoko Kanno'''|菅野 よう子|Kanno Yōko|born March 18<!--DO NOT ADD BIRTH YEAR WITHOUT CITATION--><ref>{{cite web|title=TETSU100% PROFILE|url=http://tetsu100.skjs.net/profile.html||publisher=TETSU100%|accessdate=18 November 2013}}</ref> }} is a Japanese composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks on [[anime]] films, television series, live-action [[film]]s, [[video game]]s, and [[Television advertisement|advertisements]]. She was born in [[Sendai]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]], Japan. She has written scores for ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', ''[[Darker than Black]]'', ''[[Macross Plus]]'', ''[[Turn A Gundam]]'', ''[[The Vision of Escaflowne]]'', ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'', ''[[Wolf's Rain]]'', ''[[Kids on the Slope]]'', ''[[Zankyō no Terror]]'', and has worked with the directors [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]], [[Shinichiro Watanabe]] and [[Shoji Kawamori]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/47_/s08_/index.html |title=Production IG Interview with Yoko Kanno for Ghost in the Shell: SAC |publisher=Productionig.com |date=March 20, 1966 |accessdate=September 10, 2011}}</ref> Kanno has also composed music for pop artists [[Maaya Sakamoto]] and [[Kyōko Koizumi]]. She is also a keyboardist, and is the frontwoman for the [[Seatbelts (band)|Seatbelts]], who perform many of Kanno's compositions and soundtracks.
{{nihongo|'''Yoko Kanno'''|菅野 よう子|Kanno Yōko| born 18 March 1963}} is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer of soundtracks for [[anime]] series, [[Video game|video games]], [[Japanese television drama|television dramas]] and movies. She has written scores for ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', ''[[Terror in Resonance]]'', ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'', ''[[Wolf's Rain]]'', ''[[Turn A Gundam]]'' and ''[[Darker than Black]]''. Kanno is a keyboardist and the frontwoman for [[Seatbelts (band)|Seatbelts]], who perform many of her compositions.


== Biography ==
== Early life ==
Yoko Kanno was born on 18 March 1963, in [[Sendai]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]], Japan. Her earliest experiences with music came from attending church with her parents. She studied keyboard on both the piano in her home and the organ at her kindergarten. In elementary school, she began participating in composition contests, but in high school, Kanno began to take more of an interest in [[literature]] than in music.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/11/yoko-kanno-interview|title=Red Bull Music Academy Daily|website=daily.redbullmusicacademy.com|access-date=9 November 2017|archive-date=9 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109134849/http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/11/yoko-kanno-interview|url-status=live}}</ref>


Kanno attended [[Waseda University]], where she majored in literature, but she transcribed music for various student groups at Waseda in her free time. During this time, Kanno—whose parents had only allowed her to listen to [[classical music]]—was introduced to rhythm by a friend who played drums in a school band.<ref name=":0" /> She spoke of this experience in an interview with Akihiro Tomita:
=== Professional life ===
{{Blockquote|text=I thought my friend was a genius. I had heard drums on the radio before, but it was like I had never really noticed them. Then I see drums performed live, and was able to experience a beat for the first time. I started to take heavy interest in music that wasn’t classical and joined the band elective.<ref name=":0" />}}
Yoko Kanno's soundtrack themes include "[[Kiseki no Umi]]" (''[[Lodoss War]]''), "Voices" (''[[Macross Plus]]''), "[[Tank!]]" (''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''), "[[Yakusoku wa Iranai]]" (''[[Escaflowne]]''), "[[Gravity (Maaya Sakamoto song)|Gravity]]" (''[[Wolf's Rain]]''), "[[Inner Universe]]" (''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'') and ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T|Stand Alone Complex O.S.T]]''. In regards to making the ''Stand Alone Complex'' soundtrack she said:
While with this band, she studied the composition and style of [[popular music]].


While at Waseda, the Japanese video game company [[Koei]] asked Kanno to compose the soundtrack to ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition]]''. The game turned out to be a hit, and Kanno's music career was launched.<ref name=":0" />
{{quote|I had this image of a formal and rigid 'manly' world for the original comic. So I tried to think of ways to destroy that world. The theme I had in mind was, 'be human.' It represented the sentiment of 'why don't we take it easy and be more like a human being?'—instead of being a workaholic salaried man working for his company. Or be it Tachikoma wishing to become human. I wanted to express these 'tangible fuzziness,' sort of. For the opening theme song called 'inner universe,' I had an image of digital bits and composed a score consisting of recurrent quick beats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/47_/s08_/000617.html |title=Production I.G [WORK LIST[Details&#93;&#93; |publisher=Productionig.com |accessdate=September 10, 2011}}</ref>}}


== Career ==
Having composed in various genres, including blues, classical, jazz, techno, and J-pop, she was once asked if she favored a particular genre:
Yoko Kanno's soundtrack themes include "[[Kiseki no Umi]]" (''[[Lodoss War]]''), "Voices" (''[[Macross Plus]]''), "[[Tank!]]" (''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''), "[[Yakusoku wa Iranai]]" (''[[Escaflowne]]''), "[[Gravity (Maaya Sakamoto song)|Gravity]]" (''[[Wolf's Rain]]''), the whole soundtrack of [[Turn A Gundam]], "[[Inner Universe]]" (''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'') and ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T|Stand Alone Complex O.S.T]]''. In regards to making the ''Stand Alone Complex'' soundtrack, she said:


{{blockquote|I had this image of a formal and rigid 'manly' world for the original comic. So I tried to think of ways to destroy that world. The theme I had in mind was, 'be human.' It represented the sentiment of 'why don't we take it easy and be more like a human being?'—instead of being a workaholic salaried man working for his company. Or be it Tachikoma wishing to become human. I wanted to express these 'tangible fuzziness,' sort of. For the opening theme song called 'inner universe,' I had an image of digital bits and composed a score consisting of recurrent quick beats.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/47_/s08_/000617.html |title=Production IG Interview with Yoko Kanno for Ghost in the Shell: SAC |website=productionig.com |date=March 20, 2002 |access-date=September 10, 2011 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818153142/http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/47_/s08_/000617.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
{{quote|Ah ... I hear everyone talk about how many genres [I work in] like classical, jazz and others, but personally, I don't divide music by genre when creating. I don't create by saying, 'I must create a classical piece here,' or 'I must create a jazz piece here.' When I create music, I don't consider at all which genre I like best, but what the scene or the anime calls for, like a love [theme] or a mood. There isn't one genre I like more than the others. I find all of them satisfying and all inspire me in different ways.<ref name="ex.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.ex.org/4.5/16-interview_kanno1.html |title=Interview with Kanno Yoko |publisher=Ex.org |accessdate=September 10, 2011}}</ref>}}


Having composed in various genres, including blues, classical, jazz, techno and J-pop, she was once asked if she favored a particular genre:
Since she works in the animation industry, she only receives instructions and storyboards from directors which helps her with composing. However, it is uncertain if all of her works are to be included in the finished project. She once said that this is a way she likes to work, for she does not have to deal with rules during composing.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437819/bio</ref> In reference to this, she once stated:


{{blockquote|Ah ... I hear everyone talk about how many genres [I work in] like classical, jazz and others, but personally, I don't divide music by genre when creating. I don't create by saying, 'I must create a classical piece here,' or 'I must create a jazz piece here.' When I create music, I don't consider at all which genre I like best, but what the scene or the anime calls for, like a love [theme] or a mood. There isn't one genre I like more than the others. I find all of them satisfying and all inspire me in different ways.<ref name="ex.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.ex.org/4.5/16-interview_kanno1.html |title=Interview with Kanno Yoko |publisher=Ex.org |access-date=September 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304104026/http://www.ex.org/4.5/16-interview_kanno1.html |archive-date=March 4, 2000 }}</ref>}}
{{quote|In my case, the creators talk to me and ask me to do a soundtrack a year or two before the animation is finished. At that time, I think of the plot in my brain, when the characters' names—everything about the characters—has not been decided yet. This is even when the title has not be decided yet.<ref name="ex.org" />}}


Since she works in the animation industry, she only receives instructions and storyboards from directors which helps her with composing. However, it is uncertain if all of her works are to be included in the finished project. She once said that this is a way she likes to work, for she does not have to deal with rules during composing.{{Citation needed|reason=The IMDb trivia entry does not list a source|date=May 2023}} In reference to this, she once stated:
She was the lead member of the project band called [[Seatbelts (band)|Seatbelts]], which regrouped in the year of 2004 to compose the soundtrack of the [[PlayStation 2]] ''Cowboy Bebop'' video game, released in Japan in 2005.

{{blockquote|In my case, the creators talk to me and ask me to do a soundtrack a year or two before the animation is finished. At that time, I think of the plot in my brain, when the characters' names—everything about the characters—has not been decided yet. This is even when the title has not be decided yet.<ref name="ex.org" />}}

She was the lead member of the project band [[Seatbelts (band)|Seatbelts]], which regrouped in 2004 to compose the soundtrack for the [[PlayStation 2]] ''Cowboy Bebop'' video game (released in Japan in 2005).


She has composed for [[Koei]] games released during the late 1980s to early 1990s and for ''[[Napple Tale]]'', a [[Dreamcast]] game. Due to her close involvement in the ''Cowboy Bebop'' anime, the game released by [[Bandai]] also features her work.
She has composed for [[Koei]] games released during the late 1980s to early 1990s and for ''[[Napple Tale]]'', a [[Dreamcast]] game. Due to her close involvement in the ''Cowboy Bebop'' anime, the game released by [[Bandai]] also features her work.


Apart from anime and games, Kanno also composes for live-action films and television [[television commercial|commercials]]. Some popular brands she has composed for are [[Canon (company)|Canon]], [[NTT DoCoMo|DoCoMo]], [[Fuji Xerox]], [[Seven-Eleven]], [[Microsoft]], [[Nissan]], [[Toyota]], [[Shiseido]], [[Avon Products, Inc.|Avon]], and [[MasterCard]] to name a few. [[Grand Funk Inc.]] is her recording studio of choice in producing for these two media. Contributions to films started in the 90s but only since 2002 has there been a trend towards the medium. Most of the latter were shown in international film festivals.
Apart from anime and games, Kanno also composes for live-action films and television [[television commercial|commercials]]. Some popular brands she has composed for are [[Canon (company)|Canon]], [[NTT DoCoMo|DoCoMo]], [[Fuji Xerox]], [[7-Eleven]], [[Microsoft]], [[Nissan]], [[Toyota]], [[Shiseido]], [[Avon Products|Avon]] and [[MasterCard]] to name a few. Her contributions to films started in the 1990s but only since 2002 has there been a trend towards the medium, with some of the latter being shown in international film festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/artist/yoko-kanno|title=KANNO Yoko|publisher=Festival de Cannes|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref>


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She attended [[Otakon]] and [[Anime Expo]] in 1999, as well as [[Anime Expo#Anime Expo New York|Anime Expo New York]] in 2002. In 2010, she made a surprise appearance at Anime Expo. Yoko Kanno performed her solo ''PianoMe'' concert at Otakon 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-15/composer-yoko-kanno-to-perform-concert-at-otakon|title=Composer Yoko Kanno to Perform Concert at Otakon - News - Anime News Network|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref>
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{{anchor|Gabriela Robin|Gabriela Robin|Gabriella Robin}}On many of Kanno's tracks, a woman named "Gabriela Robin" was credited as a lyricist and vocalist, but whenever these songs were performed in concert, either [[Maaya Sakamoto]] or [[Origa]] would perform them instead. In a 2009 written interview, Robin proclaimed that she would perform for the first time live at Kanno's 2009 Tanabata Sonic concert, but at the end of the concert, which featured Kanno directing the [[Warsaw Philharmonic]], Kanno turned to the audience and sang "Moon", a song previously attributed to Robin from the ''[[Turn A Gundam]]'' soundtrack, revealing that "Gabriela Robin" was simply a pseudonym Kanno used to write songs mixing English and Japanese freely. In a later interview, Kanno said she had picked the name because the first orchestral recording she had heard was the [[Israel Philharmonic Orchestra]], and at the time [[Yitzhak Rabin]] served as Israel's Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpra.jp/web2/plazaweb/interview/2011/vol034.html|title=PLAZA インタビュー「菅野よう子さん」 - : PLAZA INTERVIEW - CPRA 公益社団法人日本芸能実演家団体協議会 実演家著作隣接権センター|publisher=|accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1998-10-07/new-yoko-kanno-releases-announced</ref>
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| caption1 = Kanno at [[Otakon]] 1999


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=== Personal life ===
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In addition to Japanese, she speaks a little English and some French, but claims that her English is "poor" and she needs translation help to converse in French.<ref name="ex.org" /> In regards to spirituality and religion, she said:
| caption2 = Yoko Kanno (left) with [[Megumi Nakajima]] performing at [[Anime Expo]] 2010
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She attended [[Otakon]] and [[Anime Expo]] in 1999, as well as [[Anime Expo#Anime Expo New York|Anime Expo New York]] in 2002. In 2010, she made a surprise appearance at Anime Expo.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/anime-expo-hosts-yoko-kanno|title=Anime Expo Hosts Macross Frontier Composer Yoko Kanno|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2 July 2010|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref> Yoko Kanno performed her solo ''PianoMe'' concert at Otakon 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-15/composer-yoko-kanno-to-perform-concert-at-otakon|title=Composer Yoko Kanno to Perform Concert at Otakon - News - Anime News Network|work=Anime News Network|access-date=16 September 2014|archive-date=7 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607045845/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-15/composer-yoko-kanno-to-perform-concert-at-otakon|url-status=live}}</ref>


She composed a three-movement suite, entitled "Ray of Water," for the ascension of [[Naruhito|Emperor Naruhito]]. It was performed for him and [[Empress Masako]] at the enthronement celebration on 9 November 2019. Yoshikazu Okada wrote the lyrics for the vocal portion, which was performed at the celebration by the idol group, [[Arashi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/kaigen/news/20191109-OYT1T50224/|title=奉祝曲、天皇陛下のライフワーク「水」をテーマに : ニュース : 令和・新時代 : ニュース|date=9 November 2019|website=読売新聞オンライン|language=ja|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110155626/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/kaigen/news/20191109-OYT1T50224/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201909240059.html|title=Pop and pomp: Arashi to sing at throne-accession festival in Tokyo：The Asahi Shimbun|website=The Asahi Shimbun|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926205007/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201909240059.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/HGSpZibJcYc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200126073417/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGSpZibJcYc Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Citation|title=【フルバージョン】国民祭典 奉祝曲Ray of Water 雅子さま涙ぐまれる|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGSpZibJcYc|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
{{quote|I'm not religious at all. But Japanese don't believe in one God, but in gods everywhere in plants and animals. That's right. In Japan, Christianity has a wonderful image. People enjoy the image of Christ and Christianity in picture books, but not as a religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ex.org/4.5/17-interview_kanno2.html |title=Interview with Kanno Yoko |publisher=Ex.org |accessdate=September 10, 2011}}</ref>}}


===Gabriela Robin===
Besides music, Kanno also enjoys photography and writing. She has written a number of journals for ''Newtype'' magazine of which photos for illustrations are done by Kanno herself as well,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cybird.fr/pokkarishita/ |title=Pokkarishita Translation Project |publisher=Cybird.fr |date=May 1, 2010 |accessdate=September 10, 2011}}</ref> and a selection of photos taken by Kanno of her protégé and former production partner [[Maaya Sakamoto]] were featured in the special event program for Sakamoto's 2010 thirtieth birthday concert at [[Nippon Budokan]].
{{anchor|Gabriela Robin|Gabriela Robin|Gabriella Robin}}On many of Kanno's tracks, "Gabriela Robin" was credited as a lyricist and vocalist, but whenever these songs were performed in concert, either [[Maaya Sakamoto]] or [[Origa]] would perform them. In a 2009 written interview, Robin said that she would perform live for the first time at Kanno's 2009 Tanabata Sonic concert. However, at the end of the concert - which featured Kanno directing the [[Warsaw Philharmonic]] - Kanno turned to the audience and sang "Moon", a song previously attributed to Robin from the ''[[Turn A Gundam]]'' soundtrack, revealing that "Gabriela Robin" was simply a pseudonym Kanno used to write songs mixing English and Japanese freely. In a later interview, Kanno said she picked the name because the first orchestral recording she had heard was the [[Israel Philharmonic Orchestra]], and at the time [[Yitzhak Rabin]] served as Israel's Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpra.jp/web2/plazaweb/interview/2011/vol034.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130501074905/http://www.cpra.jp/web2/plazaweb/interview/2011/vol034.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2013|title=PLAZA インタビュー「菅野よう子さん」 - : PLAZA INTERVIEW - CPRA 公益社団法人日本芸能実演家団体協議会 実演家著作隣接権センター|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1998-10-07/new-yoko-kanno-releases-announced|title=New Yoko Kanno releases announced|website=animenewsnetwork.com|access-date=28 May 2016|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818084321/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1998-10-07/new-yoko-kanno-releases-announced|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
In 2011, Kanno expressed her support and wishes to the victims of the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], composing a song titled "Kimi de Ite, Buji de Ite". Later, she composed [[NHK]]'s official support song on the occasion of the first anniversary of the earthquake entitled "[[Hana wa Saku]]" ("Flowers Will Bloom") featuring lyrics by Sendai film director [[Shunji Iwai]]. The song features notable natives from the affected areas of Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate.
In addition to Japanese, she speaks a little English and some French, but her English is poor and she needs translation help to converse in French.<ref name="ex.org" />


Commenting on spirituality and religion, Kanno has said:
== Discography ==


{{blockquote|I'm not religious at all. But Japanese don't believe in one God, but in gods everywhere in plants and animals. That's right. In Japan, Christianity has a wonderful image. People enjoy the image of Christ and Christianity in picture books, but not as a religion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ex.org/4.5/17-interview_kanno2.html |title=Interview with Kanno Yoko |publisher=Ex.org |access-date=September 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910155100/http://www.ex.org/4.5/17-interview_kanno2.html |archive-date=September 10, 2011 }}</ref>}}
=== Solo studio albums ===

Kanno enjoys music, photography, and writing. She has penned several journals for [[Newtype]] magazine, accompanying her articles with her own photographs for illustrations. Additionally, a collection of photographs taken by Kanno of her protégé and former production partner, [[Maaya Sakamoto]], was showcased in the special event program for Sakamoto's thirtieth birthday concert at [[Nippon Budokan]] in 2010.

In 2011, Yoko Kanno expressed her support for the victims of the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], composing a song titled {{nihongo|"Kimi de Ite, Buji de Ite"|きみでいてぶじでいて|Stay With Me, Stay Safe}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vazzoler|first=Marlen|url=https://anime.everyeye.it/articoli/speciale-il-terribile-tsunami-giapponese-13498.html|title=Speciale Il terribile tsunami giapponese|website=anime.everyeye.it|language=it|date=21 March 2011|access-date=9 March 2023|quote=Composer Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne) born in Miyagi prefecture, one of the areas most affected by the earthquake and tsunami, uploaded the song "Kimi de Ite, Buji de Ite by Kanno Yoko" on YouTube to support the victims.}}</ref> Later, she composed [[NHK]]'s official support song on the occasion of the first anniversary of the earthquake entitled {{nihongo|"[[Hana wa Saku]]"|花は咲く|[[Flowers Will Bloom]]}}, including lyrics by Sendai film director [[Shunji Iwai]]. The song features notable natives from the affected areas of Miyagi, [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]] and [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mousavi|first=Yousef|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2021-08-09/yoko-kanno-what-she-been-up-to/.175767|title=Yoko Kanno: What's She Been Up To?|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=9 August 2021|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/139938|title=「花は咲く」コンピ発売、菅野よう子編曲の16バージョン収録|website=natalie.mu|language=ja|date=3 March 2015|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref>

== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
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| January 1, 1998
| 1 January 1998
| ''[[Song to Fly]]''
| ''[[Song to Fly]]''
| <small>All songs composed and conducted by Yoko Kanno; track 8 performed by Yoko Kanno.<br />(Tracks 1–7, 9–11 performed by Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria, [[Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra|Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra]],<br />Warsaw Chorus, [[Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch]], Franco Sansalone, Krzysztof Ciupinsky,<br />[[Steve Conte]], [[Jadwiga Rappé]] and Gabriela Robin).</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VICL-60159|title=Song to fly|website=CD Japan|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228222453/https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VICL-60159|url-status=live}}</ref>
| <small>Track 8 performed and all songs composed, conducted by Yoko Kanno.<br />
(Tracks 1–7,9–11 performed by [http://www.cosmicvoices.net/ Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria], Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra,<br />
Warsaw Chorus, Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch, Franco Sansalone, Krzysztof Ciupinsky,<br />
Steve Conte, Jadwiga Rappé & Gabriela Robin.)</small>
|-
|-
| May 22, 2002
| 22 May 2002
| ''[[23-Ji no Ongaku]]''
| ''[[23-Ji no Ongaku]]''
| <small>All songs composed, conducted by Yoko Kanno, ft. Maaya Sakamoto, released by JvC Victor. <br />Translates as "11:00&nbsp;pm Music".</small>
| <small>All songs composed and conducted by Yoko Kanno. Vocals performed by [[Maaya Sakamoto]]. Album released by Victor Entertainment. <br />The title translates as "11:00&nbsp;pm music".</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vgmdb.net/album/23752|title=Music for the 23rd Hour {{!}} VICL-60885 - VGMdb|website=VGMdb|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=7 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607154842/https://vgmdb.net/album/23752|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| May 2, 2008
| 2 May 2008
| ''[[CM Yoko]]''
| ''[[CM Yoko]]''
| <small>Compilation album of music for commercials done by Yoko Kanno over the years. All songs composed by Yoko Kanno</small>
| <small>Compilation album of music for commercials done by Yoko Kanno over the years. All songs composed by Yoko Kanno.</small>
|-
|-
| April 22, 2009
| 22 April 2009
| ''CM Yoko 2''
| ''CM Yoko 2''
| <small>Compilation album of music for commercials done by Yoko Kanno over the years. All songs composed and/or arranged by Yoko Kanno</small>
| <small>Compilation album of music for commercials done by Yoko Kanno over the years. All songs composed and/or arranged by Yoko Kanno.</small>
|-
|-
| May 27, 2009
| 27 May 2009
| ''[[Space Bio Charge]]''
| ''[[Space Bio Charge]]''
| <small>Compilation album of Yoko Kanno with [[Seatbelts (band)|Seatbelts]].</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VTCL-60141?s_ssid=e35925629f701cbcd3|title=YOKO KANNO SEATBELTS RaiChikyu Kinen Collection Album Space Bio Charge|website=CD Japan|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=7 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607154843/https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VTCL-60141?s_ssid=e35925629f701cbcd3|url-status=live}}</ref>
| <small>Yoko Kanno & the [[Seatbelts (band)|Seatbelts]]'s album</small>
|-
|-
| June 8, 2011
| 8 June 2011
| ''[[Yoko Kanno produce Cyber Bicci]]''
| ''[[Yoko Kanno produce Cyber Bicci]]''
| <small>Credit: ILA. Compilation album of previous works with [[Ilaria Graziano]], along with new materials.</small>
| <small>Compilation album of previous works with [[Ilaria Graziano]], along with new materials.</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VTCL-60270|title=YOKO KANNO produce Cyber Bicci|website=CD Japan|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=7 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607154844/https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VTCL-60270|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
|}


=== Anime works ===
=== Other involvements ===
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Anime Title !! Year !! Kanno's Role(s)
! Artist !! Album !! Year !! Role(s)
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | Tetsu 100%
| ''[[Mad Bull 34]]''
|| 1986 || <small>Composer</small>
| ''Tokyo Taco Blues'' || 1986 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
|-
| ''Tetsu 100%'' || 1987 || <small>Composer for four tracks</small>
|-
| ''Ato3cm'' || 1987 || <small>Composer for five tracks</small>
|-
| ''Jack in the Box'' || 1988 || <small>Composer for three tracks</small>
|-
| ''Manatsu no Santa Claus'' || 1988 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| ''Sunao'' || 1989 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| rowspan="3" | Chiyono Yoshino
| ''Montage'' || 1988 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''Song Bird'' || 1989 || <small>{{hlist|Composer for three tracks|arranger for two tracks}}</small>
|-
| ''Melanger''|| 1990 || <small>{{hlist|Composer for one track|performer on two tracks}}</small>
|-
|| Keiko Nakajima
| ''Keiko Nakajima'' || 1990 || <small>Composer for four tracks</small>
|-
| rowspan="4" | Kyoko Endo
| ''Renai'' || 1990 || <small>Arranger for seven tracks</small>
|-
| ''Kobitori ni Naritai'' || 1993 || <small>Arranger for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''Fuyu no Miwa'' || 1993 || <small>Arranger for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''Hashire Hashire'' || 1999 || <small>Arranger for two tracks</small>
|-
| rowspan="3" | Aki Okui
| ''Lost Melodies'' || 1994 || <small>Arranger for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''Straw Color'' || 1997 || <small>Arranger for one track</small>
|-
| ''Tsuki no Mayu'' || 2000 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
||[[Hitomi Mieno]]
| ''Hajimari no Boukenshya-tachi''<br />''~Hikari no Chizu~'' || 1995 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Miki Imai (singer)|Miki Imai]]
| ''Love of my Life'' || 1995 || <small>Arranger for four tracks</small>
|-
| ''Thank You'' || 1996 || <small>Arranger for four tracks</small>
|-
| ''IMAI.MIKI from 1986'' || 1998 || <small>Arranger for one track</small>
|-
| ''Blooming Ivory'' || 2000 || <small>Arranger for one track</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Yuri Shiratori]]
| ''Atarashii Kutsu'' || 1995 || <small>{{hlist|Composer for two tracks|lyricist for one track}}</small>
|-
| ''Caramel Pop'' || 1995 || <small>Composer and lyricist for two tracks</small>
|-
| rowspan="7" | Samply Red
| ''Perfect Rouge'' || 1996 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| ''Ah-ra ii Kimochi'' || 1996 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| ''Kiseki to Taitsuku'' || 1996 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| ''Happy Go Lucky OST'' || 1997 || <small>Composer for eight tracks</small>
|-
| ''Kemeko no Uta'' (''Happy Go Lucky'') || 1997 || <small>Arrangement credited to band</small>
|-
| ''It's for my Ego'' || 1997 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| ''Perfect Rouge I'', ''II'', ''III'' || 2002 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kyōko Koizumi]]
| ''Otokonoko, Onnanoko'' || 1996 || <small>{{hlist|Composer for eight tracks|arranger for all tracks except 9}}</small>
|-
| ''For my Life'' (Single) || 1999 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| rowspan="9" |[[Maaya Sakamoto]]
| ''[[Grapefruit (Maaya Sakamoto album)|Grapefruit]]'' || 1997 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Dive (Maaya Sakamoto album)|DIVE]]'' || 1998 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Single Collection+ Hotchpotch]]'' || 1999 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Lucy (Maaya Sakamoto album)|Lucy]]'' || 2001 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Easy Listening (Maaya Sakamoto EP)|Easy Listening]]'' || 2001 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Single Collection+ Nikopachi]]'' || 2003 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Shōnen Alice]]'' || 2003 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Kazeyomi]]'' || 2009 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[You Can't Catch Me (Maaya Sakamoto album)|You Can't Catch Me]]'' || 2011 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Akino Arai]]
| ''[[Sora no Mori|Sora No Mori]]'' || 1997 || <small>Composer for five tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Sora no Niwa|Sora No Miwa]]'' || 1997 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''Hiru No Tsuki'' || 1998 || <small>Arranger for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[RGB (album)|RGB]]'' || 2002 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
||[[Yōsui Inoue|Yasui Inoue]]
| ''Kyuu Dan'' || 1998 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Crystal Kay]]
| ''[[Eternal Memories]]'' || 1999 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''Komichi no Hana'' || 1999 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| ''[[C.L.L Crystal Lover Light|C.C.L. Crystal Lover Light]]'' || 2000 || <small>{{hlist|Composer for one track|arranger for one track}}</small>
|-
|| Kei Kobayashi
| ''Nagashime Play'' || 2003 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[SMAP]]
| ''Say What You Will'' || 2005 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Super Modern Artistic Performance|super.modern.artistic.performance]]'' || 2008 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
|| Yukawa Shione
| ''Yuki No Waltz'' || 2007 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
|| AKINO from [[bless4]]
| ''[[Lost in Time (Akino album)|Lost in Time]]'' || 2007 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
||[[Chitose Hajime]]
| ''Cassini'' || 2008 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| rowspan="" | [[Origa]]
| ''The Songwreath'' || 2008 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
||[[Yoshika (singer)|Yoshika]]
| ''World'' || 2008 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
||[[May'n]]
| ''May'n☆Street'' || 2009 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
||[[Natsumi Kiyoura]]
| ''Juuku Iro'' || 2010 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
||[[Megumi Nakajima]]
| ''[[Be with You (album)|Be with You]]'' || 2012 || <small>Composer for one track</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15553656-Megumi-Nakajima-Be-With-You|title=Megumi Nakajima – Be With You|website=Discogs|date=7 March 2012 |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
||[[Clammbon]]
| ''yet'' || 2015 || <small>String arranger for one track</small>
|}

== Works ==
{{BLP sources section|date=September 2023}}

=== Anime ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role(s)
|-
! 1992
| ''[[Porco Rosso]]''
| ''[[Porco Rosso]]''
|| 1992 || <small>Arranger for ending theme:<br />"Once in a While, Talk of the Old Days"</small>
| <small>Ending theme song arranger</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 |1994
| ''[[Please Save My Earth]]''
| ''[[Please Save My Earth]]''
| <small>Composer<br />(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1545550-Hajime-Mizoguchi-Yoko-Kanno-Please-Save-My-Earth-Image-Soundtrack|title=Hajime Mizoguchi & Yoko Kanno – Please Save My Earth (Image Soundtrack)|website=Discogs|year=1995 |access-date=7 March 2023|archive-date=7 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307200953/https://www.discogs.com/release/1545550-Hajime-Mizoguchi-Yoko-Kanno-Please-Save-My-Earth-Image-Soundtrack|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| 1994 || <small>Composer<br />(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi)</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Macross Plus]]''
| ''[[Macross Plus]]''
|| 1994 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! 1995
| ''[[Memories: Magnetic Rose]]''
| ''[[Memories: Magnetic Rose]]''
|| 1995 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 |1996
| ''[[The Vision of Escaflowne]]''
| ''[[The Vision of Escaflowne]]''
|| 1996 || <small>Composer<br />(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi)</small>
| <small>Composer<br />(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi)</small>
|-
|-
| ''X Clamp Characters File'' Vol. 1–4
| ''X Clamp Character File''
|| 1996 || <small>Composer<br />(one track for each album)</small>
| <small>Composer<br />(other tracks by various others)</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 |1997
| ''Clamp School Detectives''
| ''[[Clamp School Detectives#Anime|Clamp School Detectives]]''
|| 1997 || <small>Second ending theme</small>
| <small>Second ending theme song composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Noiseman Sound Insect]]''
| ''[[Noiseman Sound Insect]]''
|| 1997 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=5 |1998
| ''[[Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight]]''
| ''[[Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight]]''
|| 1998 || <small>Composer for Opening theme</small>
| <small>Opening theme song composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Macross Dynamite 7]]''
| ''[[Macross Dynamite 7]]''
|| 1998 || <small>Composer for "Angel Voice"</small>
| <small>Insert song composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''
| ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''
|| 1998 || <small>Composer<br />See also: [[Music of Cowboy Bebop]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]''
| ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]''
| <small>Third opening theme song composer</small><ref name=CR>{{cite web|last=Dennison|first=Kara|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2019/05/18-1/six-yoko-kanno-projects-we-dont-talk-about-enough|title=Six Yoko Kanno Projects We Don't Talk About Enough|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=18 May 2019|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104161100/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2019/05/18-1/six-yoko-kanno-projects-we-dont-talk-about-enough|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| 1998 || <small>Composer for Opening 3 "Purachina" </small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Brain Powerd]]''
| ''[[Brain Powerd]]''
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/12011515-Yoko-Kanno-Brain-Powerd|title=Yoko Kanno – Brain Powerd|website=Discogs|year=1998 |access-date=7 March 2023|archive-date=7 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307200944/https://www.discogs.com/release/12011515-Yoko-Kanno-Brain-Powerd|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| 1998 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |1999
| ''[[Turn A Gundam]]''
| ''[[Turn A Gundam]]''
|| 1999 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small><ref name=CR/>
|-
|-
| ''[[Jin-Roh]]''
| ''[[Jin-Roh]]''
|| 1999 || <small>Pianist</small>
| <small>Pianist</small><ref name=CR/>
|-
|-
| Neo Tokyo
| <small>Composer</small><ref name=CR/>
|-
! 2000
| ''[[Escaflowne (film)|Escaflowne]]''
| ''[[Escaflowne (film)|Escaflowne]]''
|| 2000 || <small>Composer<br />(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi)</small>
| <small>Composer<br />(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi)</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 |2001
| ''[[Earth Maiden Arjuna]]''
| ''[[Earth Maiden Arjuna]]''
|| 2001 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]''
| ''[[Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]''
|| 2001 || <small>Composer<br />Pianist for the [[Seatbelts (band)|Seatbelts]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 |2002
| ''[[RahXephon]]''
| ''[[RahXephon]]''
|| 2002 || <small>Composer for Opening theme for TV & OVA</small>
| <small>Opening theme song composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''
| ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{cite web|last=L. Inoa|first=Christopher|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/how-ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complex-went-from-massive-risk-to-beloved-anime-classic|title=How Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Went From Massive Risk to Beloved Anime Classic|website=[[IGN]]|date=29 October 2022|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=15 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115105146/https://www.ign.com/articles/how-ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complex-went-from-massive-risk-to-beloved-anime-classic|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| 2002 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! 2002
| ''Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Ball Rangers''
| <small>Composer</small><ref name=CR/>
|-
! 2003
| ''[[Wolf's Rain]]''
| ''[[Wolf's Rain]]''
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/flyingdog/-/Discography/A008451/VICL-61082.html|title=菅野 よう子 {{!}} WOLF'S RAIN {{!}} FlyingDog|website=Flying Dog|language=ja|access-date=28 June 2022|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408070728/https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/flyingdog/-/Discography/A008451/VICL-61082.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| 2003 || <small>Composer for TV & OVA</small>
|-
|-
! 2004
| ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG]]''
| ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG]]''
|| 2004 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! 2005
| ''[[Genesis of Aquarion]]''
| ''[[Genesis of Aquarion]]''
|| 2005 || <small>Composer<br />(other tracks by/in collaboration with Hogari Hisaaki)</small>
| <small>Composer<br />(other tracks by Hogari Hisaaki)</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 |2006
| ''[[Ōban Star-Racers]]''
| ''[[Ōban Star-Racers]]''
|| 2006 || <small>Composer for Opening and Ending theme songs</small>
| <small>Opening and ending theme song composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society]]''
| ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society]]''
|| 2006 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=3 |2007
| ''[[Darker than Black|Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha]]''
| ''[[Darker than Black|Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha]]''
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/2028034-%E8%8F%85%E9%87%8E%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E5%AD%90-Darker-Than-Black-Original-Soundtrack|title=菅野よう子* – Darker Than Black (Original Soundtrack)|website=Discogs|access-date=7 March 2023|archive-date=7 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307200942/https://www.discogs.com/master/2028034-%E8%8F%85%E9%87%8E%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E5%AD%90-Darker-Than-Black-Original-Soundtrack|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| 2007 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Genius Party]]''
| ''[[Genius Party]]''
|| 2007 || <small>Composer for "Baby Blue"</small>
| <small>Insert song composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Genesis of Aquarion (OVA)|Genesis of Aquarion]]''
| ''[[Genesis of Aquarion (OVA)|Genesis of Aquarion]]''
|| 2007 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! 2008
| ''[[Macross Frontier]]''
| ''[[Macross Frontier]]''
|| 2008–2011 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! 2009
| ''Ring of Gundam''
| ''Ring of Gundam''
|| 2009 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small><ref name=CR/>
|-
|-
! rowspan=3 |2012
| ''[[Aquarion Evol]]''
| ''[[Aquarion Evol]]''
|| 2012 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Code Geass|Code Geass Gaiden: Bōkoku no Akito]]''
| ''[[Code Geass|Code Geass: Akito the Exiled]]''
| <small>Theme song composer</small><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-01-12/maaya-sakamoto-sings-code-geass/akito-the-exiled-theme|title=Maaya Sakamoto Sings Code Geass: Akito the Exiled Theme|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=12 January 2012|access-date=7 March 2023|archive-date=7 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307200954/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-01-12/maaya-sakamoto-sings-code-geass/akito-the-exiled-theme|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| 2012 || <small>Theme song composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Sakamichi no Apollon|Kids on the Slope]]''
| ''[[Sakamichi no Apollon|Kids on the Slope]]''
|| 2012 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 |2014
| ''[[Space Dandy|Space☆Dandy]]''
| ''[[Space Dandy|Space☆Dandy]]''
| <small>{{hlist|Composer|Ending theme song arranger}}<br />(other tracks by various others)</small><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-13/etsuko-yakushimaru-yoko-kanno-make-space-dandy-ending-song|title=Etsuko Yakushimaru, Yoko Kanno Make Space Dandy's Ending Song|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=13 December 2013|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=2 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202105923/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-13/etsuko-yakushimaru-yoko-kanno-make-space-dandy-ending-song|url-status=live}}</ref>
|| 2014 || <small>Composer<br />(ending theme and 4 tracks)</small>
|-
| ''[[Terror in Resonance]]''
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://terror-in-tokyo.com/staff_cast.html|title=Staff-Cast {{!}} TVアニメ『残響のテロル』公式サイト|website=terror-in-tokyo.com|language=ja|access-date=28 June 2022|archive-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813000612/https://terror-in-tokyo.com/staff_cast.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! 2015
| ''[[Aquarion Logos]]''
| <small>Opening theme song composer</small><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-07/yoko-kanno-composes-aquarion-logos-opening-song-by-mayn/.87931|title=Yoko Kanno Composes Aquarion Logos Opening Song by May'n|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=7 May 2015|access-date=7 March 2023|archive-date=1 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101031112/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-07/yoko-kanno-composes-aquarion-logos-opening-song-by-mayn/.87931|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! 2021
| ''Macross Frontier Film Short: Labyrinth of Time''
| <small>Theme song composer</small><ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-27/yoko-kanno-composes-new-macross-frontier-theatrical-film-short-theme-song/.176749|title=Yoko Kanno Composes New Macross Frontier Theatrical Film Short's Theme Song|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=27 August 2021|access-date=3 July 2022|archive-date=3 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703185455/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-27/yoko-kanno-composes-new-macross-frontier-theatrical-film-short-theme-song/.176749|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
!2023
| ''[[Zankyō no Terror]]''
|''[[Spy × Family|Spy x Family]] Season 2''
|| 2014 || <small>Composer</small>
|<small>Opening theme song arranger</small><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Japan |first=Billboard |date=25 September 2023 |title=Ado's 'Kurakura' Featured as 'SPYxFAMILY' Season 2 Opener: See the Trailer |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ado-kurakura-spy-x-family-season-2-opener-trailer-1235420553/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Game Title
! Title
! First Released
! Original System(s)
! Original system(s)
! Kanno's Role(s)
! Role(s)
|-
|-
!1985
| ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]''
| ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1985
| <small>[[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[Sharp X1]], [[FM-7]]</small>
| <small>[[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[Sharp X1]], [[FM-7]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!1986
| ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition series|Nobunaga's Ambition]]''<!--2--> ''Zenkokuban''
| ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition (video game)|Nobunaga's Ambition Zenkokuban]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1986
| <small>[[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]], etc.</small>
| <small>[[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small><ref name=CR/>
|-
|-
!1987
| ''[[Genghis Khan (video game)|Genghis Khan]]''
| ''[[Genghis Khan (video game)|Genghis Khan]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1987
| <small>[[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>[[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!1988
| ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition series|Nobunaga's Ambition]]''<!--3--> ''Sengoku Gunyūden''
| ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition series|Nobunaga's Ambition]]'' ''Sengoku Gunyūden''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1988
| <small>[[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>[[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!1989
| ''Ishin No Arashi''
| ''Ishin no Arashi''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1989
| <small>[[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>[[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 |1990
| ''[[Uncharted Waters]]''
| ''[[Uncharted Waters (video game)|Uncharted Waters]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1990
| <small>[[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>[[NEC PC-8801|PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition series|Nobunaga's Ambition]]''<!--4--> ''Bushō Fuunroku''
| ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition series|Nobunaga's Ambition]]'' ''Bushō Fuunroku''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1990
| <small>[[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>[[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!1992
| ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition series|Nobunaga's Ambition]]''<!--5--> ''Haōden''
| ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition series|Nobunaga's Ambition]]'' ''Haōden''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1992
| <small>[[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>[[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!1993
| ''[[Uncharted Waters#Uncharted Waters: New Horizons|Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons]]''
| ''[[Uncharted Waters#Uncharted Waters: New Horizons|Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1993
| <small>[[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>[[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!1994
| ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition series|Nobunaga's Ambition]]''<!--6--> ''Tenshōki''
| ''[[Nobunaga's Ambition series|Nobunaga's Ambition]]'' ''Tenshōki''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1994
| <small>[[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>[[NEC PC-9801|PC-9801]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2000
| ''[[Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream]]''
| ''[[Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2000
| <small>[[Dreamcast]]</small>
| <small>[[Dreamcast]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greatestgamemusic.com/soundtracks/napple-tale-arsia-in-daydream-soundtrack/|title=Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream Soundtrack|website=The Greatest Game Music|date=29 November 2019 |access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=3 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203200329/https://www.greatestgamemusic.com/soundtracks/napple-tale-arsia-in-daydream-soundtrack/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''[[Cowboy Bebop (PlayStation game)|Cowboy Bebop]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2001
| <small>[[PlayStation]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2005
| ''[[Cowboy Bebop (PlayStation 2 game)|Cowboy Bebop: Tsuitou no Yakyoku]]''
| ''[[Cowboy Bebop (PlayStation 2 game)|Cowboy Bebop: Tsuitou no Yakyoku]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2005
| <small>[[PlayStation 2]]</small>
| <small>[[PlayStation 2]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2007
| ''[[Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World|Ragnarok Online 2]]''
| ''[[Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World|Ragnarok Online 2]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2007
| <small>[[Microsoft Windows|MS Windows]]</small>
| <small>[[Microsoft Windows|MS Windows]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{cite web|last=Niizumi|first=Hirohiko|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/yoko-kanno-scoring-ragnarok-online-2/1100-6133116/|title=Yoko Kanno scoring Ragnarok Online 2|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=13 September 2005|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724143414/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/yoko-kanno-scoring-ragnarok-online-2/1100-6133116/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2011
| ''Continent of the Ninth''
| ''Continent of the Ninth''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011
| <small>[[Microsoft Windows|MS Windows]]</small>
| <small>[[Microsoft Windows|MS Windows]]</small>
| <small>Theme song Composer</small>
| <small>Theme song composer</small>
|-
|-
!2012
| ''[[Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second]]''
| ''[[Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 2012
| <small>[[Microsoft Windows|MS Windows]]</small>
| <small>[[Microsoft Windows|MS Windows]]</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|}

=== Movie works ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!2018
! Film Title !! Year !! Kanno's Role(s)
| ''[[Starwing Paradox]]''
| <small>[[Arcade game|Arcade]]</small>
| <small>Theme song composer</small><ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-07/starwing-paradox-game-2nd-animated-promo-video-previews-yoko-kanno-theme-song/.139173|title=Starwing Paradox Game's 2nd Animated Promo Video Previews Yoko Kanno's Theme Song|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=7 November 2018|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125002222/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-07/starwing-paradox-game-2nd-animated-promo-video-previews-yoko-kanno-theme-song/.139173|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Luster|first=Joseph|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/11/10/sample-yoko-kannos-starwing-paradox-theme-song-in-latest-promo|title=Sample Yoko Kanno's Starwing Paradox Theme Song in Latest Promo|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=10 November 2018|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206140505/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/11/10/sample-yoko-kannos-starwing-paradox-theme-song-in-latest-promo|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
!2023
| ''[[Yamato Takeru]]''
| ''Volzerk: Monsters and Lands Unknown''
|| 1994 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>[[Microsoft Windows|MS Windows]]</small>, <small>[[iOS]]</small>, <small>[[Android (operating system)|Android]]</small>
|-
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Romano|first1=Sal|date=12 January 2023|title=COLOPL announces free-to-play 3D action RPG Volzerk: Monsters and Lands Unknown for PC, iOS, and Android|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/01/colopl-announces-free-to-play-3d-action-rpg-volzerk-monsters-and-lands-unknown-for-pc-ios-and-android|website=Gematsu|access-date=13 January 2023|archive-date=13 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113050948/https://www.gematsu.com/2023/01/colopl-announces-free-to-play-3d-action-rpg-volzerk-monsters-and-lands-unknown-for-pc-ios-and-android|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ''Asalto''
|| 1996 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''Boku wa benkyo ga dekinai'' (''I Can't Study'')
|| 1996 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''Natsu jikan no otonatachi''
|| 1997 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''[[Tokyo.sora]]''
|| 2002 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''Mizu no onna''
|| 2002 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''03 +''
|| 2003 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''Shimotsuma monogatari'' (''[[Kamikaze Girls]]'')
|| 2004 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''[[Ashurajo No Hitomi]]'' (''Blood Gets in Your Eyes'')
|| 2005 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''[[Su-ki-da]]''
|| 2005 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''[[Honey and Clover]]''
|| 2006 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''Elegant World'' (''The Show Must Go On'')
|| 2007 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''Say Hello!''
|| 2007 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''Surely Someday''
|| 2010 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''[[Petal Dance]]''
|| 2013 || <small>Composer</small>
|-
| ''[[Our Little Sister]]''
|| 2015 || <small>Composer</small>
|}
|}


=== TV work ===
=== Television dramas ===

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! TV Show !! Year !! Kanno's Role(s)
! Year !! Title !! Role(s)
|-
|-
! 2001
| ''Yo ni mo Kimyou na Monogatari – Mama Shinhatsubai''
| ''Yo ni mo Kimyou na Monogatari – Mama Shinhatsubai''
|| 2001|| <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2002
| ''Mayonaka Betsu no Kao'' (''The Other Side of Midnight'')
| ''Mayonaka Betsu no Kao''
|| 2002 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2004
| ''X'smap~Tora to Raion to Gojin no Otoko~''
| ''X'smap~Tora to Raion to Gojin no Otoko~''
|| 2004 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2006
| ''Chichi ni Kanaderu Merodi''
| ''Chichi ni Kanaderu Merodi''
|| 2006 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2008
| ''Camouflage''
| ''Camouflage''
|| 2008 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2009
| ''Kaze ni Mai Agaru Vinyl Sheet''
| ''Kaze ni Mai Agaru Vinyl Sheet''
|| 2009 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2013
| ''[[Gochisōsan]]''
| ''[[Gochisōsan]]''
|| 2013 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2017
| ''[[Onna jōshu Naotora]]''
| ''[[Naotora: The Lady Warlord]]''
|| 2017 || <small>Composer</small>
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICX-30054|title=NHK Taiga Drama Onna Joushu Naotora Ongaku Toranomaki Santora (Original Soundtrack) [Blu-spec CD2]|website=CDJapan|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=13 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713102415/https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICX-30054|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Works for associated acts ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!2021
! Band !! Album !! Year !! Kanno's Role(s)
|[[Cowboy Bebop (2021 TV series)|''Cowboy Bebop'']]
|-
| <small>Composer</small>
| rowspan="6" | Tetsu 100%
| ''Tokyo Taco Blues'' || 1986 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| ''Tetsu 100%'' || 1987 || <small>Composer for four tracks</small>
|-
| ''Ato3cm'' || 1987 || <small>Composer for five tracks</small>
|-
|-
!2023
| ''Jack in the Box'' || 1988 || <small>Composer for three tracks</small>
|''[[The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House]]''
|-
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{cite web|last=Freer|first=Ian|url=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/the-makanai-cooking-for-the-maiko-house/|title=The Makanai: Cooking For The Maiko House Review|website=Empire|date=24 January 2023|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124114245/https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/the-makanai-cooking-for-the-maiko-house/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ''Manatsu no Santa Claus'' || 1988 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| ''Sunao'' || 1989 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| rowspan="7" | Samply Red
| ''Perfect Rouge'' || 1996 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| ''Ah-ra ii Kimochi'' || 1996 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| <small>(with Riyu Konaka)</small> ''Kiseki to Taitsuku'' || 1996 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| ''Happy Go Lucky OST'' || 1997 || <small>Composer for 8 tracks</small>
|-
| ''Kemeko no Uta'' (''Happy Go Lucky'') || 1997 || <small>Arrangement credited to band</small>
|-
| ''It's for my Ego'' || 1997 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|-
| ''Perfect Rouge I'', ''II'', ''III'' || 2002 || <small>Composition credited to band</small>
|}
|}


=== Works for pop albums ===
=== Movies ===
(In Order of Starting Year of Affiliation)
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Artist !! Album !! Year !! Kanno's Role(s)
! Year !! Title !! Role(s)
|-
|-
!1994
| rowspan="3" | Chiyono Yoshino
| ''[[Yamato Takeru]]''
| ''Montage'' || 1988 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 |1996
| ''Song Bird'' || 1989 || <small>Composer for three tracks,<br />arranger for two tracks</small>
| ''Asalto''
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''Boku wa Benkyo ga Dekinai''
| ''Melanger''|| 1990 || <small>Composer for one track,<br />performer on two tracks</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!1997
|| Keiko Nakajima
| ''Natsu Jikan no Otonatachi''
| ''Keiko Nakajima'' || 1990 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | Kyoko Endo
! rowspan=2 |2002
| ''[[Tokyo.sora]]''
| ''Renai'' || 1990 || <small>Arranger for seven tracks</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''Mizu no Onna''
| ''Kobitori ni Naritai'' || 1993 || <small>Arranger for all tracks</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2003
| ''Fuyu no Miwa'' || 1993 || <small>Arranger for all tracks</small>
| ''03 +''
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2004
| ''Hashire Hashire'' || 1999 || <small>Arranger for two tracks</small>
| ''[[Kamikaze Girls]]''
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | Aki Okui
! rowspan=2 |2005
| ''[[Ashura (film)|Ashura]]''
| ''Lost Melodies'' || 1994 || <small>Arranger for two tracks</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''[[Su-ki-da]]''
| ''Straw Color'' || 1997 || <small>Arranger for one track</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2006
| ''Tsuki no Mayu'' || 2000 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
| ''[[Honey and Clover]]''
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 |2007
|| Hitomi Mieno
| ''[[The Show Must Go On (2007 film)|The Show Must Go On]]''
| ''Hajimari no Boukenshya-tachi''<br />''~Hikari no Chizu~'' || 1995 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
| ''Say Hello!''
| rowspan="4" | Miki Imai
| ''Love of my Life'' || 1995 || <small>Arranger for four tracks</small>
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2010
| ''Thank You'' || 1996 || <small>Arranger for four tracks</small>
| ''Surely Someday''
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2013
| ''IMAI.MIKI from 1986'' || 1998 || <small>Arranger for one track</small>
| ''[[Petal Dance]]''
| <small>Composer</small>
|-
|-
!2015
| ''Blooming Ivory'' || 2000 || <small>Arranger for one track</small>
| ''[[Our Little Sister]]''
|-
| <small>Composer</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VICL-64388|title="Umimachi Diary (Our Little Sister) (Movie)" Original Soundtrack|website=CDJapan|access-date=8 March 2023|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219012219/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VICL-64388|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | Yuri Shiratori
|}
| ''Atarashii Kutsu'' || 1995 || <small>Composer for two tracks,<br />Lyricist for one track</small>

=== Publicly commissioned works ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Occasion
!Role(s)
|-
|-
!2019
| ''Caramel Pop'' || 1995 || <small>Composer and lyricist for two tracks</small>
|"Ray of Water"
|-
|Enthronement of [[Naruhito]]
| rowspan="2" | Kyoko Koizumi
|<small>Composer</small>
| ''Otokonoko, Onnanoko'' || 1996 || <small>Composer for eight tracks,<br />arranger for all tracks except 9 by Samply Red</small>
|-
| ''For my Life''(Single) || 1999 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| rowspan="9" | Maaya Sakamoto
| ''[[Grapefruit (album)|Grapefruit]]'' || 1997 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Dive (Maaya Sakamoto album)|DIVE]]'' || 1998 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Single Collection+ Hotchpotch]]'' || 1999 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Lucy (Maaya Sakamoto album)|Lucy]]'' || 2001 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Easy Listening (album)|Easy Listening]]'' || 2001 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Single Collection+ Nikopachi]]'' || 2003 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Shōnen Alice]]'' || 2003 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[Kazeyomi]]'' || 2009 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''[[You Can't Catch Me (Maaya Sakamoto album)|You Can't Catch Me]]'' || 2011 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| rowspan="4" | Akino Arai
| ''Sora No Mori'' || 1997 || <small>Composer for five tracks</small>
|-
| ''Sora No Miwa'' || 1997 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''Hiru No Tsuki'' || 1998 || <small>Arranger for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''RGB'' || 2002 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
|| Yasui Inoue
| ''Kyuu Dan'' || 1998 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| rowspan="3" | Crystal Kay
| ''Eternal Memories'' || 1999 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''Komichi no Hana'' || 1999 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| ''C.C.L Crystal Lover Light'' || 2000 || <small>Composer for one track,<br />Arranger for one track</small>
|-
|| Kei Kobayashi
| ''Nagashime Play'' || 2003 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" | SMAP
| ''Say What You Will'' || 2005 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
| ''super.modern.artistic.performance'' || 2008 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
|| Yukawa Shione
| ''Yuki No Waltz'' || 2007 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
|| AKINO from bless4
| ''Lost in Time'' || 2007 || <small>Composer for all tracks</small>
|-
|| Hajime Chitose
| ''Cassini'' || 2008 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
| rowspan="" | Origa
| ''The Songwreath'' || 2008 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
|| YOSHIKA
| ''The World'' || 2008 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
|| May'n
| ''May'n☆Street'' || 2009 || <small>Composer for two tracks</small>
|-
|| Natsumi Kiyoura
| ''Juuku Iro'' || 2010 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
|| Megumi Nakajima
| ''Be with You'' || 2012 || <small>Composer for one track</small>
|-
|| Clammbon
| ''yet'' || 2015 || <small>String arranger for one track</small>
|}
|}


=== Commercial music ===
=== Commercial music ===
Companies that have commissioned Kanno for commercial music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grandfunk.net |title=Grand Funk Inc. Official Website |publisher=Grandfunk.net |accessdate=September 10, 2011}}</ref>
Companies that have commissioned Kanno for commercial music include:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grandfunk.net/ |title=Grand Funk Inc. Official Website |publisher=Grandfunk.net |access-date=10 September 2011 |archive-date=30 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330192359/http://www.grandfunk.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* [[AEON (company)|AEON]]
* [[Aeon (company)|AEON]]
* AGF Maxim
* AGF Maxim
* [[Ajinomoto]]
* [[Ajinomoto]]
* [[Asahi Glass Co.]]
* [[AGC Inc.|Asahi Glass Co.]]
* [[Avon Products|Avon]]
* [[Avon Products|Avon]]
* Cafe Noevir
* Cafe Noevir
* [[Citizen Watch Co.]]
* [[Citizen Watch|Citizen Watch Co.]]
* [[Canon (company)|Canon]]
* [[Canon Inc.|Canon]]
* [[Cosmo Oil]]
* [[Cosmo Oil]]
* [[Daikin]]
* [[Daikin]]
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* [[Daiwa House]]
* [[Daiwa House]]
* [[FamilyMart]]
* [[FamilyMart]]
* Fancl
* [[FANCL Corporation|Fancl]]
* [[Fuji Xerox]]
* [[Fuji Xerox]]
* [[Fujitsu]]
* [[Fujitsu]]
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* Haus Ten Bausch
* Haus Ten Bausch
* Hisamitsu
* Hisamitsu
* [[Hitachi, Ltd.|Hitachi]]
* [[Hitachi]]
* House
* House
* [[IBM]]
* [[IBM]]
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* Kanebo
* Kanebo
* [[KDDI]]
* [[KDDI]]
* [[Kirin Brewery Company|Kirin Beverage]]
* [[Kirin Company|Kirin Beverage]]
* Kincho
* Kincho
* [[Kubota]]
* [[Kubota]]
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* [[Nintendo]]
* [[Nintendo]]
* [[Nissan]]
* [[Nissan]]
* [[NTT DoCoMo]]
* [[NTT Docomo|NTT DoCoMo]]
* Ono Pharmaceutical
* Ono Pharmaceutical
* [[Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.]]
* [[Otsuka Pharmaceutical|Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.]]
* [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer]]
* [[Pioneer Corporation|Pioneer]]
* Platinum Guild International
* Platinum Guild International
* Pola
* Pola
* [[Seiko Epson]]
* [[Epson|Seiko Epson]]
* [[Sekisui House]]
* [[Sekisui House]]
* [[7-Eleven|Seven Eleven]]
* [[7-Eleven|Seven Eleven]]
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* [[Toyota]]
* [[Toyota]]
* Try Group
* Try Group
* [[UFJ Bank]]
* [[MUFG Bank|UFJ Bank]]
* [[Vodafone]]
* [[Vodafone]]
* Yukiguni Maitake
* Yukiguni Maitake
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== Hired vocalists ==
== Hired vocalists ==
Artists who have performed at least one of Kanno's vocal tracks:
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* [[Aceilux]]
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* Aceilux
* [[Afra (beatboxer)|Afra]]
* [[Afra (beatboxer)|Afra]]
* [[Aimer]]
* [[Aimer]]
* [[Aki Okui]]
* Aki Okui
* [[Akino (singer)|AKINO]]
* [[Akino (singer)|AKINO]]
* [[Akino Arai]]
* [[Akino Arai]]
* [[Anna Tsuchiya]]
* [[Anna Tsuchiya]]
* [[Aoi Teshima]]
* [[Aoi Teshima]]
* [[Agent Fresco|Arnór Dan Arnarson]]
* [[Arnór Dan]]
* [[Artur Stefanowicz]]
* Artur Stefanowicz
* Ben del Maestro<ref>{{cite web|title=Ben del Maestro|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1291863/|website=IMDB|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215035104/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1291863/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Carla Vallet]]
* Carla Vallet
* [[Chinatsu Yamamoto]]
* Chinatsu Yamamoto
* [[Chiyono Yoshino]]
* Chiyono Yoshino
* [[Chris Mosdell]]
* [[Chris Mosdell]]
* [[Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria]]
* Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria
* [[Crystal Kay]]
* [[Crystal Kay]]
* [[Donna Burke]]
* [[Donna Burke]]
* [[Egil Olsen (singer)|Egil Olsen]]
* Egil Olsen
* [[Emily Bindiger]]
* [[Emily Bindiger]]
* [[Emily Curtis]]
* [[Emily Curtis]]
* [[Etsuko Yakushimaru]]
* [[Etsuko Yakushimaru]]
* [[Feather and Down]]
* Feather and Down
* [[Franco Sansalone]]
* Franco Sansalone
* [[Hajime Chitose]]
* [[Hajime Chitose]]
* [[Hanna Berglind]]
* Hanna Berglind
* [[Hassan Bohmide]]
* Hassan Bohmide
* [[Heartsdales]]
* [[Heartsdales]]
* [[Hitomi Mieno]]
* [[Hitomi Mieno]]
* [[Ilaria Graziano]]
* [[Ilaria Graziano]]
* [[Jadwiga Rappe']]
* Jadwiga Rappe'
* [[James Wendt]]
* James Wendt
* [[Joyce (singer)|Joyce]]
* [[Joyce (singer)|Joyce]]
* [[Kaoru Nishino]]
* Kaoru Nishino
* [[Kei Kobayashi (voice actress)|Kei Kobayashi]]
* [[Kei Kobayashi (voice actress)|Kei Kobayashi]]
* [[Kyoko Endo]]
* Kyoko Endo
* [[Kyoko Katsunuma (singer)]]
* Kyoko Katsunuma
* [[Kyoko Koizumi]]
* [[Kyōko Koizumi]]
* [[Makino Yui]]
* [[Makino Yui]]
* [[Mari Iijima]]
* [[Mari Iijima]]
* [[Maryanne Murray]]
* Maryanne Murray
* [[May Nakabayashi|May'n]]
* [[May Nakabayashi|May'n]]
* [[Maaya Sakamoto]]
* [[Maaya Sakamoto]]
* [[Mai Yamane]]
* [[Mai Yamane]]
* [[Masaaki Endoh]]
* [[Masaaki Endoh]]
* [[Masayoshi Furukawa]]
* Masayoshi Furukawa
* [[Megumi Nakajima]]
* [[Megumi Nakajima]]
* [[Mem Nahadr]]
* [[Mem Nahadr]]
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* [[POP ETC]]
* [[POP ETC]]
* [[Raiché Coutev Sisters]]
* [[Raiché Coutev Sisters]]
* [[Raj Ramayya]]
* Raj Ramayya
* [[Reynada Hill]]
* Reynada Hill
* [[Ryo Nagano]]
* Ryo Nagano
* [[Scott Matthew]]
* [[Scott Matthew]]
* [[Seika Iwashita]]
* Seika Iwashita
* [[Shanti Snyder]]
* [[Shanti Snyder]]
* [[Soichiro Otsuka]]
* Soichiro Otsuka
* [[Steve Conte]]
* [[Steve Conte]]
* [[Sydney Thiam]]
* Sydney Thiam
* [[Tim Jensen]]
* Tim Jensen
* [[Tokiko Kato]]
* [[Tokiko Kato]]
* [[Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch]]
* [[Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch]]
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* [[Yoshika (singer)|YOSHIKA]]
* [[Yoshika (singer)|YOSHIKA]]
* [[Yuki (singer)|YUKI]]
* [[Yuki (singer)|YUKI]]
* [[Yuho Iwasato]]
* Yuho Iwasato
* [[Yuuki Ozaki]]
* [[Yuuki Ozaki]]
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Yoko Kanno}}
* [http://www.kannoyoko.net/ Yoko Kanno Japanese site]
* [http://vgmdb.net/artist/319 Yoko Kanno discography] at VGMdb
* {{ann|people|id=734|name=Yoko Kanno}}
* {{IMDb name|0437819}}
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437819/ Yoko Kanno] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
* {{anime News Network|people|id=734|name=Yoko Kanno}}
* [http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-133/artist_name-yoko_kanno/ Nippop Profile |Yoko Kanno]
* {{musicbrainz artist|id=5ffb73c0-b739-4231-ba22-f8d361be1d45|name=Yoko Kanno}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070105070610/http://www.jmusic.fr.tc/ Jmusic.fr.tc] biography and discography {{fr icon}}
* [http://www.jameswong.com/ykproject/core.html Yoko Kanno Project]


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Latest revision as of 19:57, 10 November 2024

Not to be confused with Yugo Kanno.

Yoko Kanno
菅野 よう子
Kanno at Anime Expo 2010
Born
菅野 洋子

(1963-03-18) 18 March 1963 (age 61)[1][2]
Sendai, Japan
Other namesGabriela Robin
Occupations
  • Composer
  • arranger
  • music producer
Years active1985–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
LabelsCaptain Duckling Records

Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子, Kanno Yōko, born 18 March 1963) is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer of soundtracks for anime series, video games, television dramas and movies. She has written scores for Cowboy Bebop, Terror in Resonance, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, Turn A Gundam and Darker than Black. Kanno is a keyboardist and the frontwoman for Seatbelts, who perform many of her compositions.

Early life

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Yoko Kanno was born on 18 March 1963, in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Her earliest experiences with music came from attending church with her parents. She studied keyboard on both the piano in her home and the organ at her kindergarten. In elementary school, she began participating in composition contests, but in high school, Kanno began to take more of an interest in literature than in music.[3]

Kanno attended Waseda University, where she majored in literature, but she transcribed music for various student groups at Waseda in her free time. During this time, Kanno—whose parents had only allowed her to listen to classical music—was introduced to rhythm by a friend who played drums in a school band.[3] She spoke of this experience in an interview with Akihiro Tomita:

I thought my friend was a genius. I had heard drums on the radio before, but it was like I had never really noticed them. Then I see drums performed live, and was able to experience a beat for the first time. I started to take heavy interest in music that wasn’t classical and joined the band elective.[3]

While with this band, she studied the composition and style of popular music.

While at Waseda, the Japanese video game company Koei asked Kanno to compose the soundtrack to Nobunaga's Ambition. The game turned out to be a hit, and Kanno's music career was launched.[3]

Career

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Yoko Kanno's soundtrack themes include "Kiseki no Umi" (Lodoss War), "Voices" (Macross Plus), "Tank!" (Cowboy Bebop), "Yakusoku wa Iranai" (Escaflowne), "Gravity" (Wolf's Rain), the whole soundtrack of Turn A Gundam, "Inner Universe" (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. In regards to making the Stand Alone Complex soundtrack, she said:

I had this image of a formal and rigid 'manly' world for the original comic. So I tried to think of ways to destroy that world. The theme I had in mind was, 'be human.' It represented the sentiment of 'why don't we take it easy and be more like a human being?'—instead of being a workaholic salaried man working for his company. Or be it Tachikoma wishing to become human. I wanted to express these 'tangible fuzziness,' sort of. For the opening theme song called 'inner universe,' I had an image of digital bits and composed a score consisting of recurrent quick beats.[4]

Having composed in various genres, including blues, classical, jazz, techno and J-pop, she was once asked if she favored a particular genre:

Ah ... I hear everyone talk about how many genres [I work in] like classical, jazz and others, but personally, I don't divide music by genre when creating. I don't create by saying, 'I must create a classical piece here,' or 'I must create a jazz piece here.' When I create music, I don't consider at all which genre I like best, but what the scene or the anime calls for, like a love [theme] or a mood. There isn't one genre I like more than the others. I find all of them satisfying and all inspire me in different ways.[5]

Since she works in the animation industry, she only receives instructions and storyboards from directors which helps her with composing. However, it is uncertain if all of her works are to be included in the finished project. She once said that this is a way she likes to work, for she does not have to deal with rules during composing.[citation needed] In reference to this, she once stated:

In my case, the creators talk to me and ask me to do a soundtrack a year or two before the animation is finished. At that time, I think of the plot in my brain, when the characters' names—everything about the characters—has not been decided yet. This is even when the title has not be decided yet.[5]

She was the lead member of the project band Seatbelts, which regrouped in 2004 to compose the soundtrack for the PlayStation 2 Cowboy Bebop video game (released in Japan in 2005).

She has composed for Koei games released during the late 1980s to early 1990s and for Napple Tale, a Dreamcast game. Due to her close involvement in the Cowboy Bebop anime, the game released by Bandai also features her work.

Apart from anime and games, Kanno also composes for live-action films and television commercials. Some popular brands she has composed for are Canon, DoCoMo, Fuji Xerox, 7-Eleven, Microsoft, Nissan, Toyota, Shiseido, Avon and MasterCard to name a few. Her contributions to films started in the 1990s but only since 2002 has there been a trend towards the medium, with some of the latter being shown in international film festivals.[6]

A woman sitting in a chair wearing a hat
Kanno at Otakon 1999
Two women performing on stage with a piano behind them
Yoko Kanno (left) with Megumi Nakajima performing at Anime Expo 2010

She attended Otakon and Anime Expo in 1999, as well as Anime Expo New York in 2002. In 2010, she made a surprise appearance at Anime Expo.[7] Yoko Kanno performed her solo PianoMe concert at Otakon 2013.[8]

She composed a three-movement suite, entitled "Ray of Water," for the ascension of Emperor Naruhito. It was performed for him and Empress Masako at the enthronement celebration on 9 November 2019. Yoshikazu Okada wrote the lyrics for the vocal portion, which was performed at the celebration by the idol group, Arashi.[9][10][11]

Gabriela Robin

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On many of Kanno's tracks, "Gabriela Robin" was credited as a lyricist and vocalist, but whenever these songs were performed in concert, either Maaya Sakamoto or Origa would perform them. In a 2009 written interview, Robin said that she would perform live for the first time at Kanno's 2009 Tanabata Sonic concert. However, at the end of the concert - which featured Kanno directing the Warsaw Philharmonic - Kanno turned to the audience and sang "Moon", a song previously attributed to Robin from the Turn A Gundam soundtrack, revealing that "Gabriela Robin" was simply a pseudonym Kanno used to write songs mixing English and Japanese freely. In a later interview, Kanno said she picked the name because the first orchestral recording she had heard was the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and at the time Yitzhak Rabin served as Israel's Prime Minister.[12][13]

Personal life

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In addition to Japanese, she speaks a little English and some French, but her English is poor and she needs translation help to converse in French.[5]

Commenting on spirituality and religion, Kanno has said:

I'm not religious at all. But Japanese don't believe in one God, but in gods everywhere in plants and animals. That's right. In Japan, Christianity has a wonderful image. People enjoy the image of Christ and Christianity in picture books, but not as a religion.[14]

Kanno enjoys music, photography, and writing. She has penned several journals for Newtype magazine, accompanying her articles with her own photographs for illustrations. Additionally, a collection of photographs taken by Kanno of her protégé and former production partner, Maaya Sakamoto, was showcased in the special event program for Sakamoto's thirtieth birthday concert at Nippon Budokan in 2010.

In 2011, Yoko Kanno expressed her support for the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, composing a song titled "Kimi de Ite, Buji de Ite" (きみでいてぶじでいて, Stay With Me, Stay Safe).[15] Later, she composed NHK's official support song on the occasion of the first anniversary of the earthquake entitled "Hana wa Saku" (花は咲く, Flowers Will Bloom), including lyrics by Sendai film director Shunji Iwai. The song features notable natives from the affected areas of Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate.[16][17]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Date Title Notes
1 January 1998 Song to Fly All songs composed and conducted by Yoko Kanno; track 8 performed by Yoko Kanno.
(Tracks 1–7, 9–11 performed by Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra,
Warsaw Chorus, Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch, Franco Sansalone, Krzysztof Ciupinsky,
Steve Conte, Jadwiga Rappé and Gabriela Robin).[18]
22 May 2002 23-Ji no Ongaku All songs composed and conducted by Yoko Kanno. Vocals performed by Maaya Sakamoto. Album released by Victor Entertainment.
The title translates as "11:00 pm music".[19]
2 May 2008 CM Yoko Compilation album of music for commercials done by Yoko Kanno over the years. All songs composed by Yoko Kanno.
22 April 2009 CM Yoko 2 Compilation album of music for commercials done by Yoko Kanno over the years. All songs composed and/or arranged by Yoko Kanno.
27 May 2009 Space Bio Charge Compilation album of Yoko Kanno with Seatbelts.[20]
8 June 2011 Yoko Kanno produce Cyber Bicci Compilation album of previous works with Ilaria Graziano, along with new materials.[21]

Other involvements

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Artist Album Year Role(s)
Tetsu 100% Tokyo Taco Blues 1986 Composer for one track
Tetsu 100% 1987 Composer for four tracks
Ato3cm 1987 Composer for five tracks
Jack in the Box 1988 Composer for three tracks
Manatsu no Santa Claus 1988 Composer for one track
Sunao 1989 Composition credited to band
Chiyono Yoshino Montage 1988 Composer for two tracks
Song Bird 1989
  • Composer for three tracks
  • arranger for two tracks
Melanger 1990
  • Composer for one track
  • performer on two tracks
Keiko Nakajima Keiko Nakajima 1990 Composer for four tracks
Kyoko Endo Renai 1990 Arranger for seven tracks
Kobitori ni Naritai 1993 Arranger for all tracks
Fuyu no Miwa 1993 Arranger for all tracks
Hashire Hashire 1999 Arranger for two tracks
Aki Okui Lost Melodies 1994 Arranger for two tracks
Straw Color 1997 Arranger for one track
Tsuki no Mayu 2000 Composer for all tracks
Hitomi Mieno Hajimari no Boukenshya-tachi
~Hikari no Chizu~		 1995 Composer for two tracks
Miki Imai Love of my Life 1995 Arranger for four tracks
Thank You 1996 Arranger for four tracks
IMAI.MIKI from 1986 1998 Arranger for one track
Blooming Ivory 2000 Arranger for one track
Yuri Shiratori Atarashii Kutsu 1995
  • Composer for two tracks
  • lyricist for one track
Caramel Pop 1995 Composer and lyricist for two tracks
Samply Red Perfect Rouge 1996 Composition credited to band
Ah-ra ii Kimochi 1996 Composition credited to band
Kiseki to Taitsuku 1996 Composition credited to band
Happy Go Lucky OST 1997 Composer for eight tracks
Kemeko no Uta (Happy Go Lucky) 1997 Arrangement credited to band
It's for my Ego 1997 Composition credited to band
Perfect Rouge I, II, III 2002 Composition credited to band
Kyōko Koizumi Otokonoko, Onnanoko 1996
  • Composer for eight tracks
  • arranger for all tracks except 9
For my Life (Single) 1999 Composer for two tracks
Maaya Sakamoto Grapefruit 1997 Composer for all tracks
DIVE 1998 Composer for all tracks
Single Collection+ Hotchpotch 1999 Composer for all tracks
Lucy 2001 Composer for all tracks
Easy Listening 2001 Composer for all tracks
Single Collection+ Nikopachi 2003 Composer for all tracks
Shōnen Alice 2003 Composer for all tracks
Kazeyomi 2009 Composer for two tracks
You Can't Catch Me 2011 Composer for one track
Akino Arai Sora No Mori 1997 Composer for five tracks
Sora No Miwa 1997 Composer for two tracks
Hiru No Tsuki 1998 Arranger for two tracks
RGB 2002 Composer for one track
Yasui Inoue Kyuu Dan 1998 Composer for one track
Crystal Kay Eternal Memories 1999 Composer for two tracks
Komichi no Hana 1999 Composer for one track
C.C.L. Crystal Lover Light 2000
  • Composer for one track
  • arranger for one track
Kei Kobayashi Nagashime Play 2003 Composer for all tracks
SMAP Say What You Will 2005 Composer for two tracks
super.modern.artistic.performance 2008 Composer for one track
Yukawa Shione Yuki No Waltz 2007 Composer for one track
AKINO from bless4 Lost in Time 2007 Composer for all tracks
Chitose Hajime Cassini 2008 Composer for one track
Origa The Songwreath 2008 Composer for one track
Yoshika World 2008 Composer for one track
May'n May'n☆Street 2009 Composer for two tracks
Natsumi Kiyoura Juuku Iro 2010 Composer for one track
Megumi Nakajima Be with You 2012 Composer for one track[22]
Clammbon yet 2015 String arranger for one track

Works

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Anime

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Year Title Role(s)
1992 Porco Rosso Ending theme song arranger
1994 Please Save My Earth Composer
(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi)[23]
Macross Plus Composer
1995 Memories: Magnetic Rose Composer
1996 The Vision of Escaflowne Composer
(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi)
X Clamp Character File Composer
(other tracks by various others)
1997 Clamp School Detectives Second ending theme song composer
Noiseman Sound Insect Composer
1998 Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Opening theme song composer
Macross Dynamite 7 Insert song composer
Cowboy Bebop Composer
Cardcaptor Sakura Third opening theme song composer[24]
Brain Powerd Composer[25]
1999 Turn A Gundam Composer[24]
Jin-Roh Pianist[24]
Neo Tokyo Composer[24]
2000 Escaflowne Composer
(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi)
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna Composer
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door Composer
2002 RahXephon Opening theme song composer
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Composer[26]
2002 Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Ball Rangers Composer[24]
2003 Wolf's Rain Composer[27]
2004 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG Composer
2005 Genesis of Aquarion Composer
(other tracks by Hogari Hisaaki)
2006 Ōban Star-Racers Opening and ending theme song composer
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society Composer
2007 Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha Composer[28]
Genius Party Insert song composer
Genesis of Aquarion Composer
2008 Macross Frontier Composer
2009 Ring of Gundam Composer[24]
2012 Aquarion Evol Composer
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled Theme song composer[29]
Kids on the Slope Composer
2014 Space☆Dandy
  • Composer
  • Ending theme song arranger

(other tracks by various others)[30]
Terror in Resonance Composer[31]
2015 Aquarion Logos Opening theme song composer[32]
2021 Macross Frontier Film Short: Labyrinth of Time Theme song composer[33]
2023 Spy x Family Season 2 Opening theme song arranger[34]

Video games

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Year Title Original system(s) Role(s)
1985 Romance of the Three Kingdoms PC-8801, Sharp X1, FM-7 Composer
1986 Nobunaga's Ambition Zenkokuban PC-8801, PC-9801 Composer[24]
1987 Genghis Khan PC-8801, PC-9801 Composer
1988 Nobunaga's Ambition Sengoku Gunyūden PC-8801, PC-9801 Composer
1989 Ishin no Arashi PC-9801 Composer
1990 Uncharted Waters PC-8801, PC-9801 Composer
Nobunaga's Ambition Bushō Fuunroku PC-9801 Composer
1992 Nobunaga's Ambition Haōden PC-9801 Composer
1993 Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons PC-9801 Composer
1994 Nobunaga's Ambition Tenshōki PC-9801 Composer
2000 Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream Dreamcast Composer[35]
2005 Cowboy Bebop: Tsuitou no Yakyoku PlayStation 2 Composer
2007 Ragnarok Online 2 MS Windows Composer[36]
2011 Continent of the Ninth MS Windows Theme song composer
2012 Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second MS Windows Composer
2018 Starwing Paradox Arcade Theme song composer[37][38]
2023 Volzerk: Monsters and Lands Unknown MS Windows, iOS, Android Composer[39]

Television dramas

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Year Title Role(s)
2001 Yo ni mo Kimyou na Monogatari – Mama Shinhatsubai Composer
2002 Mayonaka Betsu no Kao Composer
2004 X'smap~Tora to Raion to Gojin no Otoko~ Composer
2006 Chichi ni Kanaderu Merodi Composer
2008 Camouflage Composer
2009 Kaze ni Mai Agaru Vinyl Sheet Composer
2013 Gochisōsan Composer
2017 Naotora: The Lady Warlord Composer[40]
2021 Cowboy Bebop Composer
2023 The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House Composer[41]

Movies

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Year Title Role(s)
1994 Yamato Takeru Composer
1996 Asalto Composer
Boku wa Benkyo ga Dekinai Composer
1997 Natsu Jikan no Otonatachi Composer
2002 Tokyo.sora Composer
Mizu no Onna Composer
2003 03 + Composer
2004 Kamikaze Girls Composer
2005 Ashura Composer
Su-ki-da Composer
2006 Honey and Clover Composer
2007 The Show Must Go On Composer
Say Hello! Composer
2010 Surely Someday Composer
2013 Petal Dance Composer
2015 Our Little Sister Composer[42]

Publicly commissioned works

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Year Title Occasion Role(s)
2019 "Ray of Water" Enthronement of Naruhito Composer

Commercial music

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Companies that have commissioned Kanno for commercial music include:[43]

Hired vocalists

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Artists who have performed at least one of Kanno's vocal tracks:

References

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