KOHTA YAMAMOTO
Biography
KOHTA YAMAMOTO (name is seen stylized in all-caps; 山本 康太, Yamamoto Kōta; born 1987) is a Japanese composer, arranger, and lyricist who has worked on the soundtrack of many anime series. He is best known for composing the soundtrack for Attack on Titan: The Final Season, for which he won the Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Score.
Yamamoto was born in Tokyo, in 1987. His musician career started in 2015, with him writing songs for other artists. In 2017, alongside Hiroyuki Sawano, Yamamoto made his debut as a composer in the anime Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, the sequel of the popular series Blue Exorcist. Since then, he has been involved in many soundtrack works, several of which with composer Hiroyuki Sawano.
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In February 2022, Yamamoto and Sawano were awarded at the Anime Trending Awards for their role on the soundtrack of the anime 86.
On November 13, 2022, Yamamoto attended an orchestral concert event for the concluding season of Attack on Titan. The event was held at Tokyo's Tachikawa Stage Garden, with him performing tracks from the Attack on Titan's score.
Yamamoto also attended the 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards on March 4, 2023, performing the track "Ashes on the Fire" from Attack on Titan: The Final Season; he and Sawano won the award for Best Score for their work on the show.
Anime
2017 Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2017 DIVE!! – Composer (other tracks by Yuki Hayashi)
2018 The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano and Takafumi Wada)
2018 The Girl in Twilight – Composer (other tracks by Kenji Ito and Shun Narita)
2018 Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight – Opening theme song composer
2018 Senran Kagura Shinovi Master – Opening theme song composer and arranger
2019 Re\:Stage! Dream Days – Composer
2019 The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2020 Kingdom Season 3 – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2020 Attack on Titan: The Final Season – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2021 The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano and Takafumi Wada)
2021 Moriarty the Patriot Season 2 – Opening theme song composer, arranger and lyricist
2021 86 – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2021 The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2021 86 Part 2 – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2022 Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2022 Kingdom Season 4 – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2022 The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2023 Kaina of the Great Snow Sea – Composer (other tracks by Misaki Umase)
2023 Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3 – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2023 Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts – Composer
2023 Dark Gathering – Composer (other tracks by Shun Narita and Yusuke Ceo)
2023 Four Knights of the Apocalypse – Composer
2024 Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2024 Chained Soldier – Composer
2024 Dragon Raja: The Blazing Dawn – Composer
2024 The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army Was a Human – Composer
2024 Mechanical Arms – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano and Daiki)
2025 The Rose of Versailles – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2025 Tougen Anki – Composer
2026 Petals of Reincarnation – Composer
TBA Kaya-chan Isn't Scary – Composer (other tracks by Shun Narita)
Television dramas
2017 CRISIS – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2019 Sign: Houigakusha Yuzuki Takashi no Jiken – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2021 Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 3 – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano and Takafumi Wada)
2023 Ōoku: The Inner Chambers – Composer
2024 Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 4 – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano and Takafumi Wada)
Video games
2016 The Idolmaster Million Live! – Composer and arranger
2016 Dark Rose Valkyrie – Ending theme song composer and arranger
2018 Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri -Ran- Hajimaru Michiato – Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)
2019 The Idolmaster SideM – Composer and arranger
2020 Fate/Grand Order Kyosuu Daikaisen Imaginary Scramble – Promotional video music creator
2023 Blue Protocol – Composer
Other involvements
2015 Kimi to Iuna no Tsubasa and Mōsukoshi – Takeshi Tsuruno – Arranger – Tsuruno Uta 3
2017 Reworld – Sayaka Sasaki – Composer, Arranger – Fated Crown
2017 Planetary – Sayaka Sasaki – Composer, Arranger – Grand Symphony
2018 Fly High Myway! – Mai Fuchigami – Composer, Arranger, Programmer, Instruments – Fly High Myway!
2018 SCARLET MASTER – Sayaka Sasaki – Composer, Arranger – SCARLET MASTER
2018 Liberation – Mai Fuchigami – Composer – Liberation
2020 Time To Burn, Higher Ground, Bratsruts, Lite The Last Fire and It's So Quiet – Knights of the Sound-Table – Composer, Arranger – Chapter One
2020 Let's Hold Hands Tightly! – Let's Te to Te de Kyun! – Composer, Arranger, Programmer, Keyboard, Instruments – Everybody☆Healin' Good Day!
2020 SCARLET MASTER – Sayaka Sasaki – Composer, Arranger – SAYABEST 2010-2020
2020 Genjitsu – Hannah Grace – Composer, Arranger – Genjitsu
2021 Liberation – Mai Fuchigami – Composer – HOSHIZORA
2021 TWISTED HEARTS – Tasuku Hatanaka – Composer, Arranger, Lyricist – TWISTED HEARTS
2022 Tot Musica – Ado – Composer, Chorus – Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red
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