Biography
Shinkichi Mitsumune (光宗信吉, born October 8, 1963 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese composer who writes music primarily for animated television series. His works include the soundtrack for FLCL (Fooly Cooly), the Rozen Maiden series, Mahou Sensei Negima, Shôjo Kakumei Utena, A Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar, Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora, Speed Grapher, Zero no Tsukaima and Asatte no Houkou.
Mitsumune is a native of Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture and a graduate of Rikkyo University with a degree in business. He started studying music at the age of 4. After graduating from college, he toured music festivals across Japan as a keyboardist for a Marine band, and later as the member of a backing band for musicians such as Yukie Nishimura (西村由紀江). Starting in 1995, he lent his skills to composing animation and movie scores with a full orchestra.
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Notable Compositions
TV
* Nurse Angel Ririka SOS (1995)
* NG Knights Lamune & 40 Fire (1996)
* Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)
* Cyber Team in Akihabara (1998)
* Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000)
* Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001)
* Dragon Drive (2002)
* Green Green (2004)
* Rozen Maiden (2004-2005)
* Negima!: Magister Negi Magi (2005)
* Speed Grapher (2005)
* Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora (2006)
* Zero no Tsukaima (2006)
* Asatte no Houkou (2006)
* Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi (2007)
* Rozen Maiden (2013)
* Amagi Brilliant Park (2014)
OVA
* FLCL (2000)
* Love Hina Again (2002)
* Sky Girls (2006)
Theatrical
* Love and Pop (live action) (1998)
* Revolutionary Girl Utena (1999)
* Cyber Team in Akihabara (1999)
Contributions
* For Megumi Hayashibara (林原めぐみ): Nostalgic Lover, Cherish Christmas, Asu ni Nare
* For Maria Yamamoto (山本麻里安): Snow Flower
* For Power Puff Souls (a group made up of the seiyū who star in the Japanese version of The Powerpuff Girls): Cream Puff Shuffle (Japanese theme song)
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