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Hidekazu Tanaka

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Hidekazu Tanaka
田中秀和
Tanaka appeared from audience seats and then came up on stage.
Tanaka at Aikatsu! ANION DJ Live Picture Record "Calendar Girl" Launch Event, March 8, 2019.
Background information
Born (1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 (age 37)
Osaka, Japan
OriginJapan
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active2010–2022
LabelsMONACA (2010–2021)

Hidekazu Tanaka (田中 秀和, Tanaka Hidekazu, born June 4, 1987) is a Japanese composer and arranger best known for his work for anime and video games. He was affiliated with the music production company MONACA, but left in 2021 to be freelance.

Biography

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Tanaka was born in Osaka. He first became interested in music as a young child when he saw his older sisters playing piano. Soon after, he began taking piano lessons. He became dispassionate toward traditional lessons, however, and practiced with an electronic keyboard at home. While in junior high school, Tanaka learned to play acoustic guitar after being inspired by folk-rock duo Yuzu. As he learned how to play songs by Yuzu, he realized that he wanted to make his own music. Soon after, he began learning how to use MIDI software on his computer.[1] His first experience was using Yamaha's Easy Composition Master software to convert melodies he hummed into MIDI.[2]

Tanaka graduated from Kobe University in the Department of Human Development,[3] where he studied musical composition under the guidance of Professor Yu Wakao.[4] Shortly after graduating, Tanaka was recruited on Mixi[2] by composer Satoru Kōsaki as an assistant at his production company MONACA.[5] Tanaka officially joined the company in 2010.[6] At first, he would often accompany Kōsaki to recording sessions and assist with music preparation and Pro Tools operation.[2] Soon after, he would begin writing and producing his own music. As an employee of MONACA, he wrote theme songs and background music for many anime series including The Idolmaster, Nyaruko: Crawling with Love, Aikatsu! and Wake Up, Girls!. He has also written music for video games and for recording artists. On July 31, 2021, after 10 years with the company, he left MONACA and to work as a freelancer.[7][8]

Tanaka is noted for frequently using a specific augmented sixth chord in his works.[9]

On October 24, 2022, he was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of a teenage girl in Meguro, Tokyo in August of that year. [10] His name has been removed from various anime series, the sales for the 2nd opening theme to Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! were halted, and the sales of the 4th version of the 1st opening theme to Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series were halted as well.[11] On March 15, 2023, Tanaka admitted to obscenity charges which included saying obscene language to a 15-year-old girl.[12] In May, he was convicted by the Tokyo District Court of violating Tokyo's Trouble Prevention Ordinance and committing indecent acts and received a 18-month suspended sentence.[13]

Discography

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Anime soundtracks

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Title Year Role(s)
Working!! 2010 Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama and Keigo Hoashi)
Nyaruko: Crawling with Love 2012 Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi and Ryuichi Takada)
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative One: Opera Kobayashi and the Five Paintings 2012 Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi and Satoru Inohara)
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative Two: Opera Kobayashi and the Raven of the Empty Sky 2012 Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi and Satoru Inohara)
Aikatsu! 2012 Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Ryuichi Takada and Kuniyuki Takahashi)
Nyaruko: Another Crawling Chaos W 2013 Composer
Servant × Service 2013 Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Keiichi Hirokawa, Kuniyuki Takahashi and Ryuichi Takada)
Wake Up, Girls! The Movie 2014 Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Hirokawa and Kuniyuki Takahashi)
Wake Up, Girls! 2014 Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Hirokawa and Kuniyuki Takahashi)
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls 2015 Composer
Working!!! 2015 Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Keiichi Hirokawa and Kuniyuki Takahashi)
Anne Happy 2016 Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Okabe, Satoru Kōsaki, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Keiichi Hirokawa, Kuniyuki Takahashi and Shotaro Seo)
Scorching Ping Pong Girls 2016 Composer
(other tracks by Kuniyuki Takahashi, Keiichi Hirokawa and Shotaro Seo)
Love Tyrant 2017 Composer
(other tracks by Ryuichi Takada, Keiichi Hirokawa and Shotaro Seo)
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter 2017 Composer
(other tracks by Kuniyuki Takahashi, Keiichi Hirokawa and Shotaro Seo)
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody 2018 Composer
(other tracks by Kuniyuki Takahashi, Keiichi Okabe and Shotaro Seo)
Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu 2019 Composer
(other tracks by Ryuichi Takada)

Video game soundtracks

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Title Year Role(s)
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2010 Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama and Keigo Hoashi)
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2 2012 Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama and Keigo Hoashi)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 2012 Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Okabe, Keigo Hoashi, Kakeru Ishihama, Ryuichi Takada, Keiichi Hirokawa, Takao Nagatani, Akitaka Tohyama, Taku Inoue, Nobuyoshi Sano, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso and Ryo Watanabe)

Television drama soundtracks

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Title Year Role(s)
Money no Tenshi: Anata no Okane Torimodoshimasu! 2016 Composer
(other tracks by Kuniyuki Takahashi, Keiichi Hirokawa and Shotaro Seo)

Anime theme songs

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Anime Song title Year Type Role(s)
Highschool of the Dead "Memories of days gone by" 2010 Ending theme (episode 5) Composer, arranger and guitar
Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuujo "Appare! Shunkan Sekkyokuzai" (あっぱれ! 瞬間積極剤) 2011 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Nyaruko: Crawling with Love "Taiyou Iwaku Moeyo Chaos" (太陽曰く燃えよカオス) 2012 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Aikatsu! "Calendar Girl" (カレンダーガール) 2012 Ending theme (episodes 1–25) Composer and arranger
Vividred Operation "Arifureta Shiawase" (ありふれたしあわせ) 2013 Ending theme (episode 5) Composer and arranger
(strings arranged by Keigo Hoashi)
Aikatsu! "Original Star" (オリジナルスター☆彡) 2013 Ending theme (episodes 51–75) Composer and arranger
Servant × Service "May I Help You?" (めいあいへるぷゆー?) 2013 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Oreimo 2 "Kanjousen Loop" (感情線loop) 2013 Ending theme (episode 13) Composer and arranger
Nyaruko: Another Crawling Chaos W "Koi wa Chaos no Shimobenari" (恋は渾沌の隷也) 2013 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Koimonogatari "snowdrop" 2013 Ending theme Composer and arranger
Aikatsu! "Good morning my dream" 2014 Ending theme (episodes 102–124) Composer and arranger
Wake Up, Girls! "7 Girls War" 2014 Opening theme Composer and arranger
(co-composed by Satoru Kōsaki)
Hanayamata "Hana wa Odore ya Irohaniho" (花ハ踊レヤいろはにほ) 2014 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom "Beyond the Bottom" 2015 Ending theme Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls "Star!!" 2015 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Nyaruko: Another Crawling Chaos F "Haiyore Once Nyagain!" (這いよれOnce Nyagain!) 2015 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Scorching Ping Pong Girls "Shakunetsu Switch" (灼熱スイッチ) 2016 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Anne Happy "PUNCH☆MIND☆HAPPINESS" 2016 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria "day by day" 2017 Ending theme Composer and arranger
MSonic! D'Artagnyan's Rise to Fame "Zenryoku Idol Sengen♡" (全力アイドル宣言♡) 2017 Ending theme Composer and arranger
Love Tyrant "Koi? De Ai? De Boukun Desu!" (恋?で愛?で暴君です!) 2017 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Anime-Gataris "Good Luck Lilac" (グッドラック ライラック) 2017 Ending theme Composer and arranger
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter "7 Senses" 2017 Opening theme Composer and arranger
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody "Suki no Skill" (スキノスキル) 2018 Ending theme Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater "Itoshiisaa♥" (いとしーさー♥) 2018 Ending theme (episodes 2–5) Composer and arranger
Aikatsu on Parade! "Idol Katsudou! On Parade! ver." (アイドル活動! オンパレード! ver.) 2019 Ending theme Composer
High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World "Hajimete no Kakumei!" (はじめてのかくめい!) 2019 Opening theme Arranger, sound director and programmer
Assassins Pride "Share the Light" 2019 Opening theme Composer, arranger and programmer
Pokémon Journeys "1, 2, 3" 2020 Opening theme (episodes 32-49) Arranger
(co-arranged by mafumafu)
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki "Jinsei Easy?" (人生イージー?) 2020 Opening theme Arranger
LBX Girls "Compass Song" (コンパスソング) 2020 Ending theme Composer and arranger
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys "1, 2, 3" 2022 Opening theme (episodes 100-129) Arranger
(co-arranged by mafumafu)[14]

Video game songs

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Game Song title Year Type Role(s)
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls "Susume☆Otome ~jewel parade~" (ススメ☆オトメ ~jewel parade~) 2013 Character song Composer and arranger
Maimai "Itazura" (悪戯) 2015 Insert song Composer and arranger
Aikatsu! Photo on Stage!! "Dramatic Girl" (ドラマチックガール) 2016 Insert song Composer and arranger
Ensemble Stars! "Hoppin' Season♪" 2016 Character song Composer and arranger
Uma Musume Pretty Derby "Silent Star" 2016 Character song Composer and arranger
Aikatsu! Photo on Stage!! "Aikatsu Melody!" (アイカツメロディ!) 2017 Insert song Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage "Slow Life Fantasy" (スローライフ・ファンタジー) 2017 Character song Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls "EVERMORE" 2017 5th anniversary song Composer and arranger
(co-composed and co-arranged by Shunsuke Takizawa)
Girl Friend Beta "Precious Memories" 2018 5th anniversary song Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage "Illusionista!" (イリュージョニスタ!) 2018 2nd anniversary song Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls "Sakura no Kaze" (桜の風) 2018 Character song Composer and arranger
Re:Stage! Prism Step "*Heart Confusion*" 2018 Character song Composer and arranger
Tenkahyakken: Zan "Toushin wo Yasashiku Tap♡ (刀身をやさしくタップ♡)" 2019 Character song Composer and arranger
Ninja Box "HimitsuKiTuber (ヒミツキチューバー)" 2019 Theme song Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage "Blessing" 2019 Character song Composer and arranger
Tenkahyakken: Zan "GO-MA-N-E-TSU" 2019 Character song Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage "Joker" 2020 Insert song Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage "Go Just Go!" 2020 5th anniversary song Composer

Other songs

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Artist Song title Year Role(s)
Marina Kawano "FOCUS! FOCUS!" 2011 Composer and arranger
(co-arranged by Satoru Kōsaki)
Marina Kawano "a long long letter" 2011 Composer, arranger and whistle
(co-arranged by Satoru Kōsaki)
Marina Kawano "Do!! Do!! Let me Fun♪" 2011 Composer and arranger
Kato*Fuku "WORLD IS CALLING" 2012 Composer and arranger
Sumire Uesaka "Warera to Warera no Michi wo" (我らと我らの道を) 2013 Composer and arranger
YuiKaori "LUCKY DUCKY!!" 2014 Composer and arranger
Mia Regina "THAT'S A FACT!" ~Senri no Michi mo Ippo kara~" (THAT'S A FACT! ~千里の道も一歩から~) 2016 Composer and arranger
Reina Ueda "Watashi*Dori" (ワタシ*ドリ) 2016 Composer and arranger
Mia Regina "Ms.R kara no Shinchaku Mail" (Ms.Rからの新着メール) 2017 Composer and arranger
Kano "Linaria Girl" 2017 Composer and arranger
Marina Kawano "Toumawari Highway" (遠回りハイウェイ) 2017 Composer and arranger
Nanami Yamashita "Nanatsu no Umi no Concert" (七つの海のコンサート) 2018 Composer and arranger
Azuma Lim "Jinrui Mina Senpai!" (人類みなセンパイ!) 2018 Composer and arranger
(co-composed and co-arranged by mafumafu)
Wake Up, Girls! "Doyoubi no Flight" (土曜日のフライト) 2019 Composer and arranger
GEMS COMPANY "JAM GEM JUMP!!!" 2019 Composer and arranger
May'n "Summer Slider" (サマー・スライダー) 2019 Composer and arranger
Urashimasakatasen "Mikansei Utopia" (未完成ユートピア) 2019 Composer and arranger
mafumafu "Onnanoko ni Naritai" (女の子になりたい) 2018 Composer and arranger
(co-composed by mafumafu)
Marina Kawano "Suiren" (水恋) 2019 Composer and arranger
Kano "CAFUNÉ" 2019 Composer
Reina Ueda "Walk on your side" 2020 Composer and arranger
Http: from GEMS COMPANY "Net no Kamisama" (ネットのかみさま) 2020 Composer and arranger
Band Ja Naimon! MAXX NAKAYOSHI "GODSONG" (ゴッドソング) 2020 Composer and arranger
SoundOrion "Familiar base" 2020 Arranger
Mia Regina "Cidre" 2020 Composer and arranger
Omaru Polka "Saikyouticpolka" (サイキョウチックポルカ) 2022 Composer and arranger
The World Standard "Mash'd Art" (マッシュ・ド・アート) 2022 Composer

Albums

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Artist Album title Year Role(s)
Kano yuanfen 2020 Producer, composer and arranger

References

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  1. ^ "【インタビュー】MONACA・田中秀和さんが聴く『CHORD Hugo2』". e-earphone. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "『太陽曰く燃えよカオス』の作曲で知られ、ヒャダインが"ポップ神"と称賛するMONACA田中秀和のDTMに迫る!". MouseComputer. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ "MONACA 有限会社モナカ". MONACA. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ^ "田中 秀和". Facebook. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ^ "MONACAの田中秀和と広川恵一が青空の下で裏話トーク【マチ★アソビ Vol.16】". Newtype. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. ^ "今の音楽界に必要なのは、友情か、ライバルか". Real Sound. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. ^ @MONACA_jp (August 2, 2021). "【お知らせ】田中秀和 有限会社モナカ退所のお知らせ 今後とも、有限会社モナカ共々、新しい道を歩み始める田中秀和への応援のほど、何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @HdkzTanaka (August 2, 2021). "【ご報告】この度、2021年7月31日をもちまして、専属作曲家として約10年間所属したMONACAを離れ、独立いたしましたことをご報告いたします。よりいっそう精進してまいりますので、今後ともどうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます。" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "最近アニメソング界隈で話題の分数aug". Sound House. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. ^ "人気ゲームなどに楽曲提供 作曲家 強制わいせつ未遂容疑で逮捕". NHK. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! 2nd Opening Song's Sales Halted". 10 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Anime/Game Music Composer Hidekazu Tanaka Admits to Obscenity Charges in Court". 10 July 2023.
  13. ^ Loo, Egan (May 12, 2023). "Anime/Game Music Composer Hidekazu Tanaka Handed Suspended Sentence for Public Nuisance, Indecent Acts". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  14. ^ The Arrangement of the 4th version of the 1st opening theme has been removed from the opening credits starting episode 130
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