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BIOGRAPHY Some of her most famous soundtrack themes include "''). She was the lead member of a band called '' The Seatbelts '', which regrouped in the year of 2004 to compose the soundtrack of the ''Cowboy Bebop'' game, scheduled for a 2006 US release. It is also rumored that Yoko Kanno will be making the opening theme for the live-action series '' Kamen Rider Kabuto '', with the song being titled "FIRE". She has composed for many Koei games released during the late 1980s to early 1990s and for 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 CMs (television advertisements or Commercial s) for all sorts of brands. 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. There is some speculation that one of her frequently hired vocalists, Gabriela Robin , is Kanno herself under a pseudonym. {Link without Title} She is married to fellow composer Hajime Mizoguchi , with whom she collaborated on the soundtracks for '' Please Save My Earth '' and '' Escaflowne ''. She has attended Otakon and Anime Expo in 1999, as well as Anime Expo New York in 2002. On September 13 , 2005 , GameSpot reported Kanno has been hired by Gravity Corporation to do the scoring for their in-development MMORPG , '' Ragnarok Online 2 ''. {Link without Title} ANIME WORKS
FILM WORKS All of the films are live-action except for Noiseman Sound Insect.
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