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is a artists, the most notable being Maaya Sakamoto and Kyoko Koizumi . She is also a skilled keyboardist, and is the Frontress for The Seatbelts , who perform many of Kanno's Compositions on the various original soundtracks for which she is responsible. BIOGRAPHY Some of Yoko Kanno's most famous soundtrack themes include "'' . She was the lead member of the project band called '' The 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. 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). Some popular brands she has composed for are Canon , DoCoMo , Fuji Xerox , Seven-Eleven , Microsoft , Nissan , Toyota , Shiseido , Avon , and Master Card 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. She is married to fellow composer Hajime Mizoguchi , with whom she collaborated on the soundtracks for '' Please Save My Earth '' and '' Escaflowne ''. In addition to Japanese, she speaks very little English and some French, but claims that her English is "poor" and she needs translation help to converse in French. {Link without Title} She has attended Otakon and Anime Expo in 1999, as well as Anime Expo New York in 2002. THE MYSTERY OF GABRIELA ROBIN On some of Kanno's albums, a singer- Songwriter named " Gabriela Robin " is credited, and is often featured writing mostly gibberish lyrics and singing on a number of songs. There is wide speculation and belief that Robin is actually Kanno herself under a different name. Who is Gabriela Robin? by Mai Sibayan Although Kanno has maintained that Robin is a different person than her, the booklet of the '' Macross Plus '' soundtrack names Gabriela Robin as the composer of "Santi-U", while Kanno claims this honor for herself in a '' Newtype '' interview. DISCOGRAPHY Solo Studio Albums Anime works Video games Movie works TV works Works for Associated Acts Works for Pop Albums (In Order of Starting Year of Affiliation) Companies that Commissioned Kanno for Commercial Music Grand Funk Inc. Official Website HIRED VOCALISTS NOTES AND REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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