Hiroyuki Sawano is a Japanese composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, and music producer best known for his work on many anime series, video games, television dramas, and movies.
10 Facts About Hiroyuki Sawano
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Hiroyuki Sawano's works include the musical scores for Attack on Titan, The Seven Deadly Sins, Blue Exorcist, Guilty Crown, Kill la Kill, Seraph of the End, and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.
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Hiroyuki Sawano was nominated for the Newtype Anime Awards 11 times, winning 4 of the nominations.
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Hiroyuki Sawano has won the Tokyo Anime Award three times, as well as two prizes at the 2022 Anime Trending Awards.
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Hiroyuki Sawano was in charge of his first soundtrack works in 2006.
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On September 1,2022, Hiroyuki Sawano announced his new musical group NAQT VANE, in which he will act as total producer and will collaborate with singer Harukaze and Classic 6 as design director.
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Hiroyuki Sawano cited Ryuichi Sakamoto, Joe Hisaishi, Yoko Kanno, Hans Zimmer, and Danny Elfman as major inspirations.
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Hiroyuki Sawano's pieces tend to have exceedingly strange titles, featuring numbers, symbols, and letters from various different alphabets.
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Hiroyuki Sawano often uses choruses and breaks in his pieces, aiming to expand the song and make it more intense.
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When composing for series, Hiroyuki Sawano stated that he usually writes the music before any video materials or animation is available.