Yutaka Yamada
Yutaka Yamada is a Japanese composer, arranger and orchestrator, based in Los Angeles. Represented by Soundtrack Music Associates and Current, Inc.
Biography
Yutaka graduated from Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan, where he studied musical composition under Toshiyuki Watanabe and Masataka Matsuo.Yutaka has written scores for more than 40 projects, including anime television series "Tokyo Ghoul", Japanese TV series "Marumo no Okite" and a number of TV commercials such as "Audi", "Samsung Galaxy" and "Georgia ".
Yutaka's masterpiece, an anime television series Tokyo Ghoul attracted public attention shortly after its release in 2014. Its original soundtrack, which includes the main theme song "Glassy Sky ", gained popularity and has over 50,000,000 views on YouTube. The recording was performed at The Bridge Recording in L.A. and the mixing at Remote Control Productions respectively.
Lately, Yutaka is known for his work on vocal music, such as "Never Let Me Go " and "Take My Hand ". Both of them were ranked No. 1 on iTunes chart in Japan.
Since 2017, Yutaka is represented by Soundtrack Music Associates and he relocated the production base to Los Angeles, U.S.
In 2018, Eminem sampled Yutaka's master piece "Glassy Sky" on his song "Good Guy" in his "Kamikaze" album.
Discography
Movie works
| Film Title | Year | Role |
| Madam Marmalade no Ijo na Nazo: Shutsudai Hen | 2013 | composer |
| Madam Marmalade no Ijo na Nazo: Kaito Hen | 2013 | composer |
| A.I. love you | 2016 | composer |
| 2016 | composer | |
| Isshukan Furenzu | 2017 | composer |
| Chia Dan | 2017 | composer |
| Donten ni Warau Gaiden – Ketsubetsu, Yamainu no Chikai | 2017 | composer |
| Infini-T Force | 2018 | composer |
| Inuyashiki | 2018 | composer |
| Donten ni Warau Gaiden – Shukumei, Soutou no Fuma | 2018 | composer |
| Bleach | 2018 | composer |
| Cry Me a Sad River | 2018 | composer |
| Kingdom | 2019 | composer |
| Kamen Byoto | 2020 | composer |
Anime works
| Anime Title | Year | Role |
| Soul Reviver | 2013 | Main theme composer |
| Sword Gai | 2013 | Main theme composer |
| Tokyo Ghoul | 2014 | Composer |
| Tokyo Ghoul √A | 2015 | Composer |
| Tokyo Ghoul | 2015 | Composer |
| Tokyo Ghoul: PINTO | 2015 | Composer |
| Onigiri | 2016 | Main theme composer |
| Infini-T Force | 2017 | Composer |
| Tokyo Ghoul:re | 2018 | Composer |
| Vinland Saga | 2019 | Composer |
| Babylon | 2019 | Composer |
| Great Pretender | 2020 | Composer |
TV Drama series
| TV Drama series | Year | Role |
| Marumo no Okite | 2011 | composer |
| Marumo no Okite Special | 2011 | composer |
| Marumo no Okite Special 2014 | 2014 | composer |
| HUNTER, Sono Onna Tachi Syokin Kasegi | 2011 | composer |
| Boku no Ita Jikan | 2014 | composer |
| Chotto ha Darazu ni | 2014 | composer |
| Suikyu Yankees | 2014 | composer |
| Borderline | 2014 | composer |
| Tenno no Ryoriban | 2015 | composer |
| Fujiko | 2015 | composer |
| Watashi wo Hanasanaide | 2016 | composer |
| 2016 | composer | |
| Totsuzen Desuga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu | 2017 | composer |
| Hanzai Shokoogun | 2017 | composer |
| Shinhannin | 2018 | composer |
Awards and recognition
- 2009 Grand prize at VIENNA INSTRUMENTS Strings Arrangement Contest.
- 2016 Brilliant Citizen Award by the city of Kawasaki, Japan.