is a Japanese composer and arranger from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Yamashita is best known for his work on Digimon Xros Wars, Xenosaga: The Animation, and the tokusatsu television series Mahou Sentai Magiranger, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, and Kamen Rider Gaim. He is a member of Project.R.
Yamashita often collaborates with Nobuhiko Obayashi, as Yamashita met him soon after Yamashita graduated from the Tokyo College of Music.
He is a board member of the Japanese Composer Arranger Association. Since April 2011, Yamashita has been a guest lecturer at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. In 2013, released the album A Classical in collaboration with J-pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. It was the first classical music album to top the Oricon album chart.
Discography Year Title Notes Source Hana Yori Dango Xenosaga: The Animation Glass Fleet Kurosagi Xenosaga I & II Getsumento Heiki Mina Dragonaut Shion no Ō Hana Yori Dango Returns R2: Reign of Revolution Hana Yori Dango Final Konnichiwa Anne Smile –12 Digimon Fusion (Digimon Xros Wars) 3 seasons The Wallflower live-action TV drama –20 Chihayafuru 3 seasons Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship Ozuma 2014Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii2016Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R2016Puzzle & Dragons X2022Human Bug Daigaku2024Dragon Ball Daima2026A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation
References
External links Office Two One Official Profile Archived Archived (Japanese) Japanese Arrangers and Composers Association profile (Japanese)
Kosuke Yamashita at Video Game Music Database
Oricon profile and rankings for the Kurosagi OST by Kosuke Yamashita