is a Japanese composer, arranger, and orchestrator based in Los Angeles. He is best known for composing musical scores for Tokyo Ghoul and Vinland Saga.
Biography Yutaka Yamada is an alumnus of the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan, where he studied musical composition under Toshiyuki Watanabe and Masataka Matsuo.洗足学園音楽大学I 音楽・音響デザインコース 卒業生情報 山田豊（2011年卒業） Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. Retrieved September 5, 2018 Yamada has written scores for more than 40 projects, including the anime series Tokyo Ghoul,TVアニメ『東京喰種トーキョーグール』Staff&Cast TV anime Tokyo Ghoul Official Website. Retrieved September 5, 2018 the Japanese television series Marumo no Okite (Marumo's Rule) and a number of TV commercials such as "Audi", "Samsung Galaxy" and "Georgia (Coca-Cola)".
Yamada's work on Tokyo Ghoul attracted public attention shortly after its release in 2014.Música: Tokyo Ghoul Symphonie de Yutaka Yamada El Antro de los Vampiros y Otros Monstruos. Retrieved September 5, 2018 Its original soundtrack, which includes the main theme song "Glassy Sky" (sung by Donna Burke), gained popularity and has garnered over 50 million views on YouTube. In 2018, Eminem sampled "Glassy Sky" on the track "Good Guy" from his Kamikaze album.Eminem’s “Good Guy” Samples Japanese Anime Composer Yutaka Yamada Genius.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018
Yamada has continued to produce popular music in collaboration with vocalists, including the tracks "Never Let Me Go" (sung by Julia Shortreed) and "Take My Hand" (sung by NIKIIE), both of which were reached No. 1 on the iTunes chart in Japan.オリコンニュースIドラマ『わたしを離さないで』話題の劇中歌を配信. Oricon News. Retrieved September 5, 2018 In 2017, Yutaka relocated to Los Angeles and began working with Soundtrack Music Associates for representation.Profile of Yutaka Yamada yutakayamada.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018
Works Anime Year Title Role(s) 2013Soul ReviverMain theme composerSword GaiMain theme composer2014Tokyo GhoulComposer 2015Tokyo Ghoul √AComposerTokyo Ghoul [Jack]ComposerTokyo Ghoul: PINTOComposer2016OnigiriMain theme composer2017Infini-T ForceComposer2018Tokyo Ghoul:reComposer 2019Vinland SagaComposerBabylonComposer2020Great PretenderComposer2021Night Head 2041Composer2023Vinland Saga Season 2Composer2024Viral HitComposer2025Yaiba: Samurai LegendComposer(Other tracks by Yoshiaki Dewa)2026Black TorchComposer 2027KagurabachiComposer
Television dramas Year Title Role(s) 2011Marumo's Rule (Fuji TV)Composer(Other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano)Marumo's Rule Special (Fuji TV)ComposerHUNTER – Women After Reward Money (Kansai Telecasting)Composer 2014Marumo's Rule Special 2014 (Fuji TV)ComposerThe Hours of My Life (Fuji TV)Composer(Other tracks by Yoshiaki Dewa)Chotto ha Darazu ni (NHK, BS Premium)ComposerWater Polo Yankees (Fuji TV)Composer(Other tracks by Yu Takami)Borderline (NHK)Composer 2015The Emperor's Cook (TBS)Composer(Other tracks by Takefumi Haketa)Fujiko (Hulu, JCOM)Composer 2016Never Let Me Go (TBS)ComposerDeath Note: New Generation (Hulu)Composer 2017Everyone's Getting Married (Fuji TV)Composer(Other tracks by Toshiyuki Yasuda and Yuji Nishiguchi)Criminal Syndrome (Tokai Television, WOWOW)Composer2018The True Suspect (WOWOW)Composer2020Alice in BorderlandComposer2021Promise Cinderella (TBS)Composer2022Alice in Borderland Season 2Composer2025Alice in Borderland Season 3Composer
Movies Year Title Role(s) 2013Madam Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle: Question Version (TV Tokyo)Composer(Other tracks by Tadayuki Ito)Madam Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle: Answer Version (TV Tokyo)Composer 2016A.I. Love You (Fuji Television)ComposerDeath Note: Light Up the New World (Warner Bros.)Composer 2017One Week Friends (Shochiku)ComposerLet's Go, Jets! (Toho)ComposerLaughing Under the Clouds Side story – Departure, the Vow of Yamainu (Shochiku)Composer 2018Infini-T Force (Shochiku)ComposerInuyashiki (Toho)ComposerLaughing Under the Clouds Side story –The Double-Headed Fuma (Shochiku)ComposerBleach (Warner Bros.)ComposerCry Me a Sad River (Beijing Enlight Media)Composer2019Kingdom (Toho, Sony)Composer2020Mask Ward (Warner Bros.)Composer 2021Tokyo Revengers (Warner Bros.)ComposerCube (Shochiku)Composer2022Kingdom 2: Far and Away (Toho, Sony)Composer2023Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (Toho, Sony)Composer 2024Golden Kamuy (Toho)ComposerKingdom 4: Return of the Great General (Toho, Sony)Composer 2026Golden Kamuy: The Abashiri Prison Raid (Toho)ComposerKingdom 5: The Clash of Souls (Toho, Sony)Composer
Awards and recognition 2009 Grand prize at VIENNA INSTRUMENTS Strings Arrangement Contest.『VIENNA INSTRUMENTS ストリングス・アレンジ・コンテスト』最優秀賞受賞 スペシャルインタビュー 山田豊 I クリプトン・フューチャー・メディア株式会社 Crypton Future Media Inc. Retrieved September 5, 2018 2016 Brilliant Citizen Award ("Azalea Kagayaki") by the city of Kawasaki, Japan.I 川崎市 Kawasaki City. Retrieved September 4, 2018
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External links
Soundtrack Music Associates Current, Inc. (in Japanese)