is a Japanese composer and arranger. He has provided the music for several anime series, such as Date A Live and Digimon Adventure tri., as well as television dramas and movies—especially tokusatsu—, such as the Kamen Rider series. His works also include opening and ending theme songs for many series and video games.
Biography Sakabe was born in Japan, in 1982. He began learning piano in the first grade of elementary school. Around his junior high school, he used to compose songs at home, using the music notation software Finale. In high school, he joined the choir club and became more familiar with music. In the winter of his second year of high school, he decided to go to a music college, and later entered the Department of Composition at Kunitachi College of Music. After that, Sakabe studied under composer Toshihiko Sahashi while working as his assistant.
Sakabe's musician career started in 2005, with him involved in writing songs for other artists.
In 2007, he made his debut as a series composer with the opening theme song "I Say Yes" from the season 2 of the anime The Familiar of Zero.
Works
Anime YearTitleRole(s)Note(s)2007The Familiar of Zero Season 2Opening theme song composer2010Yumeiro Patissiere SP ProfessionalEnding theme song composer2011GosickOpening and ending theme song composer and arranger2012Strike Witches: The MovieTheme song composer and arranger2013Date A LiveChronicles of the Going Home Club Composer2014SoniAni: Super Sonico the AnimationDate A Live IIWolf Girl and Black Prince Composer2015World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy SwordsmanDate A Live: Mayuri JudgementDigimon Adventure tri. Part 1: Reunion2016Digimon Adventure tri. Part 2: DeterminationFirst Love MonsterDigimon Adventure tri. Part 3: ConfessionComposerCheating CraftKiss Him, Not MeEnding theme song composer and arrangerMagic-kyun! Renaissance Composer2017Digimon Adventure tri. Part 4: LossDigimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence2018Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja ScrollsDigimon Adventure tri. Part 6: FutureReizouko no Tsukenosuke!2019Forest of Piano Season 2Ending theme song composer and arrangerDate A Live IIIThe Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Climax SeasonEnding theme song composer and arrangerBakumatsu CrisisComposerOther tracks by Ryo Kawasaki2020Date A Bullet: Dead or BulletDate A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen2021LBX Girls ComposerKiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House2022She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise ManDate A Live IV 2023Kizuna no Allele Composer2024Re:MonsterDate A Live V 2025I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths!
Television dramas YearTitleNote(s)2015Kamen Rider Ghost2018Mob Psycho 100 (television drama)20194 Week Continuous Special Super Sentai Strongest Battle!!Other tracks by Koichiro Kameyama, Kousuke Yamashita, Kei Haneoka, Hiroshi Takaki, Kotaro Nakagawa and Eiji KawamuraKamen Rider Zero-One2021Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga2023Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger2024Kamen Rider Gavv2025Kamen Rider ZEZTZWith Hiroshi Takaki
Movies YearTitleNote(s)2015Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie War GenesisOther tracks by Shuhei Naruse and Kotaro Nakagawa2016Kamen Rider 1Other tracks by Shuhei Naruse and Kotaro NakagawaKamen Rider Ghost: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fated MomentKamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend RiderOther tracks by ats-, Takehito Shimizu and Toru Watanabe2017Ghost Re:Birth: Kamen Rider SpecterHurricane Polymar (2017 movie)2019Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First GenerationOther tracks by Toshihiko Sahashi2020Kamen Rider Zero-One the Movie: Real×Time2021Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinraiZero-One Others: Kamen Rider Vulcan & Valkyrie
Video games YearTitleRole(s)Note(s)2013Date A Live: Rinne UtopiaOpening and ending theme song composer and arranger2014Date A Live: Ars InstallOther tracks by Shigeki Hayashi, Kenichi Sakoh, Yusuke Shirato, and Motoi Sakuraba2019Blue OathComposerOther tracks by Yoshiaki Fujisawa, Shigenobu Okawa, Fukuhiro Shuichiro, Akiyuki Tateyama, Mamoru Mori, Makino Tadayoshi, Miao Jinchuan, Shiki, and G-angle
References
External links
Discography at VGMdb