Kenji Kawai
Sound
Kenji Kawai is a Japanese music composer for video games, television and movies. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other Asian countries, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror, sci-fi and historical epic.
Known for
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moviePatlabor EZY File 2
2026
Original Music Composer
tvCriminal
2026
Original Music Composer
tvUltraman Teo
2026
Music
moviePatlabor EZY: File 1
2026
Original Music Composer
movieうちの弁護士はまたしても手がかかる
2026
Original Music Composer
moviePeleliu: Guernica of Paradise
2025
Original Music Composer
movieCandlestick
2025
Original Music Composer
tvUmamusume: Cinderella Gray
2025
Original Music Composer
movieCode Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 1
2024
Original Music Composer
movieTwilight of the Warriors: Walled In
2024
Original Music Composer
movieThe Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
2023
Original Music Composer
tvŌoku: The Inner Chambers
2023
Original Music Composer
tvMy Home Hero
2023
Original Music Composer
tvThe Fire Hunter
2023
Original Music Composer
movieToku: Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ Yuki no Maki
2022
Original Music Composer
movieBlood Friends
2022
Original Music Composer
movieLimbo
2021
Original Music Composer
tvApocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West
2021
Original Music Composer
tvVlad Love
2021
Original Music Composer
movieThe Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
2020
Original Music Composer
tvHigurashi: When They Cry - NEW
2020
Original Music Composer
movieRemotely Killed
2020
Original Music Composer
movieIp Man 4: The Finale
2019
Original Music Composer
movieShishigari
2019
Original Music Composer
tvNo Guns Life
2019
Original Music Composer
movieKamen Rider Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Grease
2019
Original Music Composer
movieKamen Rider Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Cross-Z
2019
Original Music Composer
movieKamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever
2018
Original Music Composer
movieDetective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018
Original Music Composer
movieUltraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
2018
Original Music Composer
movieMaquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018
Original Music Composer
tvThe Ryuo's Work is Never Done!
2018
Original Music Composer
movieKamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders
2017
Original Music Composer
movieBORDER Redemption
2017
Original Music Composer
tvBORDER The Urge Medical Examiner Mika HIGA
2017
Original Music Composer
movieBrotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield
2017
Original Music Composer
movieResident Evil: Vendetta
2017
Original Music Composer
movieDawn of the Nazis
2017
Original Music Composer
tv石川五右衛門
2016
Original Music Composer
tvTouken Ranbu: Hanamaru
2016
Original Music Composer
movieRE:BORN
2016
Original Music Composer
tvMob Psycho 100
2016
Original Music Composer
tvServamp
2016
Original Music Composer
movieG2.5
2016
Music
tvJOKER GAME
2016
Original Music Composer
movieIp Man 3
2015
Original Music Composer
movieGhost Theater
2015
Original Music Composer
tvApocalypse: Stalin
2015
Original Music Composer
tvThe Perfect Insider
2015
Original Music Composer
movieGamera
2015
Original Music Composer
movieThe Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
2015
Original Music Composer
tvBurning Flower
2015
Original Music Composer
tvGhost Theater
2015
Original Music Composer
tvWorld Trigger
2014
Music
tvBarakamon
2014
Original Music Composer
movieMonsterz
2014
Original Music Composer
tvBorder
2014
Music
movieHakuouki: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky
2014
Original Music Composer
tvThe Next Generation: Patlabor
2014
Original Music Composer
tvNezumi-Kozo, Running Around Edo
2014
Original Music Composer
movieYoung Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013
Original Music Composer
movieTales from the Dark 2
2013
Original Music Composer
movieSadako 3D 2
2013
Original Music Composer
movieHakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto
2013
Original Music Composer
movieTales from the Dark 1
2013
Original Music Composer
movieThe Complex
2013
Original Music Composer
tvThe Complex: Prologue
2013
Original Music Composer
movie009 Re:Cyborg
2012
Original Music Composer
movieSadako 3D
2012
Original Music Composer
tvUmechan Sensei
2012
Music
movieWild 7
2011
Original Music Composer
movieTowa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon
2011
Original Music Composer
tvApocalypse: The Rise of Hitler
2011
Original Music Composer
movieTowa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible
2011
Original Music Composer
movieTowa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety
2011
Original Music Composer
movieRabbit Horror
2011
Original Music Composer
movieTowa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams
2011
Original Music Composer
movieTowa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos
2011
Original Music Composer
movieTowa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals
2011
Original Music Composer
movieGantz: Perfect Answer
2011
Original Music Composer
movieXi AVANT
2011
Music
movieUltraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial
2010
Original Music Composer
movieGantz
2010
Original Music Composer
movieThe Incite Mill
2010
Original Music Composer
movieMobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: -A Wakening of the Trailblazer-
2010
Original Music Composer
movieChatroom
2010
Original Music Composer
movie28½
2010
Original Music Composer
tvSteel Frame
2010
Original Music Composer
movieIp Man 2
2010
Original Music Composer
movieShoka
2010
Original Music Composer
movieEden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost
2010
Original Music Composer
movieFate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
2010
Original Music Composer
movieAssault Girls
2009
Original Music Composer
movieEden of the East Movie I: The King of Eden
2009
Original Music Composer
movieThe Hovering Blade
2009
Original Music Composer
tvEden of the East
2009
Original Music Composer
movieIp Man
2008
Original Music Composer
movieThe Cherry Orchard: Blossoming
2008
Original Music Composer
movieThe Sky Crawlers
2008
Original Music Composer
movieGhost in the Shell 2.0
2008
Original Music Composer
tvＮＨＫスペシャル 沸騰都市
2008
Musician
movieShrill Cries of Summer
2008
Original Music Composer
movieDeath Note: L Change the WorLd
2008
Original Music Composer
movieKaidan
2007
Original Music Composer
movieBattle of the Warriors
2006
Original Music Composer
movieDeath Note: The Last Name
2006
Original Music Composer
movieTrapped Ashes
2006
Original Music Composer
movieDragon Tiger Gate
2006
Original Music Composer
movieDeath Note
2006
Original Music Composer
movieTachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
2006
Original Music Composer
tvHigurashi: When They Cry
2006
Original Music Composer
movieRunning Wild
2006
Original Music Composer
tvFate/stay night
2006
Original Music Composer
movieInferno
2005
Original Music Composer
movieReincarnation
2005
Original Music Composer
movieSeven Swords
2005
Original Music Composer
movieAntarctic Journal
2005
Original Music Composer
moviePremonition
2004
Music
tvUltraman Nexus
2004
Music
tvWindy Tales
2004
Music
movieKibakichi 2
2004
Original Music Composer
movieGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004
Original Music Composer, Music
movieKibakichi
2004
Original Music Composer
movieTokyo Vein
2003
Music
movieBloody Mallory
2002
Original Music Composer
movieSamouraïs
2002
Original Music Composer, Music
tvMiniPato
2002
Music
movieDark Water
2002
Original Music Composer
movieThe Princess Blade
2001
Original Music Composer
movieUnloved
2001
Original Music Composer
movieAvalon
2001
Original Music Composer
movieChaos
2000
Original Music Composer
movieGhiblies
2000
Music
movieSleeping Bride
2000
Original Music Composer
tvThe Woman of S.R.I.
1999
Original Music Composer
movieRing 2
1999
Original Music Composer
movieRing
1998
Original Music Composer
tvVampire Princess Miyu
1997
Original Music Composer
tvHyper Police
1997
Music
tvYat, The Space Patrol
1996
Original Music Composer
tvHime-chan's Ribbon
1996
Original Music Composer
movieGhost in the Shell
1995
Original Music Composer
tvSorcerer Hunters
1995
Original Music Composer
tvWild Knights Gulkeeva
1995
Original Music Composer
tvMighty Space Miners
1994
Original Music Composer
tvBlue Seed
1994
Original Music Composer
tvThe Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
1994
Music, Songs
moviePatlabor 2: The Movie
1993
Original Music Composer
tvWolf Guy
1992
Original Music Composer
movieTalking Head
1992
Original Music Composer
moviePatlabor: One Day of Noa
1992
Original Music Composer
movieRanma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
1991
Original Music Composer
movieMikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla
1991
Original Music Composer
movieKekko Kamen
1991
Original Music Composer
movieBurn Up
1991
Music
movieDRAGON FIST
1991
Music
tvLuna Varga
1991
Music
tvGo Nagai World
1991
Music
movieHana no Asuka-gumi! 2: Lonely Cats Battle Royale
1990
Original Music Composer
movieMAROKO
1990
Original Music Composer
moviePatlabor: The Movie
1989
Original Music Composer
movieOne Pound Gospel
1988
Original Music Composer
movieVampire Princess Miyu
1988
Music Editor
movieStar Virgin
1988
Original Music Composer
tvPatlabor: Early Days
1988
Original Music Composer
movieTwilight Q
1987
Music
tvTwilight Q
1987
Music
movieThe Red Spectacles
1987
Original Music Composer
tvKamen Rider
1971
Music
Patlabor EZY File 3
Original Music Composer
Acting3
Writing2
Art1
tvThe Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament
2006
Art Direction
Crew1
tvSand Whale and Me
2017
Mixing Engineer