The native form of this personal name is Sawano Hiroyuki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Hiroyuki Sawano
澤野 弘之
Born
(1980-09-12) September 12, 1980 (age 43)
Tokyo, Japan
Other names
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]
Occupations
Composer
arranger
lyricist
pianist
music producer
Years active
2004–present
Agents
Legendoor (2006–2017)
VV-ALKLINE (2017–present)
Musical career
Genres
Electronic
classical
orchestral
symphonic
rock
jazz
acoustic music
J-pop
anison
Instrument(s)
Piano
electronic keyboard
vocoder
Labels
Sacra Music
Member of
NAQT VANE
Musical artist
Website
sawanohiroyuki.com
Hiroyuki Sawano (澤野 弘之, Sawano Hiroyuki, born September 12, 1980) is a Japanese composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, and music producer best known for his work on many anime series, video games, television dramas, and movies. His works include the musical scores for Attack on Titan, The Seven Deadly Sins, Solo Leveling, Sengoku Basara, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Blue Exorcist, Seraph of the End, Guilty Crown, and Kill la Kill.[1] In addition to his role on the soundtrack, Sawano also composes many opening and ending theme songs. Overall, he has already provided the music for over 100 visual media works.[2]
Sawano was nominated for the Newtype Anime Awards 11 times, winning four of the nominations.[3] He has also won the Tokyo Anime Award three times,[3][4] as well as two prizes at the Anime Trending Awards.[5] Sawano has two additional music projects. In 2014, he started a vocal project under the name "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]", with a focus on collaborating with other artists. In 2022, he formed a new group called "NAQT VANE" with Japanese singer Harukaze and design group Classic 6, focusing on creating music for overseas audiences.[6][7][8]
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^"Winners of the 8th Anime Trending Awards". Anime Trending. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
^Komatsu, Mikikazu (May 14, 2015). ""Attack on Titan" Composer Sawano Looking for New Singer". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
^Narimatsu, Satomi (September 9, 2015). "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]「o1」インタビュー" [SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] "o1" Interview]. Natalie (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^"NAQT VANE（澤野弘之×Harukaze）独占インタビュー | Special". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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