Hiro Takahashi
Encyclopedia
, born as , was a Japanese singer, lyricist
, and composer
.
In 1984, Takahashi started his work entering the band Popsicle. In 1987, he joined the band Tulip, beginning a more professional musical career. He played a major role in the band's development, writing some of its hit singles.
In 1989, after the breakup of Tulip, he rejoined Popsicle temporarily.
When his recording label shut down, he became more active as a composer. He composed numerous soundtracks for anime
, stage
, television, and radio. The music for the program Nippon Hoso Show Up Nighta was also his work from 2005 until 2008.
He died on November 4, 2005, at the age of 41.
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Biography
On the music program Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ, he mentioned he composed two songs at the age of 11 - Heart of a Woman and Northern Town.In 1984, Takahashi started his work entering the band Popsicle. In 1987, he joined the band Tulip, beginning a more professional musical career. He played a major role in the band's development, writing some of its hit singles.
In 1989, after the breakup of Tulip, he rejoined Popsicle temporarily.
When his recording label shut down, he became more active as a composer. He composed numerous soundtracks for anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, television, and radio. The music for the program Nippon Hoso Show Up Nighta was also his work from 2005 until 2008.
He died on November 4, 2005, at the age of 41.
Albums
(November 19, 1993)- Welcome To Popsicle Channel (November 18, 1994)
- New Horizon (November 17, 1995)
- Great Big Kiss (November 11, 2000)
Singles
(November 19, 1993) (December 17, 1993) (February 18, 1994) (June 17, 1994) (June 21, 1995) (November 1, 1995)- Soda Fountain (October 1, 1998) (March 23, 2002) (September 16, 2002) (singer: Matsuko MawatariMatsuko Mawatariis a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is known for having written "Hohoemi no Bakudan" , which is the opening theme for the YuYu Hakusho anime series.She also sang a few other songs from the same anime, such as:...
)/Unbalance na Kiss o shite/Taiyō Ga Mata Kagayaku Toki (June 1, 2005) - Re-recorded version