Kosuke Yamashita

Kosuke Yamashita
山下 康介
Born (1974-02-17) February 17, 1974 (age 50)
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)Composer, arranger
Years active1996–present

Kosuke Yamashita (山下 康介, Yamashita Kōsuke, born February 17, 1974) is a Japanese composer and arranger from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Yamashita is best known for his work on Digimon Xros Wars, Xenosaga: The Animation, and the tokusatsu television series Mahou Sentai Magiranger, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, and Kamen Rider Gaim. He is a member of Project.R.[1]

Yamashita often collaborates with Nobuhiko Obayashi, as Yamashita met him soon after Yamashita graduated from the Tokyo College of Music.[2]

He is a board member of the Japanese Composer Arranger Association.[3] Since April 2011, Yamashita has been a guest lecturer at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.[4][5] In 2013, released the album A Classical in collaboration with J-pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki.[6] It was the first classical music album to top the Oricon album chart.[7]

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  2. ^ "Office Two-One" (in Japanese). 2011-05-15. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  3. ^ "JCAA・日本作編曲家協会". Jcaa1970.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  4. ^ "ミュージック | ちはやふる". www.ntv.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24.
  5. ^ "音楽音響デザインコース-コース紹介". Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  6. ^ "Ayumi Hamasaki's 14th Album & Classical Album CDJapan Articles Archive". CDJapan.
  7. ^ "Ayumi Hamasaki's New Album a Classical Becomes First Classical Album to Top Oricon Chart".