Yoshihisa Hirano

Yoshihisa Hirano (平野義久, born December 7, 1971 in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese composer and arranger whose work spans concert music, dance, film, radio, and anime soundtracks. His writing draws on classical, pop, and contemporary styles, making him a versatile figure in both the concert world and anime music. Hirano studied composition at the Juilliard School in 1992 and later at the Eastman School of Music. While still in high school in Japan, he won first prize in the Axia Tape Competition and also received recognition from New York's New Music for Young Ensembles. Beyond anime, he composed music for Tokyo DisneySea's 2002 and 2004 countdown celebrations, collaborated with pianist Masako Hosoda in the unit Bleu and released two albums with her, and contributed orchestration and arrangement work to a number of Ali Project albums. His official website is yoshihisahirano.com.