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Naoki Sato

Naoki Sato

Born May 2, 1970 · Chiba, Japan

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Biography

Naoki Sato (佐藤 直紀 Satō Naoki) is a Japanese composer who has provided the music for several popular anime series including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, and Blood-C. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 1993. At the 29th Japan Academy Prize in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film  Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (Always Sunset on Third Street). He also composed music for anime films such as Pretty Cure All Stars DX trilogy, Stand By Me Doraemon. In live-action dramas, he provided music and soundtracks for TV dramas Good Luck!! Water Boys, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi and Ryōmaden. He provided the music for the Space Battleship Yamato film, as well as the Rurouni Kenshin and Parasyte live-action film series. For the 38th Japan Academy Prize in 2015, he was nominated in the Best Score category for his work in The Eternal Zero.[6] While he did not win the award, The Eternal Zero won several awards including Best Picture, and Stand By Me Doraemon won for Best Animated Film.

Sound 121

2020s

  1. 2026

    Godzilla Minus Zero

    Original Music Composer

  2. Kyojo: Reunion

    Original Music Composer

  3. Kyojo Requiem

    Original Music Composer

  4. 2025

    Hero's Island

    Original Music Composer

  5. Black Showman

    Original Music Composer

  6. Magic Candies

    Original Music Composer

  7. 2024

    Six Lying University Students

    Original Music Composer

  8. Blue Moment

    Original Music Composer

  9. The Yin Yang Master Zero

    Original Music Composer

    59
  10. 2023

    Godzilla Minus One

    Original Music Composer, Music Programmer, Music Arranger

    82

  11. ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~

    Original Music Composer

  12. Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~

    Original Music Composer

  13. Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero

    Original Music Composer

  14. Yudo

    Original Music Composer

    68

  15. THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

    Original Music Composer

    66
  16. 2022

    Ghost Book

    Original Music Composer

    59

  17. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

    Original Music Composer

    76
  18. 2021

    Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

    Original Music Composer

    67

  19. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

    Original Music Composer

    75

  20. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

    Original Music Composer

    80

  21. Reach Beyond the Blue Sky

    Original Music Composer

  22. The Master Plan

    Music

  23. Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later

    Original Music Composer, Music

  24. 2020

    Stand by Me Doraemon 2

    Original Music Composer

    76

  25. The Voice of Sin

    Original Music Composer

    69

  26. Kyojo

    Original Music Composer

    63

2010s

  1. 2019

    The Great War of Archimedes

    Original Music Composer

    67

  2. Mistress

    Sound

  3. Masquerade Hotel

    Original Music Composer

    65

  4. Crescent Moon

    Original Music Composer

  5. 2018

    Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

    Original Music Composer

  6. You, I Love

    Music

  7. Code Blue: The Movie

    Music

    62

  8. Over Drive

    Original Music Composer

    62
  9. 2017

    Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura

    Original Music Composer

    77

  10. Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1

    Original Music Composer

  11. A Life: A Love

    Music

  12. Honnouji Hotel

    Music

  13. 2016

    Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

    Original Music Composer

  14. Koro-sensei Q!

    Music

  15. Rudolf the Black Cat

    Music

  16. The Top Secret: Murder in Mind

    Original Music Composer

    55

  17. The Unbroken

    Original Music Composer

  18. Assassination Classroom: Graduation

    Original Music Composer

    61

  19. Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

    Original Music Composer

    72
  20. 2015

    Persona Non Grata

    Music

  21. Parasyte: Part 2

    Original Music Composer

    66

  22. Assassination Classroom

    Original Music Composer

    64

  23. Assassination Classroom

    Music

    80
  24. 2014

    Parasyte: Part 1

    Original Music Composer

    69

  25. Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

    Music Programmer, Original Music Composer

    76

  26. Stand by Me Doraemon

    Original Music Composer

    74

  27. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

    Music

    75

  28. A Bolt from the Blue

    Original Music Composer

  29. KANO

    Original Music Composer, Music

  30. 2013

    The Eternal Zero

    Original Music Composer

    72

  31. Onna to Otoko no Nettai

    Original Music Composer

  32. 2012

    Until the Break of Dawn

    Original Music Composer

    65

  33. Priceless

    Music

  34. Hyper Speed Transforming Gyrozetter

    Original Music Composer, Music

  35. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

    Music

    74

  36. Brave Hearts: Umizaru

    Music

  37. Blood-C: The Last Dark

    Original Music Composer

  38. Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

    Original Music Composer

    76
  39. 2011

    Friends: Naki on Monster Island

    Original Music Composer

    66

  40. Carnation

    Music

  41. Dog × Police: The K-9 Force

    Music

  42. BLOOD-C

    Original Music Composer

    67

  43. Girls' Compass

    Original Music Composer

  44. Peak: The Rescuers

    Original Music Composer

  45. CO: Transplant Coordinator

    Original Music Composer

  46. 2010

    Space Battleship Yamato

    Original Music Composer, Music Producer, Music Programmer

    61

  47. Ryōmaden

    Original Music Composer

    82

2000s

  1. 2009

    Ballad

    Music

    55

  2. Guardian Angel

    Music

  3. The Vulture

    Music

  4. Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers

    Original Music Composer

  5. Oppai Volleyball

    Original Music Composer

    61

  6. The Flying Tire

    Original Music Composer

  7. Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together

    Original Music Composer

    72

  8. The Triumphant Return of General Rouge

    Music, Original Music Composer

  9. 2008

    K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

    Original Music Composer

    65

  10. Yes! Precure 5 Go Go! Movie: Happy Birthday in the Land of Sweets

    Original Music Composer

  11. Code Blue

    Music

    75

  12. The Last Princess

    Original Music Composer

    59

  13. Pandora

    Music

  14. Gachi Boy: Wrestling with a Memory

    Original Music Composer

  15. The Glorious Team Batista

    Music

    62
  16. 2007

    Little DJ

    Original Music Composer

  17. Yes! Precure 5: The Great Miracle Adventure in the Country of Mirrors

    Original Music Composer

    54

  18. Always: Sunset on Third Street 2

    Original Music Composer

    74

  19. Black Belt

    Original Music Composer

    68

  20. Moyashimon

    Original Music Composer

  21. Sword of the Stranger

    Original Music Composer

    77

  22. Barefoot Gen

    Music

  23. Kisaragi

    Original Music Composer

    71

  24. For Those We Love

    Original Music Composer

    59

  25. Heroic Age

    Original Music Composer

    71

  26. Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth

    Original Music Composer

  27. Yes! PreCure 5

    Original Music Composer

    74
  28. 2006

    Futari wa Precure Splash☆Star the Movie: Tic-Tac Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread!

    Original Music Composer

    72

  29. The Letters

    Original Music Composer

  30. Mammals Vs. Dinos

    Original Music Composer

  31. Limit of Love: Umizaru

    Music

  32. Simsons

    Music

  33. PreCure Splash Star

    Original Music Composer

    74
  34. 2005

    Futari wa Precure Max Heart Movie 2: Friend of Yukizora

    Original Music Composer

    64

  35. Always - Sunset on Third Street

    Original Music Composer

    77

  36. Futari wa Precure Max Heart: The Movie

    Original Music Composer

    58

  37. Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean

    Original Music Composer

    55

  38. H2: The Days with You

    Music

  39. 2004

    Renai Shousetsu

    Music

  40. Sea Monkey

    Music

  41. Orange Days

    Music

    80

  42. Fire Boys

    Music

  43. 2003

    Water Boys

    Music

  44. Mouse

    Music

  45. 2001

    X

    Music

    74

  46. X: An Omen

    Music