About

Known credits:
110
Birthday:
1970-05-02
Place of birth:
Chiba, Japan
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Naoki Sato

Overview

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.

Known for

Sound
2024 Blue Moment Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
2024 The Yin-Yang Master Zero Sound Music 58
Average
2024 Magic Candies Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
2023 Godzilla Minus One Sound Music Programmer 72
Good
2023 Godzilla Minus One Sound Original Music Composer 72
Good
2023 Godzilla Minus One Sound Music Arranger 72
Good
2023 Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~ Sound Original Music Composer 70
Good
2023 Ultraman the Ride Sound Music N/A
N/A
2023 Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
2023 THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2022 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Sound Original Music Composer 75
Good
2021 Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2021 Godzilla the Ride Sound Music 59
Average
2021 Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
2021 Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
2021 The End of the Tiny World Sound Music 59
Average
2021 Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later Sound Original Music Composer 70
Good
2021 Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later Sound Music 70
Good
2020 Stand by Me Doraemon 2 Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
2019 The Great War of Archimedes Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2019 Mistress Sound Sound 64
Fair
2019 Masquerade Hotel Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2019 Crescent Moon Sound Original Music Composer 70
Good
2018 Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2018 Code Blue: The Movie Sound Music 59
Average
2018 Over Drive Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2017 Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2017 Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2017 A Life Sound Music 69
Fair
2017 Honnouji Hotel Sound Music 59
Average
2016 Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" Sound Music 59
Average
2016 Koro-sensei Q! Sound Music 59
Average
2016 Rudolf the Black Cat Sound Music 59
Average
2016 The Top Secret: Murder in Mind Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2016 Assassination Classroom: Graduation Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2016 Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Sound Original Music Composer 70
Good
2015 Persona Non Grata Sound Music 59
Average
2015 Parasyte: Part 2 Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
2015 Assassination Classroom Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
2015 Assassination Classroom Sound Music 83
Very good
2014 Parasyte: Part 1 Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
2014 Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
2014 Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends Sound Music Programmer 67
Fair
2014 Stand by Me Doraemon Sound Original Music Composer 66
Fair
2014 Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno Sound Music 67
Fair
2014 The Sunset Sky Sound Music N/A
N/A
2014 A Bolt from the Blue Sound Music 59
Average
2014 Kano Sound Music 59
Average
2014 Kano Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2013 The Fighter Pilot Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2013 Onna to Otoko no Nettai Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
2012 Until the Break of Dawn Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2012 Priceless Sound Music 70
Good
2012 Hyper Speed Transforming Gyrozetter Sound Original Music Composer 70
Good
2012 Hyper Speed Transforming Gyrozetter Sound Music 70
Good
2012 Rurouni Kenshin Sound Music 68
Fair
2012 Brave Hearts: Umizaru Sound Music 59
Average
2012 Blood-C: The Last Dark Sound Music 61
Fair
2012 Psalms of Planets Eureka SeveN: Episode 51 - New Order Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
2012 Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2011 Friends: Naki on Monster Island Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2011 Carnation Sound Music 70
Good
2011 Dog × Police: The K-9 Force Sound Music 59
Average
2011 Blood-C Sound Original Music Composer 77
Good
2011 Girls' Compass Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2011 Peak: The Rescuers Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2010 Space Battleship Yamato Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2010 Space Battleship Yamato Sound Music Producer 60
Fair
2010 Space Battleship Yamato Sound Music Programmer 60
Fair
2009 Ballad Sound Music 59
Average
2009 The Vulture Sound Music 59
Average
2009 Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2009 Oppai Volleyball Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2009 Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2009 The Triumphant Return of General Rouge Sound Music 59
Average
2008 K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces Sound Music 59
Average
2008 Yes! Precure 5 Go Go! Movie: Happy Birthday in the Land of Sweets Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2008 Code Blue Sound Music 70
Good
2008 The Last Princess Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2008 The Glorious Team Batista Sound Music 59
Average
2007 Little DJ Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2007 Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2007 Black Belt Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2007 Sword of the Stranger Sound Original Music Composer 66
Fair
2007 Barefoot Gen Sound Music N/A
N/A
2007 Kisaragi Sound Music 59
Average
2007 For Those We Love Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2007 Heroic Age Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
2007 ハゲタカ Sound Music 71
Good
2006 Futari wa Precure Splash☆Star the Movie: Tic-Tac Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread! Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2006 The Letters Sound Music 59
Average
2006 Mammals Vs. Dinos Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
2006 Limit of Love: Umizaru Sound Music 58
Average
2006 Simsons Sound Music 59
Average
2006 PreCure Splash Star Sound Original Music Composer 71
Good
2005 Futari wa Precure Max Heart Movie 2: Friend of Yukizora Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2005 Always - Sunset on Third Street Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2005 Futari wa Precure Max Heart: The Movie Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2005 Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2005 H2: The Days with You Sound Music 70
Good
2004 Water Boys 2 Sound Music N/A
N/A
2004 Renai Shousetsu Sound Music 59
Average
2004 Sea Monkey Sound Music 59
Average
2004 Orange Days Sound Music 70
Good
2004 Fire Boys Sound Music N/A
N/A
2003 Water Boys Sound Music 70
Good
2003 Mouse Sound Music 68
Fair
2001 X Sound Music 72
Good
2001 X: An Omen Sound Music 59
Average
1998 Catnapped! Sound Music 58
Average