Sohei Kano
Biography
Sohei Kano (b. 16 September 1980, Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese composer.
Kano graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 2004, with graduate education in 2006.
In 2009, Scherzo No. 2 "Summer" for band was selected as the test piece V for the 2010 All Japan Band Competition.
In the spring of 2010, he independently performed a new opera, and in 2011 he composed the music for the TV anime Fractal.
In recent years, Kano has been focusing on film music by Akira Ifukube, video game music such as FF VII on GSJ, and music score production for Vocaloid wind concert, Berlin, Tokyo in 2015. He is in charge of music for the animated film Sakuseki directed by Hiroshi Yamamoto, which was released in 2019.
Works for Winds
Adaptable Music
- Heart of Eyes (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1985/)
- Pictures at an Exhibition (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1874/ )
- Wave Color (Flex instrumentation) (2017)
All Wind Works
- Challenge of Young Hero Knight
- Heart of Eyes (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1985/)
- Pictures at an Exhibition (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1874/ )
- The Summer
- Wave Color (Flex instrumentation) (2017)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Souhei Kano." Accessed 9 June 2020
- Souhei Kano website Accessed 9 June 2010