Keiji Inai
- Film score
- orchestral
- electronic
- video game music
- Composer
- arranger
- orchestrator
- pianist
Keiji Inai (井内 啓二, Inai Keiji, born March 17, 1976) is a Japanese composer, arranger and orchestrator best known for his work in anime and video games. He is affiliated with the music production company Imagine.
Biography
Inai was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He studied at the Toho Gakuen School of Music, but dropped out to pursue studio work. In 1999, while he was a college student, he served as assistant musical director to violinist Toshihiro Nakanishi on the Akira Shirai production Falstaff. In 2001 and 2002 he participated as a pianist, manipulator, and arranger on the soundtracks for the Fuji TV dramas Fighting Girl and Hatsu Taiken. After this, he began working as a composer for television programs, commercials, movies, games, radio programs, fashion shows and other areas.[2]
Discography
Anime works
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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2011 | Kyoto Animation Commercial "Star" | Composer |
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: Operation Golden Spy | Composer (other tracks by Toshiyuki Arakawa and Akifumi Tada) | |
The Princess and the Pilot | Theme song composer | |
2012 | Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple OVA | Composer |
The Knight in the Area | Composer (other tracks by Yasunori Iwasaki) | |
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called!: Me and the Space Princess | Composer (other tracks by Toshiyuki Arakawa, Akifumi Tada and Hayato Matsuo) | |
Btooom! | Composer | |
Hyōka | Programming & Score assistant | |
Mai no Etchuu Manyou Taikenki | Composer | |
2013 | A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion | Arrangement (other arrangements by Yasunori Iwasaki and Hayato Matsuo) |
Karneval | Composer[3] (other tracks by Shirō Hamaguchi) | |
Outbreak Company | Composer[4] | |
Tokyo Ravens | Orchestrator & Score writer | |
2015 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Composer[5] |
Heavy Object | Composer (other tracks by Maiko Iuchi) | |
2016 | Alderamin on the Sky | Composer[6] |
2017 | The Royal Tutor | Composer[7] |
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria | Composer | |
2018 | Hakyū Hōshin Engi | Orchestrator |
Magical Girl Site | Composer[8] | |
Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen | Composer[9] | |
2019 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion | Composer |
Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? | Composer[10] | |
2020 | The Misfit of Demon King Academy | Composer[11] |
2021 | I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level | Composer[12] |
Build Divide -#00000 (Code Black)- | Composer[13] (other tracks by Kenta Higashioji) | |
Star Wars: Visions | Composer (episode: "The Duel") | |
2023 | Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion | Composer[14] |
2024 | Mob kara Hajimaru Tansaku Eiyūtan | Composer[15] |
Game works
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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2008 | Gran Turismo 5 Prologue | Orchestra arrangement |
White Knight Chronicles | Orchestra arrangement | |
2010 | Gran Turismo 5 | Composer |
2011 | El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron | Orchestration & Chorus arrangement |
PlayStation Vita Operating System & Built-in Applications | Composer | |
2012 | Gravity Rush | Programming & Additional arrangement |
2013 | Gran Turismo 6 | Composer |
2017 | Gravity Rush 2 | Programming & Additional arrangement |
Movie works
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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2009 | The Chef Of South Polar | Orchestra arrangement & Piano performance |
2013 | Why Don't You Play in Hell? | Arrangement (other arrangements by Shūichi Sakamoto) |
2020 | Burn the Witch | Composer[16] |
TV works
Year | Title | Role(s) |
---|---|---|
2001 | Fighting Girl | Arrangement & Piano performance |
2002 | Hatsu Taiken | Arrangement & Piano performance |
References
- ^ "【People of Sound】第33回 井内 啓二さん|Rock oN Company" (in Japanese). Rock oN Company. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "井内 啓二|Artist|IMAGINE" (in Japanese). IMAGINE Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Karneval Anime's 3rd, 4th Promos Streamed". Anime News Network. March 7, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Studio feel. Animates Outbreak Company TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 8, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?' Anime's April Date, More Cast Unveiled". Anime News Network. December 27, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Alderamin on the Sky Anime's 1st Promo Video, Key Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. March 13, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "The Royal Tutor TV Anime Reveals Staff, Unveils Visuals". Anime News Network. December 16, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Magical Girl Site Anime's 1st Teaser Video Reveals More Cast, More Staff, Theme Song Artist". Anime News Network. February 16, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Otona no Bōguya-san Comedy Manga About Fantasy Armor Shop Gets Short TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "'Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?' Anime's New Video Reveals More Cast, Staff, July Premiere". Anime News Network. March 22, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha TV Anime Unveils More Cast, Staff, April Premiere". Anime News Network. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "'I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level' Anime's Video Reveals Staff, Spring 2021 Debut". Anime News Network. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ TVアニメ『ビルディバイド -#000000-』第1弾PV・本ビジュアル、OP・ED情報などを一斉解禁!OPはEGOIST、EDは眩暈SIRENが担当! (in Japanese). Livedoor. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion Anime's 1st Video Unveils Cast, Staff, Ending Song, April Debut". Anime News Network. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Tite Kubo's 1-Shot 'Burn The Witch' Gets Theatrical Anime This Fall (Updated)". Anime News Network. March 20, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
External links
- Keiji Inai's Imagine Profile (in Japanese)
- Keiji Inai discography at VGMdb
- Keiji Inai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia