Yoko Kanno
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![499 Seconds (short ver.) [feat. Megumi Nakajima]](https://tcj-image-production.s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/u123702/r1355995/ite1355995.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJV4VIS2VN3X4CBGA%2F20260315%2Fap-northeast-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260315T040247Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=8ac56f5ef27cfe79d234bea7f93101331a2fd0f096cce5e6decba2d7f24fbdb3)
![Wakan Tanka (from 499 Seconds) [feat. Haoto]](https://tcj-image-production.s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/u123702/r1355975/ite1355975.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJV4VIS2VN3X4CBGA%2F20260315%2Fap-northeast-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260315T040247Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=616f8412db6d4bbedbe7e6d51bebd4c7a5c2827cbbdbf70087dad20e9f15fea8)
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Yoko KannoLyric and song writer, arranger and music producer. Yoko has created music for movies, TV dramas, TV commercials, animation and video games. She has produced and written music for many artists as well.
Her masterpieces include "Cowboy Bebop", "Genesis of Aquarion", "Macross Frontier", "Ghost in the Shell:Stand Alone Complex", the movie "Our Little Sister", and the NHK historical TV drama "Naotora: The Lady Warlord", etc.
She also composed the great eastern Japan earthquake (Fukushima) recovery support song, "Flowers Will Bloom - Hana wa Saku -", in which she made many different arrangements. In the first year of the new Reiwa era, she composed the Japanese emperor's enthronement celebration song, "Ray of Water", and dedicated the performance to the emperor and the empress in front of the imperial palace.
Recent works include the Netflix series "COWBOY BEBOP" (2021), "The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House" (2023, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda), and the 2024 arrangement of "Kura Kura", performed by Ado. At Expo 2025 in Osaka, she composed the music for a large fountain art installation. In addition, she also contributed to other pavilion projects at the Expo, including an XR (Extended Reality) production that combined immersive digital visuals with live performance elements, and a haptics-based installation utilizing advanced touch-feedback technology to create new sensory experiences.
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