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LEOSATOLeo Sato (Composer & Music Producer)
Born in Oita Prefecture in 1981, Leo Sato is a composer and music producer. He holds a Master's degree from the Graduate School of Cultural and Creative Studies at Aoyama Gakuin University.
While still at university, he launched his personal agency, Sound+Light, and began releasing original works. In 2009, he founded the sound design team ETUDE LLP. He is active in composition, arrangement, and production for commercials, TV programs, and films.
Starting in April 2025, he will serve as a Visiting Associate Professor at the Osaka University of Arts.
Selected Works
Lottery (Takarakuji) (2003)
au design project (2006)
ISSEY MIYAKE Xmas (2006)
LOUIS VUITTON (2008)
SHU UEMURA (2009)
Dentsu Good Innovation (2009)
12th Venice Biennale (Japan Pavilion Teaser) (2010)
YOHJI YAMAMOTO Exhibition (2011)
IMF / World Bank Annual Meetings (2012)
GODIVA LOVE & HUG PROJECT (2013)
Film: Princess Sakura: Forbidden Pleasures (Sakurahime) (2013)
Film: Radio Love (Radio no Koi) (2013)
NHK: Cosmic Front (2014)
Film: Cinema Angel (Cinema no Tenshi) (2015)
Bingo 5 (2017)
Film: Dancing in Her Dreams (Kanojo wa Yume de Odoru) (2019)
Exhibition: Cartier, Crystallization of Time (2019)
Film: Haruka's Pottery (Haruka no Sue) (2020)
JOC - Go! Japan! All United Project (2020)
Levi's (R) Men's Basic (2022)
Film: Memories for Life (2023)
Film: Planet Love Song (Wakusei Love Song) (2025)
Awards
2013
Film: Radio Love
Won the Audience Award at the Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival (USA).
2016
Film: Cinema Angel
Won Best Feature Film at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood (USA).
Won Best Film and Best Director at the Montelupo Fiorentino International Film Festival (Italy).
2024
Wim Wenders' PERFECT DAYS Official Movie Site
Responsible for sound design. The project received multiple accolades, including awards at Cannes Lions, NY Festivals, the D&AD Awards (Graphite Pencil), and the ADC 103rd Annual Awards.
Genre: Instrumental
ETUDE llp.