Susumu Hirasawa : biography
02 April 1954 –
Compilations
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Soundtracks
Before working on complete soundtrack composing, Hirasawa composed and performed an entrance theme for Riki Chōshū, which was released in the first (in its original form, under the pesudonym "Half-Offensively Artistic") and ninth (in an orchestral arrangement, under the pesudonym "Yoshio Fukurai") editions of "Wrestling Q" (a series of albums that compile mixed Japanese professional wrestlers’ entrance themes); he also made contributions (composed and arranged two tracks) to BOW WOW’s X BOMBER Suite. He has also appeared as musical guest on various Japanese TV shows (often with P-MODEL).
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Detonator OrgunLedoux, Trish; Ranney, Doug. "Video Directory". The Complete Anime Guide. First edition. pp. 100–101. December 1995. ISBN 0-9649542-3-0. Ledoux, Trish; Ranney, Doug. "Video Directory". The Complete Anime Guide. Second edition. p. 93. February 1997. ISBN 0-9649542-5-7. | Detonator Orgun 1 |
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Glory Wars | Glory Wars |
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Tadashi Shimada’s Forest MessageKAMUI MINTARA[Akan, Hokkaidō]This is a made for Television documentary that was originally broadcast in 1992 and later re-edited for home video release. Hirasawa appears in it riding a canoe (at least in the original edit). The soundtrack has never had an official standalone release; the title track was originally released on "Root of Spirit~ESSENCE OF HIRASAWA SOLO WORKS" and "Music For Movies~World of Susumu Hirasawa Soundtracks", it was later released with the rest of the soundtrack on Disc 11 of the "HALDYN DOME" box set. |
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Legendary Wind SwordBERSERK | Legendary Wind SwordBERSERKOriginal Soundtrack |
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LOST LEGEND | LOST LEGENDLegend of the Lost ContinentOriginal Sound Track |
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Sword of the Berserk: Guts’ Rage | BERSERKHawk of the Millennium Empire ArcChapter of the Lost FlowersOriginal Game Soundtrack |
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denshaThe soundtrack has never had an official standalone release; the only kind of sound played on the short (which bears some resemblance to the Syun track "Kun Mae #4" from the "Kun Mae on a Calculation" album from 1996) was originally released on "Illegal Dumping" (named "Densha"), it was later released with other twenty2product collaborations and remaining tracks on Disc 16 of the "HALDYN DOME" box set (named "densha"). | — | |
Lagnacure LegendHirasawa only composed and performed the opening theme: ; it was originally released on "From Hirasawa: Solo Songs Not on CD", an alternate version (named "2010 version") was later released with other remaining tracks on Disc 16 of the "HALDYN DOME" box set. | ||
loopThe soundtrack has never had an official standalone release; the only kind of sound played on the short was originally released on Hirasawa’s PHANTOM NOTES website, recorded during the surge of "Surplus Power" (named "LOOP The Sound Track β1"), it was later released with other twenty2product collaborations and remaining tracks on Disc 16 of the "HALDYN DOME" box set (named "loop"). | ||
Millennium Actress | Millennium ActressOriginal Sound Track |
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AmigaOS 4Hirasawa only composed and performed the boot jingle: "Eastern-boot". Two additional tracks were included on the AmigaOS 4.0 CD to showcase Hirasawa’s music. The jingle was later released in the FAMIGA (Japanese Amiga community involved with Hirasawa) Forums and with Hirasawa’s "Near Future Never Come" e-book. |
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Paranoia Agent | Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack |
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Paranoia Agent Outtake Collection |
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IdN My Favorite Conference 2004 intro sequenceThe soundtrack has never had an official standalone release; the only kind of sound played on the short was originally released on "LIVE Byakkoya – White Tiger Field Memorial Package" (named "Bonus Spot"), it was later released with other twenty2product collaborations and remaining tracks on Disc 16 of the "HALDYN DOME" box set (named "IDN"). | — | |
Adobe Expert Support trade show loopThe soundtrack has never had an official standalone release | ||
BERSERKHawk of the Millennium Empire ArcChapter of the Holy Demon WarHirasawa only composed and performed the opening theme: "Sign"; and an alternate version that was also the ending theme: "Sign-2". | BERSERKHawk of the Millennium Empire ArcChapter of the Holy Demon WarOriginal Soundtrack |
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Paprika | “Paprika” Original Soundtrack |
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— | Free Music for Free-Lance Journalists and Independent MediaThis is a collection of various songs by Hirasawa and associate PEVO No.1 from their careers that have been edited to serve as film score to be freely used by independent media and free-lance journalists delivering news via the Internet. |
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BERSERKGolden Age ArcHirasawa only composed and performed the theme song: "Aria". While there have been soundtrack releases for the series, none of them include Hirasawa’s work. | BERSERKGolden Age Arc IISiege of DoldreyThe Japanese home video release of the film includes a live performance of "Aria" from Hirasawa’s "PHONON2555" concert tour. |
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Dreaming MachineAs of 2011, production on the film has been put on hold for financial reasons; it is not known if Hirasawa has started work on the film yet. | — |