池頼広

Yoshihiro Ike (池 頼広, Ike Yoshihiro, born August 25, 1963) is a Japanese composer, music arranger, and bassist. He is best known for scoring and composing music for movies, TV dramas, Anime films and video games. He has worked on more than 100 titles in the last 20 years. His most recognized composing works are AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo series (2002 - present), Kamichu! (2005), Kaseifu no Mita (2011), Tiger & Bunny (2011), Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014), Shadowverse (2016), B: The Beginning (2018), and Dororo (2019). His debut anime title, Blood: The Last Vampire, was nominated for the 2000 UK Music Awards under the soundtrack category, and subsequently awarded the top prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001 by the Agency for Cultural affairs. In 2018, Shadowverse original soundtracks became the highest-ranking album on iTunes, surpassing Shallow by Lady Gaga.On May 17, 2019, Anime Expo announced Yoshihiro Ike will be holding an orchestral concert at Anime Expo 2019. Ike's collection of anime soundtracks from Tiger & Bunny, Saint Seiya, B: The Beginning, and Dororo as well as his works on game soundtracks from Rage of Bahamut: Genesis and Shadowverse will be performed in his first international concert with over 50 of musicians from Los Angeles and Nashville, along with a special performance by a koto harpist and a shakuhachi flutist from Japan.