Did you know…
The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation' — a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
Loading…
Composer
Hiroyuki Sawano
澤野弘之
MusicianActive 2006–presentTokyo, Japan
Website | Website (nZk) | Twitter | Twitter (Staff) | Instagram (Official) | Instagram (Personal) | Youtube | Spotify | Apple Music | Deezer Composer and musician represented by VV-ALKLINE since 2017. He was previously with Legendoor from 2006 to 2017. Sawano began practicing the piano at an early age, and studied composition, arrangement, orchestration, and piano under Nobuchika Tsuboi from the age of 17. Active as a composer since 2004, he first gained recognition for his work on the Team Medical Dragon TV drama in 2006. He made his debut as an anime composer in 2006 on Soul Link. In 200…
Other work
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
2026 · 1 ep
Music · Insert Song Arrangement ("ENDROLL") · Insert Song Arrangement ("CIRCE") · Insert Song Composition ("CIRCE") · Insert Song Composition ("ENDROLL")
Fate/strange Fake
2026 · 13 ep
Insert Song Composition ("BELONG"; ep 1) · Insert Song Arrangement ("BELONG"; ep 1) · Theme Song Composition (OP) · Theme Song Arrangement (OP) · Music
To Be Hero X
24 ep
Theme Song Composition (OP, ED) · Main Theme Arrangement ("JEOPARDY") · Music · Theme Song Arrangement ("PARAGON") · Main Theme Composition ("JEOPARDY") · Theme Song Composition ("PARAGON")
The Dinner Table Detective
2025 · 12 ep
Theme Song Arrangement (OP)