Kenichi Maeyamada
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese composer and musician. His primary work is composing anime theme songs
and for J-pop
musicians. He contracts through SUPALOVE, a Japanese record label. Under the pseudonym , he has released a number of anime and video game music remixes, as well as original songs. These remixes have received over 20 million hits on YouTube
and Nico Nico Douga
.
in middle school
. After graduating from Kyoto University
, he apprenticed under lyricist Gorō Matsui
. He got his first big break in 2007 for writing the lyrics to the opening theme of Initial D
Fourth Stage, "Don't Go Baby". In December 2007, he posted his first work under the name "Hyadain" on Nico Nico Douga, a remix of Crash Man's theme from Mega Man 2
with added lyrics. He initially struggled with criticism and accusations regarding these remixes' faithfulness to the source material. However, his videos gradually gained in popularity, particularly "Four Fiends of the Elements" from Final Fantasy IV
and "Western Show" from Super Mario World
. In May 2010, Maeyamada revealed that Hyadain was his pseudonym.
Maeyamada cites Yasuharu Konishi
of the Pizzicato Five
as a major musical influence, as well as Shoichiro Hirata and Yusuke Itagaki. He composes using a 64bit PC. Influence on his video game music stems from Nobuo Uematsu
(Final Fantasy
), Koichi Sugiyama
(Dragon Quest
), and Kenji Ito
(Romancing SaGa
). For his own songs, he provides all the voices, male and female, with the help of a digital voice modifier. These voices, Hyadain and Hyadaruko, appear as characters on his blog and in the music videos for "Hyadain no Kakakata Kataomoi-C" and "Hyadain no Joujou Yuujou".
Games
Pop
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese composer and musician. His primary work is composing anime theme songs
Music in Japanese animation
Music in Japanese animation is often closely tied to the Japanese music industry, but is also a significant industry, and genre in its own right, with genre often referred to as "anison", a portmanteau of "animation" and "song", or "anime song"...
and for J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
musicians. He contracts through SUPALOVE, a Japanese record label. Under the pseudonym , he has released a number of anime and video game music remixes, as well as original songs. These remixes have received over 20 million hits on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and Nico Nico Douga
Nico Nico Douga
is a popular video sharing website in Japan managed by Niwango, a subsidiary of Dwango. Its nickname is "Niconico" or "Nico-dō", where "nikoniko" is the Japanese ideophone for smiling. Nico Nico Douga is the thirteenth most visited website in Japan...
.
Musical style
Maeyamada began playing the piano at age four and first composed with a synthesizerSynthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
in middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
. After graduating from Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
, he apprenticed under lyricist Gorō Matsui
Goro Matsui
is a Japanese lyricist born 11 December 1957 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, though he considers Tokyo to be his hometown. Beginning with participation in the Yamaha Popular Song Contests, he made his debut writing the lyrics for the 1981 Chage and Aska album ....
. He got his first big break in 2007 for writing the lyrics to the opening theme of Initial D
Initial D
is a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1995. It has been adapted into a long-running anime series by OB Planning, Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, and A.C.G.T, and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia...
Fourth Stage, "Don't Go Baby". In December 2007, he posted his first work under the name "Hyadain" on Nico Nico Douga, a remix of Crash Man's theme from Mega Man 2
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 2, known in Japan as , is a platform game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the second installment in the original Mega Man series. The game was released in Japan in 1988, and in North America and PAL regions the following years. Mega Man 2...
with added lyrics. He initially struggled with criticism and accusations regarding these remixes' faithfulness to the source material. However, his videos gradually gained in popularity, particularly "Four Fiends of the Elements" from Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy IV
is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1991 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. The game was originally released for the Super Famicom in Japan and has since then been rereleased for many other platforms with varying modifications. An enhanced remake with 3D graphics...
and "Western Show" from Super Mario World
Super Mario World
, subtitled Super Mario Bros. 4 for its original Japanese release, is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo as a pack-in launch title for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System , and is the fourth game in the Super Mario series...
. In May 2010, Maeyamada revealed that Hyadain was his pseudonym.
Maeyamada cites Yasuharu Konishi
Yasuharu Konishi
is a Japanese musician, composer and DJ. He was a founding member of Pizzicato Five and the only founding member to stay with the group until its breakup in 2002...
of the Pizzicato Five
Pizzicato Five
Pizzicato Five was a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo of Maki Nomiya and Yasuharu Konishi...
as a major musical influence, as well as Shoichiro Hirata and Yusuke Itagaki. He composes using a 64bit PC. Influence on his video game music stems from Nobuo Uematsu
Nobuo Uematsu
is a Japanese video game composer, best known for scoring the majority of titles in the Final Fantasy series. He is considered as one of the most famous and respected composers in the video game community...
(Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...
), Koichi Sugiyama
Koichi Sugiyama
is a Japanese music composer, council member of JASRAC , and honorary chairman of the Japanese Backgammon Society...
(Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest
, published as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005,Due to the inconsistent usage by sources since Square Enix obtained the naming rights to Dragon Quest in North America. Dragon Quest has been used by sources to refer to games released solely under the Dragon Warrior titles...
), and Kenji Ito
Kenji Ito
, also known by the nickname , is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Mana and SaGa series, though he has worked on over 30 video games throughout his career as well as composed or arranged music for over 15 other albums, concerts, and plays...
(Romancing SaGa
Romancing SaGa
is a role-playing video game originally developed and published by Square as the fourth game of their SaGa series. Initially made available in January 1992 for the Super Famicom, the game was later ported to the WonderSwan Color handheld system in December 2002, with both releases being exclusive...
). For his own songs, he provides all the voices, male and female, with the help of a digital voice modifier. These voices, Hyadain and Hyadaruko, appear as characters on his blog and in the music videos for "Hyadain no Kakakata Kataomoi-C" and "Hyadain no Joujou Yuujou".
Discography
Anime- "Share the World" – One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
11th OP - "Perfect Area Complete" – Baka to Test to ShokanjuBaka to Test to Shōkanjūalso known as Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts is a Japanese light novel series created by Kenji Inoue and illustrations by Yui Haga...
OP - "Mittsu Kazoete Daishuugou!" – MitsudomoeMitsudomoe (manga)is a gag manga series by manga creator Norio Sakurai about the adventures of the Marui triplets in sixth grade and their newly hired teacher Satoshi Yabe as he falls in love with the school nurse. It's serialized in Akita Shoten Shōnen magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion since 2006 and the serial...
OP - "Waga Na wa Shougakusei" – Mitsudomoe Zōryōchū! OP
- "More-more LOVERS!!" – MM!MM!is a Japanese light novel series by Akinari Matsuno, with illustrations by QP:flapper. Twelve novels were published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint between February 2007 and September 2010, including two side story volumes. The author died on April 18, 2011, leaving the series...
ED - "Ren'ai Koujo committee" – Baka to Test to Shokanju OVA Matsuri OP
- "Mirai Bowl" – Dragon Crisis!Dragon Crisis!is a Japanese light novel series by Kaya Kizaki, with illustrations by Itsuki Akata. As of April 2011, thirteen volumes have been published by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint. An anime adaptation by Studio Deen aired in 2011.-Plot:...
ED – NichijouNichijouis a Japanese comedy manga by . The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Shōnen Ace, and was also serialized in Comptiq between the March 2007 and July 2008 issues. An anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between April and September...
OP - "Zzz" – NichijouNichijouis a Japanese comedy manga by . The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Shōnen Ace, and was also serialized in Comptiq between the March 2007 and July 2008 issues. An anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between April and September...
ED - "Eureka Baby" – Baka to Test to Shokanju Ni ED – NichijouNichijouis a Japanese comedy manga by . The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Shōnen Ace, and was also serialized in Comptiq between the March 2007 and July 2008 issues. An anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between April and September...
OP2 - NyanpireNyanpireis a Japanese dōjinshi manga series written and illustrated by Yukiusa about a black cat who becomes a vampire after it was abandoned. An anime television series by Gonzo aired in Japan between July 6, 2011 and September 19, 2011.- Plot :...
ED (performed with Natsuko AsoNatsuko Asois a Japanese actress and singer.- Biography :Aso began her career playing the role of Chisame in the Negima drama and as a member of the band pRythme. Later, she has appeared in a number of TV dramas and began a solo music career. Her single "Perfect Area Complete" was chosen as the opening song...
)
Games
- "Do-Don-Pachi Dai-FukkatsuDo-Don-Pachi Dai-Fukkatsuis the fifth arcade game in Cave's DonPachi series. The game was publicly unveiled at AOU2008 Amusement EXPO.-Plot:After the turmoil caused by the assault on Lunapolis which sparked the "Blissful Death Wars" , peace seems to have been restored, with the legendary DonPachi Corps retreating to its HQ...
" iPhone-Version Soundtrack
Pop
| Artist | Song Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
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| Composer Composer A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media... |
Lyricist Lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:... |
Arranger Arrangement The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents... |
Vocal direction | |||
| Hyadain | "Choose Me ft. Hatsune Miku Hatsune Miku is a singing synthesizer application with a female persona, developed by Crypton Future Media. It uses Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2 synthesizing technology. The name of the character comes from a fusion of the Japanese for , and future , referring to her position as the first of Crypton's... " |
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| Satoru Naka | "Pouring Regret" | |||||
| YuiKaori | "HEARTBEAT ga Tomaranai!" | |||||
| Natsuko Aso Natsuko Aso is a Japanese actress and singer.- Biography :Aso began her career playing the role of Chisame in the Negima drama and as a member of the band pRythme. Later, she has appeared in a number of TV dramas and began a solo music career. Her single "Perfect Area Complete" was chosen as the opening song... |
"Perfect-area complete!" | Perfect-area complete! (single) | ||||
| Natsuko Aso Natsuko Aso is a Japanese actress and singer.- Biography :Aso began her career playing the role of Chisame in the Negima drama and as a member of the band pRythme. Later, she has appeared in a number of TV dramas and began a solo music career. Her single "Perfect Area Complete" was chosen as the opening song... |
"Dream into action!" | Perfect-area complete! (single) | ||||
| Natsuko Aso Natsuko Aso is a Japanese actress and singer.- Biography :Aso began her career playing the role of Chisame in the Negima drama and as a member of the band pRythme. Later, she has appeared in a number of TV dramas and began a solo music career. Her single "Perfect Area Complete" was chosen as the opening song... |
"Movement of Magic" | Movement of Magic (album) | ||||
| Natsuko Aso Natsuko Aso is a Japanese actress and singer.- Biography :Aso began her career playing the role of Chisame in the Negima drama and as a member of the band pRythme. Later, she has appeared in a number of TV dramas and began a solo music career. Her single "Perfect Area Complete" was chosen as the opening song... |
"More-more LOVERS!!" | More-more LOVERS!! (single) | ||||
| Natsuko Aso Natsuko Aso is a Japanese actress and singer.- Biography :Aso began her career playing the role of Chisame in the Negima drama and as a member of the band pRythme. Later, she has appeared in a number of TV dramas and began a solo music career. Her single "Perfect Area Complete" was chosen as the opening song... |
"Ren'ai Koujo committee" | Ren'ai Koujo committee (single) | ||||
| Natsuko Aso Natsuko Aso is a Japanese actress and singer.- Biography :Aso began her career playing the role of Chisame in the Negima drama and as a member of the band pRythme. Later, she has appeared in a number of TV dramas and began a solo music career. Her single "Perfect Area Complete" was chosen as the opening song... |
"Eureka Baby" | Eureka Baby (single) | ||||
| Momoiro Clover Momoiro Clover is a Japanese female idol group of 5 selected members from Stardust Promotion Agency's section 3 . They are also referred to as Momoclo , Shūmatsu Heroine . In early 2010, Momoiro Clover was signed to the major label Universal Records... |
"Ikuze! Kaito Shoujo" | Ikuze! Kaito Shoujo (single) | ||||
| Momoiro Clover Momoiro Clover is a Japanese female idol group of 5 selected members from Stardust Promotion Agency's section 3 . They are also referred to as Momoclo , Shūmatsu Heroine . In early 2010, Momoiro Clover was signed to the major label Universal Records... |
"Coco☆Natsu" | Pinky Jones (single) | ||||
| Momoiro Clover Momoiro Clover is a Japanese female idol group of 5 selected members from Stardust Promotion Agency's section 3 . They are also referred to as Momoclo , Shūmatsu Heroine . In early 2010, Momoiro Clover was signed to the major label Universal Records... |
"Mirai Bowl" | Mirai Bowl (single) | ||||
| Momoiro Clover Momoiro Clover is a Japanese female idol group of 5 selected members from Stardust Promotion Agency's section 3 . They are also referred to as Momoclo , Shūmatsu Heroine . In early 2010, Momoiro Clover was signed to the major label Universal Records... |
"Zenryoku Shoujo" | Mirai Bowl (single) | ||||
| Kumi Koda Kumi Koda , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game... |
"It's all Love!" | |||||
| K K (singer) Kang Yoon-sung , better known by his stage name K, is a J-pop singer from South Korea.Currently, the only contract in Japan. After the failure of his first album in South Korea in 2004, K crossed over to Japan... |
"525600min. ~ Seasons of Love" | |||||