Taro Hakase
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese musician
who specialises as a violin
ist.
He is best known internationally for playing the violin
on Celine Dion
's song "To Love You More
" which appears on the US edition of her Let's Talk About Love
album. With the success of the song, Hakase went on a nationwide promotional tour making television appearances and also went on tour with Dion to perform the song during her 1996-1997 Falling into You Tour
and her 1998-1999 Let's Talk About Love Tour
as guest violinist. When Dion began her two years off to have her son Rene Charles, Hakase continues his music career on his own. In 2006, to celebrate 10 years of his success, Hakase reunited with Dion in Las Vegas, Nevada
during a performance of her show A New Day...
to perform "To Love You More".
He performed "Addio monti (I promessi sposi)" on the 2007 Ennio Morricone
tribute album We All Love Ennio Morricone, and also co-composed the album Symphonic Poem "Hope" with Yuji Toriyama, a collection of themes used in promotional videos for Final Fantasy XII
.
In his native Japan, his song "Another Sky" is All Nippon Airways
' theme song http://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/worldaircurrent/, while "Color Your Life" is Shinsei Bank
's theme song http://www.shinseibank.com/campaign/0708fun/index.html.
His wife is Japanese actress Mayuko Takata
.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
who specialises as a violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist.
He is best known internationally for playing the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
on Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
's song "To Love You More
To Love You More
"To Love You More" is a single by Céline Dion, released in Japan on October 23, 1995.It was recorded for a popular Japanese TV drama series, called Koibito Yo , and included on The Colour of My Love album re-release in Japan...
" which appears on the US edition of her Let's Talk About Love
Let's Talk About Love
Let's Talk About Love is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 18, 1997. It is her fifth English-language album and twenty-third in total. Let's Talk About Love remains one of the best-selling albums in history with over 31 million copies sold worldwide...
album. With the success of the song, Hakase went on a nationwide promotional tour making television appearances and also went on tour with Dion to perform the song during her 1996-1997 Falling into You Tour
Falling into You Tour
The Falling into You Tour is the seventh world concert tour by Canadian pop singer, Céline Dion...
and her 1998-1999 Let's Talk About Love Tour
Let's Talk About Love Tour
The Let's Talk About Love World Tour is the eighth concert tour by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. Visiting North America, Asia and Europe; the trek supported Dion's fifth English studio album Let's Talk About Love and her eleventh French studio album, S'il suffisait d'aimer. Initially...
as guest violinist. When Dion began her two years off to have her son Rene Charles, Hakase continues his music career on his own. In 2006, to celebrate 10 years of his success, Hakase reunited with Dion in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
during a performance of her show A New Day...
A New Day...
A New Day... was a Las Vegas residency show performed by Céline Dion at the 4000-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It was created and directed by Franco Dragone and premiered on March 25, 2003...
to perform "To Love You More".
He performed "Addio monti (I promessi sposi)" on the 2007 Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
tribute album We All Love Ennio Morricone, and also co-composed the album Symphonic Poem "Hope" with Yuji Toriyama, a collection of themes used in promotional videos for Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XII
is a console role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. Released in 2006, it is the twelfth title in the Final Fantasy series and the last in the series to be released exclusively on the PlayStation platform...
.
In his native Japan, his song "Another Sky" is All Nippon Airways
All Nippon Airways
, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
' theme song http://www.j-wave.co.jp/original/worldaircurrent/, while "Color Your Life" is Shinsei Bank
Shinsei Bank
is a Japanese commercial bank headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.-History:Shinsei Bank is the successor of a trust bank, the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, which had a government monopoly on the issuance of many long-term debt securities...
's theme song http://www.shinseibank.com/campaign/0708fun/index.html.
His wife is Japanese actress Mayuko Takata
Mayuko Takata
Mayuko Takata is a Japanese actress, best known in the western world for her appearances on the Japanese TV show Iron Chef....
.
Discography
- "Natural High" (November 21, 1997, with ToshiToshi (musician), better known by his stage name Toshi , is a Japanese singer and musician. He is best known as vocalist and co-founder of the heavy metal group X Japan. The band elevated to legendary status in Japan, until its disbanding in 1997. Toshi then went on to have an extensive solo career...
) - Canary (April 22, 1998, with Toshi)
- "BEN" (May 21, 1997)
- "watashi" (May 21, 1997)
- "Brazil" (November 21, 1997)
- "髪結い伊三次 Original Sound Track" (May 21, 1999)
- "So Nice(SUMMER SAMBA)" (August 21, 1999)
- "DUETS" (October 21, 1999)
- "タンゴ・ノスタルジア Tango Nostalgia" (August 30, 2000)
- "VIOLINISM～ACOUSTIC BEST～" (September 1, 2000)
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- "Endless Violin" (September 5, 2001)
- "THE Best Track" (August 21, 2002)
- "VIOLINISM II" (October 2, 2002)
- "Traveling Notes" (October 8, 2003)
- "Migration" (November 27, 2003)
- "What a Day..." (November 15, 2004)
- "Der Wunder～葉加瀬太郎 meets 松本零士～" (November 25, 2004)
- "VIOLINISM with Love" (October 5, 2005)
- "交響詩「希望」Symphonic Poem 'Hope'" (Single) (March 1, 2006)
- "THE BEST OF MOZART SELECTED BY TARO HAKASE" (May 3, 2006)
- "Sweet Melodies～TARO plays HAKASE～" (September 6, 2006)
- "SONGS" (July 4, 2007)
- "Classical Tuning" (September 10, 2008)
- "The Best Track" (September 2, 2009)
- "My Favorite Songs" (September 9, 2009)
- "EMOTIONISM" (September 29, 2010)
- "THE BEST OF TARO HAKASE" (August 10, 2011)