With an ever-expanding repertoire of 12 full soundtracks completed each
year, Yoshihiro Ike is the most prolific Japanese composer working in
the industry today. Recording his first compilation "Ahimusa" with
David T Walker in Los Angeles in 1989, he began writing soundtracks for
Japanese animation features.
He was subsequently nominated for the 2000 UK Music Awards under the
soundtrack category, and then awarded the top prize at the Japan Media
Arts Festival in 2001 by the Agency for Cultural affairs for his work
"Blood the Last Vampire." In 1997 he began writing for film with the TV
Asahi drama series "Illusion Midnight" In 2007 he released a 20-year
compilation "Ike Yoshihiro the BEST- 20th Anniversary Selection" which
included iconic tracks from 40 different films. In addition to writing
for television and film, Ike also writes for commercials and anime
works as well.