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Portrait of Yoko Kanno

Sound

Yoko Kanno

Career

Active from 1994 to 2023, busiest in 2007 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop
GoodWatch score94/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yoko Kanno Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Space Opera 4
  • Philosophical Sci-Fi 3
  • Mecha Action 3
  • Iconic Soundtrack 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Tragic Heroism 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Cyberpunk Thriller 2
  • Dystopian Future 2
  • Space Western Noir 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

8 titles · average score 69
Sangokushi 30th Anniversary Concert
Sangokushi 30th Anniversary Concert (2017)

Original Music Composer

Our Little Sister
Our Little Sister (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

The World of Kanako
The World of Kanako (2014)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Petal Dance
Petal Dance (2013)
GoodWatch score 65

Music

Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None
Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None (2012)

Original Music Composer

Ein's Summer Vacation
Ein's Summer Vacation (2012)

Music

Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell
Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

Surely Someday
Surely Someday (2010)

Music

2000s

23 titles · average score 68
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2007)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Genius Party
Genius Party (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Show Must Go On
The Show Must Go On (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005)
GoodWatch score 79

Original Music Composer

Ashura
Ashura (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Kamikaze Girls
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Mind Game
Mind Game (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

Musician

Tachikoma na hibi
Tachikoma na hibi (2002)

TV show

Woman of Water
Woman of Water (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Escaflowne: The Movie
Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

1990s

7 titles · average score 72
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

Theme Song Performance, Musician

Beautiful Sunday
Beautiful Sunday (1998)

Music

Noiseman Sound Insect
Noiseman Sound Insect (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Happy-Go-Lucky
Happy-Go-Lucky (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

Music, Original Music Composer

I Can’t Study
I Can’t Study (1996)

Music

Memories
Memories (1995)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer

Macross Plus: The Movie
Macross Plus: The Movie (1995)
GoodWatch score 78

Original Music Composer