Yutaka Yamada

Yutaka Yamada
やまだ 豊
Born (1989-03-14) March 14, 1989
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active2011–present
Websiteyutakayamada.com

Yutaka Yamada (やまだ 豊, Yamada Yutaka; born March 14, 1989) is a Japanese composer, arranger, and orchestrator based in Los Angeles. He is known for creating musical scores for a wide variety of Japanese anime, television dramas, and films.

Yamada is best known internationally for composing the music for popular anime series, including Tokyo Ghoul (2014) and its sequels.[1] The original soundtrack was highly popular, and his theme song "Glassy Sky" was later sampled by the rapper Eminem in his 2018 track "Good Guy".[2] He also known for compose song for Vinland Saga (2019, 2023),[3] Great Pretender (2020).[4] He has also scored music for numerous live-action projects, often collaborating with director Shinsuke Sato, which includes the Netflix series Alice in Borderland (2020–present),[5][6] the Kingdom film series (2019–present),[7][8] and other major titles like Bleach (2018) and Golden Kamuy (2024).[9]

Yamada moved to Los Angeles in 2017 to pursue further international work.[10] He graduated from the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "TVアニメ『東京喰種トーキョーグール』公式サイト". marv.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ Eminem’s “Good Guy” Samples Japanese Anime Composer Yutaka Yamada Genius.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018
  3. ↑ "TVアニメ「ヴィンランド・サガ」公式サイト". vinlandsaga.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ "WIT Studio Announces Great Pretender Anime for 2020 (Update 2)". Anime News Network. July 4, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "'Alice in Borderland' Season 2 | First Look Debut". Netflix. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Final Card: 'Alice in Borderland' Season 3 Main Trailer Previews Deadly Games That Await". About Netflix. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  7. ↑ "キングダム2 遥かなる大地へ". eiga.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  8. ↑ "キングダム 運命の炎". eiga.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ "ゴールデンカムイ". eiga.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ Profile of Yutaka Yamada yutakayamada.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018
  11. ↑ 洗足学園音楽大学I 音楽・音響デザインコース　卒業生情報　山田豊（2011年卒業） Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. Retrieved September 5, 2018
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