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Masamichi Amano (天野正道 Amano Masamichi) is a Japanese music composer. His orchestral works, considered to be some of the most epic, grandiose and romantic of recent times, include the musical scores of Battle Royale, Giant Robo and Stratos 4. The films and TV series featuring his music are genres action, sci-fi and horror. Amano's orchestra of choice is Poland's Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (and its associated choir).

However, he is sometimes criticized for "plagiarizing" his own work, ie. continuously re-using the same themes or parts of themes over and over again.

List of soundtracks composed by him

6 Angels
Battle Royale
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Biohunter
Giant Robo
Gin Rei
Maetel Legend
Melty Lancer
Miyuki
Musa
(orchestra conductor only)
Nightmare Campus
Ninja Resurrection
Odin - Starlight Mutiny
Princess Nine
Ruin Explorers
Shiawase Sou no Okojo-san
Sin: The Movie
Stratos 4 (TV)
Stratos 4 (OAV)
Stratos 4: Advance
Super Atragon
Tenamonya Voyagers
Urotsukidoji
Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend
Urusei Yatsura: Only You

Similar composers

Amano's style can be compared to classical composers such as:

Richard Wagner
Gustav Holst
Sergei Rachmaninoff

Some of his contemporaries include:

Toshihiko Sahashi
Taku Iwasaki
Yoko Kanno
Nobuo Uematsu

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