Daiki Kasho Explained

Daiki Kasho
Birth Date:	2 November 1976
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Genre:	Film and television scores, video game scores, rock
Occupation:	Composer, arranger, musician
Years Active:	1999–present

,^[1] stylized as daiki kasho, is a Japanese video game composer best known for his contributions to the Gran Turismo series of racing games by Polyphony Digital. He has also previously worked on the F-Zero, Wangan Midnight, and King of Fighters series.

Kasho first joined Sony Computer Entertainment after he got an invitation from a friend, but subsequently left the company prior to the release of . Despite leaving, he continued to collaborate with Polyphony Digital in the sound department. Kasho has worked with Polyphony Digital since 1999.^{[2] [3]}

Works

Year! scope="col"

Title	Role(s)	Ref.
1999	Alundra 2	Sound effects
	Gran Turismo 2	Sound designer
	Omega Boost	Music with Shingo Okumura
2000	Bealpareth	Sound effects
2001		Sound designer, music
	Phase Paradox	Sound designer, music
2002	Gran Turismo Concept	Music
	Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3	Music
	Wangan Midnight (PS2)	"Hit It!"
2003	F-Zero GX	Music with Hidenori Shoji
	Gran Turismo 4 Prologue	Music
		Music
2004	Gran Turismo 4	Music
		Music
2005		Music
2006	Gran Turismo HD Concept	Music
2007	Gran Turismo 5 Prologue	Music
2010	Gran Turismo 5	Music
2013	Gran Turismo 6	Music
2017	Gran Turismo Sport	Sound designer, music
2022	Gran Turismo 7	Sound designer, music

Year! scope="col"

Title	Role(s)	Ref.
2005		Main theme "Regret Another Day"
2006	Le Chevalier D'Eon	Main theme "OVER NIGHT"
2021	Blue Reflection Ray	Opening theme "DiViNE"	^[4]
	World's End Harem	Ending theme "ENDiNG MiRAGE"

Discography

Video games

"5OUL ON D!SPLAY" was originally an untitled song for the Gran Turismo 5 E3 2010 Trailer, but was later given its name through a competition held by Polyphony Digital by online user MajanoX.^{[5] [6]}

Title	Original
	Released	Personnel	Featured In
"Tense Up"	1999	Daiki Kasho – arranger Shingo Okumura – composer, arranger	Omega Boost
"Glowl"	2001	Daiki Kasho – arranger	Gran Turismo Concept
"Mirage"		Daiki Kasho – arranger	Gran Turismo Concept
"Obscure"		Daiki Kasho – arranger	Gran Turismo Concept
"Sky Scraper"		Daiki Kasho – arranger	Gran Turismo Concept
"Strike Breaker"		Daiki Kasho – arranger	Gran Turismo Concept
"Continuation"	2002	Daiki Kasho – arranger	Gran Turismo Concept Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo 7
"TURBO"		Daiki Kasho – arranger	Gran Turismo Concept Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo 7
"Heaven"		Daiki Kasho – arranger	Gran Turismo Concept Gran Turismo 7
"Running in the Dark"		Daiki Kasho – arranger Chiaki – vocals Alan Brey – lyrics, arranger	Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 Gran Turismo Sport
"Hit It"			Wangan Midnight (PS2)
"Please"	2003	Arvin Homa Aya – vocals, lyrics Motoya Shiraishi – producer
'2/K"			Gran Turismo 4 Prologue Gran Turismo 6
"Break Down"	2004	Daiki Kasho – music Chiaki – vocals Alan Brey – lyrics, music Tasuku – arranger	Gran Turismo 4 Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"Good Days Bad Days"		Daiki Kasho – music Alan Brey – vocals, lyrics	Gran Turismo 4 Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"It's All About You"		Daiki Kasho – music Chiaki – vocals Alan Brey – lyrics, music Kansei Miyagi – guitar Rui Watanabe – drums Tasuku – arranger	Gran Turismo 4 Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"My Precious"		Daiki Kasho – music	Gran Turismo 4
"Soul Surfer"		Daiki Kasho – music Chiaki – vocals Alan Brey – lyrics Tasuku – arranger	Gran Turismo 4 Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"What to Believe"		Daiki Kasho – music Chiaki – vocals Alan Brey – lyrics Tasuku – arranger	Gran Turismo 4 Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"Wicked"		Daiki Kasho – music Alan Brey – vocals, lyrics Tasuku – arranger	Gran Turismo 4 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"Find Your Dream"
"Call Me Now"	2005
"Autoload"	2006		Gran Turismo HD Concept
"Edge Of The World"	2007	Daiki Kasho – music, programming, instruments, engineering Jon Underdown – vocals, lyrics	Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo 7
"Flow"		Jon Underdown – vocals, lyrics	Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Gran Turismo 7
"SURV1V3"		Daiki Kasho – music, programming, instruments, engineering Jon Underdown – vocals Ayesha Cole – lyrics	Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"5OUL ON D	SPLAY"	2010	Daiki Kasho – music, programming, instruments, engineering Jon Underdown – vocals, lyrics	Gran Turismo 5 Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"Day To Live"	Daiki Kasho – music, programming, instruments, engineering Jon Underdown – vocals, lyrics		Gran Turismo 5 Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"Shadows Of Our Past"	Jon Underdown – vocals, lyrics		Gran Turismo 5 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"AL1V3"	2013		Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"All my life"		Ray Hikari – vocals	Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"Looking for you"			Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"Place in this world"		Ray Hikari – vocals	Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7
"We are one"			Gran Turismo 6 Gran Turismo 7
"Another Day"	2017		Gran Turismo Sport Gran Turismo 7

Credits in music

Kasho is also credited as a producer in EXiNA's 2022 album SHiENA.

Year	Title	Artist	Album	Credits
2008	"Break Away"	fade	To Find A Better Tomorrow	Musician
2012	"WAKE UP THE WORLD"		Ten	Musician
2022	"CARPET"	EXiNA	SHiENA	Composer and arranger
	"ENDiNG MiRAGE"			Composer and arranger

Credits in television

Year	Title	Artist	Film/anime	Credits
2005	"Regret Another Day"	Dakota Star		Composer
2006	"OVER NIGHT"	Aya	Le Chevalier D'Eon	Composer and arranger

External links

• Interview at RocketBaby

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2001 . RocketBaby's video game and anime music journal: Interview with Daiki Kasho . 2023-12-23 . RocketBaby.
2. Web site: daiki kasho - VGMdb . 2023-12-23 . vgmdb.net . en.
3. Web site: Daiki Kasho . 2023-12-23 . MobyGames . en.
4. Web site: VVCL-1946 SHiENA / EXiNA - VGMdb . 2023-12-24 . vgmdb.net . en.
5. Web site: July 10, 2010 . Get Your Name In Gran Turismo 5's Credits . 2010-08-10.
6. Web site: August 10, 2010 . GT5 E3 Trailer Song Title Announced . 2010-08-10.