Hajime Mizoguchi Explained

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Hajime Mizoguchi
Background:	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Native Name:	溝口 肇
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	23 April 1960
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Instrument:	Cello
Genre:	New age
Occupation:	Cellist, composer, arranger, producer
Years Active:	1986–present
Associated Acts:	Yoko Kanno, Keishi Urata.

is a Japanese cellist and composer.

Mizoguchi started playing piano at the age of 3, and the cello at the age of 11.^[1] From 1978–1985 he attended the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music where he majored in violoncello.

In 1986, he released his first album, Half Inch Dessert, being listed as a composer, arranger, and performer. From then on, he has released over 20 albums including motion picture soundtracks.

Career

Mizoguchi is noted for his compositions for animation, namely, the soundtrack to the animated feature film ^[2] and a collaboration with Yoko Kanno on the animated series The Vision of Escaflowne and its subsequent film, Escaflowne.^[3] He also collaborated with Keishi Urata on the animated series Texhnolyze. In 2006, he composed the music for Tokimeki Memorial Only Love (along with Teruyuki Nobuchika) Jyu Oh Sei and the Fuji TV noitamina series . He composed and performed the opening and ending themes for TV Asahi's series See the World by Train, which has been airing since June 1987.^[4] His song 'Bruce', from the 1986 album Oasis Behind the Clear Water, appears in various scenes of the 1987 animated film To-y.^[5]

Anime Soundtrack Contributions

Anime title	Year	Mizoguchi's role(s)	Reference
Wonder Beat Scramble	1986	Composer (other tracks by Ryō Yonemitsu)	^[6]
Please Save My Earth	1994	Composer (other tracks by Yoko Kanno)	^[7]
Dirty Pair Flash: Mission II	1995	Composer (other tracks by Jun'ichi Kanezaki)	^[8]
The Vision of Escaflowne	1996	Composer (other tracks by Yoko Kanno)	^[9]
Eight Clouds Rising	1997	Composer	^[10]
Jin-Roh	1999	Composer	^[11]
Escaflowne	2000	Composer (other tracks by Yoko Kanno)	^[12]
Texhnolyze	2003	Composer (other tracks by Keishi Urata)	^[13]
Jyu-Oh-Sei	2006	Composer	^[14]
Tokimeki Memorial Only Love	2006	Composer (other tracks by Teruyuki Nobuchika)	^[15]

External links

• • Hajime Mizoguchi anime at Media Arts Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-04-26 . Mix: 65. Hajime Mizoguchi – 溝口肇 . 2024-10-30 . FOND/SOUND . en-US.
2. Web site: Production Credits: Jin-Roh. AMG. 10 May 2010.
3. Web site: Hajime Mizoguchi - Credits (text only) - IMDb. IMDb. 3 February 2023.
4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2069693/full/ . ja: 石丸謙二郎、『世界の車窓から』マンネリがいい まもなく放送1万回 . Kenjirō Ishimaru likes routine nature of "See the World by Train" - approaching 10,000th show. 6 April 2016. Oricon Style. Oricon ME Inc.. Japan. Japanese. 6 April 2016.
5. Web site: Eng. Lawrence. To-Y:Soundtrack. Lawmune's Netspace. 27 September 2015.
6. Web site: Wonder Beat S (TV Series 1986–) - IMDb. IMDb. 6 February 2023.
7. Web site: Please Save My Earth (TV Series 1993–1994) - IMDb. IMDb. 6 February 2023.
8. Web site: Dirty Pair Flash (TV Series 1995–) - IMDb. IMDb. 6 February 2023.
9. Web site: The Vision of Escaflowne (TV Series 1996) - "Cast" credits. IMDb. 6 February 2023.
10. Web site: Eight Clouds Rising (TV Mini Series 1997–) - IMDb. IMDb. 6 February 2023.
11. Web site: Company credits - Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) - IMDb. IMDb. 6 February 2023.
12. Web site: Escaflowne: The Movie (2000) - "Cast" credits - IMDb. IMDb. 6 February 2023.
13. Web site: Texhnolyze (TV Series 2003) - "Cast" credits - IMDb. IMDb. 6 February 2023.
14. Web site: Jyu oh sei (TV Series 2006) - "Cast" credits - IMDb. IMDb. 6 February 2023.
15. Web site: Tokimeki Memorial~Only Love~ (tv). Anime News Network. 6 February 2023.