| Makoto Yoshimori | |
| Native Name: | 吉森 信 |
| Birth Date: | 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Instrument: | Piano, keyboard, organ, rhodes piano, accordion, melodica, synthesizer |
| Genre: | Acoustic, orchestral, classical, jazz |
| Occupation: | Composer, arranger, pianist |
| Years Active: | 1986–present |
| Website: | Yoshimori Makoto Official Website |
is a Japanese composer and pianist known for his soundtracks for many animations.
He also works on various artists like Ogawa Mishio, Yumeno Kabu, Umezu Kazutoki, Ohtaka Sizzle, Watanabe Takao and many more.
Yoshimori Makoto was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He started his musical career in 1986 participating as a keyboardist in a variety of concerts around the Kansai region. In 1991 he graduated from the music program at the Osaka Kyoiku University and then moved to Tokyo in 1992, at first, as a member of Modern Choki Chokies. From 1995 through 1998, being a multi-keyboardist, he played the piano, synthesizer, and accordion at various night clubs around Tokyo for bands such as Hikashu. He also played the piano and accordion for various musicals such as Big in 1998. He joined the keyboard harmonica orchestra P-blot in 1996 and was considered "the most avant-garde man" of the group because of his acute and clear playing.[1] Through his various activities in Tokyo he dealt with many genres of music and learned different aspects of composition, arrangement, and music production. In recent years he has mainly worked as a composer of soundtracks for anime, often collaborating with director Takahiro Omori.
Yoshimori Makoto has released his 1st piano solo CD "Uta no Soba ni: A Song is on Your Side." in 2010, 2nd CD "Oto no Aware" in 2013, 3rd CD "Everyday Evening" in 2020 via his own Apollo Black Records (All solo albums are only available on CD format, unavailable on any streaming services). At the same time of releasing 3rd CD, he launched the completely brand-new Official Website and announced his previous site would close soon.
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Uta no Soba ni: A Song is on Your Side. | 2010 | 1st piano solo album. |
| Oto no Aware | 2013 | 2nd piano solo album. |
| Everyday Evening | 2020 | 3rd piano solo album. |
| Title | Year | Role(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koi Kaze | 2004 | Composer (other tracks by Masanori Takumi) | |
| Gakuen Alice | 2004 | Composer | |
| Baccano! | 2007 | Composer | |
| Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 | 2008 | Composer | |
| Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 | 2009 | Composer | |
| Durarara!! | 2010 | Composer | |
| Princess Jellyfish | 2010 | Composer | |
| Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3 | 2011 | Composer | |
| Hotarubi no Mori e | 2011 | Composer | |
| Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4 | 2012 | Composer | |
| Hamatora | 2014 | Composer | |
| Re:_Hamatora | 2014 | Composer | |
| Durarara!! x2 | 2014 | Composer | |
| Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 | 2016 | Composer |
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sai | 2002 | A part of the "Comfortable Life Sound Series" albums. |
| Nanatsu no Tobira | 2012 | Compilation album with music from various animations Yoshimori has worked on. |