Yoko Kanno

Yoko Kanno
Yoko Kanno
菅野よう子
	Kanno at Anime Expo 2010
Born	菅野洋子; 18 March 1963 (age 61); Sendai, Japan
Other names	Gabriela Robin
Occupations	Composer; arranger; music producer;
Years active	1985–present
	Musical career
Genres	Jazz; classical; orchestral; electronic; new age; blues; folk; pop; art rock; ambient; post-rock; heavy metal; bossa nova; jazz fusion; funk; soul music; city pop;
Instrument(s)	Piano; keyboard; accordion;
Labels	Captain Duckling Records

Yoko Kanno (菅野よう子, Kanno Yōko, born 18 March 1963) is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer of soundtracks for anime series, video games, television dramas and movies. She has written scores for Cowboy Bebop, Terror in Resonance, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, Turn A Gundam and Darker than Black. Kanno is a keyboardist and the frontwoman for Seatbelts, who perform many of her compositions.

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