
Naoki Sato
Biography
Naoki Sato (佐藤 直紀 Satō Naoki) is a Japanese composer who has provided the music for several popular anime series including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, and Blood-C. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 1993. At the 29th Japan Academy Prize in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (Always Sunset on Third Street). He also composed music for anime films such as Pretty Cure All Stars DX trilogy, Stand By Me Doraemon. In live-action dramas, he provided music and soundtracks for TV dramas Good Luck!! Water Boys, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi and Ryōmaden. He provided the music for the Space Battleship Yamato film, as well as the Rurouni Kenshin and Parasyte live-action film series. For the 38th Japan Academy Prize in 2015, he was nominated in the Best Score category for his work in The Eternal Zero.[6] While he did not win the award, The Eternal Zero won several awards including Best Picture, and Stand By Me Doraemon won for Best Animated Film.
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean | 2005 | Original Music Composer |
| Futari wa Precure Max Heart: The Movie | 2005 | Original Music Composer |
| Always - Sunset on Third Street | 2005 | Original Music Composer |
| Futari wa Precure Max Heart Movie 2: Friend of Yukizora | 2005 | Original Music Composer |
| Futari wa Precure Splash☆Star the Movie: Tic-Tac Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread! | 2006 | Original Music Composer |
| For Those We Love | 2007 | Original Music Composer |
| Sword of the Stranger | 2007 | Original Music Composer |
| Black Belt | 2007 | Original Music Composer |
| Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 | 2007 | Original Music Composer |
| Yes! Precure 5: The Great Miracle Adventure in the Country of Mirrors | 2007 | Original Music Composer |
| Little DJ | 2007 | Original Music Composer |
| The Last Princess | 2008 | Original Music Composer |
| Yes! Precure 5 Go Go! Movie: Happy Birthday in the Land of Sweets | 2008 | Original Music Composer |
| The Triumphant Return of General Rouge | 2009 | Original Music Composer |
| Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together | 2009 | Original Music Composer |
| Oppai Volleyball | 2009 | Original Music Composer |
| Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers | 2009 | Original Music Composer |
| Space Battleship Yamato | 2010 | Original Music Composer |
| Peak: The Rescuers | 2011 | Original Music Composer |
| Girls' Compass | 2011 | Original Music Composer |
| Friends: Naki on Monster Island | 2011 | Original Music Composer |
| Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 | 2012 | Original Music Composer |
| Until the Break of Dawn | 2012 | Original Music Composer |
| The Eternal Zero | 2013 | Original Music Composer |
| Kano | 2014 | Original Music Composer |
| A Bolt from the Blue | 2014 | Original Music Composer |
| Stand by Me Doraemon | 2014 | Original Music Composer |
| Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends | 2014 | Original Music Composer |
| Parasyte: Part 1 | 2014 | Original Music Composer |
| Assassination Classroom | 2015 | Original Music Composer |
| Parasyte: Part 2 | 2015 | Original Music Composer |
| Assassination Classroom: Graduation | 2016 | Original Music Composer |
| The Top Secret: Murder in Mind | 2016 | Original Music Composer |
| Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1 | 2017 | Original Music Composer |
| Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura | 2017 | Original Music Composer |
| Over Drive | 2018 | Original Music Composer |
| Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution | 2018 | Original Music Composer |
| Masquerade Hotel | 2019 | Original Music Composer |
| The Great War of Archimedes | 2019 | Original Music Composer |
| Stand by Me Doraemon 2 | 2020 | Original Music Composer |
| Rurouni Kenshin: The Final | 2021 | Original Music Composer |
| Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning | 2021 | Original Music Composer |
| Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution | 2021 | Original Music Composer |
| Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | 2022 | Original Music Composer |
| THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY | 2023 | Original Music Composer |
| Godzilla Minus One | 2023 | Original Music Composer |
| The Yin Yang Master Zero | 2024 | Original Music Composer |
| Six Lying University Students | 2024 | Original Music Composer |
| Magic Candies | 2025 | Original Music Composer |
| Black Showman | 2025 | Original Music Composer |
| Kyojo Reunion | 2026 | Original Music Composer |
| Kyojo Requiem | 2026 | Original Music Composer |