Keiji Inai

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Keiji Inai
井内 啓二
Birth nameHideo Inai[1]
Born (1976-03-17) March 17, 1976 (age 48)
Hiroshima, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • arranger
  • orchestrator
  • pianist
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active1999–present

Keiji Inai (井内 啓二, Inai Keiji, born March 17, 1976) is a Japanese composer, arranger and orchestrator best known for his work in anime and video games. He is affiliated with the music production company Imagine.

Biography[edit]

Inai was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He studied at the Toho Gakuen School of Music, but dropped out to pursue studio work. In 1999, while he was a college student, he served as assistant musical director to violinist Toshihiro Nakanishi on the Akira Shirai production Falstaff. In 2001 and 2002 he participated as a pianist, manipulator, and arranger on the soundtracks for the Fuji TV dramas Fighting Girl and Hatsu Taiken. After this, he began working as a composer for television programs, commercials, movies, games, radio programs, fashion shows and other areas.[2]

Discography[edit]

Anime works[edit]

Year Title Role(s)
2011 Kyoto Animation Commercial "Star" Composer
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: Operation Golden Spy Composer
(other tracks by Toshiyuki Arakawa and Akifumi Tada)
The Princess and the Pilot Theme song composer
2012 Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple OVA Composer
The Knight in the Area Composer
(other tracks by Yasunori Iwasaki)
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called!: Me and the Space Princess Composer
(other tracks by Toshiyuki Arakawa, Akifumi Tada and Hayato Matsuo)
Btooom! Composer
Hyōka Programming & Score assistant
Mai no Etchuu Manyou Taikenki Composer
2013 A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion Arrangement
(other arrangements by Yasunori Iwasaki and Hayato Matsuo)
Karneval Composer[3]
(other tracks by Shirō Hamaguchi)
Outbreak Company Composer[4]
Tokyo Ravens Orchestrator & Score writer
2015 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Composer[5]
Heavy Object Composer
(other tracks by Maiko Iuchi)
2016 Alderamin on the Sky Composer[6]
2017 The Royal Tutor Composer[7]
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria Composer
2018 Hakyū Hōshin Engi Orchestrator
Magical Girl Site Composer[8]
Armor Shop for Ladies & Gentlemen Composer[9]
2019 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion Composer
Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? Composer[10]
2020 The Misfit of Demon King Academy Composer[11]
2021 I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Composer[12]
Build Divide -#00000 (Code Black)- Composer[13]
(other tracks by Kenta Higashioji)
Star Wars: Visions Composer
(episode: "The Duel")
2023 Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion Composer[14]
2024 Mob kara Hajimaru Tansaku Eiyūtan Composer[15]

Game works[edit]

Year Title Role(s)
2008 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Orchestra arrangement
White Knight Chronicles Orchestra arrangement
2010 Gran Turismo 5 Composer
2011 El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Orchestration & Chorus arrangement
PlayStation Vita Operating System & Built-in Applications Composer
2012 Gravity Rush Programming & Additional arrangement
2013 Gran Turismo 6 Composer
2017 Gravity Rush 2 Programming & Additional arrangement

Movie works[edit]

Year Title Role(s)
2009 The Chef Of South Polar Orchestra arrangement & Piano performance
2013 Why Don't You Play in Hell? Arrangement
(other arrangements by Shūichi Sakamoto)
2020 Burn the Witch Composer[16]

TV works[edit]

Year Title Role(s)
2001 Fighting Girl Arrangement & Piano performance
2002 Hatsu Taiken Arrangement & Piano performance

References[edit]

  1. ^ "【People of Sound】第33回 井内 啓二さん|Rock oN Company" (in Japanese). Rock oN Company. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. ^ "井内 啓二|Artist|IMAGINE" (in Japanese). IMAGINE Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Karneval Anime's 3rd, 4th Promos Streamed". Anime News Network. March 7, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Studio feel. Animates Outbreak Company TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 8, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?' Anime's April Date, More Cast Unveiled". Anime News Network. December 27, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Alderamin on the Sky Anime's 1st Promo Video, Key Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. March 13, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Royal Tutor TV Anime Reveals Staff, Unveils Visuals". Anime News Network. December 16, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Magical Girl Site Anime's 1st Teaser Video Reveals More Cast, More Staff, Theme Song Artist". Anime News Network. February 16, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Otona no Bōguya-san Comedy Manga About Fantasy Armor Shop Gets Short TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "'Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?' Anime's New Video Reveals More Cast, Staff, July Premiere". Anime News Network. March 22, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha TV Anime Unveils More Cast, Staff, April Premiere". Anime News Network. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "'I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level' Anime's Video Reveals Staff, Spring 2021 Debut". Anime News Network. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  13. ^ TVアニメ『ビルディバイド -#000000-』第1弾PV・本ビジュアル、OP・ED情報などを一斉解禁!OPはEGOIST、EDは眩暈SIRENが担当! (in Japanese). Livedoor. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion Anime's 1st Video Unveils Cast, Staff, Ending Song, April Debut". Anime News Network. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  15. ^ "A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  16. ^ "Tite Kubo's 1-Shot 'Burn The Witch' Gets Theatrical Anime This Fall (Updated)". Anime News Network. March 20, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

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