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.
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Birth name | Hideo Inai[1] |
Born | Hiroshima, Japan | March 17, 1976
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Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1999–present |
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]
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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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] |
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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2001 | Fighting Girl | Arrangement & Piano performance |
2002 | Hatsu Taiken | Arrangement & Piano performance |