Yuki Kajiura facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yuki Kajiura
Kajiura at Anime Expo 2018
Background information
Native name	梶浦 由記
Born	(1965-08-06) August 6, 1965 (age 59)
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Composer arranger music producer
Instruments	Piano keyboard
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Space Craft Produce (1993–2018) FictionJunction Music (2018–present)

Yuki Kajiura (梶浦 由記, Kajiura Yuki, born August 6, 1965) is a famous Japanese composer, arranger, and music producer. She creates music for many popular anime shows. Some of her well-known works include Sword Art Online, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, The Garden of Sinners, Pandora Hearts, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Kajiura is known for her special and unique musical ideas, called motifs and leitmotifs. She often mixes contemporary classical music with electronic music to create her distinctive sound.

About Yuki Kajiura's Life

Yuki Kajiura was born in Tokyo, Japan, on August 6, 1965. She started playing music in 1972, often playing the piano with her father. Her family later moved to West Germany because of her father's job. When she was seven, Kajiura wrote her first song. It was called "Thank you, Good-bye," and she wrote it as a farewell to her grandmother before leaving Japan.

Kajiura moved back to Japan when she was in middle school. After college, she worked as a computer programmer. But by 1992, she decided to focus completely on music.

Her Music Projects and Collaborations

In 2002, Kajiura's group, See-Saw, worked on an anime project called .hack//Sign. During this time, Kajiura met singer Emily Bindiger. She was very impressed by Emily's voice. Kajiura asked Emily to sing more than 10 songs for the series. Kajiura even joked that Emily was "her English teacher" at an event in 2003.

In 2003, Kajiura started a new group called FictionJunction Yuuka with singer Yūka Nanri. They released their first album, Destination, in 2005. They also created the opening and ending songs for the anime Madlax in 2004.

In 2008, Kajiura formed another group called Kalafina. This group included singers Wakana Ootaki, Keiko Kubota, and Hikaru Masai. Kalafina performed the opening theme "Heavenly Blue" for the 2014 anime series Aldnoah.Zero.

In 2009, Kajiura began a project called FictionJunction. Unlike her other groups, this project featured different singers. She worked with artists like Wakana Ootaki, Asuka Kato, and Kaori Oda.

Live Performances and Changes

Yuki Kajiura has attended many concerts and anime events around the world. In 2007, she was a special guest at the 'A Night in Fantasia 2007 – Symphonic Anime Edition' concert. She has also performed at Anime Expo and Anime Boston.

In 2017, there were reports that Kajiura planned to leave her agency, Spacecraft Produce. She confirmed this in February 2018. After 25 years, her contract ended. Now, she is represented by her own agency, FictionJunction Music, which she started herself.

Yuki Kajiura's Music Works

Yuki Kajiura has created music for many different types of projects. Here are some of her main works.

Solo Albums

These are albums released under her own name.

Compilation Albums

These albums collect her music from different projects.

Other Music Contributions

Kajiura has also contributed specific songs or themes to many other projects.

Anime Series She Scored

Here are some of the anime TV series where Yuki Kajiura composed all the music.

Anime Films She Scored

These are anime movies where Yuki Kajiura composed the music.

Video Games She Scored

Yuki Kajiura has also composed music for several video games.

Television Dramas She Scored

She has also worked on music for TV dramas.

Live-Action Films She Scored

Here are some live-action movies where Yuki Kajiura composed the music.

Musicals She Scored

Yuki Kajiura has also composed music for stage musicals.

See also

In Spanish: Yūki Kajiura para niños