is a Japanese keyboardist, composer and arranger. He was the keyboardist in the Japanese band Spectrum from 1979 to 1981. In 2009, he won the JASRAC International Award for the background music used in the Ashita no Nadja anime television series from Toei Animation.
Biography
Oku was born in Shiga, Japan. He graduated from the music composition program at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He was enrolled in the university's master's program but dropped out. As a grad student he performed in a backup band for Hiromi Go. On August 25, 1979, he debuted as a member of the rock band Spectrum. After Spectrum broke up in 1981, he participated in a number of recording sessions as a studio musician. Soon after, he began working as a composer and arranger for numerous artists and on March 21, 1981, he released his solo debut album Misty Morning.
As of April 2005, he serves as a guest professor at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music for the music and sound design course.
In May 2009, he was awarded the 2008 JASRAC International Award for his music for Ashita no Nadja.
Composer
Film
Television
- Higashi ChÃ
«gaku 3-nen 5-gumi (1984)
- Wing-Man (1984-1985)
- Kinjirareta Mariko (1985-1986)
- Magical Emi, the Magic Star (1985-1986)
- Hana no Arashi (1988)
- Tatakae!! Ramenman (1988)
- Natsu no Arashi (1989, also appeared as a guest star)
- Hana no Chikai (1991)
- SaigÃ
 Satsu (1991, the "Matsumoto SeichÃ
Â-sakka KatsudÃ
 40-ShÃ
Ânen Kinen Dorama Special")
- HÃ
Âkago (1992)
- Chance! (1993, additional music composer and orchestrator. Music composed by Toshinobu Kubota)
- Jaja Uma Narashi (1993, as arranger, music composed by T-Square)
- ' (1994)
- Seimei 40-oku Nen Haruka na Tabi (1994, NHK Special)
- Marmalade Boy (1994-1995)
- HaÃ
 Taikei RyÃ
« Knight (1994, for the last half of the series)
- HÃ
ÂdÃ
 2001 (1997, theme song)
- Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997-1998)
- Amagigoe (1998)
- Hakui no Futari (1998)
- Ojamajo Doremi (1999-2000)
- Kiken na Shamen (2000, Matsumoto SeichÃ
 Tokubetsu Kikaku)
- Ojamajo Doremi # (2000-2001)
- MÃ
Âtto! Ojamajo Doremi (2001-2002)
- Ojamajo Doremi Dokka~n! (2002-2003)
- Ashita no Nadja (2003)
- Peacemaker Kurogane (2003-2004)
- Asutoro KyÃ
«dan (2005)
- Digimon Data Squad (2006-2007)
- Nami no TÃ
 (2006, Matsumoto SeichÃ
 Drama Special)
- Dream Eater Merry (2011)
- A Town Where You Live (2013)
Video
Video games
Discography
The albums for all the works above are not currently listed here.
Contemporary works
- Illumination pour orchestre (1978, created as part of his graduation from Tokyo Geidai, only available at the university)
- Sileno - Sonata per violino e pianoforte (2011, premiered on March 8, 2012, at the 8th JFC Independent)
- Sette canzoni per bambini (2012, premiered on March 28, 2012, at the JFC solo piano concert "To the Children")
- Bridge Across Two Heavens (2015, original opera that premiered on October 11, 2015, to commemorate the opening of the Narita Cultural Art Center)
Original albums
- Misty Morning (1981, Victor)
- The Good Bad Girl (1981, Victor)
- The Good Bad Girl Again (1983, Victor)
- (1986, Pony Canyon, Sound Museum Series 1)
References