S.E.N.S. (ãÂȋ³ã¹) is a Japanese new-age instrumental group formed in 1988, originally with two members. The name stands for "Sound, Earth, Nature, and Spirit" based on their spiritual policy.
They have produced many musical scores for TV dramas, documentaries, and movies in Japan, also making it into the anime scene with the score for xxxHolic.
Their albums have also been released in European and Asian countries.
In Japan, the album Tomei na Ongaku was awarded second prize for "Instrumental Album of the Year" in the 2001 Japan Gold Disc Award.ãÂÂ
Members
- Akihiko Fukaura: Keyboards and programming
- Yukari Katsuki: Vocal, piano and programming
Works
TV drama
- Gorilla â Keishicho Sousadaihappan (ã´ãªã©ãÂȏ¦è¦ÂåºÂæÂÂæÂ»ç¬¬8ç / 1989)
- Chushingura â TBS 40th anniversary drama (å¿ è£èµ â TBSéÂÂå±Â40å¨年è¨Â念ãÂÂã©ã / 1990)
- Turn Around and That Guy'll Be There (æÂ¯ãÂÂè¿ÂãÂÂã°奴ãÂÂãÂÂã / 1993)
- Asunaro Hakusho (ãÂÂãÂÂãªãÂÂç½æÂ¸ / 1993)
- Deatta Koro No Kimi De Ite (åºé¢ã£ãÂÂé Âã®åÂÂã§ãÂÂ㦠/ 1994)
- Kagayaku Kisetsu No Nakade (è¼ÂãÂÂå£ç¯Âã®ä¸Âã§ / 1995)
- Mrs. Cinderella (ãÂÂãÂȋ¹ã·ã³ãÂÂã‹© / 1997)
- Aoi Tori (éÂÂãÂÂé³¥ Blue Bird / 1997)
- Kamisama, Mo Sukoshi Dake (ç¥Âæ§ÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂå°ÂãÂÂã ã God, Just a Little More / 1998)
- Sotsugyo Ryoko (Ã¥ÂÂæ¥ÂæÂÂ
è¡ / 1999)
- P.S. Genki desu, Shunpei (P.S. Ã¥Â
Âæ°Âã§ãÂÂãÂÂä¿Âå¹³ P.S. I'm Fine, Shunpei / 1999)
- Nisen-nen no Koi (äºÂÃ¥ÂÂå¹´ã®æÂ Love 2000 / 2000)
- Yanagibashi Bojou (æÂ³æ©ÂæÂ
ÂæÂÂ
/ 2000)
- MARIA (ãÂÂãªã¢ / 2001)
- Beautiful Days (ç¾ÂãÂÂãÂÂæÂ¥ãÂÂ
/ 2001)
- Satomi Hakken Den â TBS 50th anniversary project (éÂÂè¦ÂÃ¥Â
«ç¬传/ 2006)
- Yakusya Damashii! (å½¹èÂÂ
éÂÂï¼ / 2006)
- Last Friends (ã©ã¹ãÂÂãÂÂ㋳㺠/ 2008)
- ' (ã¢ã¤ã·ãÂÂã« â 海容 / 2008)
- Tenshi no dairinin (天使ã®代çÂÂ人 / 2010)
- Aishiteru â Kizuna (ã¢ã¤ã·ãÂÂã« â 絠/ 2011)
- Kyogu â ABC 60th anniversary special drama (å¢Âé â ABCÃ¥Â懮Â60å¨年è¨Â念ã¹ãÂÂã·ã£ã«ãÂÂã©ã / 2011)
- Yoake No lullaby (å¤ÂæÂÂãÂÂã®ã©ã©ãÂÂ㤠/ 2012)
- Boku no Natsuyasumi (Ã¥ÂÂã®å¤Âä¼Âã¿ / 2012)
- Ao No Umi â LONG SUMMER - (碧ã®海 â LONG SUMMER â / 2014)
- Sparrow (麻é / 2016 / Chinese drama)
- The Glory of Tang Dynasty (大åÂÂè£è / 2017)
- The Advisors Alliance (大åÂÂå¸Âå¸马æÂ¿ä¹ÂÃ¥ÂÂå¸ÂèÂÂç / 2017)
- Totto-Chan ! (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã¡ãÂÂãÂÂï¼Â/2017)
- Growling Tiger, Roaring Dragon (èÂÂå¯é¾ÂÃ¥ÂÂ/2017)
- (æÂ°ç¬Â岿±Âæ¹Â/2018)
TV documentary
- NHK Special Umi No Silk Road (NHKç¹é 海ã®ã·ã«ã¯ãÂÂã¼ã / 1988)
- NHK Special Chikyu Osen (NHKç¹é å°çÂÂæ±ÂæÂ / 1989)
- NHK Special Ningen Ha Nani Wo Tabetekita Ka (NHKã¹ãÂÂã·ã£ã« 人éÂÂã¯ä½ÂãÂÂé£Âã¹ã¦ãÂÂãÂÂã / 1900)
- MBS 40th anniversary Program â Shin Beagle-Go Tankenki (MBS40å¨年è¨Â念çª絠æÂ°ãÂÂã¼ã°ã«å·æÂ¢æ¤Â訠New Beagle Explorational Journal / 1991)
- TBS Yomigaeru Ougon No Miyako Shikan (TBS èÂÂãÂÂé»ÂéÂÂã®é½ã·ã«ã³ / 1994)
- TBS 40th Anniversary Special Project â Nihonkai Daikikou (TBS40å¨年ç¹åÂ¥ä¼Âç» æÂ¥æÂ¬æµ·å¤§ç´Âè¡ / 1995)
- NHK Special Kokyu â Shihou Ga Kataru Chuka Gosen-nen - (NHKã¹ãÂÂã·ã£ã« æÂÂ
å®® â è³å®ÂãÂÂèªÂãÂÂä¸Âè¯äºÂÃ¥ÂÂå¹´ â / 1996)
- NHK Kokyo No Shihou (NHK æÂÂ
å®®ã®è³宠/ 1997)
- TBS The 21st Century Project Kokyu Daiensei â Chugoku Koutei No Hihou 10,000 km No Tabi (TBS21ä¸Âç´ÂãÂÂãÂÂã¸ã§ã¯ã æÂÂ
宮大é 徠â ä¸Âå½çÂÂå¸Âã®ç§Âå® â 10000ãÂÂãÂÂã®æÂÂ
/ 1999)
- NHK Nippon Kawa Kikou (NHK ã«ã£ã½ãÂÂå·Âç´Âè¡ / 1998)
- NHK Asia Ningen Kaidou (NHK ã¢ã¸ã¢人éÂÂè¡Âé / 2001)
- FujiTV Echika No Kagami â Kokoro Ni Kiku TV - (ãÂÂã¸ãÂÂã‹ÂÂç³» ã¨ãÂÂã«ã®é¡ â ã³ã³ãÂÂã«ãÂÂã¯TV â /2008 â 2009)
- NHK ASIAN PASSION â Asia Wo Kakeru Nihonjin â (NHK ASIAN PASSION â ã¢ã¸ã¢ãÂÂé§ÂãÂÂãÂÂæÂ¥æÂ¬äºº â / 2010 â )
- NHK Umi To Ikiru (NHK æµ·ã¨çÂÂãÂÂã / 2013)
- NHK Gurutto Setouchi No Tabi (NHK ãÂÂãÂÂã£ã¨ç¾¸åÂÂ
ã®æÂÂ
/ 2013)
- Roof of the World (ä¸Âå½CCTV 第ä¸ÂæÂ / 2015)
- The Land of Spirits (ä¸Âå½bilibili ä¼Âç¥Âä¹Âå° / 2022)
TV commercial
- Onward Kashiyama â KUMIKYOKU - (ãªã³ã¯ã¼ãÂÂ樫山 â çµÂæÂ² â / 1993, 1998)
- Sagami â I,KIMONO - (ãÂÂãÂÂç¾ â I,KIMONO â / 1994, 1995)
- KIRIN Seagram â Chivas Regal - (ãÂÂãªã³ã·ã¼ã°ã©ã â ã·ã¼ãÂÂã¹ãªã¼ã‹« â / 1995)
- Ajinomoto â Company Commercial - (å³ã®素ä¼Âæ¥ÂCM / 2000)
- J-PHONE Tokai (J-PHONE æÂ±æµ· / 2001)
- KATAOKA â MON CAFE - (çÂÂ岡ç©ç£ MON CAFE / 2003, 2004)
- Tokyo Gas â company commercial - (æÂ±äº¬ã‹¹ ä¼Âæ¥ÂCM / 2005)
- Take and Give. Needs â House Wedding - (ãÂÂã¤ã¯ã¢ã³ãÂÂã®ã´ãÂȋÂÂã¼ãº ãÂÂã¦ã¹ã¦ã§ãÂÂã£ã³ã° / 2005, 2006)
- Kibun â Osechi - (ç´ÂæÂ ãÂÂãÂÂã¡æÂÂç / 2005, 2006, 2007)
Movie
- A City of Sadness (æÂ²æÂÂ
Ã¥ÂÂ帠/ 1989)
- Ichigensan (ãÂÂã¡ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã / 2000)
- All About My Dog series ( ãÂÂã‹®ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã·ãªã¼ãº / 2005, 2011)
- Shissou (ç¾走 / 2005)
- Mezamashi TV Nyanko The Movie (ãÂÂãÂÂã¾ãÂÂãÂÂã‹ ã«ãÂÂãÂÂã THE MOVIE / 2006)
- Shikyuu No Kioku Koko Ni Anata Ga Iru (Ã¥ÂÂå®®ã®è¨ÂæÂ¶ ãÂÂãÂÂã«ãÂÂãªãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã / 2007)
- Mezamashi TV Nyanko The Movie 2 (ãÂÂãÂÂã¾ãÂÂãÂÂã‹ ã«ãÂÂãÂÂã THE MOVIE 2 / 2007)
- Crossing Over (æÂ¥ä¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂä½ÂæÂ ç» é³³å° ãÂÂãÂÂæÂ / 2007 / Japan and China collaboration movie)
- Mezamashi TV Nyanko The Movie 3 (ãÂÂãÂÂã¾ãÂÂãÂÂã‹ ã«ãÂÂãÂÂã THE MOVIE 3 / 2009)
- Mezamashi TV Nyanko The Movie 4 (ãÂÂãÂÂã¾ãÂÂãÂÂã‹ ã«ãÂÂãÂÂã THE MOVIE 4 / 2010)
- The Warring States (æÂ¥ä¸ÂéÂÂÃ¥ÂÂä½ÂæÂ ç» æÂ¦å½ / 2011 / Japan, China, and Korea collaboration movie)
- Little Ghostly Adventures of the Tofu Boy (è±Âå¯Âå°Âå§ TÃ
Âfu KozÃ
 / 2011)
- Mezamashi TV Nyanko The Movie 5 (ãÂÂãÂÂã¾ãÂÂãÂÂã‹ ã«ãÂÂãÂÂã THE MOVIE 5 / 2012)
- Time Raiders (ä¸Âå½æÂ ç» çÂÂå¢ÂçÂÂ訠ã¿ã¤ã ãÂȋ‹¤ãÂÂã¼ã¹ / 2016 / Chinese Movie)
- Born in 2000 (ä¸Âå½æÂ ç» é¶é¶å / 2019 / Chinese Movie)
TV animation
- The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz (ã¹ãÂÂã¼ã¹ãªãºã®åÂÂéº / 1992)
- KURAU Phantom Memory (2004)
- xxxHolic (ÃÂÃÂÃÂHOLiC / 2006)
- xxxHolic: Kei (ÃÂÃÂÃÂHOLiCâÂÂç¶ / 2008)
- Genji Monogatari Sennenki (æºÂæ°Âç©èªÂÃ¥ÂÂå¹´ç´ Genji / 2009)
- Kimi ni Todoke (Ã¥ÂÂã«å±Âã / 2009)
- Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season (Ã¥ÂÂã«å±Âã 2ND SEASON / 2011)
- Dededen (西æÂ¦éÂÂéÂÂ100å¨年ãÂÂãÂÂã ã¹ãÂȋ¨ã³ã¿ãÂÂã¤ã³ã¡ã³ãÂÂ50å¨年è¨Â念 â ã§ã§ã§ã â / 2015)
- My Love Story!! (俺ç©èªÂ!! / 2015)
- ' Ending Song of Chapter 2ï½Â6 (ãÂÂå®Âå®ÂæÂ¦è¦ã¤ãÂÂãÂÂ2202 æÂÂã®æÂ¦å£«ãÂÂã¡ãÂÂ第äºÂï½ÂÃ¥Â
Âç« ã¨ã³ãÂÂã£ã³ã°主é¡ÂæÂ / 2017ï½Â2018)
- Kimi ni Todoke 3rd Season (Ã¥ÂÂã«å±Âã 3RD SEASON / 2024)
Others
- Stage Drama â Kaijin Bessou â (èÂÂå° â 海ç¥Âå¥è â / 1994)
- â KENZO collection â Music Produce (KENZOã³ã‹¯ã·ã§ã³ / é³楽ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂ¥ã¼ã¹ / 1997)
- â Koibumi / Hiroko Yakushimaru â Produce (è¬師丸ã²ãÂÂå â æÂÂæÂ â / é³楽ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂ¥ã¼ã¹ / 1997)
- Tokyo Dome â Colosseum 2000 â Theme Song (æÂ±äº¬ãÂÂã¼ã â ã³ãÂÂã·ã¢ã 2000 â ãÂÂã¼ãÂÂæÂ² / 2000)
- Beijing Olympics â Opening Theme of Unveiling ceremony of Symbol (Ã¥ÂÂ京ãªãªã³ãÂÂãÂÂã¯ã·ã³ãÂÂã«ãÂÂã¼ã¯é¤å¹Âå¼Âãªã¼ãÂÂãÂÂã³ã°ãÂÂã¼ã / 2003)
- â I'm Remembering Me / Hanayo â Produce (è±丠â I'm Remembering Me â / ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂ¥ã¼ã¹ / 2005)
- â Bokura no Ao Setouchi no Uta / Ayaka Hirahara â Produce (å¹³åÂÂ綾馠â åÂÂãÂÂã®éÂÂ~ 羸åÂÂ
ã®詩 ~ / ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂ¥ã¼ã¹ / 2013)
Discography
Singles
Albums
Other project singles
Other project albums
Awards
- Venezia International Festival of Film Grand Prix (1989)
- The 8th Japan Gold Disc Grand-Prix Album Award (Instrumental) (1994)
- The 15th Japan Gold Disc Grand-Prix Award of the year (Instrumental) (2001)
References
See also
- Kitaro, a Japanese new-age composer
- Himekami, a Japanese new-age music group
External links