Monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or shades of one color. A monochromatic object or image has colors in shades of limited colors or hues. Images using only shades of grey (with or without black and/or white) are called grayscale or black-and-white. However, scientifically speaking, "Monochromatic light" refers to light of a narrow frequency.

Application

For an image, the term monochrome is usually taken to mean the same as black and white or, more likely, grayscale, but may also be used to refer to other combinations containing only tones of a single color, such as green-and-white or green-and-black. It may also refer to sepia displaying tones from light tan to dark brown or cyanotype (“blueprint”) images, and early photographic methods such as daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes, each of which may be used to produce a monochromatic image.

In computing, monochrome has two meanings:

it may mean having only one color which is either on or off,

allowing shades of that color, although this is more correctly known as grayscale.

A monochrome computer display is able to display only a single color, often green, amber, red or white, and often also shades of that color.

In film photography, monochrome is typically the use of black-and-white film. Originally, all photography was done in monochrome until the invention of color film plates in the early 20th century.

In digital photography, monochrome is the capture of only shades of black by the sensor, or by post-processing a color image to present only the perceived brightness by combining the values of multiple channels (usually red, blue, and green). The weighting of individual channels may be selected to achieve a desired artistic effect – if only the red channel is selected by the weighting then the effect will be similar to that of using a red filter on panchromatic film. If the red channel is eliminated and the green and blue combined then the effect will be similar to that of Orthochromatic film or the use of a cyan filter on panchromatic film. The selection of weighting thus allows a wide range of artistic expression in the final monochromatic image.

For production of an anaglyph image the original color stereogram source may first be reduced to monochrome in order to simplify the rendering of the image. This is sometimes required in cases where a color image would render in a confusing manner given the colors and patterns present in the source image and the selection filters used (typically red and its complement cyan).

Theory

In physics, monochromatic refers to electromagnetic radiation of a single frequency. In the physical sense, no source of electromagnetic radiation is purely monochromatic, since that would require a wave of infinite duration as a consequence of the Fourier transform's localization property (cf. spectral coherence). Even very controlled sources such as lasers operate in a range of frequencies (known as the spectral linewidth). In practice, filtered light, diffraction grating separated light and laser light are all routinely referred to as monochromatic. Often light sources can be compared and one be labeled as “more monochromatic” (in a similar usage as ''monodispersity''). And a device which isolates light sources of a narrow bandwidth are called monochromators, even though the bandwidth is often explicitly specified, and thus a collection of frequencies is understood.

See also

Duotone – the use of two ink colors in printing

Halftone – the use of black and white in a pattern that is perceived as shades of grey (may be extended also to color images)

Polychrome – of multiple colors, the opposite of monochrome

Monochromacy (color blindness)

Selective color – use of monochrome and color selectively within an image

Monochrome painting – monochromes in art

References

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Name	Dominique A
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Dominique Ané
Origin	Provins, France
Born	October 06, 1968 Provins, France
Genre	Indie rockAcoustic rock
Years active	1992–
Instrument	Guitar Vocals
First album	La Fossette
Latest album	L'Horizon
Label	Olympic Disk / Wagram
Website	Official website }}

Dominique Ané (born 6 October 1968), better known as "Dominique A," is a French songwriter and singer.

Early life

Born on the 6 October 1968 in Provins, France, Dominique Ané is the only child of a teacher and a homemaker. He was passionate about literature and music from a young age. He was interested in the punk music of the time, but at the age of 14, at the beginning of the 1980s, he started to appreciate the dark romanticism of the New Wave movement. After his baccalaureate, he studied humanities for a year, and, at the same time, did a range of odd jobs, including his spell as a utility man for an FM radio station in Nantes, where his family lived. At around the age of 16, he started up a band, ''John Merrick'', named after the hero of the film The Elephant Man, a cult film from David Lynch.

The foursome recorded around 45 somber, tormented songs and gave a number of concerts in the area around Nantes. Later, with the singer Katerine, he recorded a number of songs, in a different, more upbeat and livelier style.

Beginning of a career

He began, at the start of the 1990s, to record more songs, which were both minimalist and rock in style. He wanted to break with the traditional chanson, which he considered to be more literary than musical. His first CD, released by the Nantes label, Lithium, met with critical acclaim, appreciated by the eminent alternative magazine, Les Inrockuptibles, and by Bernard Lenoir, the 'John Peel' of France. Furthermore, his song, ''Le Courage des oiseaux'', (the Courage of the Birds), was an underground hit.

From 1992 onwards, he started to produce more and more live shows, either with a backing band, or solo. His commercial success grew in 1995, with ''Le twenty-two bar'', a single off the album, ''La Mémoire Neuve'', but this success left a bitter taste in Dominique's mouth, as he considered the song to be particularly badly written.

In 2000, he composed the score for Antoine Desrosières' black comedy film Banqueroute.

''Le Détour'' and beyond (2002–)

Dominique's discovery of Alain Bashung's dark 2002 album, ''L'Imprudence'' shocked him to the point that it put his music into question and he decided to explore differents ways of working. He decided to compile what he considered to be the first part of a musical time capsule, a longbox entitled ''Le Détour''. He asked his fans to write about their relationship with his music, and some of their letters were published in the booklet accompanying Le Détour.

For his subsequent album, he wanted to experiment and consequently, for the first time, he gave control over the album to a third party, the team who produced L'Imprudence. The end result would be ''Tout sera comme avant'' (Everything will be like it was before), which was released in 2004. Unfortunately, many fans had difficulty trying to buy it. At the same time, Dominique did a lot of live shows, with diverse arrangements: with a big band, with minimalistic backing, or all alone (where he would experiment with oversampling).

In March 2006, ''L'Horizon'' came out, a new work that he produced alongside Dominique Brusson, with whom he had made the early album, ''Remué''. It was the first time that Dominique A returned to work with a producer. He was backed by his old collaborators, Sacha Toorop and Olivier Mellano, as well as the musicians with whom he produced Tout sera comme avant. Dominique A had recently quit his record label, Labels, due to his desire for more creative freedom; consequently, it is no surprise that he describes ''L'Horizon'' as his most experimental work to date.

Collaboration and influence

Dominique A collaborates regularly with other artists and on other projects. He has been one of the shaping forces of Françoiz Breut's career, writing many of her songs since her début in 1997. He has also composed several songs for Jeanne Balibar's second album, ''Slalom Dale'' and wrote ''Où est la ville ?'' for Jane Birkin's 2006 album, Fictions. He has also sang the song ''Veruca Salt et Frank Black'' in trio with Keren Ann and Vincent Delerm on the latter's second album, Kensington Square.

Dominique A has inspired and influenced many artists. He has influenced many instrumentalist artists, such as Yann Tiersen and the Norwegian electro band, Oslo Telescopic, who named one of their albums ''The Dominique O Project.'' Lyrically, his movement away from the constraints of chanson moved many others- including Miossec, Holden and Arman Méliès – by showing them that it was possible to make music that reflected their tastes and feelings using French.

Discography

Studio Albums

Le disque sourd (1991)

La Fossette (1992, Lithium)

Si Je Connais Harry (1993, Lithium)

La Mémoire Neuve (1995, Lithium)

Remué (1999, Lithium)

Auguri (2001, Labels)

Tout Sera Comme Avant (2004, Labels)

L'Horizon (2006, Olympic Disk)

Sur nos forces motrices (2007, Olympic Disk)

La Musique (2009)

Box Set

Le Détour (2002, 3CDs, Labels)

Notes and references

External links

Official site (in French)

Discography (in French)

Biography from Radio France Internationale (in English)

The Unofficial site : news, interview... (in French)

A page about Dominique A from Lithium & Labels, his former labels (in French)

Olympic Disk, his current label (in French)

Review on 'La Musique' (2009)

L'horizon, crítica en la Revista Lenguas de Fuego (en Español)

Concert photos by Laurent Orseau (Black Session)

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Name	Yann Tiersen
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Yann Pierre Tiersen
Born	June 23, 1970
Origin	Brest, Brittany, France
Instrument	Piano, Violin, Accordion, Guitar, Toy piano, Voice and various others.
Genre	Minimalist, Avant-Garde,
Occupation	Musician, Songwriter
Years active	1995–present
Label	VirginANTI-Mute Records
Website	Official website }}

Yann Tiersen (born 23 June 1970) is a musician from France. His musical career is split between studio albums, collaborations and film soundtracks with a distinctive sound that is ever evolving. It can be recognized by its use of a large variety of instruments; primarily the guitar, synthesizer or violin together with instruments like the melodica, xylophone, toy piano, harpsichord, accordion and typewriter. Tiersen is often mistaken as a composer of soundtracks, himself saying "I'm not a composer and I really don't have a classical background," but his real focus is on touring and studio albums which just happen to often be suitable for film; his most famous soundtrack for the film Amélie was primarily made up of tracks taken from his first studio albums.

Biography

Tiersen was born in Brittany, France, in 1970 and received classical training at several musical academies, including those in Rennes, Nantes, and Boulogne. In the early 1980s as a teenager he was influenced by the post-punk culture of bands like The Stooges and Joy Division. He has Belgian and Norwegian origins.

Before releasing scores under his own name, Tiersen recorded background music for a number of plays and short films, such as ''La Vie Rêvée des Anges'' (1998, Erick Zonca), ''Alice et Martin'' (1998, André Téchiné), ''Qui Plume la Lune?'' (Christine Carrière, 1999).

He rose to domestic fame upon the release of his third album, ''Le Phare'', but remained relatively unknown outside France until the release of his score for the film ''Amélie'' in 2001, which was a mixture of both new and previously released material.

Tiersen favors the piano, accordion, and violin, but is also known for his experimentation and use of obscure and found instruments like the ondes martenot and the typewriter.

Yann Tiersen's list of collaborators continues to grow album after album (see discography below for details). While composing his fifth album, ''L'absente'', Tiersen lent his musical talent to Françoiz Breut and Les Têtes Raides for their own albums. His 2005 album, ''Les Retrouvailles'', featured vocals from Stuart Staples of Tindersticks, Jane Birkin, and Elizabeth Fraser, formerly of Cocteau Twins. Tiersen also played piano on Staples' solo album, ''Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04''. In 2004 he also released a collaborative CD with American singer-songwriter Shannon Wright.

His live performances vary greatly. Sometimes he is accompanied by an orchestra and many guest collaborators, like Dominique A. Other times, he offers the more frequent minimalistic sessions, usually accompanied only by a drummer/bassist and a guitarist, with Tiersen switching seamlessly between piano, accordion, and violin for his lighter songs, and electric guitar for his louder pieces (where his Avant-Garde Music meet some rock sonorities). Lately, however, he has almost banished piano, accordion and violin and focused more on his electric guitar instead, as visible in his 2009-2010 Live Tours.

Yann Tiersen was married to Belgian actress Natacha Régnier, but they have since been divorced. They have a daughter, Lise born in 2002.

''Dust Lane'' 2010

October 2010 saw the release of Tiersen’s sixth studio album titled ''Dust Lane''. The album was two years in the making and was largely recorded in Ushant, France. Further parts were recorded in the Philippines. The album is preoccupied with mortality; during the recording sessions Tiersen lost his mother and a close friend. The recordings started out as simple song based tracks with Tiersen playing acoustic guitar, mandolin and bouzouki. New layers were added to the recordings creating a more complex sound. Then an array of vintage synthesisers and electric guitars were added to create further textures. The album was released by Mute Records in Europe and Anti- Records in the US. The record was promoted in a tour beginning in October 2010, starting in New York. Tiersen has been chosen by Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that he will curate in December 2011 in Minehead, England.

Discography

Studio albums

''La Valse des Monstres'' (1995)

''Rue des Cascades'' (1996)

*featured performer: Claire Pichet.

''Le Phare'' (1998)

*featured performers: Claire Pichet, Dominique A.

''L'Absente'' (2001)

*featured performers: orchestral group Synaxis, Lisa Germano, Sacha Toorop, Dominique A, Neil Hannon, Natacha Régnier, Têtes Raides

''Les Retrouvailles'' (2005)

*featured performers: Stuart Staples of Tindersticks, Jane Birkin, Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins, Christophe Miossec, Dominique A.

''Dust Lane'' (2010)

''Skyline (album)'' (TBA)

Soundtracks

''Amélie Original Soundtrack'' (2001)

''Good Bye Lenin! Original Soundtrack'' (2003)

*featured performer: Claire Pichet.

''Tabarly'' (2008)

Live albums

''Black Session: Yann Tiersen'' (1999)

*Black Session radio performance

*featured performers: Neil Hannon (of The Divine Comedy), Bertrand Cantat (of Noir Désir), Françoiz Breut, The Married Monk, Têtes Raides and a string quartet.

''C’était ici'' (2002)

*live compilation album

*featured performers: 35-member orchestral group Synaxis, conducted by Guillaume Bourgogne. Claire Pichet, Christine Ott, Christian Quermalet, Marc Sens, Nicholas Stevens, Jean-François Assy, Renaud Lhoest, Oliver Tilkin, Ronan le bars, Têtes Raides, Dominique A, Lisa Germano.

''On Tour'' (2006)

*featured performers: Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins , Diam's , Katel, DD la Fleur

Singles and EPs

''Tout est Calme'' (1999)

*collaboration with The Married Monk

*other featured performers: the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Lisa Germano, Neil Hannon (of The Divine Comedy), Dominique A, Françoiz Breut, Têtes Raides, Sacha Toorop (of Zop Hopop), the actress Natacha Regnier, Christian Quermalet (of The Married Monk), Marc Sens (a Serge Tessot-Gay collaborator), Christine Ott and a string quartet.

''3 titres inédits au profit de la FIDH'' (part of the ''On Aime, On Aide'' collection, composed to raise funds for the FIDH, sold exclusively at Fnac) (2003)

''PALESTINE'' (vinyl EP) (2010)

Collaborations

''Bästard'' (EP) (1999)

*collaboration with Bästard

''Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright'' (2004)

*collaboration with Shannon Wright.

''This Immortal Coil'' (2010)

Contributions

''One Trip, One Noise'' (by Noir Désir) (1997)

*"A ton étoile" (arrangements, strings, vibraphone, bell, mandolin, electric guitar and bass)

''Vingt à Trente Mille Jours'' (by Françoiz Breut) (2000)

*"Porsmouth" (vibraphone), "Vingt à trente mille jours" (vibraphone), "L'heure bleue" (violin), "Le verre pilé" (vibraphone); arrangements

''Gratte-poil'' (by Têtes Raides) (2001)

*"Cabaret des nues" (violin)

''The Married Monk'' (by The Married Monk) (2001)

*"Roma Amor" (strings, vibraphone), "Holidays" (strings) and "Cyro's Request" (vibraphone)

''Les oiseaux de passage (tribute to Georges Brassens)

*cover of "Le parapluie" with Natacha Régnier

''Absent Friends'' (by The Divine Comedy) (2004)

*"Sticks & Stones" (accordion); "Anthem for Bored Youth" (accordion), a track appearing only on the French limited edition

''The Endless Rise of the Sun'' (by Smooth) (2006)

*"The Endless Rise of the Sun" (keyboards)

''Raides à la ville'' (by Katel) (2006)

*"La Vielle" (violin)

''13m²'' (by David Delabrosse) (2006)

*production and arrangements

''Solitude Nomade'' (by Christine Ott) (2009)

*"Pensées sauvages" (violin)

''Finistérien'' (by Miossec) (2009)

*music and arrangements

''Li(f)e'' (by Sage Francis) (2010)

*production and arrangements on "The Best Of Times"

DVDs

''La Traversée'' (2005) (by Aurélie du Boys, about the recording and composition of ''Les Retrouvailles'' in Ouessant)

''On Tour'' (2006) (by Aurélie du Boys, about the tour)

References

External links

Yann Tiersen's official homepage

Yann Tiersen Sheet Music Archive compiled by Vladimir Yatsina

Concert photos by Laurent Orseau (Black Session)

Concert photos by Laurent Orseau (La Route du Rock 1998)

Music Video for La Noyée from the ''Amelie'' soundtrack

Music Video for Comptine d'un autre été: l'après midi from the ''Amelie'' soundtrack

Article on Yann Tiersen at Everything2.com

Article on Yann Tiersen and piano at Scribd

Yann Tiersen in Lebanon Event Review

Red Alert - Live Review

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name	Yoko Kanno
sex	female
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
born	March 19, 1964Miyagi, Japan
instrument	Keyboard, piano, accordion
genre	Jazz, classical, orchestral, electronic, new age, blues, folk rock, electronic rock, pop, art rock
occupation	Composer, musician, conductor, Producer
years active	1986–present
label	Victor Entertainment (flying DOG)
associated acts	Maaya Sakamoto, Nakajima Megumi, May'n TETSU100%, The Seatbelts, Samply Red, ORIGA
notable instruments	}}

is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements. She has written scores for famous animated works, including ''Macross Plus'', ''Turn A Gundam'', ''Cowboy Bebop'', ''The Vision of Escaflowne'', ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'', ''Wolf's Rain'', and is the most trusted composer by veteran and new-wave directors such as Yoshiyuki Tomino, Shinichiro Watanabe and Shoji Kawamori. Kanno has also composed music for pop artists, the most notable being Maaya Sakamoto and Kyōko Koizumi. She is also a skilled keyboardist, and is the frontwoman for The Seatbelts, who perform many of Kanno's compositions on the various original soundtracks for which she is responsible.

Biography

Professional life

Some of Yoko Kanno's most famous soundtrack themes include "Kiseki no Umi" (''Lodoss War''), "Voices" (''Macross Plus''), "Tank!" (''Cowboy Bebop''), "Yakusoku wa Iranai" (''Escaflowne''), "Gravity" (''Wolf's Rain''), "Inner Universe" (''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'') and ''Stand Alone Complex O.S.T''. In regards to making the ''Stand Alone Complex'' soundtrack she said:

Having composed in various genres, including blues, classical, jazz, techno, and J-pop, she was once asked if she favored a particular genre:

Since she works in the animation industry, she only receives instructions and storyboards from directors which helps her with composing. However, it is uncertain if all of her works are to be included in the finished project. She once said that this is a way she likes to work, for she does not have to deal with rules during composing. In reference to this, she once stated:

She was the lead member of the project band called The Seatbelts, which regrouped in the year of 2004 to compose the soundtrack of the PlayStation 2 ''Cowboy Bebop'' video game, released in Japan in 2005.

She has composed for many Koei games released during the late 1980s to early 1990s and for Napple Tale, a Dreamcast game. Due to her close involvement in the ''Cowboy Bebop'' anime, the game released by Bandai also features her work.

Apart from anime and games, Kanno also composes for live-action films and television commercials. Some popular brands she has composed for are Canon, DoCoMo, Fuji Xerox, Seven-Eleven, Microsoft, Nissan, Toyota, Shiseido, Avon, and Master Card to name a few. Grand Funk Inc. is her recording studio of choice in producing for these two media. Contributions to films started in the 90s but only since 2002 has there been a trend towards the medium. Most of the latter were shown in international film festivals.

She has attended Otakon and Anime Expo in 1999, as well as Anime Expo New York in 2002.

Personal life

She was married to fellow composer Hajime Mizoguchi, with whom she collaborated on the soundtracks for ''Please Save My Earth'' and ''The Vision of Escaflowne''. They divorced in 2007. In addition to Japanese, she speaks very little English and some French, but claims that her English is "poor" and she needs translation help to converse in French. In regards to spirituality and religion, she said:

Gabriela Robin is a pseudonym that Kanno occasionally uses when she performs vocals. For a long time, the fact that Robin and Kanno were the same person was an unproven rumor. But, on July 7, 2009, Yoko Kanno performed as Gabriela Robin on her stage, proving the rumor to be true.

Besides music, Kanno also enjoys photography and writing. She has written a number of journals for Newtype magazine of which photos for illustrations are done by Kanno herself as well, and a selection of photos taken by Kanno of her protogé and former production partner Maaya Sakamoto were featured in the special event program for Sakamoto's 2010 thirtieth birthday concert at Nippon Budokan.

In 2011, Kanno expressed her support and wishes to the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, composing a song titled "Kimi de Ite, Buji de Ite".

Discography

Solo studio albums

{|class="wikitable" ! Date !! Title !! Notes |- | January 1, 1998 | ''Song to fly'' | Track 8 performed and all songs composed, conducted by Yoko Kanno. (Tracks 1–7,9–11 performed by Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Chorus, Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch, Franco Sansalone, Krzysztof Ciupinsky, Steve Conte, Jadwiga Rappé & Gabriela Robin.) |- | May 22, 2002 | ''23-Ji no Ongaku'' | All songs composed, conducted by Yoko Kanno, ft. Maaya Sakamoto, released by JvC Victor. Translates as "Music of the 23rd Hour". |- | May 2, 2008 | ''CM Yoko'' | Compilation album of music for commercials done by Yoko Kanno over the years. All songs composed by Yoko Kanno |- | April 22, 2009 | ''CM Yoko 2'' | Compilation album of music for commercials done by Yoko Kanno over the years. All songs composed and/or arranged by Yoko Kanno |- | May 27, 2009 | ''Space Bio Charge'' | Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts's album |- | June 8, 2011 | ''Yoko Kanno produce Cyber Bicci'' | Credit: ILA. Compilation album of previous works with Ilaria Graziano, along with new materials. |- |}

Anime works

{|class="wikitable" ! Anime Title !! Year !! Kanno's Role(s) |- | ''Porco Rosso'' || 1992 || Arranger for ending theme:"Once in a While, Talk of the Old Days" |- | ''Please Save My Earth'' || 1994 || Composer(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi) |- | ''Macross Plus'' || 1994 || Composer |- | ''Memories: Magnetic Rose'' || 1996 || Composer |- | ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' || 1996 || Composer(other tracks by Hajime Mizoguchi) |- | ''X Clamp Characters File'' Vol. 1–4 || 1996 || Composer(one track for each album) |- | ''Clamp School Detectives'' || 1997 || Second ending theme |- | ''Noiseman Sound Insect'' || 1997 || Composer |- |- | ''Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight'' || 1998 || Composer for Opening theme |- | ''Macross Dynamite 7'' || 1998 || Composer for "Angel Voice" |- | ''Cowboy Bebop'' || 1998 || Composer |- | ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' || 1998 || Composer for TV opening theme |- | ''Brain Powerd'' || 1998 || Composer |- | ''Gasaraki'' || 1998 || Composer for opening and closing TV themes |- | ''Turn A Gundam'' || 1999 || Composer |- | ''Dai-Guard'' || 1999 || Composer for Ending theme;"Rocking Horse Stars" |- | ''Jin-Roh'' || 1999 || Pianist |- | ''Escaflowne: The Movie'' || 2000 || Composer(other tracks by Inon Zur & Hajime Mizoguchi) |- | ''Earth Maiden Arjuna'' || 2001 || Composer |- | ''Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door'' || 2001 || ComposerPianist for The Seatbelts |- | ''RahXephon'' || 2002 || Composer for Opening theme for TV & OVA |- | ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' || 2002 || Composer |- | ''Wolf's Rain'' || 2003 || Composer for TV & OVA |- | ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG'' || 2004 || Composer |- | ''Genesis of Aquarion'' || 2005 || Composer(other tracks by/in collaboration with Hogari Hisaaki) |- | ''Oban Star-Racers'' || 2006 || Composer for Opening and Ending theme songs |- | ''Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society'' || 2006 || Composer |- | ''Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha'' || 2007 || Composer |- | ''Genius Party'' || 2007 || Composer for "Baby Blue" |- | ''Genesis of Aquarion'' || 2007 || Composer |- | ''Macross Frontier'' || 2008–2010 || Composer |- | ''Ring of Gundam'' || 2009 || Composer |- | ''Aquarion Evol'' || 2011 || Theme song composer |}

Video games

! Game Title	! First Released	! First System(s)	! Kanno's Role(s)
			Composer
		NEC PC-8801	Composer
		[[NEC PC-8801	Composer
		[[NEC PC-8801	Composer
''Ishin No Arashi''			Composer
''[[Uncharted Waters''		NEC PC-8801	Composer
			Composer
			Composer
			Composer
			Composer
''[[Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream''		Dreamcast	Composer
		PlayStation	Composer
		PlayStation 2	Composer
			Composer
''Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second''			Composer
''Continent of the Ninth''			Theme song Composer

Movie works

Film Title !! Year !! Kanno's Role(s)
''Yamato Takeru''		1994	Composer
''Asalto''		1996
''Boku wa benkyo ga dekinai'' (''I Can't Study'')		1996
''Natsu jikan no otonatachi''		1997
''Tokyo. Sora''		2002
''Mizu no onna''		2002
''03 +''		2003
''Shimotsuma monogatari'' (''Kamikaze Girls'')		2004
''Ashurajo No Hitomi'' (''Blood Gets in Your Eyes'')		2005
''Su-ki-da''		2005
''Honey and Clover''		2006
''Elegant World'' (''The Show Must Go On'')		2007
''Say Hello!''		2007
''Surely Someday''		2010

TV work

TV Show !! Year !! Kanno's Role(s)
''Yo ni mo Kimyou na Monogatari – Mama Shinhatsubai''		2001	Composer
''Mayonaka Betsu no Kao'' (''The Other Side of Midnight'')		2002
''X'smap~Tora to Raion to Gojin no Otoko~''		2004
''Chichi ni Kanaderu Merodi''		2006
''Camouflage''		2008
''Kaze ni Mai Agaru Vinyl Sheet''		2009

Works for associated acts

{|class="wikitable" |- ! Band !! Album !! Year !! Kanno's Role(s) |- | Tetsu 100% || ''Tokyo Taco Blues'' || 1986 || Composer for one track |- | || ''Tetsu 100%'' || 1987 || Composer for four tracks |- | || ''Ato3cm'' || 1987 || Composer for five tracks |- | || ''Jack in the Box'' || 1988 || Composer for three tracks |- | || ''Manatsu no Santa Claus'' || 1988 || Composer for one track |- | || ''Sunao'' || 1989 || Composition credited to band |- ! || || || |- | Samply Red || ''Perfect Rouge'' || 1996 || Composition credited to band |- | || ''Ah-ra ii Kimochi'' || 1996 || Composition credited to band |- | || (with Riyu Konaka) ''Kiseki to Taitsuku'' || 1996 || Composition credited to band |- | || ''Happy Go Lucky OST'' || 1997 || Composer for 8 tracks |- | || ''Kemeko no Uta'' (''Happy Go Lucky'') || 1997 || Arrangement credited to band |- | || ''It's for my Ego'' || 1997 || Composition credited to band |- | ||''Perfect Rouge I'', ''II'', ''III'' || 2002 || Composition credited to band |- |}

Works for pop albums

(In Order of Starting Year of Affiliation) ''Song Bird'' ''Melanger'' ''Keiko Nakajima'' ''Renai'' ''Kobitori ni Naritai'' ''Fuyu no Miwa'' ''Hashire Hashire'' ''Lost Melodies'' ''Straw Color'' ''Tsuki no Mayu'' ''Hajimari no Boukenshya-tachi''''~Hikari no Chizu~'' ''Love of my Life'' ''Thank You'' ''IMAI.MIKI from 1986'' ''Blooming Ivory'' ''Atarashii Kutsu'' ''Caramel Pop'' ''Otokonoko, Onnannoko'' ''For my Life''(Single) ''Grapefruit (album) ''Dive (Maaya Sakamoto album) ''Single Collection+ Hotchpotch'' ''Lucy (Maaya Sakamoto album) ''Easy Listening (album) ''Single Collection+ Nikopachi'' ''Shōnen Alice'' ''Kazeyomi'' ''You Can't Catch Me (Maaya Sakamoto album) ''Sora No Mori'' ''Sora No Miwa'' ''Hiru No Tsuki'' ''RGB'' ''Kyuu Dan'' ''Eternal Memories'' ''Komichi no Hana'' ''C.C.L Crystal Lover Light'' ''Nagashime Play'' ''Say What You Will'' ''super.modern.artistic.performance'' ''Yuki No Waltz'' ''Lost in Time'' ''Cassini'' ''The Songwreath'' ''The World'' ''May'n☆Street'' ''Juuku Iro''

Artist !! Album !! Year !! Kanno's Role(s)
Chiyono Yoshino	''Montage''	1988
	|	1989	Composer for three tracks,arranger for two tracks
	|	1990	Composer for one track,performer on two tracks
	|
Keiko Nakajima	|	1990	Composer for all tracks
	|
Kyoko Endo	|	1990	Arranger for seven tracks
	|	1993	Arranger for all tracks
	|	1993	Arranger for all tracks
	|	1999	Arranger for two tracks
	|
Aki Okui	|	1994	Arranger for two tracks
	|	1997	Arranger for one track
	|	2000	Composer for all tracks
	|
Hitomi Mieno	|	1995	Composer for two tracks
	|
Miki Imai	|	1995	Arranger for four tracks
	|	1996	Arranger for four tracks
	|	1998	Arranger for one track
	|	2000	Arranger for one track
	|
Yuri Shiratori	|	1995	Composer for two tracks,Lyricist for one track
	|	1995	Composer and lyricist for two tracks
	|
Kyoko Koizumi	|	1996	Composer for eight tracks,arranger for all tracks except 9 by Samply Red
	|	1999	Composer for two tracks
	|
Maaya Sakamoto	Grapefruit'' ||	1997	Composer for all tracks
	DIVE'' ||	1998	Composer for all tracks
	|	1999	Composer for all tracks
	Lucy'' ||	2001	Composer for all tracks
	Easy Listening'' ||	2001	Composer for all tracks
	|	2003	Composer for all tracks
	|	2003	Composer for all tracks
	|	2009	Composer for two tracks
	You Can't Catch Me'' ||	2011	Composer for one track
	|
Akino Arai	|	1997	Composer for five tracks
	|	1997	Composer for two tracks
	|	1998	Arranger for two tracks
	|	2002	Composer for one track
	|
Yasui Inoue	|	1998	Composer for one track
	|
Crystal Kay	|	1999	Composer for two tracks
	|	1999	Composer for one track
	|	2000	Composer for one track,Arranger for one track
	|
Kei Kobayashi	|	2003	Composer for all tracks
	|
SMAP	|	2005	Composer for two tracks
	|	2008	Composer for one track
	|
Yukawa Shione	|	2007	Composer for one track
	|
AKINO from bless4	|	2007	Composer for all tracks
	|
Hajime Chitose	|	2008	Composer for one track
	|
Origa	|	2008	Composer for one track
	|
YOSHIKA	|	2008	Composer for one track
	|
May'n	|	2009	Composer for two tracks
Natsumi Kiyoura	|	2010	Composer for one track

Commercial music

This is a list of companies that have commissioned Kanno for commercial music. {| |- |

AEON

AGF Maxim

Ajinomoto

Asahi Glass Co.

Avon

Cafe Noevir

Citizen Watch Co.

Canon

Cosmo Oil

Daikin

Daio Paper

Daiwa House

FamilyMart

Fancl

Fuji Xerox

Fujitsu

Glico

Gravity

Half Century More

Haus Ten Bausch

Hisamitsu

Hitachi

House

IBM

Japan Medical Association

Japan Railways

Japan Telecom

J-Phone

Kanebo

KDDI

Kirin Beverage

Kincho

Kubota

MasterCard International

Meiji

|

Microsoft

Mister Donut

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Mitsui Home

Morinaga

Nagatanien

National Ionity Nanocare

Nikon

Nintendo

Nissan

NTT DoCoMo

Ono Pharmaceutical

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.

Pioneer

Platinum Guild International

Pola

Seiko Epson

Sekisui House

Seven Eleven

Sharp

Shimura

Shiseido

Sony

Suntory

Taiyo Life Insurance

Takano Yori Beauty Clinic

Tepco

Tirol Choco

Tokyo Gas

Tokyo Metro

Tombow Pencil

Toyota

Try Group

UFJ Bank

Vodafone

Yukiguni Maitake

| |}

Hired vocalists

{| |- |

Aceilux

Afra

Aki Okui

AKINO

Akino Arai

Anna Tsuchiya

Artur Stefanowicz

Carla Vallet

Chinatsu Yamamoto

Chiyono Yoshino

Chris Mosdell

Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria

Crystal Kay

Donna Burke

Emily Bindiger

Emily Curtis

Feather and Down

Franco Sansalone

Gabriela Robin

Hajime Chitose

Hassan Bohmide

Heartsdales

Hitomi Mieno

Ilaria Graziano

Jadwiga Rappe'

James Wendt

Joyce (singer)

Kaoru Nishino

Kei Kobayashi

Kyoko Endo

Kyoko Katsunuma (singer)

Kyoko Koizumi

|

Makino Yui

Mari Iijima

May'n

Maaya Sakamoto

Mai Yamane

Masaaki Endoh

Masayoshi Furukawa

Megumi Nakajima

Mem Nahadr

Miki Imai

Mou Sukoshi

Maryanne Murray

Origa

Pierre Bensusan

Raiché Coutev Sisters

Raj Ramayya

Reynada Hill

Scott Matthew

Seika Iwashita

Shanti Snyder

Soichiro Otsuka

Steve Conte

Sydney Thiam

Tim Jensen

Tokiko Kato

Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch

Wuyontana

YOSHIKA

Yuho Iwasato

|}

References

External links

Yoko Kanno Japanese site

Voices: An EX.org Exclusive Interview with Yoko Kanno

Yoko Kanno at the Internet Movie Database

Nippop Profile |Yoko Kanno

Jmusic.fr.tc biography and discography

Yoko Kanno Project

Category:1964 births Category:Anime composers Category:Video game composers Category:Female film score composers Category:Japanese film score composers Category:Women composers Category:Japanese composers Category:Living people Category:People from Miyagi Prefecture Category:Japanese female singers Category:Japanese keyboardists Category:Waseda University alumni

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Ilaria Graziano (also known as "ILA", born in Naples, Italy) is an Italian singer and vocalist. She gained popularity with the release of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and the subsequent original soundtrack, written by composer Yoko Kanno.

Graziano started playing violin and singing at a very young age. In 1997 she first joined Italy's female pop group, Salsaruba. She has since participated in several projects of various artists in Italy including the album, FLUX, with DJ Miele (Stefano Miele) in 2002.

After her studies in a painting school, she took an opportunity to leave Italy for London.

Few months later, she performed the words and vocals with Kanno for the Wolf's Rain O.S.T. track 14 ''Valse de la Lune''. She also appears on ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' O.S.T. 2 (''I Can't Be Cool'', ''I Do'').

In 2003 she joined the live band called Rainbow 4et, with Francesco Forni on guitar, Sergio Quagliarella on drums, and Fulvio di Nocera on upright bass.

Recent work includes performing songs for the new release of Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 3 (featuring ''Christmas in the Silent Forest'', ''Dew''). Graziano has also performed songs for the recent 2005 ''Cowboy Bebop'' soundtrack, ''Tank! THE! BEST!''.

She is currently working on a solo project in London where she resides.

Featured Discography

(see links for complete discography)

Napple Tale Illustrated Guide to the Monsters / Yoko Kanno (2000 - vocals)

FLUX / DJ Miele (2002 - vocals)

Wolf's Rain O.S.T. / Yoko Kanno (2003 - vocals)

''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T'' / Yoko Kanno (2003 - vocals)

''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T 2'' / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)

''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T +'' / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)

''Wolf's Rain Original Soundtrack Vol. 1'' / Yoko Kanno (2004 - Vocals)

''Wolf's Rain Original Soundtrack Vol. 2'' / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)

''Cowboy Bebop Tank! THE! BEST!'' / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)

''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T 3'' / Yoko Kanno (2005 - vocals)

''Ashura-jou no Hitomi O.S.T'' / Yoko Kanno (2005 - vocals)

''Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society O.S.T'' / Yoko Kanno (2006 - vocals)

''Yoko Kanno produce Cyber Bicci'' / Yoko Kanno (2011 - vocals) as ILA

External links

Official Myspace site

Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Italian female singers Category:Italian pop singers Category:People from Naples

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