Ask John: What Has Yoko Kanno Worked On?

John | August 10, 2000 | Ask John | No Comments

Question:
I’m a big fan of many of Yoko Kanno’s soundtracks (Macross Plus, Cowboy Bebop, etc.) and I was wondering if you could perhaps provide some sort of list of every soundtrack that she “authored” or composed that have been currently released.

Answer:
I doubt that I can provide a thorough, authoritative discography for Yoko Kanno, but here’s what I’ve been able to dig up.

Yoko Kanno actually composed and/or conducted music on these discs:

Brain Powered
soundtracks 1 & 2
Field of Love CD single
Cowboy Bebop
soundtracks 1, 2 & 3
Vitaminless
Music for Freelance
Macross Plus
soundtracks 1 & 2
Sharon Apple: Cream P.U.F.
For Fans Only
Escaflowne
soundtracks 1, 2 and 3
Lovers Only
Thought of the Jeture
movie soundtrack
Turn A Gundam
soundtracks 1, 2 and 3
The Concert
Memories
soundtrack
Nobunaga’s Ambition (video game series)
Nobunaga no Yabou Haouden
Nobunaga no Yabou Tenshouki
Nobunaga no Yabou Zenkokuban/Sangokushi
Nobunaga no Yabou Bushoufuunroku
Nobunaga no Yabou Sengokugunyuden
Nobunaga no Yabou Kyuukyokuonban
Shin Nobunaga Densetsu 1 & 2
Uncharted Waters 2 (video game series)
soundtracks 1 & 2
Uncharted Waters II, Special Edition
Koei Game Music Works
Yoko Kanno Collections
Natsujikan no Otonatachi (live action movie)
soundtrack
NHK: China: Media Remoras documentary
soundtrack
Yoko Kanno
Songs to Fly
Kyoko Endo
Tetsu 100%

These discs and CD singles contain one or a few songs that she either performed or worked on:

Legend of Crystania
The First Adventurers (movie opening and ending themes)
Please Save My Earth
soundtracks 1, 2 and 3
Dai-Gard
soundtrack 1
Hime-chan’s Ribbon
Magical Ribbon Tour
Macross Dynamite 7
Radio Fire
X
Character File compilation
Orchestra Game Music Concert
volumes 1-4
Saihayashi Game Tribute
Samply Red
A~ra ii kimochi (a TV commercial theme song)
Perfect Rouge
Hajime Mizoguchi
Aqua Colors in Paris
Porco Rosso
soundtrack (arrangement on end theme)
Jin-Roh
soundtrack