Yusei Hata (b.2002) is a Japanese composer based in New York, the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, and London. Growing up in New York, but with one eye always in Japan, Japanese pop culture has always been of great interest and love to him. Initially working predominantly in concert music, in order to push towards that interest, he currently makes music for a wide range of mediums, from film scores, songwriting, and game music, sonic arts, and more. With a heavy emphasis on dramatic possibilities of music, he utilizes all forms of genres and styles to capture all sorts of emotions and moments into music.
He has worked with the New York Philharmonic, animators at the School of Visual Arts, the Kaigai Idol Lucky Lucky Alice, visual artists at the Royal College of Art, and game developers at the London College of Communication.
As an English and Japanese bilingual, he also has experience in lyric writing, lyric translation, and English pronunciation guidance for Japanese singers. His work there can be has also contributed to songs by the Kaigai Idol Berry and the singer Lino Leia, and various songs released under Pony Canyon inc.
Yusei’s main instruments are the Violin and the Hichiriki, a traditional Japanese wind instrument used in Gagaku. He uses them often in his more personal music.
He has received a Bachelors of Music at The Juilliard School, and will be receiving a Masters of Music at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
