Keiichi Oku

Keiichi Oku
Background information
Native name	奥慶一
Birth name	奥慶一
Born	October 14, 1955 Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Rock Jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Keyboardist Composer Arranger
Instruments	Keyboard
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Victor Entertainment Nippon Columbia
Associated acts	Spectrum
Website	www.or-lab.com

Keiichi Oku (奥 慶一 Oku Keiichi, born October 14, 1955 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese keyboardist, composer, and arranger. He was the keyboardist in the Japanese band Spectrum from 1979-1981. In 2009, he won the JASRAC International Award for the background music used in the Ashita no Nadja anime television series from Toei Animation.^[1]

Composer

Film

• Miyuki (1983, with Mitsuo Hagita)
• Bobī no Kubittake (1985)
• Ultraman Company (1996)
• Ojamajo Doremi
  • Ojamajo Doremi #: The Movie (2000)
  • Motto! Ojamajo Doremi: Secret of the Frog Stone (2001)
• Digimon Savers the Movie: Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! (2006)

Television

• Higashi Chūgaku 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)
• Saigō Satsu (1991, the "Matsumoto Seichō-sakka Katsudō 40-Shōnen Kinen Dorama Special")
• Hōkago (1992)
• Jaja Uma Narashi (1993, as arranger, music composed by T-Square)
• 17-sai: At Seventeen (1994)
• Seimei 40-oku Nen Haruka na Tabi (1994, NHK Special)
• Marmalade Boy (1994-1995)
• Haō Taikei Ryū Knight (1994, for the last half of the series)
• Hōdō 2001 (1997, theme song)
• Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997-1998)
• Amagigoe (1998)
• Hakui no Futari (1998)
• Ojamajo Doremi (1999-2000)
• Kiken na Shamen (2000, Matsumoto Seichō Tokubetsu Kikaku)
• Ojamajo Doremi # (2000-2001)
• Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi (2001-2002)
• Ojamajo Doremi Dokka~n! (2002-2003)
• Ashita no Nadja (2003)
• Peacemaker Kurogane (2003-2004)
• Asutoro Kyūdan (2005)
• Digimon Data Squad (2006-2007)
• Nami no Tō (2006, Matsumoto Seichō Drama Special)
• Dream Eater Merry (2011)
• A Town Where You Live (2013)

Video

• The Good Bad Girl Again (1983)
• Fire Tripper (1985)
• Crusher Joe
  • The Ice Prison (1989)
  • The Ultimate Weapon: Ash (1989)
• Haō Taikei Ryū Knight
  • Adeu's Legend (1994-1995)
  • Adeu's Legend II (1995-1996)
  • Adeu's Legend Final - Onsen Dungeon no Kettō (1996)
• Denji Sentai Megaranger vs. Carranger (1998)
• Seijū Sentai Gingaman vs. Megaranger (1999)
• Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho (2004)
• Honda Legend Premium DVD (2004)
• A Town Where You Live: Twilight Intersection (2012)
• A Town Where You Live (2014)

Video games

• Arc the Lad (1995)

Discography

The albums for all the works above are not currently listed here.

Instrumental

• 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)
• Sette canzoni per bambini (2011)

Original albums

• Misty Morning (1981, Victor)
• The Good Bad Girl (1981, Victor)
• The Good Bad Girl Again (1983, Victor)
• Ginshō: Sunset Tint (残照 Sunset Tint) (1986, Pony Canyon, Sound Museum Series 1)

References

1. "2009年JASRAC賞　「そばにいるね」が金賞を受賞" [2009 JASRAC Awards "I'm Right Here With You" wins the Gold Award] (in Japanese). JASRAC. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.