is a Japanese composer and arranger. He has provided the music for several

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series, such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as

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and

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—especially ''

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''—, such as the ''

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'' series. His works also include opening and ending theme songs for many series and

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Biography

Sakabe was born in Japan, in 1982. He began learning piano in the first grade of elementary school. Around his junior high school, he used to compose songs at home, using the

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software Finale. In high school, he joined the

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club and became more familiar with music. In the winter of his second year of high school, he decided to go to a music college, and later entered the Department of Composition at

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. After that, Sakabe studied under Toshihiko Sahashi—a composer and arranger—, while working as his assistant. Sakabe's musician career started in 2005, with him involved in writing songs for other artists. In 2007, he made his debut as a series composer with the opening theme song "I Say Yes" from the season 2 of the anime ''

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''.

Works

Anime

Television dramas

Movies

Video games

References

External links

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Discography at VGMdb
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakabe, Go 1982 births 21st-century Japanese composers 21st-century Japanese male musicians Anime composers Japanese film score composers Japanese male film score composers Japanese male musicians Japanese music arrangers Japanese television composers Kunitachi College of Music alumni Living people Japanese male television composers Japanese video game composers