is a Japanese

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and

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from

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. Yamashita is best known for his work on ''

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'', '' Xenosaga: The Animation'', and the

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television series ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He is a member of

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. Yamashita often collaborates with

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, as Yamashita met him soon after Yamashita graduated from the

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. He is a board member of the Japanese Composer Arranger Association. Since April 2011, Yamashita has been a guest lecturer at the

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. In 2013, released the album ''

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'' in collaboration with

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. It was the first classical music album to top the Oricon album chart.

Works

References

External links

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Kosuke Yamashita at Video Game Music Database
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Oricon profile and rankings
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Kurosagi is a Japanese manga series written by and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Weekly Young Sunday'' from November 2003 to July 2008, with its chapters collected in 20 volumes. It was followed by ''Shi ...

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