, born June 16, 1946, in

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, is a Japanese arranger, composer and musical producer.

Biography

After graduating from the Keio University, he set his goal to be arranger and composer. In 1973, he made debut as an arranger with the song "Hitoribocchi no Heya" by Masa Takagi. He won an award for Best Arrangement on the

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for two consecutive years - 1975 and 1976. Since 1976, he is member of the copyright collection society ''

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'' and music association ''Japan Composers & Arrangers Association''. On the same year, he released his first solo work ''Secret Love''. In the span of 45 years of his career, he arranged over 4,000 songs. He is considered as one of the most renovated and representative music arranger in the Japanese music industry.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Works

Anime

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(1984) * Giant Gorg (1984) *

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(OVA, 1990) * Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (OVA, 1991) *

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(TV, 1997)

Movies

*Kaseki no Kouya (1982) * Miyuki (1983) * Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern (1987)

Songwriting credits

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s-present

Publications

Books

Magazine

References

External links

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Mitsuo Hagita's Official Website
(Japanese) {{Authority control 1946 births Living people Japanese music arrangers Japanese composers Japanese male composers Keio University alumni