Tomohiko Kira
Tomohiko Kira 吉良 知彦 | |
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| Born | December 6, 1959 Yamanashi Prefecture |
| Died | July 3, 2016 (aged 56) |
| Instrument(s) | Fender Stratocaster '78, Larrivee C-50, Button Bouzuki (flat back) and others |
| Formerly of | Zabadak |
Tomohiko Kira (吉良 知彦) (December 6, 1959 – July 3, 2016) was a Japanese guitarist who led the band ZABADAK. He also composed the original music for the 1988 cult horror film Evil Dead Trap,[1] and performed guitar on soundtracks of the role-playing video games Xenogears (1998) and Chrono Cross (1999), playing the opening and ending themes on the latter.[2] He later recorded an album with the singer of the ending theme from Chrono Cross, Noriko Mitose.[3]
His hobbies included collecting insects and the outdoors.[4] He owned a collection of butterflies and beetles.
He died on July 3, 2016,[5] 3 months after playing at a 30th anniversary concert.
References
- ^ "Full cast and crew for Shiryo no wana". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Studio BentStuff, ed. (1999). Chrono Cross Ultimania (in Japanese). DigiCube. p. 495. ISBN 4-87188-854-1.
- ^ "Interview with Tomohiko Kira". Procyon Studio. 1999-12-24. Retrieved 25 July 2006. [dead link]
- ^ "moment 吉良知彦インタビュー" (in Japanese). moment. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ "重要なお知らせ" (in Japanese). Zabadak Official Site. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
External links
- Tomohiko Kira discography at MusicBrainz
- Tomohiko Kira at IMDb
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