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Kazuma Jinnouchi KAZUMA JINNOUCHI SELECTED CREDITS GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC_2045(2020) MARVEL’S IRON MAN VR (2020) POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU (2019) HALO 5: GUARDIANS (2015) BIOGRAPHY Kazuma Jinnouchi’s credits include Microsoft’s blockbuster video game ‘Halo 5: Guardians’, for which he received BAFTA Games Awards nomination in Best Music category; as well as recently released ‘Marvel’s Iron Man VR’, and the critically-acclaimed video game ‘Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots’. As a collaborator, Jinnouchi is a long-time collaborator of Tokyo-based composer, Nobuko Toda on numerous projects, including Netflix’s anime-series ‘Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045’, and ‘ULTRAMAN’. He has also worked with renowned composer Henry Jackman, and composed additional music for ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’, and ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’. Jinnouchi resides in Seattle and Los Angeles. FILM CREDITS Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) Additional music Additional music Directed by Jake Kasdan Directed by Rob Letterman Shanti Days (2014) Uzumasa Limelight (2014) Additional music Co-Composed with Nobuko Toda Directed by Koto Nagata Directed by Ken Ochiai Feature (Japan only) Tottemo Benri Memory Sculptor (2013) Time Scoop Hunter - The Movie Additional music (2013) Short film Additional music Directed by Ken Ochiai Feature (Japan only) Directed by Hiroyuki Nakao Busou Shinki Moon Angel (2011) P.I.C.S. DVD Anime (Japan only) Directed by Masayuki Kojima Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Tottemo Benri TV CREDITS Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 (Season 1, 12 episodes) (2020) Co-composed with Nobuko Toda Web Series (Netflix Original Anime Series) Directed by Kenji Kamiyama & Shinji Aramaki Production I.G. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Miraitowa and Someity (2019) Co-composed with Nobuko Toda Short Web Video OLM Digital, Inc. / International Olympic Committee Space Bug (50 episodes) (2018) Co-composed with Nobuko Toda TV series (Animated, Japan only) Directed by Hiroyuki Nakao P.I.C.S. VIDEO GAMES CREDITS Marvel’s Iron Man VR (2020) Lies Beneath (2020) Directed by Ryan Payton Additional music Camouflaj Directed by Brian Murphy, Kenneth Scott Drifter Entertainment Halo Infinite 2018 E3 Trailer (2018) Directed by Dan Chosich Halo 5: Guardians (2015) 343 Industries, Microsoft Directed by Tim Longo Cinematic Director: Brien Goodrich 343 Industries, Microsoft (UK) Air Edel Associates Ltd. 18 Rodmarton Street London W1U 8BJ Tel. +44 20 7486 6466 (US) Air Edel 1416 N. La Brea Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 Tel. 323-802-1670 www.air-edel.co.uk Republiqué (2013) Halo 4 (2012) Credited as Zinc LeMone) Main theme, Additional music Directed by Ryan Payton Directed by Josh Holmes Camouflaj Cinematic Director: Brien Goodrich 343 Industries, Microsoft Never Dead (2011) Directed by Shinta Nojiri Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Knights (2011) Directed by Noriaki Okamura Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker (2010) Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Directed by Hideo Kojima Kojima Productions Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2011 - Over The Nexus (2010) Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (2010) Directed by Masakuni Nakazawa Additional music Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Executive Producer Shinji Enomoto Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (2009) Additional Music Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship Executive Producer: Shinji Enomoto 2009 - Stardust Accelerator (2009) Production: Konami Digital Entertainment Directed by Masakuni Nakazawa Co., Ltd Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops (2006) (2008) Additional Music Additional music Directed by Hideo Kojima Directed by Hideo Kojima Kojima Productions Kojima Productions AWARDS/NOMINATIONS Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 Oniros Film Awards (Best of Year) - Best Soundtrack Winner Oniros Film Awards (June Monthly Edition) - Best Soundtrack Winner New York International Film Awards (June Monthly Award) - Best Soundtrack Winner Paris Art and Movie Awards – Best Score Nomination Halo 5: Guardians The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Games Awards 2016 - Best Music Nomination The Game Awards 2015 – Best Score/Soundtrack Nomination Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards 2016 – Best Sound Editing Computer Interactive Entertainment Winner National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) Award – Original Dramatic Score Franchise Winner VG Chartz – Best Original Music Score of 2015 Winner Video Game Music Online (VGMO) Annual Game Music Awards 2015 – Cinematic Music Nomination The /r/XboxOne 2015 Game Of The Year Awards – Best Soundtrack Winner (UK) Air Edel Associates Ltd. 18 Rodmarton Street London W1U 8BJ Tel. +44 20 7486 6466 (US) Air Edel 1416 N. La Brea Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 Tel. 323-802-1670 www.air-edel.co.uk Uzumasa Limelight Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards 2015 - Best Sound Editing Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, and ADR in a Foreign Language Feature Nomination Halo 4 29th Annual NAMM TEC Awards - Interactive Entertainment Sound Production Winner SpikeTV Video Game Awards 2012 - Best Original Score Nomination Inside Gaming Award 2012 Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards 2013 – Best Original Score Nomination 11th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards - Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio Winner Best Soundtrack Album Nomination Best Priginal Vocal “Atonement” Nomination Audio of the Year Nomination Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Awards 2009 – Outstanding Achievement In Original Music Winner IGN Best of 2008 Overall Award & Readers’ Choice – Best Original Score Winner SpikeTV Video Game Awards 2008 – Best original Score Winner G4TV X-Play’s Best of 2008 Awards – Best Original Soundtrack Winner GDC Game Developers’ Choice Awards – Best Audio Nomination The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Games Awards 2009 – Best Original Score nomination Berklee College of Music Professional Writing Division Award 2002 – Quincy Jones Award Winner (UK) Air Edel Associates Ltd. 18 Rodmarton Street London W1U 8BJ Tel. +44 20 7486 6466 (US) Air Edel 1416 N. La Brea Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 Tel. 323-802-1670 www.air-edel.co.uk .
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