[go: up one dir, main page]

Ryosuke Nakanishi (中西 亮輔, Nakanishi Ryosuke, born March 6, 1976) is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer best known for his role on the soundtrack of several anime series and video games.[1] His works include the musical scores for High School DxD, Kuroko's Basketball and The Devil is a Part-Timer!.[2] He often goes by the alias R-midwest.[3]

Ryosuke Nakanishi
中西 亮輔
Also known asR-midwest
Born (1976-03-06) March 6, 1976 (age 48)
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupations
InstrumentsKeyboard
Years active2000–present
Labels
  • ApDream Group
  • Artus
Websitewww.studio-r.jp

Nakanishi is the co-founder of the music agency ApDream Group,[4] as well as the executive director of the music production company Artus.[5] He is also a member of the Japan Composers and Arrangers Association (JCAA).[6]

Biography

edit

Nakanishi was born in Tokyo, in 1976. He was born in a family of musicians, so he received music education since an early age.[1] He began composing music for other artists in 2000.[7] In 2004, he made his debut as a soundtrack composer with the ending theme song "Aoi Tabibito", from the anime Mars Daybreak.[8] Since then, he has been active as a musician, having provided the music for many visual media works, mostly arranging tracks, opening themes and ending themes for anime.[7]

Works

edit

Anime

edit
Year Title Role(s)
2004 Mars Daybreak Ending theme song arranger[8]
2006 Tokimeki Memorial Only Love Ending theme song arranger
2007 Gigantic Formula Ending theme song arranger
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 Opening theme song composer[9]
Kamichama Karin Ending theme song arranger
Hidamari Sketch Opening theme song arranger[10]
2010 Cat Planet Cuties Ending theme song arranger
2011 C3 Ending theme song arranger[11]
Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! Composer
2012 Cardfight!! Vanguard Ending theme song arranger
Kuroko's Basketball Composer[12]
High School DxD Composer[13]
2013 Monogatari: Second Season Ending theme song arranger
Da Capo III Composer
High School DxD New Composer[14]
The Devil is a Part-Timer! Composer[15]
Walkure Romanze Composer
2014 Mekakucity Actors
  • Composer
  • Insert song arranger
[16]
Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie Ending theme song arranger
Love Live! 2nd Season Insert song arranger
Recently, My Sister Is Unusual Composer
Sakura Trick Composer[17]
Healthy Robo Daimidaler Composer
Love Stage!! Composer[18]
Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Composer
2015 Show by Rock!! Insert song arranger
High School DxD Born Composer[19]
Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama Composer
2016 Cardfight!! Vanguard: G Stride Gate Edition Ending theme song arranger
Bakuon!! Composer
2017 Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama the Movie Composer
2018 High School DxD Hero Composer[20]
Peacemaker Kurogane Part 1: Belief Composer
Peacemaker Kurogane Part 2: Friend Composer
2019 B-PROJECT~Zecchō*Emotion~ Composer
2021 Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life! Composer[21]
2022 Cue! Composer
The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2 Composer[22]

Video games

edit
Year Title Role(s)
2006 Hiiro no Kakera Shintama Yorihime Densetsu -Piece of Future- Ending theme song arranger
Da Capo II Character song composer and arranger
2007 Eternal Fantasy Ending theme song arranger[23]
2008 Momotaro Dentetsu Arranger
2012 Girlfriend Music(♪) Composer and arranger[24]
2016 Yuukyuu no Tierblade: Lost Chronicle Opening and ending theme song arranger[25]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "中西亮輔". bangumi.tv (in Chinese). Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ryosuke Nakanishi". Discogs. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ryosuke Nakanishi aka r-midwest". Tower Records Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "役員 - 株式会社アップドリーム | APDREAM inc". ApDream Group (in Japanese). 14 August 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "音楽制作・マネジメント・株式会社アルタス". Artus (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "JCAA・日本作編曲家協会". JCAA (in Japanese). May 27, 2022. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Ryosuke Nakanishi". VGMdb. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Kenran Butousai: THE MARS DAYBREAK Original Sound Log I". VGMdb. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 Kurenai no Tsuki Original Soundtrack". VGMdb. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Hidamari Sketch Theme Song Collection Hidamarisou de, Mattemasu". VGMdb. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ-". king-cr.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "THE BASKETBALL WHICH KUROKO PLAYS. ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK". VGMdb. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  13. ^ "Soundtracks - TV Anime Highschool Dxd Original Soundtrack (2CDS) [Japan CD] LACA-9239". amazon.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  14. ^ "Ryosuke Nakanishi – High School D×D New Original Soundtrack". Discogs. 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  15. ^ ""The Devil is a Part-Timer!! (TV Anime)" Original Soundtrack". CDJapan. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  16. ^ "MEKAKUCITY M's 1: MEKAKUCITY ACTORS VOCAL & SOUND COLLECTION". VGMdb. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  17. ^ "Ryosuke Nakanishi – TVアニメ「桜Trick」オリジナルサウンドトラック". Discogs. 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "TV Anime "LOVE STAGE!!" Original Soundtrack Most Loving STAGE!!". VGMdb. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  19. ^ "HIGH SCHOOL D×D BorN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK". VGMdb. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  20. ^ "High School D×D HERO Original Soundtrack". VGMdb. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  21. ^ "スタッフ&キャスト". fulldive-rpg.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  22. ^ Loo, Egan (December 12, 2021). "The Devil is a Part-Timer!! Season 2's Video Unveils More Cast, New Studio, July Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  23. ^ "Songs from Eternal Fantasy". VGMdb. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  24. ^ "GirlFriend BETA Character Song Series Vol.01". VGMdb. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  25. ^ "Yuukyuu no Tierblade -Lost Chronicle- Original Soundtrack". VGMdb. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
edit