TOKYO, Japan — Composer Shunsuke Kikuchi died of pneumonia at a medical facility here on April 24. He was 89.
Kikuchi made his professional debut as a soundtrack composer in the 1961 film “Hachininme” and composed for numerous anime, live-action series and films, particularly for Toei and Shochiku. He may be best-known for composing the first theme song for the Kamen Rider franchise “Let’s Go!! Rider Kick.”
MSTies know his work as musical score composer for the movies in episodes 312 (K08)- GAMERA VS. GUIRON and 316 (K07)- GAMERA VS. ZIGRA.
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Gamers theme song –
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R5wDB-WFlMU
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Yasuraka ni nemuru koto wa nandesuka
Dumb hinder on me for not double checking spellchecker. That should read GAMERA theme song.
No kidding. This is the Gamers theme song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMKX9ETeJOw
Just to be clear, he did not compose the Gamera March (you know, really neat, filled with meat). But with the Kamen Rider, Dragon Ball, and Doroaemon franchises to his name, not to mention his music being used in “Kill Bill”, thats one hell of a career.
Sayonara, Kikuhi-sama, no arigato.