Yoshihisa Hirano

 is a Japanese composer.
Biography.
Yoshihisa Hirano was born in Wakayama, Japan in 1971. He then studied composing at Juilliard School in 1992 (with Stanley Wolfe), and later at Eastman School of Music (where he studied with Christopher Rouse and Joseph Schwantner). Some of the awards he has received include first prize in the Axia Tape Competition in Japan during his high school years and New York's New Music for Young Ensembles. He has composed music for concert, dance, film and radio with compositions ranging from classical to pop and contemporary music. In recent years he has composed a number of anime soundtracks. He has also made music for Tokyo DisneySea's 2002 and 2004 countdown celebrations.
Hirano has paired with pianist Masako Hosoda to form the unit Bleu and released two albums. He is also responsible for some of the orchestration and arrangement for a number of Ali Project's albums.
Works.
Yoshihisa Hirano has participated in the making of the soundtracks from the following anime works: