# Samfree

Takayuki Sano (佐野貴幸, Sano Takayuki), more commonly known as samfree or SAM, was a Japanese music producer heavily involved in composing and arranging songs using Vocaloid software. He was also notably involved in producing theme songs for various anime television series.

## Biography

Samfree first came into prominence releasing various Vocaloid-based music online; his song Luka Luka Night Fever, released on Nico Nico Douga in February 2009, quickly became popular on the website and remains one of his most notable works today. Having written both the music composition and lyrics for the song, samfree utilised the voice of Megurine Luka using the Vocaloid software to create the vocals. Within the span of a year, the original song received over 1.7 million views on Nico Nico Douga. The song would later on form part of samfree's "Night Series" of Vocaloid music tracks.
Following a series of agreements with various studios, samfree composed and arranged character songs, opening and closing theme songs for anime series such as Wish Upon the Pleiades, Mushibugyo, Good Luck Girl!, Tegami Bachi: Reverse and Katanagatari. His sixth album, titled Fever, was released in September 2011. In 2012, samfree composed promotional music for convenience store chain Lawson. In addition, his music tracks have been featured in video games such as the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA series. Samfree made live performances during various Vocaloid concert events, including 39's Giving Day Live Concert in 2010 and 2012, and at Miku Expo 2014.
Samfree died on September 24, 2015, at the age of 31; while the precise cause of death has not been publicly revealed, an announcement made by his family stated that it was a "sudden death that was not due to external causes".

## Discography
### Original releases

| # | Title | Release date | Notes |
| 1st | Daybreak | March 23, 2008 | Twelve-track album. |
| 2nd | Missing | August 16, 2008 | Ten-track album first distributed at Comiket 74. |
| 3rd | Akaimihajiketa/emorabu (赤い実はじけた/えもラブ) | November 30, 2008 | Special event CD for THE VOC@LOiD M@STER6. |
| 4th | Story | September 6, 2009 | Ten-track album. |
| 5th | Crime | August 14, 2010 | Twelve-track album first distributed at Comiket 78. |
| 6th | Fever | September 4, 2011 | Fifteen-track album. |

### Singles

| Year | Title |
| 2007 | "tender wind" |
| 2007 | "daybreak" |
| 2007 | "CHAIN" |
| 2008 | "promise" |
| 2008 | "Powder Snow" |
| 2008 | "missing" |
| 2008 | "HAPPY SUNDAY" |
| 2009 | "Bye-Bye Lover" |
| 2009 | "Luka Luka★Night Fever" |
| 2009 | "Tako Luka★ Maguro Fever" |
| 2009 | Megu Megu☆ Fire Endless Night |
| 2009 | "Rainbow" |
| 2009 | "Bye-Bye" |
| 2009 | "Gravity=Reality" |
| 2009 | "Prism Heart" |
| 2009 | "Miki Miki Romantic Night" |
| 2010 | "Lily Lily ★ Burning Night" |
| 2012 | "IA IA ★ Night of Desire" |
| 2012 | "Teto Teto ★ in the wonder Night" |
| 2013 | "Zola Miku ★ Eccentric Future Night" |
| 2014 | "Yuka Yuka ☆ Heavenly night" |
| 2015 | "Mind Voice" |

### Collaboration works

| Album artist/record label | Title | Release date | Notes |
| Exit Tunes | Exit Tunes Presents Stardom 2 | August 19, 2009 | Vocaloid compilation album. |
| Heartfull Entertainment | SAM Project vol.1 | May 4, 2010 | Anime theme song remix album. |
| A-One | Toho Eurobeat Vol.1 | August 14, 2010 | Touhou Project Eurobeat arrangement album released at Comiket 78. |
| Poyahchio | Cheerful 77degree rise (ゴキゲン77°↑) | August 14, 2010 | Vocal album by Nanahira, released at Comiket 78. |
| Chroma of Wall | Plustellia | August 15, 2010 | Vocaloid electronica album released at Comiket 78. |
| Celo Project | Trasognata | November 14, 2010 | Vocaloid compilation album. |
| Innocent Key | Koko Boku MUSIC PARTY (ココボクMUSICPARTY) | December 30, 2010 | Original vocal album released at Comiket 79. |
| A-One | Toho Eurobeat Vol.2 | December 30, 2010 | Touhou Project eurobeat arrangement album released at Comiket 79. |
| A-One | Toho Eurobeat Vol.3 | March 13, 2011 | Touhou Project eurobeat arrangement album released at Reitaisai 8. |
| Dwango/Sony Music | VOCALOID BEST from Nico Nico Douga (Red) (VOCALOID BEST from ニコニコ動画(あか)) | June 22, 2011 | Compilation album of Vocaloid tracks from Nico Nico Douga, created by Sony Music. |
| Innocent Key | TOUHOU∀KB (東方∀ＫＢ) | August 13, 2011 | Touhou Project arrangement album released at Comiket 80. |
| A-One | Toho Eurobeat Vol.4 | August 13, 2011 | Touhou Project eurobeat arrangement album released at Comiket 80. |
| Yamaha | THE VOCALOID produced by Yamaha | September 14, 2011 | Vocaloid compilation album. |
| 5pb. | Science Adventure Dance Remix | September 21, 2011 | Remix album for Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate published by 5pb. Records and commercially distributed by Media Factory. |
| Sony Music | Hatsune Miku Project DIVA extend Complete Collection (初音ミク Project DIVA extend Complete Collection) | November 9, 2011 | Original soundtrack for the game Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend. |
| A-One | The Best Of Non-Stop Toho Eurobeat 2011 | December 30, 2011 | Touhou Project eurobeat arrangement album released at Comiket 81. |
| Innocent Key | Touhou Yaminabe (東方闇鍋) | December 30, 2011 | Touhou Project arrangement album released at Comiket 81. |
| EMI Music Japan | VOCALODANCE | February 29, 2012 | Vocaloid compilation album. |
| Avex Trax | SEB presents SUPER HATSUNE BEAT vol.1 | March 14, 2012 | Vocaloid eurobeat album, part of the Super Eurobeat compilation by Avex Entertainment. |
| A-One | Super Euro Smash Vol.1 | April 28, 2012 | Eurobeat compilation album. |
| EMI Music Japan | Vocalo Super Mix feat. Hatsune Miku (ボカロ超ミックス feat. 初音ミク) | September 26, 2012 | Vocaloid compilation album. |
| Poyahchio | Petit Rhythm 7 (プチリズム７♭) | October 27, 2013 | Collaborative vocal album released at M3-32, performed by Nanahira. |
| Confetto | Love Chu! (らぶちゅ！) | April 27, 2014 | Collaborative vocal album released at M3-33. |

### Other releases
#### Anime television series

| Record label | Vocals | Title | Series | Release date | Notes |
| Ki/oon Music | Piko | Wasurenagusa (勿忘草) | Tegami Bachi: Reverse | December 8, 2010 | First ending theme song. Composition and arrangement by samfree. |
| Ki/oon Music | Piko | Sakurane (桜音) | Yorinuki Gintama-san | March 9, 2011 | Ending theme vocal single. Composition and arrangement by samfree. |
| Ki/oon Music | Piko | Make my day! | Good Luck Girl! | August 15, 2012 | Opening theme vocal single. Composition and arrangement by samfree. |
| Ki/oon Music | Piko | Kotonoha (言ノ葉) | Katanagatari | June 5, 2013 | Ending theme vocal single. Composition, arrangement and lyrics by samfree. |
| Avex Trax | FREEDOM (FREE蛇'M) | Denshin Unchained (伝心∞アンチェインド) | Mushibugyo | September 4, 2013 | Opening theme vocal single. Composition, arrangement and lyrics by samfree. |
| Warner Bros. | Sachika Misawa | Links | Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S | August 21, 2013 | B-side track "Relievers" composed and arranged by samfree. |
| Warner Bros. | Kano (鹿乃) | Stella-rium | Wish Upon the Pleiades | May 20, 2015 | Opening theme vocal single. Music arrangement by samfree. |

#### Video games

| Game | Tracks |
| Dance Evolution | Luka Luka Night Fever Gravity=Reality Megumegu Fire Endless Night |
| Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA series Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone | Promise Luka Luka Night Fever |
| Miku Flick/02 | Promise Luka Luka Night Fever |
| Reflec Beat Colette | Luka Luka Night Fever |
| Megpoid the Music# | Megumegu Fire Endless Night |
| Taiko No Tatsujin series Taiko No Tatsujin Wii U 3: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen Taiko no Tatsujin White Version Taiko no Tatsujin Red Version Taiko no Tatsujin Blue Version Taiko no Tatsujin Yellow Version Taiko no Tatsujin Green Version Taiko no Tatsujin Murasaki Version Taiko no Tatsujin (March 2020 Version) | Luka Luka Night Fever |