# Kohta Yamamoto

Kohta Yamamoto (山本 康太, Yamamoto Kōta, born 1987) (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese composer, arranger, and lyricist who has worked on the soundtrack of many anime series. He is best known for composing the soundtrack for Attack on Titan: The Final Season, for which he won the Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Soundtrack.

## Biography

Yamamoto was born in Tokyo, in 1987. His musician career started in 2015, with him writing songs for other artists. In 2017, alongside Hiroyuki Sawano, Yamamoto made his debut as a composer in the anime Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, the sequel of the popular series Blue Exorcist. Since then, he has been involved in many soundtrack works, several of which with composer Hiroyuki Sawano.
In February 2022, Yamamoto and Sawano were awarded at the Anime Trending Awards for their role on the soundtrack of the anime 86.
On November 13, 2022, Yamamoto attended an orchestral concert event for the concluding season of Attack on Titan. The event was held at Tokyo's Tachikawa Stage Garden, with him performing tracks from the Attack on Titan's score.
Yamamoto also attended the 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards on March 4, 2023, performing the track "Ashes on the Fire" from Attack on Titan: The Final Season; he and Sawano won the award for Best Soundtrack for their work on the show.

## Works
### Anime

| Year | Title | Role(s) |
| 2017 | Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2017 | DIVE!! | Composer (other tracks by Yuki Hayashi) |
| 2018 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano and Takafumi Wada) |
| 2018 | The Girl in Twilight | Composer (other tracks by Kenji Ito and Shun Narita) |
| 2018 | Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight | Opening theme song composer |
| 2018 | Senran Kagura Shinovi Master | Opening theme song composer and arranger |
| 2019 | Re:Stage! Dream Days | Composer |
| 2019 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2020 | Kingdom Season 3 | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2020 | Attack on Titan: The Final Season | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2021 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano and Takafumi Wada) |
| 2021 | Moriarty the Patriot Season 2 | Opening theme song composer, arranger and lyricist |
| 2021 | 86 | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2021 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2021 | 86 Part 2 | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2022 | Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2022 | Kingdom Season 4 | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2022 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2023 | Kaina of the Great Snow Sea | Composer (other tracks by Misaki Umase) |
| 2023 | Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 3 | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2023 | Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts | Composer |
| 2023 | Dark Gathering | Composer (other tracks by Shun Narita and Yusuke Ceo) |
| 2023 | Four Knights of the Apocalypse | Composer |
| 2024 | Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2024 | Chained Soldier | Composer |
| 2024 | Dragon Raja: The Blazing Dawn | Composer |
| 2024 | The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army Was a Human | Composer |
| 2024 | Mechanical Arms | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano and Daiki) |
| 2025 | The Rose of Versailles | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2025 | Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise | Composer |

### Television dramas

| Year | Title | Role(s) |
| 2017 | CRISIS | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2019 | Sign: Houigakusha Yuzuki Takashi no Jiken | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2021 | Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 3 | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano and Takafumi Wada) |
| 2023 | Ōoku: The Inner Chambers | Composer |
| 2024 | Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 4 | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano and Takafumi Wada) |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role(s) |
| 2016 | The Idolmaster Million Live! | Composer and arranger |
| 2016 | Dark Rose Valkyrie | Ending theme song composer and arranger |
| 2018 | Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri -Ran- Hajimaru Michiato | Composer (other tracks by Hiroyuki Sawano) |
| 2019 | The Idolmaster SideM | Composer and arranger |
| 2020 | Fate/Grand Order Kyosuu Daikaisen Imaginary Scramble | Promotional video music creator |
| 2023 | Blue Protocol | Composer |

### Other involvements

| Year | Title | Artist | Role(s) | Album |
| 2015 | "Kimi to Iuna no Tsubasa" and "Mōsukoshi" | Takeshi Tsuruno | Arranger | Tsuruno Uta 3 |
| 2017 | "Reworld" | Sayaka Sasaki | ComposerArranger | Fated Crown |
| 2017 | "Planetary" | Sayaka Sasaki | ComposerArranger | Grand Symphony |
| 2018 | "Fly High Myway!" | Mai Fuchigami | ComposerArrangerProgrammerInstruments | Fly High Myway! |
| 2018 | "SCARLET MASTER" | Sayaka Sasaki | ComposerArranger | SCARLET MASTER |
| 2018 | "Liberation" | Mai Fuchigami | Composer | Liberation |
| 2020 | "Time To Burn", "Higher Ground", "Bratsruts", "Lite The Last Fire" and "It's So Quiet" | Knights of the Sound-Table | ComposerArranger | Chapter One |
| 2020 | "Let's Hold Hands Tightly!" | Let's Te to Te de Kyun! | ComposerArrangerProgrammerKeyboardInstruments | Everybody☆Healin' Good Day! |
| 2020 | "SCARLET MASTER" | Sayaka Sasaki | ComposerArranger | SAYABEST 2010-2020 |
| 2020 | "Genjitsu" | Hannah Grace | ComposerArranger | Genjitsu |
| 2021 | "Liberation" | Mai Fuchigami | Composer | HOSHIZORA |
| 2021 | "TWISTED HEARTS" | Tasuku Hatanaka | ComposerArrangerLyricist | TWISTED HEARTS |
| 2022 | "Tot Musica" | Ado | ComposerChorus | Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red |