Noriyuki Iwadare | en

Noriyuki Asakura (kanji: 朝倉紀行) (February 11, 1954) is a Japanese music composer. He is famous for composing the soundtracks to the anime series Rurouni Kenshin and the popular video game franchises Tenchu and Way of the Samurai. He is well-known for combining traditional Japanese music with elements of rock, jazz, electronica and other world music. He is a native of Tokyo, and entered the music industry in the early 80s, composing music for television programs and movies, as well as producing music for a number of Japanese pop stars during the 80's and early 90s. In 1995, he composed the...