Kensuke Ushio is a Japanese composer and musician of rock and EBM genres. Ushio performs under the alias “agraph.”. He has released three solo albums, all of which are chart-toppers in Japan.
Ushio has worked for anime series and movies as well. Some of his celebrated works are Devilman Crybaby, Ping Pong, A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird and Japan Sinks.
According to a tweet by Milan Records, the scores of Devilman Crybaby and Ping Pong anime series, which are composed by Kensuke Ushio, will be available for streaming on all streaming websites outside Japan starting July 11.
Kensuke Ushio also tweeted in response that his works from two of the projects with animator Masaki Yuasa will be available to stream.
Masaaki Yuasa is the animator behind both Devilman Crybaby and Ping Pong; he also worked on the anime adaptation of The Tatami Galaxy.
The soundtrack of an anime heavily influences the setting and atmosphere of it. The sounds grab the attention of the viewers as they aniticipate what kind of scene it is going to be.
Emotions like tension, anger, happiness and fear can be portrayed through the ups and downs of music.
Kensuke Ushio being a music composer, is well aware of the fact and has delivered beautiful soundtracks for both Devilman Crybaby and Ping Pong.
For Devilman Crybaby, Ushio has used orchestral music, which is heavy with percussion instruments and synthwave tunes. The music accentuates the dread and rage involved in the anime.
Ping Pong is a coming of age anime, and accordingly, the soundtracks are made to blend in with the scenes. In this case, the tracks don’t stand out yet manage to support the scenes.
Source: Tweet by Milan Records
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