Naoki Sato (composer)

Naoki Sato Born May 2, 1970 Chiba, Japan Occupation Composer First work X (TV 2001–2002) Notable work Godzilla Minus One (2023)

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Naoki Sato (佐藤 直紀,   Satō Naoki) is a Japanese composer. He has composed both live-action and anime soundtracks, the latter including the television series X (2001–02) and Pretty Cure (2004–06). He is a frequent collaborator of director Takashi Yamazaki, scoring the majority of his films, such as Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Space Battleship Yamato (2010), The Eternal Zero (2013), and Stand by Me Doraemon (2014). This has extended to Yamazaki's Godzilla-related efforts Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007, features a brief appearance of Godzilla set to a reorchestration of "Godzilla's Theme"), Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (2021), Godzilla Minus One (2023), and Godzilla Minus Zero (2026).

Selected filmography

Composer

• Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
• Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
• K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008)
• Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
• Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
• Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)
• Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (2021)
• yokaipedia (2022)
• Godzilla Minus One (2023) [with Akira Ifukube]
• Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)

Trivia

• Naoki Sato is the second Sato to score a Godzilla film after four-time composer Masaru Sato, though the two are not related.

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