Kou Ootani is also known as 大谷幸, Kow Otani.
Kou Ootani was born on May 1, 1957.
Kou Ootani is 68 years old.
Kou Ootani is male.
Kou Ootani works as Arranger, Composer.
Kou Ootani performs in Japanese.
Kou Ootani is from Tokyo, Japan.

大谷幸
After graduating from university, he became a founding member of Yuji Saito's music production company IMAGINE in November 1986. The company has grown to feature musicians like Kohei Tanaka, Shiro Hamaguchi, Hayato Matsuo, and Shinji Miyazaki, who have become well known for cinematic scoring and orchestration through Otani.
In 1987, he made his debut as an anime composer with the popular manga adaptation City Hunter, which earned him recognition in the industry. He later went on to work on titles such as Spy Games (1988), The Ultimate Teacher (1988), The Yadamura Waltz (1988), and You're Under Arrest (1994). The anime Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991) and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995) and several films in the Gamera series are some of his most well-known works. In 2001, he created the score to the film Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. Other notable scores by Otani include Outlaw Star (1998), Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1998), Cross Fire (2000), The SoulTaker (2001), Haibane Renmei (2002), Zatch Bell! (2003), Eyeshield 21 (2005), Pumpkin Scissors (2006), Deltora Quest (2007), and Over Drive (2007). He has also been the music director and keyboardist of the band Dreams Come True. He appeared at Eminence Symphony Orchestra's events A Night in Fantasia 2007: Symphonic Games Edition and Unearthing Eden ~The sounds of AINARU~ in 2007.
Throughout his career, Otani has also composed music for several video games, making his debut with the 1995 shooter game Philosoma. In 2000, he created the soundtrack to the flight simulator Sky Odyssey. He scored Shadow of the Colossus in 2005, his most famous video game work. Otani was responsible for composing the music for Wild Arms: Twilight Venom (2000), an anime adaptation of the Wild Arms video game series; he also arranged compositions of Michiko Naruke's music from the series. He did two more video game to anime adaptations: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (1997) and Popolocrois Monogatari (1998). In 2005, he created the track "Madness" alongside Hiroko Shigezumi for the Square Enix game Heavy Metal Thunder.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV)

Another

Wise Man’s Grandchild

Haibane Renmei

Shakugan no Shana

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

Humanity Has Declined

Colorful ~ The Motion Picture

Shakugan no Shana: Season II

Shakugan no Shana: Season III

Outlaw Star

Eyeshield 21

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools

Zatch Bell!

Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~

Requiem of the Rose King

Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling

Shakugan no Shana S

Blade of the Immortal

Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-

You're Under Arrest!

Arata: The Legend

You're Under Arrest! (TV)

Shakugan no Shana: The Movie

Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~ Record of the Jade Blood

Birdy the Mighty

Hyouge Mono

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz

Digimon Ghost Game

Pumpkin Scissors

The SoulTaker

.hack//Quantum

City Hunter 2

Over Drive

Shakugan no Shana: Koi to Onsen no Kougai Gakushuu!

Humanity Has Declined Specials

Deltora Quest

Shakugan no Shana Specials

Shakugan no Shana II (Second) Specials

Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge

Zoids New Century/Zero

Shakugan no Shana S Specials

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: A Memory of Snow Flowers

Shakugan no Shana Movie Special

Future GPX Cyber Formula

Blade of the Phantom Master

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue

Ghost Slayers Ayashi