I know a couple of great ones like Joe Hisaishi, Yoko Kanno, and Hiroyuki Sawano, but I'd also like to bring up Evan Call. Possibly gaijin bias, but I really like his Violet Evergarden compositions; plus he has great taste in music (he cites metal bands like Blind Guardian and Rhapsody as influences).

>>280769830 (OP)
Probably Makoto Yoshimori

>>280769830 (OP)
kensuke ushio and yuuki kajiura mogs every anime composer

>shamelessly shilling himself
Get a grip loser

>>280769909
How?

Mitsumune Shinkichi

>>280769830 (OP)
>he cites metal bands like Blind Guardian and Rhapsody as influences
Wait, seriously? I'm a huge Blind Guardian fan, and while with the exception of Symphogear, I don't care for any show he soundtracked, that's actually really cool.
Fun fact: Blind Guardian did an ED once.

If he counts, Nujabes.
Otherwise >>280769903
Devilman Crybaby and Madoka had really good OSTs.

I find most anime original music to be pretty unremarkable, but kevin penkin's stuff in made in abyss S1 was pretty good and then keichi okabe's stuff in summertime rendering was memorable, but maybe just because I recognized it.

光宗 信吉, 菅野 よう子, 渡辺 岳夫, 松田 彬人, 佐藤 直紀, 久石 譲, 奥 慶一 and more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVPrdEbGDs8

>>280771139
i hardly could believe it when i first read it: https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=ea105cf88d932216&sxsrf=AE3TifNWPMYZ1pnuVfCk4Fq0tMUa8sI7Wg:1753069292093&q=evan+call+influences&spell=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwij5K-DhM2OAxVMElkFHajlIQkQBSgAegQICxAB&biw=1695&bih=876&dpr=1.1

He also likes Rhapsody, Therion, Wintersun, Wuthering Heights, Eluveitie, Stratovarius, Borknagar

btw have you seen Blind Guardian live? I've seen them last year, and plan to see them again in a few months
legendary performance

>>280771552
whoops, wrong link: https://animecorner.me/interview-evan-call-on-his-beginnings-composing-anime-music-and-influences/

>>280771552
Pshhh, great taste.
I have actually, back in 2017. I took a picture with them backstage. Might see them again this year.

that bach guy from eva is pretty gud

>>280771602
The crowd chant to Valhalla is amazing. You can tell they are really passionate about the themes they sing about.

What are your thoughts on Kamelot? They are my favorite band, preferably Roy's work from Fourth Legacy to Ghost Opera. Epica is my favorite album by them.

>>280771833
Kamelot are great, even if I haven'tl istened to a ton of their stuff. My favorite is Karma.
You'd probably enjoy Versailles if you like them, Kamijo has a similar presence to Roy Khan.

>>280773085
not a huge vk guy (still exploring some japanese music, mainly vidya and anime soundtracks), but versailles rocks!

>>280773085
and you’re also right that kamijo is similar to roy as far as fronting goes, though i consider roy a very unique singer

>>280771268
>>280769830 (OP)
Penkin forever the goat same with CONISCH

Penkin for how hybrid the soundscape can be like in Alita https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyym68X9HCM He can make some complex compositions too, which is a nice break from the constant plugnplay 'i know music theory but don't know how to break it's rules' shit that's everywhere now.

Kensington Kawai for obvious reasons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5IIus4r-GQ

Sumio Shiratori

Rasmus Faber

>>280769830 (OP)
Taku Iwasaki, Kevin Penkin, Joe Hisaishi and Go Sakabe
Although for that last one I prefer his toku music rather than anime

Penkin has a variety of great songs across animes
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=P-6fmbFo5q8
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=o9dTTSBIlpY
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=j-K1l8txIf4
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=DzKFxfgZAdg
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cOcvyR6Qg5U

Even lol got him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4l0KBAn6LU

>>280776318
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNyuwT13fz4

according to youtube comments he wrote lyrics for that
its funny that kinda song is made for some c tier mecha anime

>>280769830 (OP)
Kotaro Nakagawa: https://youtu.be/041H8jo6Dy0
Kevin Penkin: https://youtu.be/V6htRjPsL5w
Koichiro Kameyama: https://youtu.be/s7_080tnJ8c
Yuji Ohno: https://youtu.be/nE-KK2lo6go
Yuji Yoshino: https://youtu.be/7X_3GZ_W2Lc
Choro Club: https://youtu.be/8C3ZT0uBStc
ko-ko-ya: https://youtu.be/p-JnwhhFv4c
Shiro Sagisu: https://youtu.be/h3dGmZHV2Iw
Yoko Kanno: https://youtu.be/PxGNmh9lvB0
Yoshihisa Hirano: https://youtu.be/UOkvob5N0Ak
Keiichi Tomita: https://youtu.be/1LnuCSWas2A
Taisei Iwasaki: https://youtu.be/9KV1DPTjMmA
Toshihiko Sahashi: https://youtu.be/LhtZWkNa3YU
Shinkichi Mitsumune: https://youtu.be/pqZ7UBF6ZbY
Taku Iwasaki: https://youtu.be/jvbRONKidzk
Tsuneo Imahori: https://youtu.be/9QC3QKFgrMM

>>280769830 (OP)
Gin Hashiba, this whole OST, the OP and ED of this anime are pure bangers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4nrj7eThMeFQROdSuVFXTgK9jRKIyvjP

Don't know if they count but most 07th visual novels have top-tier soundtracks, but I don't think a single adaptation has used those OSTs, instead they have music by the guy who did the OST for Patlabor.
https://voca.ro/1lPvlVQTNHlo
https://voca.ro/13zm22jKH70Y
https://voca.ro/1latilyEyclL
https://voca.ro/13fkTRcfvGrt

I like Michiru Oshima
https://youtu.be/n3GUbWZ81AY?si=259swb3nGqHEgxFx

>>280778332
magical destroyes OP is pretty annoying to listen to
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xbYHq2S17R8

>>280778132
Just realized that the youtube link I posted of bo-bobo is mislabeled so I posted the wrong song, might as well post some other examples of Kameyama alongside the correct song:
https://files.catbox.moe/onic68.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/fyhnff.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/l4uh2h.mp3
https://files.catbox.moe/k5ttkt.mp3

>>280778132
I still cry at that track from Gungrave, also why did you sneak a video game track with Yoko Kanno

>>280769830 (OP)
In no particular order whatsoever
- Akira Senju: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVE2bvCTFHs
- Kohei Tanaka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxMXtnDWQ7g
- Masaru Yokoyama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHLTL55a2RQ

Also, a couple of special mentions
- Yuki Hayashi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUXt7D-Ve74
- Yasuharu Takahashi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wbfLoArG0o
- Miho Tsujibayashi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbxzrIWI0FI
>>280778338
Based Oshima enjoyer

>>280778543
Really good taste anon

>>280769830 (OP)
Susumu Hirasawa
https://youtu.be/jwu6YmLEBj8
https://youtu.be/KJY1TomgkBs
https://youtu.be/APIKVLw1tT0
https://youtu.be/VGKJ0gs40Ww

>>280769830 (OP)
Kenji kawai

>>280769830 (OP)
Yoko Kanno

>>280771406
Is that the whole album or just that track?

MOTHERFUCKING IWASAKI TAKU

https://youtu.be/GVCudROQGwE
https://youtu.be/VT6LFOIofRE
https://youtu.be/vzIdwZJHq4c
https://youtu.be/4rv40_hVQAo
https://youtu.be/pckrHxt9ks0
https://youtu.be/y37D0BvACv0
https://youtu.be/Lzr3Ey6V-1I
https://youtu.be/QlMa162N9js
https://youtu.be/Z-vtOKppCjc
https://youtu.be/fWGnHrQKFFE

>>280779224
I really hope he does Zeztz's Soundtrack

Kaoru Wada
https://youtu.be/sCwZ7Ythl_M

>>280778132
>ko-ko-ya
based, they don't get appreciated enough
https://youtu.be/9FdIQh5VAGA

Conish: https://youtu.be/RpjUJt_V6D0

Why is it that legendary video game composers are working on anime these days?
Dungeon Meshi has Chrono Trigger's composer, Nyaight of the living cat has King's Field composer and the upcoming Witch Hat Atelier anime has Dark Souls' composer