Known for

Sound

Born

Apr 2, 1954 (72 years old)

Place of birth

Adachi, Tokyo, Japan

Susumu Hirasawa

Susumu Hirasawa (born April 2, 1954) is a Japanese Music Composer, well known internationally for his work on Berserk (1997) and several of Satoshi Kon's anime. Susumu Hirasawa started to make music in elementary school, picking up the Electric Guitar. He got involved with progressive rock band, Mandrake, in 1973. Mandrake was later rebranded to P-Model to fit in with music trends in Japan at the time. In Japan, Susumu Hirasawa is recognized mostly for his work in P-Model. Susumu Hirasawa started his solo career in 1989. Manga author Kentaro Miura, a fan of Susumu Hirasawa, requested him to help compose the 1997 Berserk anime.

Titles

Berserk

Series • 1997

Paranoia Agent

Series • 2004

Paprika

Movie • 2006

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition

Series • 2022

X-Bomber

Series • 1980

Millennium Actress

Movie • 2002

Detonator Orgun

Series • 1991

Millennium Actress: Tracks

Movie • 2001

Hot Spring Shark Attack

Movie • 2024

The Dream Machine

Movie

Detonator Orgun

Movie • 1991

Susumu Hirasawa: Interactive Live Show “SIREN” 1996

Movie • 2021