Ryo Takahashi 高橋諒 | |
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Also known as | Void_Chords |
Born | November 1, 1985 |
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Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Japan Composers and Arrangers Association |
Ryo Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋諒, Hepburn: Takahashi Ryō, born November 1, 1985) is a Japanese musician and composer. Growing up, Takahashi was a fan of American rock band the Ventures, which inspired him to take a musical career, and university inspired him to become a composer, which he was given his first lead role in with Please Tell Me! Galko-chan in 2016. Since 2016, he has done music composition for various series, such as ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. and SK8 the Infinity. Under the name Void_Chords, he has performed theme songs for Two Car, Princess Principal, and Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest.
Ryo Takahashi was born on November 1, 1985.[1] Growing up, Takahashi was a fan of American rock band the Ventures, which would inspire him to pursue a musical career.[2] While in university, Takahashi studied musical composition, which would influence him to become a composer.[3] In 2016, he made his debut as lead composer with the anime adaptation of Please Tell Me! Galko-chan.[4]
In 2017, he composed the music for the anime adaptation of ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. and as Void_Chords the opening for Princess Principal.[5][6] At the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the former was nominated for best soundtrack and the latter for best opening theme.[7]