
Person
Susumu Hirasawa
Sound · Born 1954-04-02 · Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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.
Known for

Berserk
Original Music Composer

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition
Theme Song Performance

Paprika
Original Music Composer

Paranoia Agent
Original Music Composer

Millennium Actress
Original Music Composer

X-Bomber
Original Music Composer

Detonator Orgun
Original Music Composer

Hot Spring Shark Attack
Sound Effects

Millennium Actress: Tracks
2001

Detonator Orgun
Music
Filmography
- 2024Hot Spring Shark AttackSound Effects
- 2022Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial EditionTheme Song Performance
- 2021Susumu Hirasawa: Interactive Live Show “SIREN” 1996
- 2017Susumu Hirasawa X Kaku P-MODEL: HYBRID PHONONKaku P-MODEL
- 2011Paranoia Agent - Interview FilesSelf
- 2006PaprikaOriginal Music Composer
- 2004Paranoia AgentOriginal Music Composer
- 2002Millennium ActressOriginal Music Composer
- 2001Millennium Actress: Tracks
- 1997BerserkOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Detonator OrgunMusic
- 1991Detonator OrgunOriginal Music Composer
- 1980X-BomberOriginal Music Composer
- —The Dream MachineOriginal Music Composer
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