Welcome back to our second video behind the scenes with Japanese hit songwriter Yusuke Shirato, who has made songs for famous Japanese groups and artists such as "Keyakizaka46" and "JUNNA".

In the previous video of this series, Mr. Shirato showed us his process for writing a pop song on the fly. However, he is not only known for his songwriting skills but is flourishing in the industry as an arranger as well, and this video documents his techniques and thought process when arranging a song.

Enjoy a look into the work flow of a Japanese music industry pro!

◆Part 1 Japanese Hit Songwriter Yusuke Shirato's Song Writing Process
   • 【DTM】欅坂46 『世界には愛しかない』JUNNA『Here』などを手掛...  

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◆ Yusuke Shirato ◆
Songwriter, Arranger, Bassist

◆ Past Works:
・ Here / JUNNA (    • JUNNA 「Here」Music Video (short ver.)   )
・ Sekainiwa Ai Shikanai / Keyakizaka 46 (    • 欅坂46 『世界には愛しかない』   )
・ DAYS of DASH / Konomi Suzuki (    • 2ndシングル「DAYS of DASH」試聴鈴木このみコメント   )
・ Band Wagon / Last Idol (    • 【MV】バンドワゴンラストアイドル   )
・ Ensemble Stars! / SUPER NOVA REVOLU5TAR (    • あんさんぶるスターズユニットソングCD第3弾 vol.01 流星隊 試聴動画   )
・ TV animation "Kochoki ~Wakaki Nobunaga ~" Music Director (    • TVアニメ『胡蝶綺 若き信長』第2弾PV   )

Born in 1981 in the Ibaragi prefecture, he started listening to classical music and learning piano at a young age. After taking an interest to drums and songwriting during high school, Shirato moved on to study music in college. While writing chamber music and music for orchestras, he began playing bass in his third year of college and worked as a bassist after graduation.
He began working as a songwriter in 2007 and currently provides music for various artists as well as session work.
Shirato currently works as the inhouse songwriter for DreamMonster.
His work spans from heartfelt ballads to anime and idol music that makes full use of his piano and string arrangements.
From anime opening/ending tracks, TV theme music, background music, pachinko machine music, film music, and games music, he works on the frontlines of the Japanese music industry.

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