Mikiya Katakura

Artist

Mikiya Katakura is a Japanese composer and arranger who handles the songwriting and arrangement for the gothic / classical music unit ALI PROJECT. He is highly acclaimed for his unique musical world rooted in classical music, waltzes, and aesthetically refined piano pieces. For the TV anime 'Maria-sama ga Miteru', he both composed and arranged the opening theme 'pastel pure' and the ending theme 'Sonata Blue', using pristine and quiet piano and strings to depict the delicate emotions of the girls' novel, set at the prestigious all-girls school Lillian Girls' Academy, as a noble and elegant sound picture.