solaya

solaya is a Japanese composer and arranger affiliated with Sony Music Publishing.

Profile

• Stage Name: solaya
• Birthday: March 22nd, 1981
• Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
• Favorite Movies: Cinema Paradiso, Roman Holiday
• Favorite Artists: Freak Kitchen, Linkin Park, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy

Information

solaya was born in Osaka but grew up in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. He studied piano from a very young age and started to compose and play guitar in junior school. Afer his graduation in 2002, solaya passed a composition audition and began to work as a composer for Sony Music Publishing. Nowadays, he also supports recordings and live performances of other artists as a guitarist.

solaya is known for his composition for other popular artists (mostly under Sony Music Entertainment Japan) such as Crystal Kay, Sowelu, Atari Kousuke and Sakamoto Maaya. "Tooi Koi no Monogatari, a collaboration between Tominaga Yuusuke and him was featured as a theme song from December 2008 to January 2009 for NHK's Minna no Uta.

Credits

10,000 Promises.

• One True Love (compostion)

Atari Kousuke

• Hanataba (花束) (arrangement)
• Kokoro no You (心の陽) (arrangement)
• Kono Mado no Mukou (この窓の向こう) (compostion and arrangement)
• Nami no Hate ni (波の果てに) (compostion and arrangement)
• Nami no Monogatari (波の物語) (compostion and arrangement)
• Watashi no Sora (わたしの空) (arrangement)

Baby.M

• Heaven (compostion)

Crystal Kay

• lead me to the end (compostion and arrangement)
• Shooting star dust (compostion and arrangement)
• Toki no Kakera (トキノカケラ) (compostion)

Cry & Feel it

• Another Day (compostion)
• Kimi wa Natsu (君は夏) (compostion)
• Kimi ni Tsutaetai (君に伝えたい) (compostion)
• Love is... (compostion and arrangement)
• Saigo no kiss (最後のkiss) (compostion)
• Simple (arrangement)

Fonogenico

• Rokugatsu no Kaiga (6月の絵画) (arrangement)

Iori Maki

• Kimi e no Uta (君への歌) (compostion)

Ito Yuna

• Shining On (guitar)

Kahala Tomomi

• Suki wa Sekai Ichi Nagai Kotoba (好きは世界一長い言葉) (compostion)
• Ai no Uta (愛のうた) (compostion)

Matsushita Nao

• Rain (compostion and arrangement)

Misato Aki

• Kizashi no Taiyou (兆しの太陽) (arrangement)

Ring

• flower (lyrics, compostion and arrangement)

Sakamoto Maaya

• Mitsubachi to Kagakusha (ミツバチと科学者) (compostion and arrangement)
• Remedy (compostion and arrangement)

Sayako

• Kiseki (きせき) (compostion)

sona

• Ame ni Utaeba (雨に歌えば) (compostion)
• Fuyu no Hikari (冬のヒカリ) (compostion)
• Kagerou (かげろう) (compostion)

Sowelu

• Part of me (compostion and arrangement)
• Glisten (compostion)
• Lovin' you (compostion)

Takarami

• Fuukei (風景) (arrangement)
• Hikou Kikumo (飛行機雲) (arrangement)
• Kamisama. (神様。) (guitar)

Tominaga Yusuke

• Asu no Saku Hana (明日に咲く花) (arrangement)
• If... (arrangement)
• Itsudemo (いつまでも) (compostion and arrangement)
• Kagerou (陽炎) (compostion and arrangement)
• Kazahana (風花) (arrangement)
• Koi ni Ochiteku, Hikareteku (恋に落ちてく、弾かれてく) (arrangement)
• Sayonara Sayonara (さよなら さよなら) (compostion and arrangement)
• Sakura ga Saita Ano Namikimichi wo (桜が咲いたあの並木道を) (compostion and arrangement)
• Suzunari (すずなり) (arrangement)
• Tobira no Hokokou (扉の矛こう) (compostion and arrangement)
• Tooi Koi no Monogatari (遠い恋の物語) (compostion and arrangement)

yifei

• CLOSE TO ME (compostion and arrangement)
• Pieces of my words ~Gen no Hana~ (Pieces of my words　～言の花～) (compostion and arrangement)

External Links

• Official Website