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Jul 3, 2009 12:47 AM
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Kobari Katsunosuke, the music producer of NARUTO TV series and movies, passed away on July 2nd. He was 54 years old and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. He formed a rock band Musashi in 1991 and produced the sound tracks of NARUTO under the name of "Musashi Project".

Source: Jiji.com
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Jul 3, 2009 12:52 AM
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Aww, that sucks.

Wait is that why they have shitty background music now?
Ex. Naruto Shippuden The Movie: Kizuna && episode 116.
Jul 3, 2009 12:58 AM
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Dunno if this is related to him, but whatever. Soundtrack was one of Naruto's good points. R.I.P.
Jul 3, 2009 1:02 AM
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Always sad to hear one of them pass away...
Jul 3, 2009 1:13 AM
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Sad, sad.
Jul 3, 2009 1:17 AM
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Aww man. That Sucks. :(

R.I.P. Kobari


Jul 3, 2009 1:18 AM
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Augh... well I can't say much, but how uncool :(
Jul 3, 2009 1:53 AM
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Music producer isnt the same as the one who actually write and create music (with naruto it's toshiro masuda...really like his music).
It's always sad that some1 passes away...since that he was still young :(
Jul 3, 2009 2:12 AM
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LittlePudding said:
Music producer isnt the same as the one who actually write and create music (with naruto it's toshiro masuda...really like his music).

As for Naruto sound tracks:
Producer and guitar: Kobari Katsunosuke
Composer: Masuda Toshiro
Band artists: Musashi
Jul 3, 2009 2:20 AM

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That's sad.May he R.I.P
This is a sad week for musicians.
Jul 3, 2009 2:44 AM

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Aw... so sad..

R.I.P.
Jul 3, 2009 2:59 AM

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Nekkro said:
This is a sad week for musicians.

R.I.P.
Jul 3, 2009 3:02 AM

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R.I.P.

Jul 3, 2009 6:51 AM

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RIP

Music is from the soul~ ♥
Jul 3, 2009 8:08 AM

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R.I.P.

Hmmmm very very sad indeed, he was a good music producer, loved how Naruto music sounded. Just Hope they don't change a lot in that aspect.
Jul 3, 2009 8:18 AM

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vault2049 said:
R.I.P.

Hmmmm very very sad indeed, he was a good music producer, loved how Naruto music sounded. Just Hope they don't change a lot in that aspect.


Too Bad For Fans Now Naruto Music will might Be changing
But Nothing to Say more :(


Jul 3, 2009 8:19 AM

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may he rest in peace
Jul 3, 2009 8:50 AM

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I liked the original naruto music, did he do 'Raising fighting spirit' and the battle music?
Jul 3, 2009 9:21 AM

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R.I.P
Jul 3, 2009 11:02 AM

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R.I.P
Jul 3, 2009 11:56 AM

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May he rest in peace.
His music had an impact on me.
Jul 3, 2009 12:33 PM

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RIP... This really is a bad week for musicians. ;-;
Jul 3, 2009 12:34 PM

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R.I.P
Jul 3, 2009 12:42 PM

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The only thing good left in Naruto is gone...?

R.I.P
Jul 3, 2009 2:12 PM

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R.I.P
Jul 3, 2009 3:18 PM

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Oiyasuminasi + Rest in peace music producer-san.
If only they could keep making ur good music.
*sniff, sniffel*
Jul 3, 2009 3:54 PM

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RIP ;____;
His music was so nice to hear.
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Jul 3, 2009 4:01 PM

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R.I.P.
Jul 3, 2009 5:43 PM

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ntHai said:
Nekkro said:
This is a sad week for musicians.

R.I.P.


So when is Naruto going to end and die? 116 eps already.
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Jul 3, 2009 5:49 PM

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Oh man, sucks. Now the only good thing about Naruto has to die.

RIP.

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Jul 3, 2009 5:53 PM

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R.I.P.

The music was one of the strongest things in Naruto.
Jul 3, 2009 5:56 PM
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Dammit, last fortnight has been horrible for celebrities in general, but the music industry has now lost two great talents.

Then again, I was sure that if America was losing so many celebs lately, that the anime industry would soon get one or two. Shame it had to be this guy instead of say, one of the Sailor moon live action actors.

Inb4 Kira.

Jul 3, 2009 6:51 PM

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R.I.P.
Usotsuki. 
Jul 3, 2009 7:01 PM

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Rest in peace. D:
Jul 3, 2009 9:09 PM

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Kira is on a rampage.
Jul 3, 2009 9:17 PM

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Frenz said:
I liked the original naruto music, did he do 'Raising fighting spirit' and the battle music?


No. This is the music PRODUCER. Not the composer. He didn't make the music himself. The music producer is typically the person who would decide where to use what music for whatever scenes, not impacting the original mood of composition.

Masuda Toshio, who did the first season (Naruto) and Takanashi Yasuharu, who is composing Shippuuden's scoring are still alive, and are responsible for the actual musical stylings. You can hear this in their other works, both have fairly distinct styles that the producer obviously has no impact on.

So while the death is unfortunate, it's not going to effect the music itself in any significant way.
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I saw NARUTO and Passes away next to each other and I was like THE MANGAKA?!!? But no... that would have been terrible...

Still sad about the music producer... RIP :/


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R.1.P

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Jul 4, 2009 3:44 AM

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The perfect song for the situation......Thank you to the Person who posted Sadness and Sorrow here.
I'm sure he'd be happy if he could see that.......
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Jul 4, 2009 3:56 AM

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Rest in peace, lets just hope your music will continue to grow.
Jul 4, 2009 9:45 AM

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He was such a big contributor to what made Naruto a great anime. RIP
Jul 4, 2009 2:00 PM

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May he rest in peace.
Jul 4, 2009 5:03 PM

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RIP
Jul 4, 2009 5:15 PM

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Asako said:
Masuda Toshio, who did the first season (Naruto) and Takanashi Yasuharu

Oh God, I was so worried, they're unbelievable.

It's sad, don't get me wrong. But, God, I would've flipped.

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Jul 5, 2009 1:37 AM

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A little late on the news but it always is sad hearing that someone has dies. I always did enjoy the music. May he rest in peace

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