Hironobu Kageyama
Hironobu Kageyama (影山 ヒロノブ Kageyama Hironobu; born February 18, 1961) is a Japanese rock star. He is very popular in the world of cartoon theme songs, having performed some of the most memorable of all time. Among many others, he has done "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" and "We Gotta Power" for Dragon Ball Z, "Stardust Memory" for Super Cavalry Southern Cross, "HEATS" for Getter Robo Armageddon, "Soldier Dream" for Saint Seiya, "Sonic Drive" for Sonic X with Hideaki Takatori, the Japanese-language version of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" for Rocky III, "Power Up Turtles" for the Japanese Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles anime OVA and the theme songs of Dengeki Sentai Changeman, Hikari Sentai Maskman, and Chōjin Sentai Jetman.
He is also the current leader (and main lyrics composer) for the Japanese anime supergroup JAM Project (which also includes ex-member Ichirō Mizuki, who sung the Zone opening, and Hiroshi Kitadani, who sung Super Link's opening).
The Headmasters
[edit]- "The Headmasters" (Transformers: The Headmasters opening theme)
- "Kimi wa Transformer" (Transformers: The Headmasters ending theme)
- "TRANSFORM!" (Transformers: The Headmasters insert song)
- "Okubyōmono Dōmei" (Transformers: The Headmasters insert song)
- "Senshi no Kyūsoku" (Transformers: The Headmasters insert song)
- "Tate! Ikari no Headmasters" (Transformers: The Headmasters insert song)
- "Uchū ni wa Kokkyō ga Nai" (Transformers: The Headmasters insert song)
- "Destron Sanka" (Destron Song of Praise) (Transformers: The Headmasters insert song)
- "Uchū ni Kakaru Niji" (Transformers: The Headmasters insert song, collaboration with Ikuko Noguchi)
Beast Wars Metals
[edit]- "Tamashii no Evolution" (Beast Wars Metals: Super Life-form Transformers opening theme)
- "Sennen no Soldier" (Beast Wars Metals: Super Life-form Transformers opening theme)
- "BA-BI-BU-BE Beast Wars" (Beast Wars Metals: Super Life-form Transformers ending theme)
- "HALLELUYAH" (Beast Wars Metals: Super Life-form Transformers ending theme)