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Tetsuya Takahashi
J-Pop Exchange
Exclusive Radio Interview


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Conversation & Questions:

Hi Mr. Takahashi, thank you for taking the time to speak with us…

Did your interest in music begin in your childhood?  How did you become interested in music?

Please tell us about your musical studies and training.

Who are your musical influences?

What music do you like to listen to?

How and when did you decide to pursue a career in music?  Was it always your intention to pursue a career in music?

Can you give us some insight into your writing process?  When you compose music, how do you progress from inspiration to creation?

How did you become involved with composing music for anime?

Please tell us about your experience with scoring the music for the X-Men anime.  Where in the process do you, as a composer, become involved?

In regards to your entire body of work, are there any particular pieces that stand out as favorites or have a particular significance for you?

Do you have any current or upcoming projects that you would like to talk about?  For example, I know that you are working on the score for the anime movie “Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker.” 

Where can people find out more about your music?

In conclusion, is there anything you would like to talk about that we have not discussed thus far?