Yoshinori Akai | Composer, Producer & Immersive Audio Engineer
High-End Scoring & Immersive Audio for Global Visual & Interactive Media
Early in my career, I served as a chief recording engineer contributing to million-selling classic franchise releases (including legendary Japanese titles such as Detective Conan and SLAM DUNK), establishing an uncompromising standard for commercial audio engineering. Today, I build upon this elite technical foundation to compose, produce, and engineer immersive scores for modern film, VOD, and interactive media. My workflow is engineered to solve critical bottlenecks for international music supervisors: securing native Dolby Atmos deliverables, ensuring seamless copyright clearance, and providing authentic Asian acoustic assets.
The Resonance of Tradition (Production Hub)
Based in Osaka, adjacent to Kyoto, my studio is steps away from Western Japan’s premier traditional music conservatory. This strategic location enables direct access to elite traditional masters, allowing me to capture the organic spatial aesthetic (“Ma”) that digital synthesis cannot replicate, and seamlessly translate it for international pipelines.
Immersive Infrastructure (GLM-calibrated Genelec & Sony 360 VME)
My spatial audio production operates within a fully GLM-calibrated Genelec 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos monitoring environment (8320AWM + 7350A, driven by MOTU 16A), complemented by a Sony 360 VME setup with a personalized HRTF profile to guarantee flawless spatial translation for both theatrical systems and advanced headphone playback. Furthermore, through ongoing study of cutting-edge VR and immersive content via Meta Quest 3, I continuously analyze modern spatial acoustics and head-tracking behavior, integrating these insights directly into my production. Operating primarily in Nuendo, I deliver high-precision ADM BWF files. All deliverables feature meticulous BEXT/iXML metadata—baking in true-peak values, loudness measurements, and rights information—ensuring zero-friction integration for global post-production.
Zero-Risk Licensing (One-Stop / Pre-Cleared)
As a BMI-affiliated composer and producer with an established track record in international production music libraries (including Australia and Canada), I guarantee one-stop assets designed for absolute legal and cultural safety.
- 100% Human-Created: Zero AI-generated content. All stems and raw assets are strictly original and fully traceable.
- Absolute Copyright Control: All session performers are secured under rigorous Work For Hire (WFH) agreements. I retain 100% exclusive ownership of master and publishing rights, permanently eliminating third-party claims.
- Culturally Safe Assets: While deeply rooted in Japanese aesthetics, all motifs are secular, completely original, and decoupled from specific religious or political contexts, eliminating cross-cultural liability risks for visual media placements.
