Yoshiki

Yoshiki's a composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer & leader of the rock group X Japan. He was named "one of the most influential musicians and composers in Japanese history" by Consequence of Sound. He's described by Billboard Magazine as "prolific" & "a musical innovator". He received the Asian Icon Award from UK's Classic Rock Magazine & chosen to be the first-ever Japanese man on the Vogue Japan cover in 2017. His film & TV credits include composing music for Saw IV (2007), Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008), Goemon (2009), The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2012) & the hit anime series Attack on Titan (2013). His studio, multimedia & on-stage collaborations include Gene Simmons, Stan Lee, Marilyn Manson, Skrillex, Sarah Brightman, and David Lynch. He composed the theme song "La Venus" for the X Japan documentary We Are X (2016). The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Special Jury Award for Best Editing and went on to win awards at SX