Magic Knight Rayearth
魔法騎士レイアース
- ComposerTV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 音楽 (music); music supervision (音楽監修) credited separately to すぎやまこういち
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About
Hayato Matsuo is a composer, arranger and orchestrator who writes music for anime, games and film. A graduate in composition from Tokyo University of the Arts, Matsuo began by arranging game music and went on to write background music for anime and television drama. Matsuo composed the music for the television anime Magic Knight Rayearth (1994–95), produced by Yomiuri TV and Tokyo Movie Shinsha. Other anime scores include Saint Tail (怪盗セイント・テール) and The Brave of Gold Goldran (黄金勇者ゴルドラン), both from 1995, the Hellsing original video anime (2006), The World God Only Knows (2010–13), Drifters (2016) and Captain Tsubasa (2018). Game work includes Ogre Battle (1993) and Front Mission 3 (1999).
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Magic Knight Rayearth
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トムス・エンタテインメント — 魔法騎士レイアース 作品情報 (あらすじ・スタッフ・制作・放送局; 1話30分 / 全49話, 1994年10月17日放送開始)
Source Notes
Biography in English, Biography in Spanish, Japanese Name
Accessed: 2026-11-02
Magic Knight Rayearth (1994) · TV anime (Yomiuri TV / Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 1994-10-17 to 1995-11-27, 49 episodes); credited as 音楽 (music); music supervision (音楽監修) credited separately to すぎやまこういち
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-11-02
イマジン (Imagine) — アーティスト: 松尾早人 Hayato Matsuo
Source Notes
Official profile from the management company: 'Composer / Arranger / Orchestra Arrangement 松尾 早人 Hayato Matsuo'; Tokyo University of the Arts composition graduate; began by arranging game music; composes for anime, film and games; works list includes 魔法騎士レイアース (1994), 怪盗セイント・テール and 黄金勇者ゴルドラン (1995), オウガバトル (1992), フロントミッション3 (1999), HELLSING OVA (2006), 神のみぞ知るセカイ (2010–13), DRIFTERS (2016), キャプテン翼 (2018)
Biography in English, Biography in Spanish, Display Name, Romanized Name
Accessed: 2026-11-02
Anime News Network Encyclopedia — Hayato MATSUO
Source Notes
Secondary reference database, used for English titles: Magic Knight Rayearth (TV 1994) and Rayearth 2 (Music), Saint Tail, The Brave of Gold Goldran, Hellsing Ultimate, The World God Only Knows, Drifters, Captain Tsubasa (TV 2018), Front Mission 3 (VG)
Biography in English, Biography in Spanish
Accessed: 2026-11-02
任天堂 — VC 伝説のオウガバトル (Wii バーチャルコンソール)
Source Notes
Nintendo's Japanese Wii Virtual Console page for 伝説のオウガバトル (Ogre Battle): states the game was released on 1993-03-12, i.e. its original release; the page text does not name the original platform or region. Supports only the year given for Ogre Battle.
Biography in English, Biography in Spanish
Accessed: 2026-11-02
日本作編曲家協会 (JCAA) — 作編曲家紹介: 松尾早人
Source Notes
First-person member profile on the Japan Composer & Arranger Association site: writes background music for anime and dramas and game music; studied composition at Tokyo University of the Arts; main works include 魔法騎士レイアース, 怪盗セイント・テール, 黄金勇者ゴルドラン, オウガバトル and フロントミッション3
Biography in English, Biography in Spanish, Creator Classification
Accessed: 2026-11-02