J. A. Seazer

Composer
Theatre director
Lyricist

Years active1971-currentWebsitehttps://banyuinryoku.wixsite.com/index

Japanese composer

Takaaki Terahara (寺原孝明, Terahara Takaaki), known professionally as Julius Arnest "J.A." Caesar (born 6 October 1948), is a Japanese film and theater music composer.^[1] Seazer enjoyed popularity among students in Japan during the 1960s, and worked closely with director Shuji Terayama and his theater Tenjo Sajiki until Terayama's death (besides incidental music, he wrote a few full-fledged rock operas for Tenjo Sajiki, including Shintokumaru). He is a member of the theatrical company Experimental Laboratory of Theatre ◎ Universal Gravitation (演劇実験室◎万有引力, Engeki-Jikkenshitsu Ban'yū Inryoku), better known as just Ban'yū Inryoku. He gained more mainstream attention for his songs composed for the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena,^[2] and has also composed the score to the animated film adaptation of Suehiro Maruo's manga Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show (also known as Midori or Shojo-tsubaki).

References

^ Justin Simon (July–August 2008). "J.A. Caesar Kokkyou Junreika (Victor 1973).(GP: VINYL ARCHEOLOGY: EASTERN PROMISES: FIELD TESTING WITH JAPANESE PSYCH)". The Fader. Retrieved 9 January 2011. ^{[dead link]}
^ Green, Scott (25 May 2017). ""Revolution Girl Utena" Gets A Haunting New Look For Latest Album From Composer J. A. Seazer". Crunchyroll.