Anime composer

An anime composer is a composer who mainly composes music for anime productions. Anime soundtracks are part of the "media mix" of anime marketing, in which a show encourages purchases of related products, such as memorabilia, games, and retail tie-ins. The careers of anime composers are accordingly shaped by different commercial pressures than other kinds of music writers. Beginning with Astro Boy in 1963, Japanese cartoons had short theme songs.