Kohta Yamamoto

Kohta Yamamoto (山本 康太, Yamamoto Kōta, born 1987) (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese composer, arranger and lyricist who has worked on the soundtrack of many anime series. He is best known for composing the soundtrack for Attack on Titan: The Final Season, for which he won the Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Soundtrack. Yamamoto was born in Tokyo, in 1987. His musician career started in 2015, with him writing songs for other artists. In 2017, alongside Hiroyuki Sawano, Yamamoto made his debut as a composer in the anime Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, the sequel of the popular series Blue Exorcist. Since then, he has been involved in many soundtrack works, several of which with composer Hiroyuki Sawano.

In February 2022, Yamamoto and Sawano were awarded at the Anime Trending Awards for their role on the soundtrack of the anime 86.

On November 13, 2022, Yamamoto attended an orchestral concert event for the concluding season of Attack on Titan. The event was held at Tokyo's Tachikawa Stage Garden, with him performing tracks from the Attack on Titan's score.

Yamamoto also attended the 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards on March 4, 2023, performing the track "Ashes on the Fire" from Attack on Titan: The Final Season; he and Sawano won the award for Best Soundtrack for their work on the show.