Biography
Akihiko Matsumoto is a Japanese composer. Born in Tokyo on 14 February 1963, he began his career as a music producer and arranger in 1987, working with artists including Southern All Stars, Koji Tamaki and Masaharu Fukuyama.
He gained prominence with his music for the television series Bayside Shakedown and its 1998 feature film adaptation, which won a Japan Academy Award; the soundtrack became one of the best-selling in Japan. Matsumoto has since scored numerous films and series, including Returner (2002), Summer Wars (2009), Goemon (2009) and Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom (2019), as well as the video game Resident Evil: Outbreak.
