About

Takahiro Furukawa — Bassist / Composer / Arranger

I’ve worked as a session bassist, composer and arranger for over 20 years, with 200+ major-label credits across pop, anime and game music. I’m signed to a major music publisher as a staff songwriter.

FuruBass is my own project — the bass library I built for my own sessions.

Games

• Gran Turismo 7 (PS5) — composition, arrangement
• Final Fantasy Brave Exvius — FAN FESTA 2017 / 2018 special band live — bandmaster, live arrangement, bass (Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Taipei, Tokyo)
• Breath of Fire 6 — “Rebellion” (Haruka Tomatsu) — arrangement, bass, guitar

Anime — Theme Songs

• Naruto Shippuden — OP “Tsuki no Ookisa” (Nogizaka46) — composition, arrangement, bass, guitar
• Naruto Shippuden — ED “Sonna Kimi, Konna Boku” (Thinking Dogs) — composition
• Sword Art Online — ED “Yumesekai” (Haruka Tomatsu) — arrangement, bass, guitar
• Sword Art Online II — OP “courage” (Haruka Tomatsu) — arrangement, bass, guitar
• Sword Art Online II — insert song “Separate Ways” (Haruka Tomatsu) — arrangement, bass, guitar
• Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization (game) — ED “Two of us” (Haruka Tomatsu) — arrangement, bass, guitar
• Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld — OP “Resolution” (Haruka Tomatsu) — arrangement, bass, guitar
• Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- — OP “Watashi ga Warau Wake wa” (ASCA) — composition, arrangement, bass, guitar
• Akame ga Kill! — OP “Skyreach” (Sora Amamiya) — arrangement, programming
• Star Driver — ED “Cross Over” (9nine) — composition
• My Little Monster — OP “Q&A Recital!” (Haruka Tomatsu) — arrangement, bass, guitar
• Motto To Love-Ru — ED “Baby Baby Love” (Haruka Tomatsu) — arrangement, all instruments
• HappinessCharge PreCure! — ED “Party Has Come” — arrangement, all instruments
• Tamagotchi! — ED “Itsuka Itsuka” — arrangement, all instruments
• Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki — “DELUXE DELUXE HAPPY” (Haruka Tomatsu) — arrangement, bass, guitar
• Puri Puri Chii-chan!! — “Honey and Loops” (Aki Toyosaki) — composition, arrangement
• Ensemble Stars!! — Ra*bits “Love it Love it” — composition, arrangement, bass

Anime — Score

• Samurai Flamenco — original score — composition, arrangement, all instruments

Artists

Aimer · Nana Mizuki · Arashi · UVERworld · Megumi Ogata · Jun Maeda × yanaginagi · Haruka Tomatsu · Sora Amamiya · ASCA · Sphere · Sakura Gakuin · Megumi Nakajima · Aki Toyosaki · Nogizaka46 · 9nine

(and 200+ releases across major Japanese labels)

International

• Noovy (Taiwan) — “KALEIDOSCOPE” — lyrics, composition, arrangement, sound production
• TF FAMILY (China) — “Yiqi Zhangda Ba! Bendan” — composition

Sample Library Work

Before FuruBass, I produced sample packs for Soundmain Store:

• Cinematic Rock — composition, arrangement, production
• Bass FX — composition, arrangement, production

Books

Two volumes on bass theory, published by Shinko Music (Japan):

• Music Theory for Bassists — Slap Bass
• Music Theory for Bassists — Chord Tones

Studio & Gear

FuruBass is recorded at my own studio, Studio Hareito, through the same signal chain I use on session work.

Featured case studies and interviews on this gear (Japanese language):

• SIGNALFORM ORGANIZER — case study (Umbrella Company)
• WesAudio β76 / Chandler Limited TG2 — case study (Umbrella Company)
• Universal Audio Apollo — interview (HOOK UP)
• Soundelux USA U195 — user interview (Abendrot International)

Links

• FuruBass — bass libraries for KONTAKT
• Behind FuruBass — articles
• YouTube · Instagram · X
• Personal website (Japanese) — full credit list

FuruSamples is an independent project. FuruBass is developed, recorded, and published solely by Takahiro Furukawa, and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in association with any of the companies, artists, or productions named above. These credits refer to my own work as a bassist, composer, and arranger — FuruBass libraries were not used in those productions.