黒田英明 / Hideaki Kuroda Japanese composer Hideaki Kuroda was born in Tokyo, on march 5th, 1982. He started composition by himself when he was 15 years old. After earning a master's degree in conservation ecology from the University of Tokyo in 2007, he joined a game development company as a composer / audio designer. After that, following employment at a audio development company, he started his own independent career as a composer mainly in the field of soundtrack. Also he is a multi-instrumentalist including some traditional instruments of western europe, and good at multiethnic sound that incorporates those instruments. He is also a member of "plusico" and "Ukulenica", the groups formed with Tohru Okada (Moonriders) and others. 1982年3月5日生まれ、東京都出身。15歳より独学で作曲を始める。 保全生態学分野で東京大学大学院修士課程修了後、ゲーム開発会社・音楽制作会社でのサウンド制作を経て独立。ゲーム・映画等の劇伴を中心とした作編曲活動を行っている。 弦楽器を中心としたマルチプレイヤーでもあり、西欧を中心とした民族楽器を自ら演奏して取り入れるなどした無国籍・多国籍なサウンドを得意とする。 岡田徹（ムーンライダーズ）らと結成した、制作ユニット"plusico"やウクレレカルテット"Ukulenica"のメンバーでもある。