MOONWRITERS
Thanks to Moonriders’ stable multi-decade lineup and all six members contributing to songwriting, there’s a unique chance to pick up on each member’s “thing” across their discography. This page lets you quickly eye who wrote what in their discography without trawling Japanese websites or booklet scans.
Member rundown
Keiichi Suzuki Most lead vocals, guitar
Tohru Okada Keyboards, accordion
Ryomei Shirai Guitar
Hirobumi Suzuki Bass
Tetsuro Kashibuchi Drums
Masahiro Takekawa Violin, trumpet
and introducing…
Fumihisa Natsuaki Drums
with supporting members…
Yusuke Sato Keyboards
Wataru Sawabe Guitar
Notes
This only lists music composition credits, not lyrics, production, or lead vocals (which are frequently split between different members).
I’ve excluded Beautiful Young Generation HIGH SCHOOL BASEMENT 1 (covers), Le Café de la Plage (dub versions of old songs), dis-covered (alternate mix of 月面讃歌), Happenings Nine Months Time Ago in June 2022 (instrumental improvisations), and non-album singles from this list.
Credits are sourced from CD booklets and streaming metadata. For convenience, I’ve included quick-and-dirty track title romanizations. (These are not authoritative or consistent. If any are outright wrong though, let me know.)
Fumihisa Natsuaki, a percussionist and recording engineer who has worked in Moonriders circles since the early ’90s, formally joined after Tetsuro Kashibuchi’s passing in 2013. In true Moonriders fashion, he’s already contributed multiple songwriting credits on his first album as a member. Likewise, two young artists from the indie realm started to support the band in live concerts: Yusuke Sato (caméra-stylo, Boku to Georges, Sozoryoku no Chi) on keyboards, and Wataru Sawabe (Skirt) on guitar. While both are referred to as “supporting members” in press material, they have both composed songs for new albums, and take part in band photo shoots and interviews. Welcome aboard!
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