The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure.
He also composed music for the Wanna-Be’s OAV, and arranged the opening theme song for the Boy Friend special.
His full body of works that he produced or arranged from 1978 through 2010 are listed on his official website.
Shinkawa also established Aosis Records in 2000, and released his fourth album ebisu in 2017.