Kō Ōtani (大谷幸 Ōtani Kō, born May 1, 1957) composed the music for Shadow of the Colossus (2005). His only previous videogame scores were for a little-known PS1 shooter called Philosoma (1996) and early PS2 flight-sim Sky Odyssey (2000).

Otani composes primarily for TV shows and movies. In particular, he has scored many of the Gamera films, as well as Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz and the short anime series, Haibane Renmei.

His name has been spelled a variety of ways in the credits of the films, shows and games he has scored, including but not limited to Kô Ôtani, Kou Ohtani, Kow Ohtani, and Kow Otani (as he is credited in Shadow of the Colossus).

External linksEdit

• Kō Ōtani at Wikipedia
• Kow Otani at the Videogame Music Database
• Kô Ôtani at the Internet Movie Database
• Kô Ôtani at the Anime News Network
• Kou Ohtani at OverClocked ReMix
• Ko Otani at Square Enix Music Online
• Kow Otani at MusicBrainz

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Characters	Wander (Kenji Nojima) • Agro • Mono (Hitomi Nabatame) • Dormin (Kazuhiro Nakata, Kyōko Hikami) • Emon (Naoki Bandō)
The Colossi	( I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV • XV • XVI ) • Magic Sigil • Time Attack • Unused Colossi • Hard Mode
The Forbidden Lands	Shrine of Worship • Shadow creatures • Save shrines • Fruit trees • White-tailed lizards and other animals
Production & Staff	Fumito Ueda • Kenji Kaido • Kō Ōtani (Roar of the Earth) • Sony Computer Entertainment • [Full Credits...]
Giantology campaign	(Fake discoveries of Phalanx, Valus, Hydrus, Quadratus, Gaius) • Eric Belson (podcasts 1, 2, 3, 4) • IPICP memo
Other media	Demo • "Nico" bonus DVD • Official artbook/guidebook • Collectible figurines • Upcoming film adaptation by Sony Pictures