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Toma Otowa

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Toma Otowa
BAFTA-winning composer Toma Otowa is a Los Angeles-based composer for film and video games, previously credited as Wataru Hokoyama.

His film work includes Thor: Ragnarok, The Croods: A New Age, The Lego Movie 2, and Hotel Transylvania 3, with Mark Mothersbaugh.

His score for Ghost of Yōtei won the 2026 BAFTA Games Award for Music and a D.I.C.E. Award, with a nomination at The Game Awards. He's also a two-time winner and three-time nominee at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, with further recognition at the G.A.N.G. Awards and ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards.
BornAugust 24
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BornAugust 24
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jeff Goldblum, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
    Thor: Ragnarok
    7.9
    • Music Department(as Wataru Hokoyama)
    • 2017
    Ralph Fiennes, Bruce Willis, Will Ferrell, Chris McKay, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Ike Barinholtz, Charlie Day, Noel Fielding, Will Forte, Christopher Miller, Mike Mitchell, Jason Momoa, Nick Offerman, Gary Payton, Chris Pratt, Maya Rudolph, Cora Miller, Cobie Smulders, Trisha Gum, Channing Tatum, Richard Ayoade, Alison Brie, Sheryl Swoopes, Jorma Taccone, Jonah Hill, Tiffany Haddish, Ben Schwartz, Doug Nicholas, Margot Rubin, Todd Hansen, Teri Reeves, Jadon Sand, Stephanie Beatriz, Ollie Mitchell, Emily Nordwind, Liam Knight, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Halprin, Graham Miller, Lauren White, Kristen Phaneuf, Brooklynn Prince, Sawyer D. Jones, and Emmett Mitchell in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
    6.5
    • Music Department(as Wataru Hokoyama)
    • 2019
    Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
    Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
    6.3
    • Music Department(as Wataru Hokoyama)
    • 2018
    Afrika (2008)
    Afrika
    6.3
    Video Game
    • Composer(as Wataru Hokoyama)
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Composer



    • Ghost of Yōtei (2025)
      Ghost of Yōtei
      8.9
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Jennifer Hale, David Kaye, and James Arnold Taylor in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021)
      Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
      8.6
      Video Game
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2021
    • Volta-X (2020)
      Volta-X
      Video Game
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2020
    • Life in Color (2015)
      Life in Color
      6.4
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2015
    • Knack (2013)
      Knack
      6.2
      Video Game
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2013
    • Soul Sacrifice (2013)
      Soul Sacrifice
      7.9
      Video Game
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2013
    • Kinect Disneyland Adventures (2011)
      Kinect Disneyland Adventures
      6.4
      Video Game
      • music composer: Pyramind Studios (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2011
    • Afrika (2008)
      Afrika
      6.3
      Video Game
      • music composed and conducted by (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2008
    • 2095 (2007)
      2095
      6.3
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2007
    • The Making of Dark Fantasy
      Video
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2006
    • Chiyo (2006)
      Chiyo
      7.5
      Short
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2006
    • Kami no hidarite akuma no migite (2006)
      Kami no hidarite akuma no migite
      5.2
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2006
    • The Document of 'God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand'
      Video
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2006
    • The Kabuki Joint
      5.8
      Short
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2003
    • Ocha Cups for Christmas (2002)
      Ocha Cups for Christmas
      8.4
      Short
      • Composer (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2002

    Music Department



    • Noah Jupe in The Magician's Elephant (2023)
      The Magician's Elephant
      6.6
      • composer: additional music (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2023
    • Rugrats (2021)
      Rugrats
      4.3
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride, Olivia Colman, Abbi Jacobson, Michael Rianda, and Doug the Pug in The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
      The Mitchells vs. the Machines
      7.6
      • score wrangler (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2021
    • Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short (2021)
      Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short
      6.6
      Short
      • composer: additional music (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2021
    • Monster Hunter: Rise (2021)
      Monster Hunter: Rise
      7.0
      Video Game
      • conductor: Los Angeles Recording Session (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2021
    • Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Leslie Mann, Ryan Reynolds, Peter Dinklage, Clark Duke, Chris Sanders, James Ryan, Kailey Crawford, Emma Stone, and Kelly Marie Tran in The Croods: A New Age (2020)
      The Croods: A New Age
      6.9
      • composer: additional music
      • score coordinator (as Wataru Hokoyama, as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2020
    • Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Seán Cullen, Will Forte, Ricky Gervais, and Alessia Cara in The Willoughbys (2020)
      The Willoughbys
      6.4
      • additional music and arrangements by (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2020
    • Ralph Fiennes, Bruce Willis, Will Ferrell, Chris McKay, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Ike Barinholtz, Charlie Day, Noel Fielding, Will Forte, Christopher Miller, Mike Mitchell, Jason Momoa, Nick Offerman, Gary Payton, Chris Pratt, Maya Rudolph, Cora Miller, Cobie Smulders, Trisha Gum, Channing Tatum, Richard Ayoade, Alison Brie, Sheryl Swoopes, Jorma Taccone, Jonah Hill, Tiffany Haddish, Ben Schwartz, Doug Nicholas, Margot Rubin, Todd Hansen, Teri Reeves, Jadon Sand, Stephanie Beatriz, Ollie Mitchell, Emily Nordwind, Liam Knight, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Halprin, Graham Miller, Lauren White, Kristen Phaneuf, Brooklynn Prince, Sawyer D. Jones, and Emmett Mitchell in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
      The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
      6.5
      • composer: additional music (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2019
    • Ralph Fiennes, John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, and Rebecca Hall in Holmes & Watson (2018)
      Holmes & Watson
      4.0
      • composer: additional music (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2018
    • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
      Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
      6.3
      • music production services (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2018
    • Pandas (2018)
      Pandas
      7.3
      Short
      • composer: additional music (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2018
    • Jeff Goldblum, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
      Thor: Ragnarok
      7.9
      • composer: additional music
      • soundtrack co-producer (as Wataru Hokoyama, as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2017
    • Fred Armisen, Michael Peña, Dave Franco, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
      The Lego Ninjago Movie
      6.1
      • composer: additional music (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2017
    • Ben Stiller and Austin Abrams in Brad's Status (2017)
      Brad's Status
      6.5
      • additional music (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2017
    • 'PUPPY!' is a 'Hotel Transylvania' short which will make its world premiere at the Annecy International Film Festival in June 2017. The cast is back for this computer animated short: Adam Sandler as Dracula, Selena Gomez as Mavis, Andy Samberg as Johnny and Asher Blinkoff as their son Dennis.
      Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short
      6.2
      Short
      • music arranger (as Wataru Hokoyama)
      • 2017

    Soundtrack



    • Jennifer Hale, David Kaye, and James Arnold Taylor in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021)
      Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
      8.6
      Video Game
      • music: "Join Me at the Top"
      • 2021
    • Eva La Dare and Roger Craig Smith in Resident Evil 5 (2009)
      Resident Evil 5
      7.6
      Video Game
      • music: "Pray", "An Emergency", "A Big Despair", "Wind of Madness", "Deep Ambition", "Plan of Uroboros"
      • performer: "Pray", "An Emergency", "A Big Despair", "Wind of Madness", "Deep Ambition", "Plan of Uroboros"
      • writer: "Pray", "An Emergency", "A Big Despair", "Wind of Madness", "Deep Ambition", "Plan of Uroboros"
      • 2009
    • Stories
      Video
      • arranger: "Satogekishi"
      • performer: "A Gift From My Son"
      • writer: "A Gift From My Son", "Satogekishi"
      • 2007

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Wataru Hokoyama
    • Height
      • 5′ 5¼″ (1.66 m)
    • Born
      • August 24
      • Fukushima, Japan
    • Other works
      Arranged 30 Seconds to Mars' new album "A Beautiful Lie."
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