{"rewrite":{"id":"r_52da49b0e60f90c5953cf9a7","clusterId":"c_0f308db647cf69f8db1216f2","slug":"yoko-kanno-on-travel-loss-and-the-music-she-still-wants-to-make","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Yoko Kanno on Travel, Loss, and the Music She Still Wants to Make","summary":"Yoko Kanno discussed her career and creative process at Anime Expo 2026, describing how she immerses herself in locations to inform her soundtracks. She expressed a desire to work again with late collaborators Origa and Keiko Nobumoto, and shared interest in composing for stage plays and ballet.","whyItMatters":"Kanno's interview shows that her method of location-based research remains central to her work, and that she still carries the loss of key collaborators.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKanno\u0026#39;s career began with \u003cem\u003eMacross Plus\u003c/em\u003e, which sent her to Death Valley. She described the experience as \u0026#34;unbearably hot, no, painful!!\u0026#34; That trip set a pattern: for \u003cem\u003eCowboy Bebop\u003c/em\u003e she traveled from coast to coast in the US and into Mexico; for \u003cem\u003eEscaflowne\u003c/em\u003e she went to Europe and Italy; for \u003cem\u003eWolf\u0026#39;s Rain\u003c/em\u003e she observed wild wolves. Her process is one of total sensory immersion. Now she is interested in stage plays and ballet, and wants to compose something incorporating dance. She also expressed a wish to work again with late collaborators Origa and Keiko Nobumoto, saying \u0026#34;I wish I could have made music with Origa just once more.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yoko Kanno at Anime Expo 2026: her creative process is built on travel and sensory immersion. She still wishes she could work again with Origa and Keiko Nobumoto. Now she wants to compose for dance.","twitterPost":"Yoko Kanno at Anime Expo 2026: her creative process is built on travel and sensory immersion. She still wishes she could work again with Origa and Keiko Nobumoto. Now she wants to compose for dance.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Yoko Kanno discussed her career and creative process at Anime Expo 2026, revealing that her method of location-based research remains central. She expressed a desire to work again with late collaborators Origa and Keiko Nobumoto, and shared interest in composing for stage plays and ballet.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-expo/anime-expo-the-traveling-maestro-yoko-kanno/.239000\",\"title\":\"All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2026: The Traveling Maestro Yoko Kanno\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4303,"outputTokens":2305,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783086296,"createdAt":"2026-07-03T13:37:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-03T13:39:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T13:39:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0f308db647cf69f8db1216f2","canonicalTitle":"All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2026\nAnime Expo 2026: The Traveling Maestro Yoko Kanno","representativeArticleId":"a_77ecb8335428b707d132c220","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yoko Kanno\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-03T13:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-03T13:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T13:39:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-expo/anime-expo-the-traveling-maestro-yoko-kanno/.239000","title":"All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2026\nAnime Expo 2026: The Traveling Maestro Yoko Kanno"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yoko Kanno"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Yoko Kanno's career began with Macross Plus, which sent her to Death Valley, a trip she described as 'unbearably hot, no, painful!!'","For Cowboy Bebop, Kanno traveled from coast to coast in the US and into Mexico to research the soundtrack.","Kanno expressed a desire to work again with late collaborators Origa and Keiko Nobumoto, saying 'I wish I could have made music with Origa just once more.'","Kanno is now interested in composing for stage plays and ballet, and wants to create something incorporating dance."]}