Ryoka Hagiwara is an award-winning composer, songwriter, pianist, and keyboardist based in Edinburgh, UK. Originally from Tokyo, Japan, she grew up in London, playing piano and composing from the age of 2. Her music references her cultural identity and heritage through the exploration of music and space, often incorporating swirling and delicate piano melodies.

Most recently, she composed the score for an animated short fantasy film entitled Aster, which was presented at the Anchorage International Film Festival. In 2024, she also scored the live-action short thriller film, Special Violent Interests, shown at the Raindance Film Festival.

Aside from her creative projects, her writing has been featured in multiple publications such as The Cusp and Japanese classical music magazine Musicanova and Ongaku no Tomo, writing features and review articles.