Senju studied composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and received his master's degree with honors.

[1] Between 1994 and 2003, he produced series of cover albums Utahime for Japanese singer Akina Nakamori with more than million sold copies overall.

[2][3] Composition credits include Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Rampo, Strawberry on the Shortcake, Yomigaeri, Red Garden, Nada Sōsō, Fūrin Kazan, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike, the 2012 revival of Iron Chef, and anime version of Battery.

Performance credits include Handsome Boy, The Snow Queen (Yuki no Joou).

[citation needed] His brother is Hiroshi Senju, the Nihonga painter.