Toshirō Mayuzumi

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Toshirō Mayuzumi (Japanese: 黛敏郎) (20 February 1929, Yokohama – 10 April 1997, Kawasaki) was a Japanese composer known for his implementation of avant-garde instrumentation alongside traditional Japanese musical techniques. His works drew inspiration from a variety of sources ranging from jazz to Balinese music, and he was considered a pioneer in the realm of musique concrète and electronic music (Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica n.d.; Kozinn 1997), being the first artist in his country to explore these techniques (Layne n.d.). In the span of his career, his works included symphonies, ballets, operas, and film scores (Kennedy and Kennedy 2007), and was the recipient of an Otaka prize by the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Purple Medal of Merit (Kirkup 1997).

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1995
The Convent
Movie Original Music Composer
1993
The Last Dance
Movie Original Music Composer
1984
Appassionata
Movie Original Music Composer
1980
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Movie Original Music Composer
1978
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Movie Original Music Composer
1977
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Movie Original Music Composer
1977
Japan's Don
Movie Original Music Composer
1971
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
Movie Narrator
1970
Noon and Midnight
Movie Original Music Composer
1970
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
Movie Original Music Composer
1970
Tiger Child
Movie Original Music Composer
1970
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Movie Original Music Composer
1969
The Girl I Abandoned
Movie Original Music Composer
1969
Safari 5000
Movie Original Music Composer
1968
Profound Desires of the Gods
Movie Original Music Composer
1968
The Neon Taiheiki
Movie